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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1943

Page

8

4 H Show Awards Honor Champion Food Preservation Girl

The 1943 4 H food preservation champion was named as Miss Eckels daughter of Mr and Mrs Merle Eckels Betty Sojka of the Fairview Farmerettes was reserve champion Blue ribbons went to Leah Anderson Joyce Gault Marie Sojka and Esther Stewart Red ribbons to Mary Duvall Mary Lou Stacy and Patricia Stacy White ribbons to Margaret Williams Marion McDowell Dorothy Flading Virginia Argo Hazel Sojka and Louise Waterhouse Four clubs Fairview Farmerettes Headliners Clover Leaf and Jacksonite earned 100 percent on preservation record books Champion Booth went to West Point with Good Luck club as reserve Ajudging by Verna Airy positioned Headliners and Fairview Farmerettes earned red ribbons while Clover Leaf received white ribbons.

Miss Eckels Merle Eckels Betty Sojka Fairview Farmerettes Leah Anderson Joyce Gault Marie Sojka Esther Stewart Mary Duvall Mary Lou Stacy Tatricia Stacy Margaret Williams Marion McDowell Dorothy Flading Virginia Argo Hazel Sojka Louise Waterhouse Clover Leaf Jacksonite Booth Verna Airy West Point

George Van Winkle Burial at Brighton

George A. Van Winkle 89 died at his Brighton home after a week of critical illness. Funeral services set for Friday at the Presbyterian church in Brighton with Rev. W J Stevens officiating, burial at Hillcrest cemetery under Hoskins funeral home. He born August 20, 1853, a carpenter for fifty years, later raised watermelons and ran a sorghum mill, married Mary Ann Schmidecka in 1878. He was a German Lutheran church member and former Modern Woodman.

Brighton George A. van Winkle Presbyterian Church W. J. Stevens Washington Christian Tabernacle Hillcrest Cemetery Hoskins George van Winkle Perry van Winkle Mary Ann Schmidecka German Lutheran Church Woodman Lodge

Farm Disinfectants Endorsement From Dr Hess

A farmer notes that using disinfectant on the farm yields good results with Dr Hess Dip and Disinfectant praised for effectiveness and reliability in livestock sanitation.

DR. Hess

Jacksonite clubs win sugar awards at fair judging

Mrs. Airy awarded top honors at the Jackson county fair booth judging. West Point took first place for a soybeans feature titled An Overture in Soybeans. The Headliners earned reserve champion for Vitamin A on the Way into the Can. Special red ribbons went to Good Luck and Clover Leaf clubs for Around the Clock with Vitamins and Dehydration. Fairview Farmerettes and Jacksonites received white ribbons. Further awards to be published tomorrow.

Fairview Farmerettes Jacksonites Tomorrow's Journal

Garden Show Winners List Reveals Fruit Veggie Prizes

The garden show lists multiple winners across canned fruits and vegetables. Names include John Flading, E F Bostwick, Frank Miller, Mrs Harry Turner, Miss Katherine Mauthe, and Mrs Mary Salladay among others, with prizes from 5 cents to several dollars for items such as plums raspberries apricots beets tomatoes and peas.

E. F. Bostwick Frank Miller Harry Turner Harold Mesenger Francis Miller Irene Yard Ivan Rehmel Mary Salladay Earl Steele Max Waterhouse Katherine Mauthe Kathhrine Mauthe Dorothy Katherine Ma Harold Messenger Harry

Four Sons and Step Son Mentioned in Obituary

Surviving family includes four sons Eldie Washington Harris Wapello Ed Webster City and Fred Brighton plus one stepson Pete Boyer in Montana. The record notes six grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

Eldie Washington Harris Wapello Webster City Fred Brighton Pete Boyer Montana

Noble Community Social Notes Update

Local residents share visits across Noble and surrounding towns. Families from Winfield Muscatine Wayland Washington Mt Pleasant and Aledo spend weekends and weekdays with relatives and friends in Noble while others travel to Chicago and Packwood for business and shopping.

Noble C. A. Rich Winfield J. A. Frey Hattie Jex Dorsle Chicago Gilbert Alliman Wayne Alliman Manard Widmer Muscatine Edith Rich Dave Shantz W. R. Shantz Myrtle Rich Edith Washington Minne Kreyenburger Wayland Elmer Vreyenburger

Reduce Moisture for Silage Wiltig Method

The wiltig method of making grass silage requires reducing moisture content of the chopped material below 68 percent without using molasses or acid preservatives.

Rapid freezing preserves texture by forming tiny ice crystals

Rapid cooling produces tiny ice crystals that minimize tissue damage, allowing texture to remain close to fresh when thawed. Slow freezing forms large crystals that rupture tissue and alter texture, unlike rapid cooling.

Rocket Derailed Near La Porte City Iowa

A broken rail derailed the Rock Island Zephyr Rocket two miles east of La Porte City Iowa. All cars left track except the locomotive but none overturned. six to seven passengers treated for minor bruises at Waterloo hospital. Train was traveling from St Louis to Minneapolis.

LA Porte City Iowa Here Waterloo St. Louis Minneapolis

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