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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1946
Page
8
In Wayland on May 1 Mrs Ezra Wittmer reports Mr and Mrs Daniel Orendorf who farm the 52 acre Wyse Estate just east of town are converting their property into a dairy office to bottle and sell milk and cream for public relief.
The Orendorfs, formerly with four Guernsey cows, began bottling milk for sale to the town as a shortage pushes others to seek milk. They upgraded to a larger house, added a cooler, electric bottle washer, milking machines, and an electric separator. They now bottle one milking daily and separate the other, claiming seven prime Guernsey cows and a profitable venture.
MERRIMAC May 21 The southeast Iowa Lutheran Leagues rally was held at Zion Lutheran church in Muscatine Sunday attended by Clair Larson Elwood Jardon Donnie Lantz and Harold Amrine. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery. Leela Zihlman had tonsils removed in Fairfield hospital and returned home. People visited in various parental homes including Lon Hyde Lester Kientz Earl Smith and the Bent family.
St Marys high school seniors led by Rev J J Fath with chaperones toured Maquoketa caves picnic lunch then Cedar Rapids due to light rain. Donald Schott acted as basketball coach. Riverside high school announced letters for boys and girls basketball and track with named honorees.
In industry a shift toward visual efficiency gains interest as workers’ visual qualifications become a focal point. Despite broad safety programs, only about a quarter conduct job analysis to gauge visual abilities impacting performance.
Governor Robert D Blue announced on a radio address that Iowa is in a healthy financial condition. He cited no state default risk, substantial surplus for reconversion, and prepared funds including bonds taxes road construction and cash in the general fund to cover local aids homestead credits and veteran relief.
Funeral services for Cecil Denison were held yesterday afternoon at L A Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Stevens officiating. Pallbearers were named but not listed in the available text.
Lyle Bower George Wesfin Art Riggenhagen and James Morris are listed in a burial notice with Elm Grove Cemetery as the known burial site.
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