Review of the Week's News from Washington County
A busy week in Washington County features Rev. Roger D. Gilbert speaking at Calvary Baptist Church on April 21, a car accident near Riverside leaving one man briefly injured, and multiple lectures and events at the Washington high school and city hall. Various civic updates include candidates for county offices, Memorial Day planning, school enrollments, and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger D. Gilbert
European Christian Mission
Calvary Baptist Church
Europe
France
Czechoslovakia
Washington
Legions
American Legion
Community Dinner Menu and Tested Bake Recipes
A guide for clubs and churches planning a social dinner with a tested menu and step by step recipes for serving 50. Includes baked ham with glazes, green beans, candied sweet potatoes, cole slaw, apple cranberry relish, and pineapple chiffon cheesecake, plus planning tips and beverages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole Slaw
Food tips to enhance meals with sauces and leftovers
Lynn suggests pairing whitefish or hali but with cranberry sauce for tartness and color. A rice or noodle ring can showcase leftover ham or chicken creamed with peas and pimiento. Serve vegetable loaf with a sauce of tomato soup and grated cheese.
Forest Management Across Regions
The Forest Service aims for sustained yield and a continuing supply from each forest area, noting that good management in one U S region may be impractical in another.
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United States
Forest Service
Simple Retro Dishes and Quick Fish Plate Ideas
A clear guide offers a tapioca pineapple dessert with soft boiled custard and a decorative fish plate served on watercress. It suggests parboiled liver mixed with egg crumbs and seasonings, formed into patties, wrapped in bacon, then baked in tomato.
Safe Driving Following Too Closely On Wet Roads
One of the chief causes of traffic accidents is following the car ahead too closely. The rule of one car length for every 10 miles of speed is good except when streets are wet or icy.
Washington Notes on Local News and School Events
William L. Farrell reenlists in the regular army and heads to Ft. Ord California with the 4th Infantry Division. Washington students attend the seventh annual junior college vocational guidance conference at the high school. Governor Blue headlines the Izaak Walton league sports show in the Washington Armory. Local high school vocal groups receive praise for the Little Six music festival. A public safety film plays at the State theatre. Mary Beggs returns home from Mercy hospital Iowa City. John Duvall is promoted to private first class at Town State college POTC unit. George Mohr, former Washington teacher, is ill at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo.
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Harry C. McKown
Lecurer
School Activities Magazine
J. P. Street
State Department of Public Nstruction
Des Moines
Washington Junior College
Washington Junior College Vocational Guidance
Roy Minnis
Washington High School
Ottumwa
Southwest High
Kansas City
Washington
Wendell Rider
John Duvall
Walter Duvall
Route One
West Chester
State College
POTC
GC. M. Busber
John
Division of Agriculture
Hospital round up of local births and admissions
Saturday notes list Dale Beenblossom Columbus Junction James Kennedy Washington John Brinning Brighton Gene Gorham 427 S 4th medical Duane Shalla Riverside Mr and Mrs Ralph Howell Keota daughter 10 15 Today Mr and Mrs Willard Brenneman Wellman son 459 am Saturday Infant Robert Gene Gordon Keota Yesterday Inez Hesseltine Brighton Paula Ray Wolf Mrs Mary Taylor Wellman Vernon Roth and son route 2 Today James Kennedy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Beenblossom
Columbus Junction
James Kennedy
Washington
John Brinning
Brighton
Gene Gorham
S. 4Th
Duane Shalla
Riverside
Ralph Howell
Keota
Robert Gene Gordon
Inez Hesseltine
Paula Ray Wolf
Mary Taylor
Wellman
Vernon Roth
Route 2
Hospital Briefs and Discharges
Yesterday listings show Mrs Elizabeth Hawthorne at 421 FE Main with a medical condition. Mrs Casey Jones at 420 W Ind underwent an appendectomy and Kay Rita Berkhoff at 501 S Ave B had a tonsillectomy. Yesterday Mr and Mrs Howard Lins welcomed a daughter at 4 47 pm. Duane Shalla from Riverside was discharged today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hawthorne
FE. Main
Casey Jones
W. Ind
Kay Rita Berkhoff
S. Ave. B
Howard Lins
Duane Shalla
Riverside
Births Notice from Keota and Washington Localities
Births yesterday report a son born to Mr and Mrs Everette Greiner of Keota at 2 03 pm. Today Mrs Don Doran and Jon Washington and Mrs Bell Crossett of S 4th Ave are noted in the local births column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette Greiner
Keota, Son
Don Doran
Jon Washington
Bell Crossett
S. 4Th Ave
Unclear fragment of names and addresses
Fragmentary OCR lists names and addresses including Glenn Green Edna Chadwick Mrs John Caldwell and Mrs Maurice Meyers with vague locations and roles, no coherent event or outcome identifiable.
Friday Admitted List Shows Surgical and Medical Patients
The Friday entry lists admitted patients by name and residence including Mrs Gayle Cuppet Wellman and Raymond Anderson with surgical status. Also noted are Mrs Orma Dalton, Jimmy Sherman, Mrs Nellie Spears, and Mr Mrs Perl Messer with timing details and locations in Richland Ainsworth Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Cuppet Wellman
Raymond Anderson
KE. Jefferson
Orma Dalton
S. Avenue B
Jimmy Sherman
W. Main
Nellie Spears
Wellman
Deaths of the Week in Washington County Area
Obituaries report the deaths of Dr C Griggs 72 retired farmer at 615 West Monroe Street on April 17 as well as Mrs John Tucker 63 of 216 West Jefferson Street in Washington County Hospital and Elizabeth Lucy Reighard 9 of Washington and Keokuk counties. Final rites for Griggs held at Jones funeral home with Dr Fred Miller conducting. quartet provided music and pallbearers named. burial in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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C. Griggs
Washington County
West
Monroe Street
John Tucker
Jefferson Street
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Elizabeth Lucy Reighard
Keokuk Counties
Elam Johnson
West Third Street
Lucy Abigail Leet
West Chester
D. C
Marriages of the Week in Washington D C and Wayland
Darlene Wells daughter of B Wells of Camanche and Ronald V Hotle son of C C Hotle of West Chester wed at 8:00 p m Saturday April 3 at First Baptist Church Washington D C with Dr Edward C Pruden officiating. Oling Jane Kauffman daughter of Homer Kauffman Wayland and Robert J Bontrager son of Elmer Bontrager Washington exchanged vows Wednesday April 14 at 7:30 p m in a ceremony at an altar adorned with candles and gladioli. Geraldine Reed daughter of unnamed parents from Columbus Junction noted in the report with the April 20 date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Wells
B. Wells
Camanche
Ronald V. Hotle
C. C. Hotle
West Chester
First Baptist Church
Washington D.C
Edward C. Pruden
Gladt Oling
Jane Kauffman
Homer Kauffman
Wayland
Robert J Bontrager
Elmer Bontrager
Washington
Columbus Junction
Geraldine Reed
Washington Yearly Recap Highlights Local News
Ten years ago Jack Shaw won the Treasure Hunt. Easter reunion for Dr. W J Mason and family. John Winga marks ten years as North Side Cafe owner, buying from H A Dougall. National Want Ad Week opens. Washington State Bank in seventh year with deposits more than doubling. Weather notes show 32 degrees, 19 degrees min, 30 degrees last April 16. John McGuggin of Washington now Walt Disney Studio head cameraman for Snow White. Local cats possibly harmed by recent cold. Myrtle Boice to West Conrad Minnesota for Elder and Shannon survey work. May 10 bids open for sewer plant and system extension about 110000. Karl Dickinson wins Des Moines spelling contest. 13-year-old Riverside School pupil. George Hobson sells jewelry store, moves to Colorado. Bob Stuart notes relatives in war. Library leaves over 500 books for soldiers. Liberty Bond county sales total 973550. county allotment 710000.
Mystery Reply Frames Old Time Conversation
A person named Alman Dewey is challenged with “Whose boy are you?” and answers that he is Charlie Dewey’s, but the statement trails off suggesting an unfinished exchange or interruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alman Dewey
Charlie Dewey
Reed Finke Tie The Knot In Columbus Junction Home
Mr and Mrs Gary Reed of Columbus Junction and Ronald E Finke son of Mr and Mrs Anton Finke of Crawfordsville were married at 8 00 pm Saturday in the home of the bride s parents on Fourth street
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Gary Reed
Columbus Junction
Ronald E Finke
Antoin Finke
Crawfordsville
Fourth Street
Mrs Norris Heads Ainsworth Drive Drive cancer drive solicitors
Ainsworth residents join a cancer fund drive with Mrs Lee Norris leading a team soliciting homes The community aims to raise about 300 with bank drop offs and street by street canvassing The list includes Mrs Blaine Hawkins Mrs Dick Been Blossom Mrs Paul Hazelett and Mrs Max White Also notes visits by local families and movers in the area
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Lee Norris
Ainsworth
Blaine Hawkins
Dick Been Blossom
Paul Hazelett
Max
Local gopher bounty draws attention to spring eradiation
George Mayer of near Keota reports killing 36 gophers this spring under a county bounty program. Carlton Wilson and Fred Steck headed west from the Skunk River in high water boats with frog fishing gear. Invitations were issued for the May 7 marriage of Blanche Nicola and Howard McCleery. High school dismissed after a heavy rain at about one o’clock.
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George Mayer
Keota
Carlton Wilson
Fred Steck
Skunk River
Blanche Nicola
Howard McCleery
Veterans Honored as Volunteers Answer Call to Duty
Fifty years ago Captain Harvey O J Wilson and Mator Glasgow were praised for volunteering to the front. Orders on Saturday April 2 sent Company D to Des Moines on short notice, then orders shifted to depart on Tuesday, and the unit was ready. E T Hebner played the fife in 1945 and now in 1898.
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Co. D
Des Moines
Orde
Rats and Garbage Control Measure Highlighted
Health authorities warn rats carry at least 20 diseases that can spread to humans. To curb transmission, they urge depriving rats of open garbage by using covered galvanized steel cans for all refuse.
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Iowa
Alvin Paulsen
West Branch
Town
Bonwit Teller Department Store
New York City
Chamber of Commerce
Frank D. Stutz
Ciules
Washington Hih
Rotary
Y's Men's Club of
Slutz
Y's Men's Club
Ing
John M. Miller
Washington Today
County Board of Supervisors
Miller
John Doddlett
Excel
Permelia R Lay
Town State Employment Service
Kalona
Cotter
Columbus
T. B. Bailey
Chicagua
Izaak Walton League Today
Robert D. Blue
Harold Kerr
Phillip
Richard Brenneman
Mt Pleasant Hospital
Richard
Ted Dalton
W. T. McIntyre
St. Louis
United Presbyterian Home In
John Wine Farden
Washington City Council
W. J. Stevens
Christian Tabernacle Church
F. B. MecPeek
Long Beach
Calif
Washington Ministerial Association
D. Frank D. Slutz
Churel
Y.M.C.A
O. T. Brown
Kenneth Blecha
Helen Caldwell
Today
Town City
M.D. Potter
U's Men's Clubs
Verle Gallagher
Y's Men
Iowa City
Sigourney
Presbyterian Church
Harry Dye
Bethel Church
Wanda Palmer
Drake University
T. Earl Jackson
H. M. Putnam
Robert Filmore
Chicago
Lawrence Droll
J. G Patterson
Droll
Helen Wittmer
Montgomery Ward
Everette Beatty
University Hospital
Cloud Willits, Jr
Fen
Phillips Drug Store
Cedar Falls
Marilyn Cook Petite
Max H. Cook
East Third Street
Washington Monument
Washington, D C
Washngton
The
Aircraft Owners and Filots Association
Pauline Black
Frank Black
Washington Golf and Country Club
Joe Cheves
Marion Swanson
California
Bill Hagie
Myron Salladay
Swanson
South End
Fred Reid
J. A. Gibson
Fred Steek
Iowa Medical Association
Hotel Fort Des Moines
G. BE. Montgomery
Aind
T. M. Mast
C. A. Boice
M. L. McCreedy
McCreedy
WNU Features
Lynn
Lynn Chambers
William L. Farrell
Walter BE. Farrell
W. Mainstreet
Regular Army
Ft. Ord
4Th Infantry Division
Frank Slutz
Lester B. Krabill
Johnson County Women’s Club
Washington Armory
Town Department of Public Safety
Department
Mary Beggs
Mercy Hospital
George Mohr
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Willard Brenneman, Wellman, Son
Glenn Green
KE van Buren
Edna Chadwick
Wismaisse
John Caldwell Morning Sun
Maurice Meyers
Perl Messer
Richland
Son
Grove Letts
Everett Greiner, Keota
Jack Shaw
W. J. Mason
John Winga
North Side Cafe
Mr. Winga
H. A. Dougall
National Want
Washington State Bank
John McGuggin
Walt Disney Studio
Mr. McGugin
Myrtle Boice
West Conrad, Minn
Elder and
Shannon
Karl Dickinson
Brighton Township
Riverside School
George Hobson
Homer Stephen
Colorado
Bob Stuart
Liberty Loan
Mrs. Norris
Ainsworth Drive
G. F. Trotter Re
Tucson
Ariz
Galveston
Waco
Texas
Harold Nichols
Sands
Homer Hunt
Davenport
George Carson
Helen Clough
Muskogee
Okla
Claire Darby
Floyd West
Johnie
Harvey O. J. Wilson
Mator Glasgow
E. T. Hebner
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Griffith Stadium
UMW
John L. Lewis
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