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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
6
The Jackson 4-H club gathered at leader Raymond Bell’s home Tuesday evening with 21 attendees. President Bob Foster led a brief business meeting, two films were shown by Jay Sellers, and a wiener roast hosted by Mr and Mrs Bell followed. Ten new members were welcomed into the club.
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff including Elder Shannon Co. publishers and editors. It notes publication schedule afternoons except Sunday, holidays, and a per week carrier rate of 25 cents with yearly subscriptions at 4.75 and 7.00 dollars respectively.
Mrs Lena Guenther Mrs Lester Luckenbill and her daughter Mary Ellen were guests at the Snowball social club meeting yesterday afternoon at 1 30 o clock at the home of Mrs Adolph Guenther Roll call was answered by How to Make Tasty Sandwiches After the members spent the afternoon visiting Mrs Fred Kleinschmidt and Mrs George McGuire assisted the hostess in serving refreshments The club will have a white elephant exchange at their next meeting Oct 20 in the home of Mr and Mrs Ivan Hahn
The Skagit River helped develop Mount Vernon Washington by guiding fur traders to an 1870 post and guiding gold seekers, then drawing farmers loggers and other settlers to the area.
Local sale listings show weekly livestock and closing out sales across Iowa. Events include Friday community sale at Whittaker, midweek sales at Kalona and Midway Columbus Junction, Tuesday Ollie Exchange, Monday Hi Dollar Sigourney, and Keota Junction Monday night sales, plus October housewares closings at Washington and Wellman area auctions.
At 1 30 H A Engle announces Kellogg s 6th annual Spotted Poland China boar and gilt sale 2144 miles south of Winfield off highway 78 Starts at 1 00 Earl Kellogg Sons hold annual Duroc boar and gilt sale at Knotek Bros 1 p m Sat Oct vy Oct 9 Night sale of Pure bred Hampshire spring boats and gifts 54% miles SW of West Liberty Iowa Starts at 7 30 p m Lorin E Oxley Sons F D
The text notes national paper use averages one pound per person daily and describes paper turning into building materials, textiles, maps, newspapers, magazines, and many other products while forecasting total production reaching 22 million tons this year.
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