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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1946
Page
5
Birthday notices honor Mrs. Ella M. Wilson of the Three Quarter Century club as she celebrates her 88th birthday. The item also mentions Lil lian Marie Lukavsky, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Lukavsky, with birthday cake candles noted.
Birthdays observed include Lena Jones Crawfordsville and Beverly Ann Palmer Wayland as well as David Elwin Sayre eight today. A church meeting opened with new officers and a missionary review by Mrs. Mitchell followed by a luncheon hosted by Mrs. K A Mathers and others. Next gathering slated with Mrs. Percy Skubal. Mrs. M T Coon returned Wednesday from Excelsior Springs Missouri.
The Haskins Ladies Aid met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Albert Taylor’s home. Sixteen members and visitors attended, with Mrs. Hawkins joining during the gathering, and seven children were present. It was the first meeting of the group.
Leon spent two weeks taking treatments. Mr and Mrs M T Coon and Mrs Godlove shopped in Washington Friday afternoon. Mrs Godlove visited her daughter Mrs Frank Embree in the hospital. Mr and Mrs Luther Williams of Crawfordsville called at Bert Dennis home Thursday afternoon.
A family dinner at the Hotle home in Westchester honored Ranald Hotle on his birthday. Mrs. R. C. Ferguson notes the gathering occurred Sunday and included relatives in the celebration.
Ranald Barnett returned from service in the South Pacific as the last of four sons to receive his discharge. Present were Charles and Witt, Job and wife, Jack and wife and three children, Rey Long of Fairfield, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hotle and son Hal, plus Paul Barnett and his wife who run the Diamond cafe near the D X service station. Russell Barnett runs the local service station.
Soybean cultivation pioneered in 1924 by Staley Manufacturing of Decatur Illinois helped Illinois become the nation's top producer with an estimated 1945 crop of 71 280 000 bushels.
A note recalls Shew bread described in biblical text as made from fine flour one leavened and sprinkled with frank incense, highlighting historical culinary detail.
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