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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1964
Page
3
Dear Abby answers a set of reader questions about leaving home with conditions, adopting pets, telling adopted children of their status, addressing a wedding invitation for an unmarried couple, and how to contact Abby for a personal reply. The column advises responsibility, honest family communication, and proper invitation etiquette.
United Press International lists Tuesday’s prime time lineup. Lowell Thomas hosts High Adventure tracking a 26 man expedition in central Australia to probe Harold Bell Lassiter’s 1930 disappearance. Other entries include Moment of Fear McHales Navy Richard Boone Show Who Goes There Who Goes There documentary on communism Hollywood The Fabulous Era narrated by Henry Fonda.
Connie Sue Johnson of Lockridge spent several days last week at the home of her grandparents Mr and Mrs Jack Herr. Visitors Sunday included Myral McCreedy and Leo Farrington from Iowa City. A week earlier Mr and Mrs Bill McCreedy and family visited Una Gordon. Various neighbors and friends called at Una's and at John Skubal's. Ethel Booth Vivian Booth and Alma Walter of Ainsworth attended Elsie Coward's in Washington and met Davenport teacher friends. Elmo Kern of Washington and Bob Bruegge hosted a cook-out last week.
A dense roster lists local professionals including lawyers such as Louis J Kehoe Livingston Day Bates Morrison Morrison and Lloyd Owen Stewart Shearer among others with offices on West Main Street Washington Street and South Marion Avenue. Medical figures Dr P L Etter and Dr R Q Eastland appear, alongside optometrist John W Lemmon offering eye care and contact lenses at 527 South Iowa near the Christian Tabernacle. Contact numbers for each professional are provided.
HARDSCRABBLE July 28 Mrs Olin Gingerich of Iowa City and family and Mrs Marie Bopp of Sarasota Florida visited Monday afternoon in the home of Mr and Mrs Dale Duwa and family. Mrs Pauline Hixson Shirley Karen and Mrs Florence Augustine and Florene May attended the Dutchettes Achievement Day at the Grace Hill Co building Thursday afternoon Mr Allen Griggs returned home from camp after spending two weeks at Fort Knox Kentucky.
A compilation of thrift kitchen hacks and recipes including ammonia as a rinse aid, rubbing alcohol for jewelry and mirrors, and creative ice from milk cartons. It also shares dishes from baked ham with pear syrup glaze to tuna skillet treats and homemade hamburger buns, with notes on serving and preparation.
Instructions describe mixing dough, letting rise twice, shaping into 2 inch pieces, placing on greased sheets, flattening, second rise uncovered, baking at 425 degrees, brushing tops with melted shortening, yields about 60 rolls and notes they freeze well.
Julie Lou McKenzie of Indianola visited here with her grandparents the Hoovers and returned home with her family. Joe Crumley hosted his daughter and Bruce Andrews family from Appleton Wisconsin. Mrs Justus Peterson is recuperating in Pines Rest Home after a hip injury in May. Paul Horak and family joined the McLain Club reunion in Springfield Illinois and plan U S trips. Gwyn Jones attends IFYE conference at Monticello Illinois with past Ireland exchange, highlighting international youth programs.
A 1940s style ad by Lincoln Service seeks men and women ages 18 to 52 for U S Civil Service openings in the area over the next year. It promises monthly salaries up to 446 dollars, claims high security and advancement, notes many jobs require little education, but test passage is needed. It offers free materials and a coupon to request lists of positions and qualification guidance from Dept 102 Pekin Illinois.
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