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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1948
Page
6
In some South African mines workers travel via shafts at 3500 feet per minute. This rate surpasses the speed of America’s fastest skyscraper elevators, which rise at about half that pace.
Lucille Kasowsky is Valedictorian and Janet Horton is salutatorian for the Brighton class of 1948. Lucille is daughter of Mr and Mrs Hubert Kasowsky of Albia now living near Brighton. Janet is daughter of Mr and Mrs Leland Horton. The Wolffs from Elgin Illinois visited family en route to Los Angeles. Mrs Robert Hamilton and her infant son from Davenport visited Sunday.
Local families journeyed for visits and events, including Janet Horton's nurses' training exam, and gatherings in Des Moines Davenport and Chicago. Baccalaureate services were held at the Methodist church with a student roll and clergy responses.
Special congratulations go to Mrs. James F. Marsh age 90 and other residents marking birthdays. Cards also extend to Mrs. Dan e McClure Dwight Hozle H L Renoux Mrs. Max Boone and several more local celebrants with best wishes to Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Neiswanger on their anniversary.
Weekly livestock sale updates list events at Whittaker Sale Barn in Columbus Junction Kalona Kalona Sale Barn Midway Sales Company and Hi Dollar Sales Company Sigourney Iowa with sales on Fridays Wednesdays Tuesdays and Mondays.
Eddie Richter, once a celebrated money rider, faces ruin after a crash with Galloping Wind leaves him scarred by fear. He seeks a comeback with Graybar, the wealthy owner of the Graybar stables, hoping to ride the great mare again and restore his fortunes.
The tale centers on Mary amid a troubling scene involving the dangerous plant aconite. A hospital emergency operation follows a climactic moment, and though she survives, love remains a fragile, unresolved thread.
The Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau notes that early showers appeared with union commander Muldoon in the Civil War. His method used a bucket with a perforated bottom hung from a tree, with soldiers stepping underneath as water poured in. This system reportedly aided enlistments by providing end of day baths after marches and battles.
The report lists 160 national forests across 42 states and two territories. Alas ka holds 20,849,565 acres, while Idaho's 19 forests total 20,011,005 acres. California and Montana follow in acreage.
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