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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1949
Page
3
Cora Hopping hosted a Sunday dinner in honor of her sister Mrs Lester Beenblossom who celebrated her birthday that day.
The centerpiece occasion included Mr and Mrs Beenblossom of Cairo Iowa and Mr and Mrs Geret and Larry of Riverside. The afternoon was spent visiting.
Maxine Elaine Gingerich celebrates her 15th birthday with her parents Mr and Mrs Earl Gingerich of Wayland. Do Farrier of Sandy Hook, Raymond Carter Lyle Irvan Hesseltine age four, Carol Elaine Gipple of Olds, and Justine McCarthy age eight are also noted. Mr and Mrs Robert Benson mark their fifth wedding anniversary. Mrs George Norman, member of the Three Quarter Century club, was born 84 years ago today.
Local families gather for weddings visits and travel across Iowa and Illinois. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hayes in Westwood with Donna Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes and others from Chicago Des Moines Ames and Davenport. Virginia Wallace attends a wedding in Des Moines. Hendricksons visit from Ames with a large family, and Rev Jeibohm group heads to Idaho.
Wayland hosts Delores Alliman at a pre nuptial miscellaneous shower in the Umphrey home. Guests enjoyed games and visiting as gifts were received from honoree seated in a yellow, blue and white chair. Refreshments followed the same color scheme served by the hostesses.
A long list of names appears in a rental classified piece followed by a recipe tip for pork chop platters. The text also cites a medical note urging readers to remove rubbers and galoshes indoors to allow feet to ventilate properly when wearing leather soles.
A study notes how readers allocate time during reading, spending about ten percent of the time jumping between words and ninety percent pausing to absorb the text. The finding highlights the slow process of comprehension and the attention needed to interpret sentences.
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