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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
2
The meeting of town school superintendents was held at Washington High School yesterday evening with all superintendents in attendance. Wives of the men attended and the group enjoyed a county potluck dinner.
A county education council meeting opened plans for the school year's activities. Four meetings are planned for teachers across the county. Superintendents discussed problems and outlined plans for new year enterprises in which town schools will participate.
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse this morning to Richard L. Hayes and Evelyn Chalupa of Washington. It marks the county's 100th license issued this year.
Hecklers at the chamber of commerce dinner pressed Johnny Lee for a song and he sang, surprising even himself. The performance drew strong applause and suggests sustained demand for his musical act.
Mrs Dale Norton and Ruth visited her parents in Brighton while Mr and Mrs Arnold Lukavsk from Riverside toured Washington en route home from Hutchinson Kansas. Mrs Maurice Putman of Doylestown Ohio shopped in Keota with M M Flynn. The Payne Marston wedding is set for Oct 5, not Oct 2. Local trips included Grinnell College freshmen tours and Iowa City freshman days.
Mrs Wayne Erwin of 432 S Seventh Avenue was admitted last night for surgery. Mrs Ella Work of 427 E Van Buren Street was discharged today.
The storm roars across the gulf with warnings at Mobile and nearby rivers. The Red Cross plans evacuations for about 3,000 Dauphin Island Blakely Island and Cedar Point residents as federal relief ships move surplus supplies from Atlanta warehouses to Florida communities in need.
Clinton, Iowa, Sept 18 UPI reports John OConner 22 a Clinton taxi driver was killed late yesterday when he failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 136 nine miles northwest of Clinton His companion Dick Schnoeder also of Clinton escaped with minor injuries
Chester Mitchell, age 49, was killed by injuries from a Sunday auto accident in Cedar Rapids. The collision involved Joseph Woodhouse of Letts who suffered fractured ribs and was listed in good condition at a local hospital.
The flotilla commander in the Bering Sea radioed that 505 whales were killed. The report comes from Moscow and is carried by United Press.
Robert H. Turner Jr. of Camden was sentenced to 20 days in jail for writing a driver's license exam for his friend Archie L. Riddick, who could not read or write. Riddick received $200 for the assistance.
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