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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1948
Page
3
Versatile homemakers stock ice cream fruit and pantry staples to serve quick punch with cookies or sandwiches. Easy refrigerator cookies bake in minutes. Hermits and other cookies store well. Simple sandwiches from deviled ham to tuna and peanut butter offer crowd friendly options.
Melvin Hill announced instrumental finalists from the district music contest held Saturday in Wapello. Winners include Shirley Blattner Dan Holland Pat Weldin Norma Flatinger William Wessler and ensembles in brass and clarinet groups. A world affairs lecture by Simon M Davidion is scheduled at the high school auditorium.
Cold salmon salad with potato chips and toasted buttered rolls accompanies carrot sticks and radishes on Lynn Chambers table.
Daily care keeps equipment in top form. Refrigerators should be defrosted at least weekly and doors kept closed to prevent ice buildup. Remove contents quickly to minimize air entry. Clean interior with warm water and baking soda. Avoid abrasives on enamel surfaces.
A new synthetic rubber could equal or surpass natural rubber in the tread. It is produced at frigid temperatures between zero and 40 degrees, far cooler than the usual 125 degrees.
Daily exterior wipe prevents dirt buildup. Use damp cloth to remove fingerprints promptly. Wipe spills immediately to avoid drying and extra elbow grease. Periodically clean dust from the refrigerator unit bottom. Keep range pilot lights clean for better service.
The American oil industry shows the highest average hourly wages among major sectors, surpassing automobile, railroad, steel, and electric utilities with about 1.25 million employees earning at the top rate.
Mrs. John Skubal reports seeing a two headed pig from Arnold Nicholson farm east of Haskins. The litter member appeared yesterday and died shortly after, described as a freakish sight by the observer.
I L Norton chairman appeals for extra tickets to be returned to committee members to distribute to those unable to secure seats. Over 500 tickets were issued to Washington business employees and other interested parties.
Updates report Mary Beges recovering after surgery at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City and H A Enele entering University Hospital. Red Cross plans a Friday and Saturday donation booth at a Washington shoe store. Charles Wennerstrum to speak at Washington Ladies Night about Nurnberg trials. Marion Swanson promotes the sales and merchandising school opening April 18. Plans to send two boys to Hawkeye Boy State at Camp Dodge are under way with Leon Beatty Post sponsoring. limit is 720 attendees.
The Gibson Heights United Presbyterian church leader has told the United Presbyterian home board in Washington of his acceptance as executive director. Washington and Wellman Vocational Agriculture teachers and students held a field demonstration at the William Day farm north east of Ainsworth with contour line and plowing methods shown by Paul Boekther Soil Conservation Specialist.
Saturday at the hospital a Kalona couple Mr and Mrs Robert Mishler welcomed a son at 1128 AM and Mr and Mrs Raymond Gordon of Keota had a son at 1004 PM. Admitted include Mrs Jennie Calvert Davenport medical Mrs John Tucker 216 E Jefferson medical Carl Harbison West Chester medical. Frances Jaeger Sigourney had a surgical from yesterday Ardith Ann Davison route 4 appendectomy. Today Glen Lord Ainsworth tonsillectomy. Discharges Saturday Keith Murphy Columbus Junction Mrs Paul Wolfe 427 FE Jefferson Mrs Clifford Snyder 820 W Madison. Yesterday Guarry C Duncan. Cotter Mrs Walter Griner South English and daughter. Today Ruth Augustine route 4 Mrs Truman Weaver Kalona and son.
W J Pfeifer of Ru bio and Peter J Flanders of Keota were listed for surgical procedures in yesterday’s medical notices. The dismissal of Thomas WU Swift from 320 W Madison was also noted yesterday.
A string of names and brief identifiers appears: Mrs Edward Tay lor Wellman surgical, Elaine Fuller Crawfordsville medical, Fred Merrifield Ainsworth, Mrs Edith Miller 5048 Ave BRE, Joe Amrine Washington, Mrs Ira Amlong 1021 BE Adam, Mrs George Alexander Ainsworth.
Names of residents with medical procedures and births listed. Mr and Mrs Thomas O Clark Wayland welcome a son at 12 28 am. Other entries note tonsillectomies for Karen Pleeker and Mrs Fred Kleinschmidt and medical mentions for Mae Werner Roger Chambertin and Bernard McCarthy Raymond Gordon.
Yesterday and today notices list individuals involved in medical events and births across multiple towns. Entries include names such as Joe Nelson Patricia Ann Dawson Adam Susan Owen Towa Hush Ol linger Ardith Travison Ora Perry Carl Harbison Mrs Mishler and others with locations like Keota Columbus Junction Kalona and West Chester.
Third graders at Lincoln school work on an original magazine. U F P church finances are sound. Mrs Maynard Brown elected Legion Auxiliary chairman. Over 20 tickets sold for Hlmer Wheeler lecture. Underpass project on North Second avenue approved. construction to begin this spring. Mrs Rose Bradley died near the ball park. hidden money found in her home. After May 22 1918 no more Germans taught in Washington schools. Mrs A W Yard injured by stepping on a nail and out for a week.
Marine Paul Putnam stationed in Nicaragua engages rebels in several spirited clashes, reporting active combat with insurgent forces in the region.
Mrs Sadie Hollinger department president of the WSR presented a bronze Lincoln tablet to the high school during April exercises. The corps noted April 6 as Grand Army day, marking the 62nd anniversary. Western Town reports snow and downed lines while Otarians inspected the new Colenso Annex.
Wattses Lumber acquires W. J. Lembaugh Lumber in Town City and names Ben Wallace to assume the manager role.
William Edmund Long, 98, of Crawfordsville died at home Wednesday night after a three month illness and years of declining health. Mrs. Cyrus Huber, 76, died Monday at 4 80 o'clock at 408 South Town Avenue after years of poor health following a serious operation five years ago, with a sudden death.
Announcement lists the marriage of Juanita M Smith of Waterloo to Richard G Edwards son of Mr and Mrs Glen Edwards of Columbus Junction at 7 00 p m Friday April 2 in the Little Brown church at Nashua A second couple Roy Marr and Alice White both of Ainsworth wed in a single ring ceremony at 9 00 a m Saturday in the Methodist parsonage Kahoka Mo conducted by Rev Monroe
Mrs R Colbert hosted a two family dinner in Riverside on April 3 for her husband’s birthday. Guests included Walter Watkinson and Betty, Mary Colbert, Johanna Colbert, Richard and Francis Colbert, Raymond Slaughter and Judy, Gary and Ronnie of Lonetree. An unrelated item notes the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Edward Mannion of Forest Grove on March 24.
A study by Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator shows automatic controls now account for about 1,600 dollars per 1,000,000 spent on new plant equipment, up from 800 dollars per 1,000,000 in 1935. The shift reflects broader adoption of industrial instruments in manufacturing.
The Minick boys build the first cement block front in town at the Hollingsworth building formerly Sturgis harness shop. They plan a fine upper floor flat for the Hollingsworth family as farmers switch from horse to power. At Kephart farm five teams with four horses each sow oats, twenty horses in one field. Ernest Lemmon installs a new soda fountain, a peach indeed.
Fifty years ago A J Dawson sold his interests in the John Shields and Company coal yards to his partner, the firm to be known hereafter as John Shields and Son. The old soldiers held a patriotic camp fire last night, one of the best ever. Rumors of war lit bright camp fires. Stanley Miller left for Columbus Junction to become foreman of the Columbus Junction Safeguard.
Local families share births moves and visits in a Riverside oriented column. The Oakey family of Iowa City relocated to Riverside and occupy the Hill property on West Main Street. Paul Morano and wife welcome a son at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Visits include H Zoot and son from Chicago staying with A Pozee and family. Lyle Blieu and Donna of Riverside visited Galesburg with L D Flickinger family. Blieuws stayed a week. Lucy Schnoebeln returned home to Riverside after visiting Donald Elbert family in Osage. Alvin Schnoebelen and baby from Lone Tree visited his mother Mary Schnoebelen.
In 1947 Indiana planted about 780,000 trees including jack, red, and white pines. Red and white pines were used for reforestation and windbreaks, while jack pines covered waste land and gullies.
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