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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1948
Page
8
Riverside report details Lester Beachy losing the middle finger of his right hand when caught in an ensilage cutter gear. The item also lists local visits, church announcements, and residents visiting or traveling between Riverside, Iowa City, and nearby towns.
The notice highlights a seasonal need for flashlights and announces a new stock of bread varieties, including Bresh Bavpperles, at the shop.
Lop on hogs $25.40. Weather forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and tomorrow with no decided temperature change.
Mr and Mrs Elmo Heitzman and family and others visit in Riverside area homes. Town City guests Mr and Mrs James Benish join the Austin Moody family. Mrs Opal Stransky and Hope Rae visit near Washington. Cedar Rapids Rose Kos visits Bert Cray's home. Des Moines trip includes Mrs Bushek, an American Legion auxiliary historian, attending a board meeting.
The first fall meeting of Today's Club was held October 6 at Mrs. Corn McWilliams home after a buffet dinner. Officers for the year include Lester Orr president Julia Hawkins vice president William Luckey secretary and Ralph McKean treasurer. Other items note Madeline Ralston of Winfield performed piano at Evangelical Reformed Church Conesville. Mrs. Henry Little will lead the Oct 20 program. Friendly Workers club met at Louisa Center Church. Gabriel family reunion set for Oct 10 at Columbus-Chautauqua Park. Columbus High School announced speech contest participants from last year.
The C E circle of Cairo met Wednesday Oct 6 hosted by Mrs T E Berkshire. A noon dinner supported the treasury with cash contributions. Max Lukenbach Kauffman and others listed received chenille letters, while Rosalie Morgan and Fay Crull got letters. Gene Yotta and wife from Los Angeles visited. Yotta’s mother Blanche Carpenter taught locally. A new front is being installed at Shellabarger drug store with raised letters added to the Richie and Orr building.
Wayland residents Mr. and Mrs. Mel Haberman and Bobbie Ann and Mrs. George Haberman Sr. went to Omaha with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Otto. Ivan Yoder has returned from Mercy hospital at Iowa City but needs weeks to regain mobility. Glen Gisel is a patient at Mercy hospital in Iowa City. A 7 12 lb son named Paul Richard was born Sept 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sodergren in Iowa City.
The article notes that 225,000 workers at one man blast furnaces in north central Africa could produce 1,000 tons of pig iron daily, and asserts that a single modern blast furnace in this country can match that output.
In The Pirate at the State Theatre Gene Kelly was to strike Walter Slezak with an Indian club to stun him. The shot sent Slezak sprawling and Kelly to the hospital with a lip injury needing three stitches. Kelly blames the club for the mishap.
Tarzan and his companions abandon the jungle for New York civili zation in a fast paced drama. Johnny Weissmuller Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Sheffield star as the trio faces urban danger and dazzling city activity.
Screen star James Craig headlines the Fox Theatre program opening Sunday with Eagle Lion’s saga The Man From Texas set in the lawless Lone Star days of El Paso Kid.
Craig, known for his five year mustache, refused to shave when director Leigh Jason asked him to remove it for a film with Lynn Barr and Johnnie Johnston. He finally relented after Producer Joseph Fields offered a $1500 trailer as compensation for the sacrifice.
Production of canned baby food has become a large business. The average baby consumed two pounds in 1935, rising from 13 pounds in 1929. By 1947, consumption of foods canned for babies reached 45 pounds.
In ancient Egypt large stone monuments endure as temples for worship or housing for the dead. The religion centers on about a hundred gods, a complex blend of beliefs and practices.
George Bernard Shaw discovers a heavily marked-down volume of his plays in a second hand store. He signs a dedication to a friend, then quietly adds his own renewed compliments before sending it back.
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