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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1930
Page
6
The article extols bananas as an economical year round fruit and provides a home cook friendly recipe for Banana Fritters. It notes bananas as nutritious, versatile for desserts and entrees, and offers a batter fried fritter method with orange juice sugar and a strawberry sauce.
A short recipe from Mrs. W. M. Fitzwilliam presents a peach custard pie using a can of sliced peaches milk sugar flour egg yolks butter and vanilla. The custard is thickened then combined with peaches poured into a baked shell topped with meringue and browned in the oven.
The Wesleyan Home Missionary Society hosts a pot luck supper at the M E church on Monday at 6 30 pm with dishes and utensils to pass. Mrs Earl Galloway entertains the Rosemary Club Tuesday evening. Havre Social Club meets with Mrs Sam Wittmer Wednesday afternoon April 39 with a note on date change. The Flower Exchange invites plant care questions. B P Club meets April 30 in the Y community room.
Melt margarine in a chafing dish blazer. Peel and halve bananas, coat lightly with flour, and fry until browned on both sides. Sprinkle with sugar and serve on oblong sponge cake pieces.
Bananas are prepared by peeling and cutting into quarters then baked in a greased casserole. A sauce of currant or grape jelly melted in boiling water with lemon juice is poured over the fruit. Bake until tender, optionally brown, and serve with game mutton or beef.
Local organizations announce meetings and events. The Ladies Aid at St Pauls Evangelical Church holds an all day meeting at Mrs Henry Witt’s home. Navajo Club gathers at Mrs Er B Hammer’s, Bethel Presbyterian women meet with the Davis Sisters, Kolah Club meets with Mrs Helen Jackson, Country Club hosts a pot luck dinner, Priscilla Club hosted by Mrs Frank Stewart, Social Union of New Haven visits Mrs Eva Strum, H C C Club meets with Mrs Charles Schiebel.
The county federated clubs of Washington county will hold a general meeting at Kalona on Thursday May 8. Any woman in the county who is a federated club member may attend. State president Mrs Galen Tilden of Ames and district chairman Mrs C D Rawhouse of New London are expected to attend. Luncheon at the Christian church parlors is 50 cents per plate followed by a toast program. A large delegation from the area is anticipated.
State Health Department urges vigilance as 1930 first quarter scarlet fever cases total 1225 versus 2058 in 1929, noting many mild cases go unreported. Officials emphasize that even mild illness can transmit to vulnerable children, with potential nephritis, ear infections, endocarditis or joint infections as serious complications.
A brief item notes an awkward moment raising a plea to settle unpaid dues. It references the need for timely payments and the social tension around settling financial obligations. The language implies a communal or organizational context.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl McMurry visited Fairfield Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Makepeace and daughter stayed with Mrs. Edd Kyle Sunday. Floyd Singleton now drives a Nash coach. The high school glee club presented Over the Garden Wall to a large Friday crowd. Miss Freda Emry spent the weekend visiting Washington friends. Mrs. Clayton Turner is improving. Charlotte Ballard of Washington visited home folks. Seniors rehearse Love A La Carte for May 9-10 at the high school auditorium.
French board of censorship condemned an American film about convicts on Devil's Island off the South American coast. Censors praised the love story but objected to scenes depicting prisoner treatment.
The West Chester W R C held a Thursday meeting April 24 with strong attendance despite seven sick members. Donations were made to various causes and a gift given to a respected veteran. Reports from 4 H clubs, Sorosis eluth, U and I club, Jolly Jokers and Bible department meetings describe programs, refreshments, readings and discussions. Graduation invitations and a Methodist church dinner program closed the column.
Marching through the week from April 29 to May 6, groups meet across town. Mrs. Frank Stewart hosts Priscilla club at South Town Avenue, Eva Strum leads Social Union at New Haven church, and others attend bridge luncheons, Y dining events, Navajo Club, Pilotsburg ladies aid, and high school age pot luck dinners. Various church and social clubs hold afternoon meetings and mothers day parties with hostesses named across multiple homes.
The next gathering will begin with the mite box opening followed by the election of officers. Members are reminded to prepare for the vote and participate in the organizational business.
Mrs. Bert Dill will entertain the Poinsettia club Friday May 2 at the home of her daughter Mrs. Everette Smith. Please note change in date. 6313
A reader recounts a prank where a boy claimed to drop a silver dollar in a sidewalk grate. the group gave him a dollar, then learned he had duped others. The writeup markets hats, dresses, gloves, hose, and fabrics with prices, urging shoppers to visit Chariton stores and warning about a new street flusher.
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