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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1949
Page
5
Twenty youths from Ainsworth Methodist Church joined the district youth rally in Burlington on Sunday afternoon April 24. About 799 attendees from the Burlington district participated. Lead organizer Mrs Elliott led a half hour community sing with Mr and Mrs John Elliott and Rev Carl Stiefel among the adult attendees.
Ainsworth Methodist youths sponsor a bake sale in Brown's Hardware display room to raise funds for sending a dozen or more youths to summer camps. Dressed chickens cottage cheese baked goods will be sold. Last year 14 youths attended Pioneer Institutes at Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant.
George Alexander of State University of Iowa was chosen to present a paper at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers meeting in Des Moines on April 12. His topic was The Economics and Future of Direct Current Transmission and he earned a chance to travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan to speak before a group there.
Carolyn E. Brewer on furlough from North Sudan Africa will address the United Presbyterian church Sunday May 1 at 11 a.m. She is among the youngest missionaries of the Women’s Missionary board and has a thrilling story to tell.
Circle One No. 1 of the Methodist church met Thursday afternoon at the O'Connor home with good attendance. Mrs. Glen Miller led the meeting and devotions. members discussed questions on socialized medicine and dangers from old wells. Hostess was assisted by Mrs. Alex McCreedy and Mrs. Lafe Klopfenstein. Mrs. Maas attended as a guest. Circle No. 2 meeting was postponed.
The town of Ainsworth bought a small tractor with blade and mower attachment to keep ditches in trim and handle other needed tasks. Since the purchase, the machine has received a new coat of red paint.
Legion women report a successful coffee hour in Ainsworth last Friday with $30 raised. President Mrs Lee Hunt led volunteers including Mrs Paul Hazelett and Mrs Daryl Jones who organized a spring cleaning and hosted. Town residents were invited Tuesday by Mrs Blaine Hawkins and Mrs Robert Lopshire. Helpers Mary Townsend Virgil Hering George Alexander and Mrs Hunt assisted serving and new coffee maker was introduced.
Mrs Harold Gerdes hosted a sewing club gathering Tuesday afternoon with eleven adults and nine children. The hostess was helped by Mrs W L McGinnis as refreshments were served.
Rev and Mrs R J Stahme and sons David and Johnnie visited the Max White home and Attended Lee Hunt's. Mrs William Gipple and Mrs Raymond Wilson traveled to Columbus Junction for a Shell bark club meeting at Frank Prior home. The Priors and Gipples were former neighbors W A McGinnis and Herbert Campbell.
On Easter Day in 1512 Juan Ponce de Leon is credited with the discovery of Florida. The account notes the encounter while exploring the region during his voyage seeking new lands and potential riches.
A health survey finds eight hundred twenty of every thousand people suffer illness annually. The data prompt calls for improved medical access and preventive care across communities.
Funeral services for Mrs. Molly Hahn 77 formerly of Riverside were held at Beckman Funeral Home Iowa City. She died Friday evening at Mary Coldren home in Iowa City where she had lived 12 years. Burial was in Riverside cemetery. Born August 7 1871 in Washington county daughter of Joseph and Josephine Zavacek Safourek. Husband Fred Hahn preceded in death in 1923. Survived by brother Victor Lafourek South English sister Mrs Victoria Griffin Riverside and several nieces and nephews.
Restores flavor by pouring canned orange juice from container into a glass several times to recover some of the taste of fresh juice.
Precautions urge avoiding inhalation of fumigant fumes and emphasize proper labeling and safe storage away from children. Follow manufacturer directions, spray downwind, wear full-face respirators, gloves, and protective clothing. Wash exposed skin after use and store poisons in leak-proof containers out of reach. wash produce treated with stable chemicals. Do not use unknown substances or trade-name products without full composition details.
Northwestern University researchers from the Office of Strategic Research and Development disclosed that during the war German and Japanese forces developed and used telephonic communication through rays of invisible light. The finding highlights a covert wartime technology once kept secret.
German Lichtsprecher 250 130 and Japanese Light Beam Telephone sets used to connect outposts and front lines were captured by American troops in 1944 45. At Northwestern University they were tested by the Army and Navy for secure infrared communication free from static or wire lines and not detectable by ordinary means.
Housewives revive freezing baked pies using home freezers and airtight packaging to prevent drying. Scientists warn frozen pies dry out over time, with custard fillings shrinking and color changing. Leaving the pie in its packaging while thawing preserves crispness until serving.
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