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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1944
Page
6
Des Moines insurers report no flood insurance for river valley properties and Lloyds of London also won t cover this risk. Officials note cancellations and high losses at New River View Amusement Co. as flood damage climbs to potentially 250 000 with no protective policy available.
Funeral services for Gerald L. Neff, a farmer north of Washington killed in an automobile collision near Riverside, were held yesterday at the Cottonwood United Brethren church near Wayland. Rev. F. W. Eastwood and Rev. H. L. Hulse officiated. Pallbearers included Joe Junior Stalder, Lester Stalder, James Marsh, William Brooks, Glen Neff and Arthur Davison. Burial followed in Cottonwood cemetery.
Funeral services for Alfred S. Fulton were held yesterday afternoon at L. A. Jones Funeral Home conducted by Dr. F. W. Eastwood. Pallbearers included Tom Carson Howard Hazen Dan Brindley Charles George Frank Kos and Ralph McCreedy. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Several Rubio residents enjoyed a motor boat ride on the gravely road east of Rubio with A. J. Steinbeck. The road has been impassable for cars since Tuesday evening and onlookers noted water levels higher than since 1903.
Belita the world’s top female skater headlines Lady Lets Dance opening at Fox Theatre Sunday. The Dutch refugee waitress rises to fame through skating and dancing with cast including Ellison Frack & Catlett, supported by four major orchestras led by Busse LeBaron Ayres and Bring.
Instructions advise dusting seeds with fungi cidal dust to prevent damping off or rotting. A knife-tip scoop covers a small seed packet, while large seeds like corn or peas can be dusted in a jar or can. Use just enough dust to coat seed surfaces.
The Army life comedy features Robert Walker as Hargrove with Donna Reed as his sweetheart. Keenan Wynn, Donald Curtis, Bill Phillips, and George Offerman Jr. join regulars Robert Benchley Chill Wills and Douglas Fowley in the cast as the ensemble delivers one of the year’s funniest screen offerings.
L. S. Myers, two years in the navy air corps, received his gold wings last week and was commissioned an ensign. He is stationed at Cecil Field for further training. He is a Columbus high school and Coe college graduate. A daughter born May 25 at Bellevue hospital Muscatine named Teresa Jill. Mrs. Cecil, formerly Marian Pugh of Columbus Junction, is the mother. Sgt. Cecil is overseas.
Marta Linden and Wesley Ruggles directed the project with George Haight producing, indicating a collaborative production effort.
Riverside plans Memorial Day observances on Tuesday May 30 under the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary. The gathering at 9 30 a m at the public school grounds will march to the cemetery with Riverside band music and an 10 a m ritual address by Attorney L J Kehoe of Wellman. Corporal and Mrs G B Slawson of Biloxi Mississippi and Marie Tener of Marshall Missouri visit the Tener home.
Families are advised to aim for four to six eggs weekly to meet daily protein and nutrient goals. Health experts note versatility in usage across meals and emphasize safe storage.
Mrs Marguerite Miller testifies that her husband Rob ert I Miller shot Dr John E K Lind in self defense. She says Dr Lind often kept a gun in his car and notes prosecutors claim the gun was planted beside Lind's body after the February shooting.
Union Vacation Bible school will be held at the Baptist and Methodist churches June 5 to June 16 with Mrs. R W Wirtz and Mrs. Fay Rowe in charge of the groups through the second and third grades. Mrs Ada Hillis will head the juniors and Mrs Paul Noff leads the sixth grade singing.
Mrs. F. H. Johnson and daughter Margaret Jane purchased the W. Co. Hall property on South Hill in Columbus Junction. Whatsoever society officers were elected: Pearl Leonhard president Rose Herr vice president Florence Billings secretary Neva Arington treasurer. Mrs Mayme Bright and E. A. Place wed at Unionville Missouri May 19 and will reside in Albia. Samuel Eugene Myers, son of.
Indian Centers Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico account for half the Indian population with a fourth of the national total in Oklahoma. Other large groups live in California Washington Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin and North Carolina.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters puts preliminary fire losses in 1943 at 380 million dollars, up 21 percent from the 1942 preliminary estimate.
Clair A. Williams, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress from Iowa's First District, a Des Moines County native and farmer, urges voters to support him in the June 5 primary. He is 56, married with two daughters, educated in Danville, and emphasizes his farm and orchard experience as qualification for office.
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