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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1949

Page

4

Washington Ladies Attend Veterans Dance in Knoxville

Twenty eight members of the V F W auxiliary and W A C traveled by chartered bus to the Knoxville Veterans Hospital Tuesday evening to join in a dance for the veterans. The event was hosted by the Fairfield and Washington auxiliaries with dancing from 7 30 to 9 30 p m. A Fairfield bus joined local women as partners for veterans who wished to dance. Mrs Angel Snelson received a corsage for her birthday and the Washington auxiliary gave five dollars for the May 28 hospital day party fund. Guests listed include Mrs Dwight Hayes and many other Washington and Fairfield group members.

V. F. W. Auxiliary Veterans’ Hospital Knoxville Fairfield and Washington Auxiliaries Fairfield Angel Snelson Washington Dwight Hayes Milo Steele, Jr Don Bealer Leslie Zook Joe Wehr Siave McGaffey Helen Hesseltine Marsh Atkinson Matlon McAvoy Phillip Wine Opal Glasgow John Little Marvin Buckwalter

Benner Food City opens season with win over IOOF nine

About 1000 fans watch Benner Food City defeat IOOF nine by a score in the opener while VFW falls 14 to 11 to Lone Tree. Mayor Salladay tosses first pitch as Moose Lodge Grenadiers perform. Lone Tree seals win with a five run seventh.

Washington Greenfield Benner Food City VFW Lone Tree Softballers Ernest Salladay Walt Kiesey Moose Lodge Grenadiers Benner Tea Nine Benner PO Pratt Glandon Tanner Coakley Mangold Clark Dowis Raynes Scopsee L. Sines Jarrard P. Sines Ss Anderson Plecker Lbn Burroughs Total Whithoft VEW Gamble PO Schmitt Little Love Chabal Orr Cole Knight Lowell McFadden Bealer Pratt Hampsher Se ' Dowis Dawson Petsel Forbes Westfall

Kiner Aims to Overtake Ruth in Ruthless Home Run Chase

Ralph Kiner, Pirates slugger, leads NL with seven homers and a .361 average as he eyes Babe Ruth's season home run record. A long home stand in Pittsburgh could boost his pursuit after a 32–2 win over the Giants and other playoff-chasing showings across the circuit.

New York Ralph Kiner Babe Ruth Husky Pittsburgh Pirates Rammin’ Ratnh Pittsburgh Pirates Giants Eddie Stevens Bob Chesnes

Girls Softball Practice Rescheduled At Lincoln School Grounds

Rain washed out Mondays session but practice will resume tomorrow at 5 30 p m on Lincoln school grounds. Hal Williams and Bill Putman will instruct and plans to divide players into teams will be discussed. First league games start in two and a half weeks.

Lincoln School Hal Williams Bill Putman

Feed Prices and Delivery Offer for Local Farm Supplies

Local supplier lists prices for horse and cattle feeds including Laying Mash Growing Mash Dairy Feed and Cattle balancer with various per bag costs. The ad promotes custom mixing TON LOT delivery, free delivery, and reduced per bag pricing for hauling five or more bags, noting possible market changes.

Junior High Track Meet Dominated by Seventh and Eighth Grades

Ficth graders topped the case field meet with 99 points, beating underclassmen. Results list first three finishers in multiple events including 50 yard dash Won by Beenblossom McKune Brindley in 6.6 seconds and 190 yard dash led by Logan Crossett Brindley in 11.7.

Ficth Case Field Beenblossom McKune Brindley Logan Crossett Sherman McKune Logan Grossman Nayadley Stalder Stukrod MecKune Kennedy Miller Williams McCreedy Ward McKeone

Kalona High School Plans Baccalaureate

Kalona Iowa May 18 The Kalona High School baccalaureate for the 1949 class will be held in the school auditorium Sunday evening May 22 at 8 o clock. Programs include processional invocation the evenings holy hour by the mixed quartet sermon The Secret of Getting Ahead by Rev William Althoff and benediction. Class members listed include Patricia Allensworth Harriet Beck Clara Belle Bontrager Bettty Grecian Ray Harland Everett Hershberger LeRoy Hochstetler Jr Donald Kolosick Joan Malichky Leon Southwick Jr Phyllis Jean Stumpf Gladys Darlene Yoder Marjorie Belle Yoder Andrew A Bontrager Alvin C Nejedly. Alumni banquet scheduled for Monday evening.

E. Way Kalona Kalona High School Vivian Hochstetler Milton Hollingshead Christian Church William Althoff

Senior Week Events List At A Glance

The calendar outlines May 23 senior night May 24 senior picnic May 25 class day activities and May 26 to 29 class trip plans with events spread across the closing week for graduates.

Community and livestock sales listings at Iowa barns

Weekly and upcoming auction notices from Whittaker sale barn Midway Sales Company Ollie Livestock Salona Kalona Keota Junction Sale barn with sale times and dates. May 21 closing out sale at 804 East Madison starts 2:00 pm Fred Turner Estate executor May 25 auction Keota Junction Sales starts 1:20 pm located 2 miles south of Keota Iowa.

Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus* Junction Lowa Salona Kalona Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Iowa Keota Junction East Madison Fred Turner Theodore Turner Keota

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