Local Social Notes Visit Family And Travel In Draft
Mrs Victor Masson left for Los Angeles after a death in the Chapman family. Mrs William Carline of Chicago visited Elmer Wells en route from Colorado. Keith Cook of Northwestern Bell spends two weeks with his parents in Sioux City. Zoe Grith of Wichita visits relatives in Keota. Ted Brown returns from Denver to visit with son-in-law Lloyd Euart at 1167 Krameria. A Washington County picnic is planned in Denver. Funeral attendees traveled from Melroy Indiana Plymouth Michigan and elsewhere. Augus tine and family visit Keota. Ethel Lowash cares for Mattie Lemley in Monmouth. Marion Raymond, navy man from Norfolk, leaves for Orange Texas after a three-day stay. Downing family Labor Day guests. Miss Downing now works at Younkers in Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Cook
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Sioux City
May Cook
Ted Brown
Lloyd Euart
Krameria
Denver
Colo
Washington County
Marion Raymond
United States Navy
Norfolk
Roy Raymond
Marion
Orange
Texas
Kernal corn map urged for Iowa Festicorn display
Ten years ago chairman Carl W Klein of the Washington Festicorn commission urged more workers to create county maps for an Iowa map made entirely of corn kernels to be showcased at the Festicorn in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W. Klein
Washington Festicorn Commission
Iowa
Festicorn
Hog Cholera Serum and Virus Stock Purchase Note
A supplier states they carry a large stock of hog cholera serum and virus and offer a dividend payment at the time of purchase.
Weather in Washington Tonight and Tomorrow
Generally fair conditions in Washington with warmer temperatures tonight and cooler conditions tomorrow. The forecast calls for mild weather with a slight rise in temperatures tonight followed by a dip tomorrow.
France Cracks Down on Communist Agents
Paris police arrested 208 foreign Communists in a nationwide crackdown described as targeting “Red fifth columns.” Authorities said all would be expelled within 48 hours, with total arrests possibly reaching 3800 in 24 hours. Most detainees were Polish Czech Yugoslav or Spanish communists including many Spanish Reds who had asylum in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Surete Nationale
FBI
Ministry of Interior
Seven Teams Enter Tournament Here
Seven outstanding teams have entered the softball tournament to be held at Greenfield Sunday with an eighth to be chosen soon. The event closes the Washington season and features top squads from Iowa and Illinois including Muscatine Motor Service Jimmy's Tap Monmouth Ill Marine Grill Colona Il Hotentots Des Moines Richland Letts and the Washington All Stars. Games start 12 15 Sunday with admission 50 cents from 1 to 6 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Washington
Iowa
Illinois
Muscatine Motor Service
Jimmy's Tap
Monmouth
Ill
Marine Grill
Colona
Hotentots
Des Moines
Richland
Letts
Washington All Stars
Light bulbs dim with age reduce output by half
As bulbs age their light decreases to about half of a new bulb while current draw remains nearly constant, signaling reduced efficiency and the need for replacement.
Fragmentary historical note on ancient China and European moves
The text describes the great wall as a defense with weak links and notes it mixed stone bircl and earth ramparts. It also mentions Spaniards given a choice to go to Eastern Europe or French possessions, with most refusing to go to a Tron Curtain country per government statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Europe
Tron Curtain
Crete Lovers in Athens Custody
Night driving warning stresses dangers of high speed. At 60 mph the stopping distance is 331 feet even with good headlights brakes and quick reaction. If danger is seen, your car may still travel 81 feet after spotting it before stopping. Night fatal accidents are half of all deaths though only one third of traffic occurs then.
Attitudes of Soldiers in Korea Read by 1st Cavalry Troops
H D Quigg reports from Korea as GI interviews reveal boredom with long marches and pride in escape from fleas. Soldiers discuss Tokyo impressions, civilian life, and the lure of home while anxiously awaiting end of war. A patrol shots a hostile who crouched in the valley below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.D. Quigg
Korea
H. D. Quigg
1St Cavalry
Plyision
Mac Hilliard
San Francisco
Hilliard
San Jose
Gilroy
San Franccisco
Doughfoot
Corp
Albert Peltier
Lakewood
N. J
Tokyo
Wire Workers Tie Barbs in Illinois Tree Tops
In 1874 boy tree climbers were used at America’s first barbed wire factory in DeKalb Illinois to carry strands to treetops. Workers on the ground then clamped barbs in place, marking early steps in barbed wire production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
DeKalb
Illinois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Victor Masson
Los Angeles
Calif
Julia Chapman
That City
William Carline
Chicago
Elmer Wells
Colorado
Zoe Grith
Wichita Kansas
W. C. Hotle
Mr. Campbell Sr
Bruce Campbell
Jack Campbell
Melroy
Ind
William Body
Dennis and
Steven
Plymouth
Mich
Body
Elizabeth Campbell
WW. E. Augustine
Keota
Fred Sheets
Phil Morris
Armed Services
Ethel Lowash
Mattie Lemley
Robert Downing
Martha Downing
Fred Downing
Miss Downing
Younkers
Randolph Ruth Scott Roman
Wall of China
Crete
Athens
The
Iowa Safety Congress
Fox
Win John Miles
Patricia White
Walter Kinsella
Frank Tweddell
James
Don Barry
Robert Lowery
Pamela Blake
User! Pict
Tassoula Petracogeorgi
Constantine Kephaloyannis
Greece
Mount Ida
States
Japan
Peltier
Russell Harrison
Agile
Will
Terry Anderson
Washington R. R
Mace Motor
Ford and
Mercury Sales & Service
Griffith & Hedberg Switzer
Fern Pastry Shop
West Side Square
Wittmer
U-Save
S. Mach
G. & H. Switzer
Sturgeon Bay
Hunt’s
Campbell’s Tomato
Strongheart
Ivory
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