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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1944

Page

2

Hospital Discharges and Birth Report In Brighton

Mrs Charles Walker and daughter Judith Ann were discharged yesterday. Clarence Owens and Leland Jeffries underwent appendectomies this morning. Mrs Paul Butterbaugh admitted for first aid on a lacerated finger. Karen Beiderwieden admitted for x rays and treatment. Harold Rathmel and wife welcomed a daughter born Tuesday at 1 49 am weighing nine pounds twelve and a quarter ounces. Cow Stable II notes suggest varying platform length for cow comfort.

Charles Walker Judith Ann Brighton Clarence Owens Route Two Leland Jeffries Paul Butterbaugh Karen Beiderwieden East Main Street Cok Harold Rathmel North Second Avenue

Beehive Food Needs For Winter Colonym

Beekeeper guidance notes bees require roughly 60 pounds of honey and 15 to 20 pounds of pollen for a 10 pound colony during winter. The bees must stock 15 to 20 times their weight in food annually.

Dads Night at Bloomfield Washington Game Highlighted

Friday will feature Dads Night at Case Field as fathers of Bloomfield Washington football players are admitted free and seated near the north benches. Washington freshmen and sophomores travel to Fairfield tonight for a return game after a 13 0 win here, with Coach Eugene McCormick signaling a near identical starting lineup and a 17 player trip.

Case Field Fairfield Washington Fairfield High School Eugene McCormick Dick Dare Bill Kelsey Jack Zook Jim Holbert Dick McCleery Keith Williams Jerry Denison John Green Dale Eyestone Bob Anderson Dick Pauls Leland Schmitt Duane Redlinger Charles Turner Grant Walker Bob Young Howard Benn Frosh and Sophs Mt.leasant Iowa City

Iroquois and Hurons agree on year-long living test for marriage

The text notes that among the Iroquois and Hurons young couples could not wed until they had lived together as siblings for a full year to prove that attraction was not based on physical desire. It emphasizes a social rule aimed at ensuring genuine compatibility.

Stops in Silk Stocking Run With Quick Colorless Aid

A thread break in a silk stocking can be halted by applying a colorless nail polish or a drop of mending cement. The temporary fix stops the run until permanent repairs can be completed.

CIO Union Protest Forces New ISU Employee Election

The National Labor Relations Board nullified ISU employee voting for a bar gaining agent after CIO protest. AFL led with 75 votes, Independent 73, CIO 72. observers questioned Cherry and Lewis. A new election with all three unions will be scheduled.

Iowa Southern Utilities Co National Labor Relations Board CIO Utility Workers Organizing Committee AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Independent Union of I.S.U. Employes NLRB J. B. Cherry The Independent Union James E. Lewis James M. Shields Minneapolis Cherry Lewis Independent Independents

East Sunset social notes and local visits

Mrs Ida Richards spent Wednesday with Mrs P G Graber. Seaman Everette Sommer is home on leave visiting with his wife parents and friends. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Stanley Swartzendruber on their Saturday evening marriage. Mr and Mrs Lyle Lowe and daughters Phyllis Mary and Linda were Sunday guests at the Dan Miller home. Mr and Mrs Allen Schaeffer and children spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs Emma Wittmer near Cone.

East Sunset Ida Richards P. G. Graber Seaman Everette Sommer Stanley Swartzendruber Lyle Lowe Phyllis Mary Linda Dan Miller Allen Schaeffer Emma Wittmer Cone

Navy Gunner's Mate Para parks on 30 day leave in West Chester

George Parks, GM 1-C1, spends a week at his sister Mrs. Walter Lances and niece Karen Ferguson, at the R. C. Ferguson home in West Chester. After leave he will report to the receiving station in San Francisco for reassignment. He has served nine years in the Navy and was aboard the USS West Virginia during Pearl Harbor. Parks had not visited his sister in six years and has not been in the United States for 44 months.

George Parks West Chester Walter Lance Karen R. C. Ferguson San Francisco Calif United States Navy U.S. S. West Virginia Pearl Harbor Parkis United States

Local Socials and Farm Notes Highlight Weekend Visits

Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Amos Stout and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rich at the Joe Rich home. Several families visited Levi Blanchard and Walter Rich homes, while John De Melo studied hybrid seed corn processing at Jay Newton farm north of Des Moines this week. The Rich and Stephens families attended a six o’clock dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. Chandler at the Harry Palmer home as Harry Wittmer and daughter Edith Anne prepared to depart for Sterling Illinois.

Amos Stout Walter Rich Joe Rich Maurice Krabill Baby Levi Blanchard Elmer McArtor Clark Pfieffer John de Melo Jay Newton Des Moines John Krause Emma Leonard Richard Stephens Harry Wittmer Edith Anne Lorna Wittmer Sterling, Ill Mrs. Chandler Harry Palmer George Martin

End of Wyconda Children Spend Weekend at John Martin Home

A fragment notes that children from Wyconda Missouri spent the weekend at the parental John Martin home. The exact identities and details are unclear in the readable text.

End Children Wyconda, Mo John Martin

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