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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
3
Ruth Foster explains that using the cooking liquid preserves vitamins and minerals. If the liquid is too strong flavored or unpalatable, rinse and cover the vegetables with boiling water instead.
The 14th annual Guy reunion convened at Sunset Park Brighton August 13 with over seventy attendees. A noon cafeteria dinner followed a short business meeting where Laurel Statler was named president and L V Guy vice president with Daryl Statler as secretary treasurer.
Mrs Edith Gunther hosted yesterday afternoon for the Snowball Social club August meeting. Ten members four children and four visitors attended. The group planned an ice cream supper for August 29 at the Glen Knapp home. Leota Fishburn and Myrna Reeves demonstrated cookies while Lorene Booth and Helen Knapp showed refrigerator ice cream making. Entertainment was provided by Ethel Graf and Maude Statler. Seasonal refreshments were served with help from 4 H girls and Mrs Carl Jarrard.
Thursday Little Flower Circle meets at 7 p.m. at 730 E Main Street hosted by Mrs. Leo Nardy. Pythian Past Chiefs Association meeting postponed. Friday Rebekah lodge gathers at 8 30 p.m. 1 0 C F hall Garden club holds a 6 p.m. picnic supper at Sunset Park north entrance bring table service and a dish to pass coffee furnished. Monday Daughters of Union Veterans hold a regular meeting at 7 30 p.m. Legion hall.
Ten members of the Grace Hill Ladies Aid met in the Community building with Mrs. Paul Nichols and children from St. Paul Minnesota. They quilted, held devotions on Psalm 116, and planned an ice cream social for Wednesday August 23 and a picnic for September 2.
The Linger Longer club held its annual ice cream social last evening at James Combs residence. Families including McConnell Reese Durst Arnold Davis and others enjoyed lawn games contests on the electric lighter lawn as homemade ice cream cake and coffee were served by a committee.
Classifieds note the Grace Hill community society plans a meeting in two weeks with roll call to include a proverb related incident.
Harold Dean Soethout turns four as Ted Howell and Leland Fisher reach seven and thirteen respectively. R A Hender gains birthday honors with Dr R A Hender taking them tomorrow. Charles Hennon Jr David Huber Walter Schroeder Mela Lasek Tina Benvenuto sent birthday wishes. Bob Hurst Nadine Merz celebrate seventh birthdays. L M Meek is celebrated on turning 89.
Descendants of Thomas Simpson Jr and Ann Mitchell held their annual reunion at the Walter Kyle home marking the 100th anniversary of the Simpsons’ 1844 emigration from Glasgow to America. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Alex Simpson, Donald Eugene, and extended family members across Centerville and Tulsa.
The Valley Ladies Aid Society held an all day meeting at the church with a noon sack lunch and an afternoon guest day tea sponsored by group 8. A family picnic supper was planned for Thursday evening August 24 at 6 o'clock with refreshments provided by the sponsoring group.
The Sheetz and Hesseltine reunions are scheduled for Sunday August 20 at Ollie park and Sunset park with basket dinners at noon. The Dunbar families also gather August 20 at Sunset park with a noon basket dinner. The Shalla reunion is planned for Sunday September 3 at Sunset park with a picnic dinner at noon.
Washington saw a cooler morning after an overnight electric storm that dropped .31 inch of rain. Precipitation nears an inch in two days, with yesterday’s high reaching 90 and last night’s low 65, while 10:30 am temperatures hovered at 73.
Dinner was served to 48 members at the Country club last evening. Twenty women played golf in the late afternoon with Mrs. Theodore Bailey winning the prize for the lowest total on holes 1 and 2. A bridge group also met. A similar golf and dinner event is planned for next Wednesday with dinner reservations due by Tuesday noon to Mrs. Dan Brindley or Mrs. Glenn L. Wilson.
Mayor R L Lytle appoints Phil Wanerus to replace Marvin Buckwalter who resigned. Wanerus assumes duties as part of a force including Chief Carl Hancher and Will Clark. Clark will work with the fire department on a part time basis.
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Mrs. John Dodd hosted 13 members of the Just Us club with Mrs. Homer Brower and others attending. Entertainment was led by Mrs. J. D. Dayton and Mrs. John Lee with games and contests. Summer flowers from the Dodds’ garden decorated the home and refreshments were served. Next hostess will be Mrs. Val Fuhr in two weeks.
Evangelist Charles E. Goren delivers the final message at Prairie Flower Baptist Church eight miles northwest of Washington. Pastor A E Diddams urges fear of eternal punishment and promises Scriptural answers to the question.
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