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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1946
Page
6
Notice is hereby given that Washington Co. Mill Co. intends to amend its Articles of Incorporation to change its name to Iowa Milling Company. The action requests approval from the appropriate authorities and publication in the official records.
Washington Soy Mill Co an Iowa corporation amended its Articles of Incorporation by striking Articles I and II and adopting a new name and principal place of business The name becomes Iowa Milling Company and the principal office moves to Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa The amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of Iowa on September 19 1946 and recorded for filing
The notice lists Golden State Limited and Imperial Limited train numbers with departure and stop times, connections to Davenport Kansas City lines, and a Westbound and Eastbound bus schedule from Washington to Chicago and Iowa destinations. It includes agent names, ticket outlets at Winga's Cafe and local depot, and routes to Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mount Pleasant Fort Madison Macomb Quincy Burlington Sigournery Oskaloosa Knoxville Indianola Kansas City Des Moines and Waypoints with departure times throughout the day.
Lists county officers including County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Fred Bourgeois County Clerk R R Noonan County Engineer W P Rawn and others. Also records Washington Independent School District leadership and Washington Lodge No 26 Masons meeting notice with officers Merle R Green W M and W Yard secretary.
A notice records a transaction in the office of the County Recorder of Washington County Iowa dated October 3 1946 and recorded in Book 4 Page 383 The Iowa Milling Company is named with Joseph M Sinaiko as President and Samuel H Maslow referenced with dates October 9 16 22 35
Round Grove residents record birthdays dinners and visits across Davenport Cedar Rapids and Lone Tree with notes on a reunion at the Skubal home. The piece notes a three minute fire truck run and an upcoming auction while recalling local hospital and school events and the first fully automatic electric range in 1917.
Local audience notes weekly livestock and farm sales across Iowa. Upcoming events include Community Sales at Whittaker sale barn every Friday, Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction on Wednesdays, and multiple autumn farm auctions with start times from 11:00 to 12:00.
Wayland fire crew was called to the Bieher area near Nobie around 10 36 on Sunday for a chimney blaze at Eicher Church. Fire was contained after a brief run. The note also records visitors including Mr and Mrs Sam Amideo from California and Dr and Mrs John Bradley from Colorado Springs visiting local families.
At Dysart Iowa T Dewey Davis and Stinke attended the state baseball tournament and visited the O L Dayton home in Brandon. Local social notes recount dinners, weekend visits and a car hand injury among residents as E K Humphreys returns from Iowa City hospital.
Mrs H J Schoorover reports visits by Mr and Mrs Ted Cross and family of plfnx and Mr and Mrs Robert Henderson and family of Crawfordsville to Sam Marsh home Saturday. Clarence Snider family of Gray called Sunday afternoon. The Howard Sysa and Ray Tappen families also called.
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