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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1948

Page

6

Get Acquainted Party At Riverside Honors The New Residents

Riverside residents welcomed new school teachers and families at a church gathering in the Methodist parlors. The event featured games and contests, with a program planned by Mrs. Verne Moss, Mrs. Harold Cress and Marie Tener. About 45 guests and nine children attended. Dennis Dale Dautremont celebrated his second birthday with a cake and blue candles as part of the afternoon.

Estelle Cruz Riverside M. O. McKenzie Verne Moss Harold Cress Marie Tener Wil Liam Ingram Charles Rath R. I. Marner Worth Hartzell Dennis Dale Dautremont Clement Dautremont Melvin Bone Jeanne Maynard Haugen Don Jimmy Meiz

Riverside Social Notes and Visitors Gather

The Society plans a group meeting in Muscatine on Tuesday September 21. Mrs Ellen Krebs hosts guests southeast of Riverside including her sisters Mrs Ruth Dean of Broken Bow Nebraska Berths Thomas and Robert Thomas of Tiffin. locals report trips and quilting at homes around Riverside featuring families Kinsey Heitzman Younkin and others.

Muscatine Ellen Krebs Riverside Krebs’ Siters Ruth Dean Broken Bow Nebraska Berths Thomas Robert Thomas Tiffin Richard Schnoebelen Norrth Carl Deutsn Pinza North Dakota Kenneth Kinsey Moire Mary Heitzman Anna Younkin

Riverside Community Notices and Fire Report

The article lists ladies including Mrs Cloyd Cress and Mrs Charles Rice among participants. Riverside firemen responded to a small basement wool fire at Mrs Katherine Thomann’s residence with minor damage. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Hugene Duffey and children from near Coralville and Mr and Mrs Wayne Harrison and son Donnie of Riverside visiting in Toledo Iowa Doroth. Doroth Subat of Iowa City weekend stay with F V Skubal family. Lawrence Murphy of Davenport hosted by Leo Brophy family west of Riverside. Verna Lantz and James Wanning of Town City visited Lantz household.

Riverside Katherine Thomann Small Hugene Duffey Coralville Colin Rotenburger Wayne Harrison Donnie City F. V. Skubal Colorado France Francis Joseph Fueblo Lawrence Murphy Davenport

Riverside Visitors Tour Bettendorf Family News

Riverside visitors from Iowa City last week included Mr and Mrs Austin Moody and children Harold and Elaine with their son in law and daughter. A wartime shift shows 45 million patterns sold prewar rising to 168 million in 1947, with home sewers buying 50 million dollars worth in 1947. A pattern company reported net sales of 9,319,737 dollars and its sewing book sold to 250,000 home sewers in three languages. Yard goods sale in 197 represented a 300 percent gain since 1940 as sewing classes and clinics drew eight million dollars.

Riverside Bettendorf Dengh St. Wie Ais Brepat Fer Dauter Austin Moody Harold Elaine Iowa City Home Sewers One Pattern Company

Community and farm sales scheduled across Iowa towns

Weekly and special livestock and household sales listed for Whittaker Kalona Washington Washington County Dublin Wellman Mt. Union Sigourney and Dublin areas. Dates span Sept 28 to Oct 9 with start times ranging from 1:00 to 8:00 p m and include closing out and purebred sales. Institutions include Midway Sales Kalona Ollie Hi Dollar Keota Junction Knotek and Engle.

Whittaker Sale Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Kalona Ollie Livestock Exchange Oliie Hi Dollar Sales Company Sigourney Keota Junction Washington Ed Libe Wellman Carl Emde Dublin Rock Road R. W. Hyde Poland China Boat and Mt. Union Allen Walker & Son East Washington Andy Polis Hampshire E. R. Brenneman Wayland S.W H. A. Engle Knotek Bros

Washington Evening Journal Publisher and staff list

The Washington Evening Journal from Washington Iowa lists publishers Shannon Elder and Co with R E Shannon as managing editor Dave R Elder business manager Bruce C Cowden editor Charles otoweara W J Shannon and others. It notes afternoon publication except Sundays and holidays plus inland press affiliations and subscription rate of 25 cents per week by carrier in Washington.

Washington Iowa Elder, Shannon & Co R. E. Shannon Dave R. Elder Bruce C. Cowden Charles Otoweara W. J. Shannon Vertis Max Marble United Press Inland Daily Press Iowa Daily Press Iowa Press Ass Audit Bureau of Circulations

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