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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1946
Page
3
A 1940s home page promotes wheat conservation by substituting potatoes for bread. It shares recipes to reuse leftover mashed potatoes Chantilly Potatoes and Friday's Dinner menus with macaroni, beans and eggs, plus Apple Batter Cookies Barley Stuffed Lamb Shanks and Molasses Nut Bread highlighting economical substitutions and nutrient emphasis.
Announcement from Guthriel Center Times notes the marriage of Aileen Milligan daughter of Mrs. Georgia A. Milligan to Supt. Gamum A. Findley of Delphos Iowa. The ceremony occurred March 23 in Atchison Kansas with Rev. Troy S. Warner officiating. The couple toured Missouri and will stay with the bride's mother. Both attended the University of Missouri with degrees earned. he later did graduate work at Northwest Missouri State Teachers College. Mrs. Findley will resume teaching at Mount Ayr High School while Mr. Findley continues as Deliphos Consolidated School superintendent.
Social calendar items list Grace Hill Ladies Aid all day meeting at the Community building with a noon pot luck, Ann Judson Circle Baptist dinner and 75th anniversary of the Women’s American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, Public Affairs guest meeting with Mrs. Walter Longer, Presbyterian Congregational dinner with dish to pass, Congregational business meeting, Pilotbury Ladies Aid postponed, CCC class 25th anniversary at Methodist parlor, OES pinochle at Masonic temple, Sunday school cooperative dinner, Junior High PTA, PEO Chapter 1, Friendly Circle officers election with silent auction, Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid, HEO Club, Rebekahs and Odd Fellows family social, Rainbow Girls initiation, Rainbows dinner ingredients, School of instruction, Past Matrons cooperative dinner, Rebekah lodge, Presbyterian Ladies Aid, Emma C Anderson Mission Study, Women’s Missionary society, St Paul’s Women’s Guild, WRC cooperative dinner for Grand Army Day with patriotic guests.
The Fortnightly club Handcraft department held a session yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Paul Thomas presiding as 19 percent of members answered roll call by reciting a spring poem. The county Federated Women’s clubs convention is set for Brighton on April 24 and the next Fortnightly general meeting will be May 2 at the Y.
Washington D A R chapter met last evening with Mrs Orville Elder. Sixteen members answered roll call. They voted to send National War Project funds to Des Moines Veterans Hospital and named a nominating committee. The group discussed giving the D A R Manual to GT war brides and placing National Defense magazine in local libraries.
Mrs Edith Miller presented an excellent paper on Crocheting and a display of crochet articles. Mrs J A Porter presented a paper on Quilts at the gathering.
Geraniums grow best in a south window where they get sun. The note advises placing potted geraniums in bright light for vigorous growth and bright blooms.
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