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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1948

Page

6

Visit from Georgia Mrs Burke Noted in Highland Center

Local notes report Mrs. John Burke of Georgia visiting Highland Center due to her father Will Lins death. Several families hosted gatherings including the Krotz, McCreedy, Lins, Campbell, and Murphy households. Albaugh School pupils performed a program with hot lunch served at its close.

Bula Mae Coon Highland Center Joe Krotz William Krotz McCreedy Carrie Rabenold Donald Lins John Burke Georgia Will Lins Richard Fletcher Sherry Gene Fletcher Lawrence Cherryholmes Knowlton Fletcher Albaugh Bonnie Bartz Floyd Martin Carl T. Anderson Near Wellman F. H. Johnston Edna Thrasher Robert Hanft St. Joseph’s Ladies Aid Society Pleasant Grove Church of God Harlan Fos

First Louisa Co. Inductee Arnold Moser

Arnold P. Moser of Oakville reported for army service in Davenport and became the first Louisa county youth inducted under the 1948 selective service act. The column notes local anniversaries, school testing programs, and community events in Columbus Junction and surrounding areas.

Arnold Moser Louisa Co Columbus Junction Arnold P. Moser Oakville Davenport Louisa County

Coulomb Proved Electrical Force Follows Gravity Law

Charles Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist, first applied mathematics to electricity. He showed electrical force obeys the same law as gravitation and the unit coulomb is named for him.

Charles Augustus de Coulomb

Community and farm sales listed across Iowa area

Friday Whittaker sale barn weekly. Weds Midway Sales Columbus Junction. Thursday Kalona Sales Kalona. Tue Ollie Livestock Ollie. Mon Hi Dollar Sigourney. Friday Keota Junction 12 30. Dec 2 closing 11 mi NW Wash by Leeper and Mouser. Dec 6 93 acre farm east edge Brighton starts 11. Dec 7 Riverside Washington road sale starts 11. Dec 8 4 1/2 mi SE of Washington How ard Sigafoose. Dec 1 6 closing 120 acre farm near Brighton start 11. Dec 14 closing 4 mi NE of Washington starts 11. Henry Miller

Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Kalona Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Hi Dollar Sales Company Sigourney Keota Junction Leeper Brighton Sandy Hook Frank Shelangoski Washington Henry Miller

Washington's Teeth and the Legend of His False Teeth

A historical note explains George Washington's dentures were ill fitting and caused speech difficulty, shaping myths about his bite and appearance. The account discusses the denture materials and the impact on his daily life and public image.

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T. W. Harwood Mrs. J. Burke Melo Lasek Herbert Campbell Mt. Pleasant Ernest Wagner Melvin Soukup John Krotz Joe W. Krotz Harry Stacy Lonnie Todd Irvin White Judy Burke MccCreedy Riverside Martha Butler Vice Louisa County Board of Education J. O. Mecklenburg Supt. Mecklenburg Washington Area Evening Journal Washington County United Press The United States R. E. Shannon Bruce Cowden Merle Eckles Washington and Washington Territory Washington Evening Journal IRGUN la Guardia Field New York Menachem Beigin Arrow Zvai Leumi Beigin Jewish Underground Organization Palestine International Journal George Washington Tait’s Radio & Appliance National Feed & Supply CO Des Moines Louis J. Kehoe Jeffrey Bldg Theo. B. Bailey Leet Morrison & Morrison Attorneys E. D. Morrison E. Morrison, Jr Morrison Bldg S. W. Livingston Robert Day Attorneys W. Main George F. Morrison G. Gifford Morrison J. C. Penney Co Paul V. Shearer John C. Owen Side Square Wendell L. Shaffer Soth Optometrists Co. S. Lemmon John W. Lemmon F. G. Livesay D. C Iowa Ave Karl E. Frederick E. Madison W. R. Hayman N. Side Sq Washington Dairy Sentinel Radio Sale & Service South Ave W.L Col Little Phone Finance Washington Concrete Co St. and Rock Island Win. C South Lawn Moews Wm. C. Longer Suh
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