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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1952
Page
8
Eight team Memorial softball tournament scheduled in Greenfield will feature Washington and Stewarts Crone against Bremers from Iowa City in the first round. Action starts at noon with finals and consolation to follow. Rain date if needed is Sunday June 1. Admission is 80 cents for evening games.
Results from recent matches show Journal and Sitters Electric posting strong totals with Journal defeating Shell in a 2 to 1 series. Other fixtures include Atchison and Phillips Drug, plus American Legion and Old Timers leagues with high scores and team totals.
Ten years ago today Washington county residents queued at the sugar rationing office in the courthouse basement to apply for extra allotments for canning purposes.
An advertisement touts a half price sale on Dorothy Perkins Deodorant. An $81.00 jar is offered for 60 cents, signaling a dramatic discount in the listing.
Market report notes hog prices leading the day at 21.75 per hundredweight with tidy weather easing trading. Forecasts call for fair and mild conditions this afternoon, aiding market activity and deliveries.
A historical remark by Frank Crowninshield notes that proposals by women are permissible but uncommon and viewed as an innovation. If rejected, gentlemen should handle the matter discreetly and keep it largely secret.
The Assam Tibet quake of August 15 1950 and the Colombia tremor of 1906 are described as the two strongest shocks since seismographs became common about fifty years ago.
Al Rosen hit a three run homer as the Indians beat the Browns in the second game of a doubleheader. The win pushed Cleveland three games ahead in the American League race while Rosen returned to action after a nose injury. Other AL results included Washington-Senators split with the A's and the White Sox victories over Detroit. In the National League the Cubs beat Pittsburgh 5 4 and the Cardinals edged Cincinnati 7 5.
Political ringside notes Iowa primaries near on June 2 as candidates push media blitzes. Kenneth A. Evans plans a 30 city helicopter tour to gain votes, while rivals Beardsley and W H Nicholas seek aviation allies to blunt the gimmick. Alden S. Doud of Douds offers a 10 generation old food chopper linked to Plymouth and John Alden as part of a GOP bid.
The Iowa Temperance League endorsed Beardsley and Nichola and opposed Evans over temperance bills and liquor by the drink. The league also opposed Loveless in the race, citing his stance on liquor and his opponent Wearin. At Cedar Rapids a five-candidate governor meeting was held.
Evans said he opposes liquor by the drink but would sign such a bill if the legislature passed it and a governor supported it. Loveless argued against denying one ounce of liquor while promoting a larger sale, saying he disagrees with that approach.
Boil the jar lid briefly then plunge into icy water. The rapid temperature change contracts the metal or cap, loosening the top for easy removal. Use this two step method to loosen stubborn fruit jars and olive bottles quickly.
At the hospital admitted Saturday Mrs Hollis Whiting Crawfordsville medical Todas C L Stannard Richland medical Donald Heck appendectomy Births Mr and Mrs Harold Hazelett city a son this morning Discharged Frank Vatterson Katona
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