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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1948
Page
8
Modern Kitchen Tour Visits Local Homes
Friends joined by Mrs. Clayde Knupp toured Arthur Duensing C A Reeves Robert Stephens and visits to the Palmer home. Des Moines guests admired the remodelled kitchen suites and Orient inspired decor while Mr and Mrs Palmer extended hospitality to all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arther Duensing
C. C. Reeves
Robert Stephens
Clayde Knupp
Robert Roberts
Wayne Knupp
Raymond Whisler
Duensing
Joe Murphy
Wallace Farmer's
Miss Camp
Des Moines
Palmer
Stanley Jarrards
Stanley Jarrard
Navy Plans 14 500-Plane Air Fleet After Storage Reset
The Navy aims to boost its active air fleet from 10 900 to 14 500 planes within a year to match an Air Force of 70 groups. WWII surplus aircraft will be released from storage to reach 14 500, requiring 3 300 replacements annually. A $753 million appropriation funds orders for 11 535 aircraft to begin delivery around July 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
International
Weekend Social Roundup In Ames Pella Wellston And Ottumwa
Social notes detail visits and gatherings across Ames Pella Washington Muscatine Ottumwa and nearby towns. Recurring names include the Finke Knapp Darbyshire and Huber families along with Prairie Flower Missionary Society events and a May meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Taylor
Ames
Co.ok. Strong
Des Moines
C. C
Ellis Finke
Wayne Knapp
Sara
Robert Darbyshire
Wellston
William Darbyshire
Washington
Don Darbyshire
West Chester
Merry Makers
Clint Anderson
Clara Faulkner
Harley Myers
Roy Finke
Alice Marle
Women's Guild of
E. and R. Church
Johnson
Miller
Finke
Martha Griffin
Alice
Clayde Knapp
Swedesburg
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington Crapo Park
Wingas
Milkmen Awarded Heroism Medals Across Nation
Sixteen milkmen receive heroism and public service awards from the milk industry foundation. Dallas, Texas, recipient L. Fe Lumpkin saved a woman from a blazing kitchen by breaking in and smothering flames with a quilt. River Forest Illinois rescuer La Verne T Orton saved a boy from a scarf snag on a garden swing and gave first aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Milk Industry Foundation
L. FE
River Forest
Lil
Orton
Father Flanagan’s Funeral Set For Friday at Boys Town
Father Edward J. Flanagan will be buried Friday in Boys Town Nebraska with two funeral services. A 7:30 a.m. service honors 480 Citizens of Boys Town, followed by a 10 a.m. public burial. The priest died in Berlin on May 15 and is en route from a B-29 flight to be laid to rest in Omaha after arrival at Smoky Hill air base. The Boys Town band and all residents will greet the arrival at the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys Town
Neb
Edward J. Flanagan
Berlin
United States
Smoky Hill
Safina
Kan
Omaha
Father Flanagan
Boys Town Band
Little Haven of Youth
Printers Union Leadership Vote Anticipated in Indianapolis
About 80,000 printers vote tomorrow in Indianapolis on whether Woodruff Randolph and his progressive slate will keep control of the AFL international Typographical Union. Independents accuse the current executive council of refusing formal contracts, posting shop conditions to evade the Taft Hartley act, and severing ties with local unions and newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Woodruff Randolph
Progressive’ Party
AFL International Typographical Union
Randolph
ITU
Chicago
Scranton Opens First Experimental Trolley Coach Line
In 1903 Scranton Pennsylvania installed the first experimental trolley coach line where vehicles run on streets and collect current from an overhead system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Burglary Snooped At Sears-Roe Buck Store Basement
Police rushed to Sears-Roe buck store in Cedar Rapids after a burglary report. Officers surrounded the building and entered, finding the intruder in the basement. the man was a store employee painting signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Sears-Roebuck
Glassblown disks formed Colonial transoms and sidelights
A Libbey study explains how early window glass was blown into spheres, reheated and rotated into bull's eye disks. These disks were then cut into panes, with the bull's eye panes used for transoms and door sidelights in Colonial America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libbey
America
Big Sun Valley Ski School Attracts Hundreds Daily
One of America's largest ski schools operates in Sun Valley Idaho where as many as 500 pupils are taught in a single day. The village mirrors Swiss architecture and serves as a frequent movie set location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sun Valley
Idaho
Age of Farm Houses in the United States
The average age of U.S. farmhouses is reported at 50 years or more. In New England, about three quarters of farmhouses are around 60 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New England
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