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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1948

Page

6

Attorney At Law Over Leet's Meat Mkt

Local clerk lists a legal notice designating an attorney at law associated with Leet's Meat Market. The entry provides a contact phone number 18 for inquiries and further filing directions.

Westminster Pupils Get the Chickenpox

Westminister school closed Thursday due to a chickenpox outbreak among pupils. Several local residents including Dick and Peggy Stewart Janice Laubach Caroll Laubach and Douglas Kiesey are reported recovering. Geraldine Hoyle and Bobby Libe visited Ames for the Viesha celebration with Donnie Rich.

Westminister Merv Peggy Stewart Janice and Caroll Laubach Douglas Kiesey Geraldine Hoyle Bobby Libe Donnie Rich Ames

Mrs Bell Visits McAllen Texas and Nearby Sites

Mrs S G Bell travels with Cecil Ayers of Marion and his mother to McAllen Texas to visit relatives including Mrs Sterling Tedford. They tour a citrus orchard area and enjoy a stop in Mexico. The trip includes the Alamo in San Antonio the Texas state house in Austin and the Will Rogers memorial in Claremore Oklahoma. They return via the Ozarks visiting Bob Burns and Lum and Abner in Van Buren Arkansas.

Lloyd Humston S. G. Bell Cecil Ayers Marion Virgil Lewis McAllen Texas Sterling Tedford Mexico San Antonio Alamo State House Austin Will Rogers Claremore Oklo Ozarks Bob Burns van Buren Ark Lum and Abner

Community sale and livestock auctions listed for Iowa barns

Weekly sale dates listed for Whittaker sale barn every Friday and for Kalona, Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction, and Ollie Livestock Exchange with Tuesday afternoon sales at 1 00 p m and Monday sales at Dollar Sales Company in Sigourney Iowa.

Whittaker Sale Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Kalona Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie. Towa Ai Dollar Sales Company Sigourney

Mothers Day Visits and Travel Noted Across Communities

Abundant gardens and a restful day for Mrs. Bell precede a long list of visits and gatherings for families in Ainsworth Cedar Rapids Keswick Mediapolis and Keota. Families attend baccalaureate and commencement in Keswick while others share dinners housewarmings and travels including a 2400 mile trip and a Utah–Des Moines tour.

Harold Harris Burlington Daisy Harris Des Moines Homer Herron Bonnie Wayne Chamberlin Roger Clayde Willits Jr Ted Simon Ted Simons Reta Roma Muscatine Bert Booth Rolly Henderson Utah Lu Rhodebeck

Notable Family Trip And Local Graduation Events

A 2400 mile trip covered Atlantic City and New York including the Statue of Liberty, then via Washington D C and Blue Ridge. Lloyd Humston’s family attended Wayland high school graduation exercises with Dolores Alliman and Eldon Roth nearby. Will Marie Sr visited Davenport, and Young America children hosted Prairie Flower students for a play day.

Atlantic City N. J New York Washington D. C The Capitol Blue Ridge Mountains Lloyd Humston Wayland High School Dolores Alliman Eldon Roth Loyd Alliman Will Marie Sr Davenport George Dempsey Young America Prairie Flower School

First Cows in America and Early Dairy Beginnings

The article notes Columbus brought cattle on his second voyage in 1495 to the West Indies. Jamestown received cows in 1611 and Plymouth in 1624 marking the start of American dairy. Lack of milk among Pilgrims allegedly influenced child deaths. Later frontier expansion saw cows travel with covered wagons.

America Christopher Columbus West Indies U. S Jamestown Colony Plymouth Colony

Catch That Thief Erosion Ravages Farmland Nationwide

U. S. Soil Conservation Service figures show erosion ruins about 50 million acres of farmland. Overcropping poor management and returning plant foods fail, the nation loses roughly 18 million tons of nitrogen 1% million tons of phosphorus 18 million tons of potash and 253 million tons of organic matter annually.

U. S. Soil Conservation Service

Proper Screen Care for Spring Installation

Screens stored in good condition prevent headaches next spring. Mark each screen before removal and keep them in the order they will be reinstalled. A winter task is painting and mending all screens.

Blood Volume in Adults

The average normal adult has about five to six quarts of blood in the body. Both men and women contain roughly one eleventh of their body weight as blood.

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