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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1944
Page
3
Procedures for preparing and preserving green lima beans and soybeans include selecting shelled beans, boiling, packing hot with liquid, adding salt, choosing pressure canner or boiling water bath, and processing times of 45 to 75 minutes depending on jar size and bean type.
Bonnie Lou McFadden turns four, s daughter of George and final Ottumwa resident, while Vanda Lee Evans marks fifth birthday. Peggy Lou Anderson and Judy Jackson celebrate seventh, daughters of Tom Anderson and Dale Jackson. Others extending greetings include Robert Steele Howard Benn Jr Ferdinand Chalupa Carol Bauer John Scruegge and Mrs Frank Kallous and Earl Chance.
Mr Maurice Henry and his wife Mrs Henry marked their first wedding anniversary yesterday. The wife was formerly Miss Faye Varney.
Headliners 4 H club met at the home of Marilyn West on August 14. Seven members plus Mrs Golia Miller the club leader and Mrs Tom West the hostess’s mother attended. Invitations to the Stewart Bordwell wedding were read as plans formed for booth and exhibits for Achievement Days August 23 24. Refreshments were served after plans were finalized.
More than 150 women school teachers from Kansas Missouri and Arkansas laboring at the Sun Power Ordnance Works in Lawrence Kansas to produce propellant powder. They wear coveralls and safety masks rather than formal attire, working day and night to meet wartime needs.
Mrs Dell Walker was hostess yesterday for the Rosemary club with guest Mrs Boyd Foster. Visitors included Keith Horn Patty Brown and Frances Whisler. Bridge played at three tables with score prize to Mrs George Horn. Plans for a family picnic next month were approved. Refreshments were served with help from Mrs Charles Rothlisberger and Mrs Donald Brown.
Workers described as volunteers began and then continued on the swing and graveyard shifts. The report notes many joined voluntarily and took up demanding night and early morning duties to support operations.
Mr and Mrs Cloyce C Stewart announce the marriage of their daughter Esther Josephine to Richard W Bordwell. The wedding takes place at eight oclock Friday evening August 25 at United Presbyterian church with a reception at the Stewart home 1203 East Washington Street for relatives and intimate friends.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary held its regular meeting at K. C. hall with President Mrs. Margaret Payne presiding. After prayers, four women were elected for membership and will be initiated in September. The group voted to purchase a $50 war bond and urged members to submit names for Christmas boxes for service members. No social meeting this month.
Obituary honors Miss Kathryn Latta who died at home after weeks of suffering and left a lasting impact on Washington students. The piece recalls supportive letters from former pupils and Supt. Peet, plus details of a W R C gathering hosted by Mrs. Robert Reaney. It mentions garden curiosities, a farm life, and the sale of the W R Jeffrey place to C G Pickens with possession arrangements.
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