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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1950
Page
4
A weekly editorial column critiques farming needs for mechanical skills, budget debates on Voice of America funding, road safety, Korea insights, and a humorous farm note on tomato varieties. It urges parental guidance to help Freddie adapt to school and social life.
Tassou la Petrakogeorgi and Costas Kefaloghiannis, both from rival families, left a Crete cave hideout to announce their marriage. They surrendered at a village carabinieri post at 4 am and will travel to Athens to seek Archbishop Spyridon’s blessing, ending a potential family feud.
Quick cleaning method for gas refrigerators using a quart of warm water with three tablespoons of soda to wash walls shelves and fittings. Sanitize and remove residue using a soft cloth.
Community Sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and livestock sales each Thursday at Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Iowa and Wednesday at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa plus Tuesday 1 PM sale at Ollie Iowa Purebred Tamworth Hog Sale September 11 at Purebred State Pavilion 12:30 PM and a formal bid invitation August 23 1950 to September 13 1950 for Parcel Post Counter project at Washington Iowa with specifications and drawings.
Workers and volunteers observe the razing of the old Washington bank building as Harry Sowden and his crew proceed. Debris is loaded onto trucks while plans for a new brick and Bedford stone bank rise, with vault space extended in the northwest corner.
Martha Butler reports that Mr. and Mrs. Carl Curtis of Nevada Iowa travel en route to the east with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Estle. Mrs Lee Colton leaves for a three week visit to Fort Dodge Estherville and Faribault. Loren Ebard and daughter Judy return home to Noble Louisiana after visiting relatives here. Columbus schools and stores will be closed all day Labor Day.
Betty Hutton stars as Annie Oakley with Howard Keel as Frank Butler in MGM's new Technicolor musical Annie Get Your Gun. The film features Irving Berlin songs and a Wild West setting with Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull, delivering spectacle and song in a three day State Theatre engagement.
The Washington Evening Journal lists its staff including R B Shannon and Dave Elder with editors Charles Morris and W J Shannon. The paper is published afternoons except Sunday and holidays under postal second class matter and multiple professional associations.
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