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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1952
Page
2
Mrs. Fred C. Dill announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter Georgia Marshall to Tom J Skubal son of Mr and Mrs V Skubal of Ainsworth. October 12 is the date set for the wedding at the Methodist church here.
Mrs. Howard Wright of near Pleasant Plain hosted the Home Art club of Weeat Chester for its annual picnic supper. The event featured homemade ice cream, canasta, television, and visiting with guests including Mrs. Merle Ferguson and Beverly Ann and George of Eldora.
The Friendship club met Friday afternoon with Mrs Victor Eaton presiding. Seventeen members two children and guests Mrs Edna Bachman of Hobart Oklahoma Mrs Keith Wykoff and Patricia Peiffer attended. The group planned the annual picnic for Thursday August 21 at Sunset Park.
The Fern Rold Circle held a cooperative dinner in the First Baptist church basement due to rain. Mrs. Henry Roland led devotions, Mrs. Cy Bush led a program on The American Negro, with readings on Negro migration and notable figures, closing with prayer.
Janice White of Davenport and Jerome E Schebler of Davenport were married at the Little Brown Church in Nashua on August 5. Rev. B. Hansecom officiated at 4 p.m. The couple, after a Wisconsin Dells wedding trip, reside at 109 South Thornwood Avenue Davenport. Both are employed at International Harvester in Davenport. Attendants included Aly Schneckloth of Wilton Junction.
The initial jet fighter fitted with an afterburner shows a speed boost of 100 miles per hour compared with earlier models without tailpipe burning.
The Washington High School Class of 1942 held a Sunday reunion at Sunset Park attended by about 20 members and families. A noon picnic preceded an afternoon of socializing with prizes awarded to several members including Mr and Mrs Robert Faulkner and Richard Bordwell. A five year reunion was announced for Sunset Park with a booklet of member information planned for distribution.
The Moriarty reunion gathered 55 attendees at Lake Keomah for a noon dinner and a brief business meeting. Maude Stewart Iaing was elected president and Ann OConnor secretary for the coming year. The year recorded four births and one wedding. Next year’s reunion will be at Sunset Park on the second Sunday in August.
MISHAWARKA Ind a striking rescue tale as an 18 month old boy survived a drowning attempt after his father taught him to swim. The infant kept his head above water for 10 minutes following a capsizing speedboat on the St Joseph River.
A historical note marks a frontier line set early in the year between Yemen and the British Aden Protectorate at Arabia's southern tip, outlining a key colonial boundary in the region.
A no bake dessert combines whole wheat flakes with butter and nuts then forms six rings to chill. Center each ring with lime ice cream and finish with Red Raspberry Sauce for serving. The sauce uses raspberries corn syrup lemon juice and cornstarch to create a thick topping.
Y Y Wives host at 1 30 p m coffee. American Legion Aux hosts picnic at Sunset Park. Sunday school class holds cooperative supper and wiener roast there. Ann Judson Circle meets at church. Snowball Social Club hosts annual Sunset Park picnic. Various clubs meet, bring dishes, prayers, and rosters, with park gathering details.
A Jarrard family reunion was held at Sunset Park on Sunday with a cooperative noon dinner. Sixty four people attended. Next year’s reunion will again be on the second Sunday in August at Sunset Park. Officers elected were Frank Leeper president George Jarrard vice president and Pearl Leeper secretary and treasurer.
The DAR log cabin will be open to the public in Sunset park this Thursday afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock.
The Blick reunion was held Sunday at Sunset Park with 40 attendees. After lunch, a business meeting elected L. E. Blick as president and Mrs. Everett Swift as secretary and treasurer.
Geologists say the Three Sisters peaks in Oregon are shattered remnants of a former Mount Multnomah. They contend volcanic blasts in prehistoric times broke the mountain into the trio of volcanic mounds now known.
Duke Ellington recounts strong German youth interest in American jazz during a tour in western Germany. He notes teens faced concentration sentences for records and even used canoes for private listening. Apollo theater drew 6000 youths while 2000 others jostled outside amid filtered strains.
In Honolulu reports the navy says Antahan in the northern Marianas hosts 21 Japanese still at war with the United States. Despite pamphlets, food drops, and loudspeaker broadcasts, the island’s occupants refuse to surrender. A Japanese woman surrendered to a small navy party on June 30.
A researcher from the Communi cable Disease Center of the Public Health Service reports that the common house fly travels up to eight miles in search of victuals when pressed by hunger. The passage notes bouquet tossing replacing garter snatching in wedding customs.
The 1840 United States census recorded literacy at about 40 percent of the total population. This historical note marks early educational levels in the country.
Use inside wrappings from butter and lard stored in the refrigerator to grease baking tins. These scraps provide effective nonstick coating for pans and reduce sticking during baking.
A survey of 1,160 U.S. companies finds sanctioned coffee breaks boost morale and production, cut fatigue, and reduce turnover. It cites Mutual Life Insurance in New York where mobile carts serve 2,000 employees, saving about 198000 dollars annually in labor costs.
The survey finds the most popular serving method is cafeteria coffee, but portable and stationary canteens with vending machines rank higher by bringing coffee closer to workers. Coffee breaks remain common as 76 percent prefer coffee over other beverages, even as time-out sessions offer soft drinks milk fruit juices and tea.
Los Angeles relies on city driven dairying in irrigated valleys. Cows are brought into city limits and fed silage and grain from distant farming areas. Milk production is concentrated in fixed spots as the milk shed remains geographically isolated.
New York mail carrier Robert Naegely, 31, found a stack of stage money on Fifty Fifth Street in October. He turned it in to police, who confirmed its authenticity. After no claims were made, police returned the $590 to Naegely.
Virginia, with eight presidents, has given the nation more leaders than any other state, highlighting its prominent political history and influence in the early United States.
More than 90 percent of all forest fires are man caused and therefore preventable. This statistic underscores the need for responsible behavior and fire safety practices to protect woodlands and nearby communities.
Four-fifths of the nation’s bituminous coal travels by rail from mines to market illustrating the rail system’s central role in coal distribution and logistics.
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