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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1949

Page

5

Local Socials Share Visits and On Sunday Gatherings

Ainsworth residents Mr and Mrs Ronald Hawkins with Jim and Everette Lins visited Martinsburg to see Mrs Hawkins father and sister. Other guests at the Ben Fitzgerald home included Orvis Wood Wade Orlicky Vernon Richardson family and Sterling Holmes from Washington and nearby Cedar Rapids. The Wilson Colthurst wedding in Mason City drew Norma Clegg and sons Jim and Larry Joe Tobin family Robert Gerard Megdelsen Hazel Hunt Marvin Hunt John Elliott Bruce Pearson and Roger Colthurst with Jim Clegg and Bruce Pearson in the bridal party. Maxine Crenshaw of Mt Pleasant attended Hazel Hunt Monday.

Ronald Hawkins Bill Jim and Everette Lins Martinsburg Ben Fitzgerald Orvis Wood Wade Orlicky Moline Vernon Richardson Washington Sterling Holmes Joe Weiland Cedar Rapids Fitzgerald Wilson-Colthurst Mason City Norma Clegg Jim Larry Joe Tobin Robert Gerard Megdelsen Hazel Hunt Marvin Hunt John Elliott Bruce Pearson Roger Colthurst Jim Clegg J. B. Pooley John Bob and Louie Harbison Junior Smith Paul Weber Fay Crull Jack Marshall Jesse Cassabauta Washington, D. C Will Vander Linden

C J Freight Office to Close Saturdays

The Columbus Junction area notes say the local freight office will close Saturdays and Sundays starting Sept 1, aligned with the 40 hour week. The express office remains open on Saturdays. A series of local notices follow about hospital visits, birthdays, and reunions in the community.

C. J Columbus Junction Sept Ronald Williams Bausch Stephen Bausch

Buttons produced in the United States reach high annual totals

In a typical year about ten billion buttons are manufactured in U S factories. The production is distributed across numerous plants serving men women and children nationwide. The figure reflects standard output levels for the industry.

United States

Indian Girls Trade in Coins and Coconuts as Money

Report notes among some communities in India, girls wear neck laces made from United States coins and use coconuts as a form of money. The practice reflects local barter customs and economic improvisation.

United States

Arctic pests thrive as fleas are scarce

The Arctic hosts few fleas among explorers while mosquitoes and sandflies swarm more than in the tropics. Hot Arctic days with long daylight reduce cold nights that kill young, and countless small lakes and puddles provide breeding grounds for these insects.

Arctic Tropics

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