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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1948
Page
4
Local newspaper from Washington Iowa dated Wednesday September 15 1948 records daily society notices and brief community updates. Includes public notices and small town happenings typical of mid twentieth century rural journalism.
RAMBLINGS recalls Bill Wilson Penney store manager who began as a printer's devil in Rolfe Iowa and rose through clothing and printing before joining J C Penney in 1920s with postings in Tracy Minnesota Eau Claire Green Bay and Washington He denies Packers rumors Fred Pourgeois county auditor is lifelong Washington County resident who served in World War I in France and worked on a Kalona area farm before leaving farming for city work
The article profiles several Washington figures noting early roots and shifts among postwar workers. It traces Kalona natives into public service, retail, banking, and ministry, detailing their paths from lumber and groceries to auditor roles, newspaper work, theater holdings, and retail leadership in Washington and nearby towns.
Harold Ant began his career with Spur geon chain in 1934 working at locations including Ottumwa Lincoln Ill and Villisca before moving to Washington to open a new Spurgeon store in 1988 His service in World War II interrupted his work and after discharge he resumed Spurgeon management in his hometown
The YW Mixers club reports rapid progress in their craft program with large attendance at 7:30 in the YW room. Virginia Gustafson led glass etching and place mats on X ray film and wallpaper, with future sessions on plastics and knitting run by Marilyn Ruegsegger and Mrs. Mason.
In Film Classics Money Madness at the Fox Theatre Hugh Beaumont stars as a money hungry killer. In real life he is an authorized minister who can officiate marriages and baptisms. He studied religion at USC and previously pastored Vincent Methodist Church in Los Angeles.
The commentary warns that among national calamities a highway transportation breakdown would be severe. It notes heavy snows last winter exposed communities' dependence on roads and stresses keeping roads open and in good condition.
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