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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1946

Page

8

Vacationers and visitors thread through Iowa notices

Bratz and Mrs Hebner are sisters and Mr and Mrs Bratz plan a vacation to the Black Hills. Mrs Lulu Finch visits Forest Lake Minnesota to see her ill sister Mrs Josephine Roussi for two weeks. Anna Peltier of Denver visits Washington as guest of her sister Mrs Emma Barnett. A 45 member band from Iowa will attend the Sioux City Moose convention. Major local arrivals and departures include Jean Coffey returning to Iowa City then headed to New York for Columbia fellowship. Numerous social events, travels, and family updates fill the page with cross state connections.

Lulu Finch Forest Lake Minn Josephine Roussi E. A. VanWinkle Harold Teets Roe Hawkins Don Darrow Haig Pine Paul Hincel Junior Smith Columbus Junction Robert VanWinkle Warello Sioux City Iowa Jean Coffey Iowa City J. D. Morrison, Jr Clayton Bear Dorothy Miss Bear Mercy Hospital Denver

Deaths and Warnings in Week at Local Stores and Homes

Obituaries list Rosemary Jirst Mrs Gene Chalupa Mrs Edward McCutchen and others among area deaths and survivors. Notables include James R Davis and Phil H Rich with families noted. Local travel for Legion conventions and church meeting announced with dates and places.

Rosemary Jirst Gene Chalupa Edward McCutchen E. M. Bridges and Company

Wayland social notes include births visits and anniversaries

Wayland residents report a granddaughter born to Mr and Mrs Earl Monson in Oakland Calif. Celebration of George Hoberman and wife’s 36th anniversary with guests from Ka lona Keota and Des Moines. Numerous visits from relatives from Omaha, San Francisco, Chicago and Dallas with plowing match attendance noted.

Wayland A. J. Wyse John Thurman Sharon Cross Ft. Madison George Weaver Smithshire Ill Irvan Boshart Beatrice Haberman Bobbie Ann Bill Hicher Hugh Brown Everette Monson Julia George Hoberman Mel Hoberman Omaha Neb Walter Otto San Francisco Calif Elizabeth Kaffes Will Witting Dellas Tex Mary Witting Art Behnke Chicago Ruth Clark Lizzie Mast Behnke Mildred Prince Ivan Yoder John Martin Knoxville David Wittmer

Weather outlook: Partly cloudy and cooler tonight

Partly cloudy skies end the day as temperatures dip. Tomorrow remains cool with considerable cloudiness and a continued chilly feel across the region.

Mouse catcher Timmie Esso to lead Standard Oil unit Bayonne

Timmie Esso takes over as chief mouse catcher at Standard Oil Development Company in Bayonne New Jersey succeeding his mother Minnie who held the post for 13 years. His monthly pay is 5.60 dollars, a dollar twenty higher than Minnie’s, justified by higher milk and salmon costs.

Timmie Esso Standard Oil Development Company Bayonne N. J Minnie Timmie

Largest Open Pit Mine in North Hibbing Minnesota

The largest open pit mine in the world sits in North Hibbing Minnesota. It is described as 2 percent miles long by 2 to 1 mile wide and sits amid the Mosabi range iron deposits.

North Hibbing Minn Mosabi Range

Fires Destroy Trees That Build 215000 Homes

Each year over 200000 forest fires burn in the country. The flames consume timber enough to supply lumber for about 215000 fire resistant houses.

Border decision settles Italy Yugoslavia frontier dispute

Paris reports the Italian political commission approved the French line border between Italy and Yugoslavia over northwest Istria after Yugoslav objections. Sen. Connally blasted Yugoslav threats while Andrei Vishinsky condemned the labeling as undemocratic amid U S pressure on Trieste governance terms.

Paris Italy Yugoslavia Istria Tom Connally Tex Senate Connally Big Four Andrei Vishinsky Russia Vishinsky United States Trieste America

Destructive Insects Threaten More Trees Than Fires

Insects cause greater annual tree loss in forests than wildfires, challenging conservation efforts. Entomologists warn rising populations accelerate damage across vast woodlands.

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