S and C Club Meets With Mrs Fisher
Mrs Howard Fisher hosted the S and C club Thursday afternoon. Guests included Arla Sass Larry Jirsa and Maxine Robert Leslie and Dennis Nicola. Miss Sass won prizes in guessing games. Next meeting set with Mrs Ed Kucera on Thursday afternoon August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Fisher
S and C Club
Arla Sass
Larry Jirsa
Maxine
Robert
Leslie
Dennis Nicola
Miss Sass
Ed Kucera
FSA Group Hosts Picnic at Sunset Park Washington
The annual Tenant Purchase picnic gathered several families including Johnston Owen McArtor Mikseh Pfeifer Robison Yegxy and local FSA staff like Gates Knotek Mally Bakke and Keifer at Sunset park. Attendees shared notes on the past year’s operation and socialized with neighbors.
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Sunset Park
Washington
Holly E. Johnston
Max Owen
Kilmer McArtor
Crawfordsville
Robert Mikseh
Clark Pfeifer
Ainsworth
Donald B. Robison
Brighton
John Yegxy
Riverside
FSA
W. Leslie Gates
Joseph F. Knotek
Lawrence L. Mally
Mally
Idelia A. Bakke
Joan ©. Keifer
Mikseh
Johnston
Robison
Millions of Straws Used to Protect Soldiers’ Health
Service clubs nationwide mobilize millions of drinking straws each month to safeguard the health of service members, a coordinated effort highlighting public health and patriotic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Dress Sale Draws Big Customer From Nearby Town
A large purchase on Monday features seven dresses bought by a nearby town woman. The buyer, described as a perfect model for 20 percent sizes, spent the most on a single party, as the shop prepares for vacation and leaves staff to handle continued sales.
Preserve Seasonal Foods to Serve During Winter Months
Instructions for preserving sweet pickled carrots and yellow tomato preserves from Today's Woman feature, courtesy of Iowa Southern Utility. Includes cleaning and cutting carrots, spiced syrup, hot water bath processing, packing jars, and making yellow tomato preserves with lemons and ginger.
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Iowa Southern Utility Company
Fruit preserved with alum and ginger flavored syrup
Readable recipe notes melon balls soaked in alum and water then drained. Sugar, candied ginger, and paper thin lemon slices added with water to cover fruit. Simmer slowly until clear, about 30 minutes.
Social Calendar Highlights Community Events
American Legion Auxiliary hosts annual picnic supper at 6 30 p.m. at Rock Garden Sunset. Members and children invited with dish to pass and table service. drinks provided. Women of Country Club plan golf and bridge at 3 30 p.m. Dinner for men and women at 8 p.m. reservations with Mrs Brindley or Mrs Wilson by Tuesday noon. Sunset park Log Cabin open for visitors from to 6 p.m. Valley Ladies Aid picnic supper 2 p.m. KP hall. Rural Women’s Club entertainment. Pythian Past Chiefs event. Pilotburg Ladies Aid at church. West Chester WRC and HJ club gatherings. Woman’s Mission Study group of West Chester Methodist church guest day. Baptist church Women’s Missionary society 1 p.m. picnic lunch at Sunset park with dish to pass.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Dan Brindley
Glenn L. Wilson
Sunset Park
Valley Ladies Aid Society
K.P. Hall
Rural Women’s Club
Mary Shields
Alice Hunter
Pythian
Paul. Harvey
Pilotburg Ladies Aid Society
Ralph Ash
Woman's Mission Study Group of
West Chester Meth
Edgar Stewart
Women's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Making Kiefer Pear Chips Marmalade From Pears
Slice pears and coat with lemon juice then add sugar and let stand overnight. Add grated lemon rind and chopped pulp, avoiding white rind. Cook slowly until thick like marmalade, about one hour, then pour into hot sterilized glasses and seal.
Plum and Melon Jam From Boiled Pulp
Instructions describe boiling blue plums and muskmelons until soft, sweetening with a penny sugar each, cooking to a thick jam, and ladling into sterilized jars for preservation.
Picnic Postponed Amid Health Precautions
Friendship club and Highland Social club announce a postponed annual picnic at Sun set park inviting all former members. City health departments urge strict sanitation with paper utensils and drinking straws to prevent colds. doctors advise fluids and rest if illness persists.
Wesleyan Service Guild Supper Shapes August Meeting
The Wesleyan Service Guild of the Methodist church met at Irene and Evelyn Richs home for a co operative supper at seven. Darlene Rail joined as a new member and members and guests attended the devotion and business session led by president Mrs James Birney. The group began rag rug making as this years project and the next meeting is set for September 19 with Mrs Sherm Wolfe.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
The
Methodist Church
Irene
Evelyn Rich
James Birney
Don Bealer
Darlene Rail
Marion Rinner
Glenn Hayes
L. L. Loveless
Nora Faulkner
William Wasson
Harvey Waggoner
Louis Wasson
Dale Rathmel
Dorothy Johnson
Marjorie Faulkner
Anna Waggoner
Sherm Wolfe
Church Youth Fellowship to Host Farewell Party
West Chester Methodist Church Youth Fellowship plans a farewell party in the church social rooms to honor members leaving for college military service or new jobs. Committee members include James Eckels Ruth Duvall Junior Bauer Priscilla Porter Betty Griggs and Mary Ann.
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West Chester
Youth Fellowship
The
West Chester Methodist Church
Youngs
Spon
James Eckels
Ruth Duvall
Junior Bauer
Priscilla Porter
Betty Griggs
Mary Ann
NAN ANTS TO ON PRS FIGHTS FOR FREEDOM
By Ruth Foster this piece describes canning tomatoes for salads with steps to wash scald peel core and pack with salt. It also notes Bauer family roles and a guest day planned by the West Chester Methodist church women with Mrs Edgar Stewart and others hosting and inviting all women.
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PRS
Ruth Foster
Pre-Canning Tip For Asparagus Prep
A clean enameled ware coffee pot is used to pre cook asparagus for canning. Add a small amount of water to steam the tougher lower portions while the steam tenderizes the tips.
Fishburn Family 38th Reunion Held at Sunset Park
Descendants of Phillip Fishburn gathered for the 38th reunion at Sunset Park with 35 members present representing the Detrick line while other lines were missed due to travel restrictions. Officers for 1945 included Winfield president Mrs Sam J Miller and secretary treasurer Mrs J Lauder Kennedy.
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Phillip Fishburn
Sunset Park
Detrick
Germany
America
Hamelston
Penna
Jimmie Huston
Basil
Clara Miller Huston
Olds
Sam J. Miller
Winfield
J. Lauder Kennedy
Washington
Basil EK
Huston
Joanne
Rosemary
Richard
Arch Huston
Arleigh
M. N. Ratcliff
Ornie
K. Rew
Ola Macon
Eda Benson
Stanley Fishburn and
Leata
Clyde Putnam
Jimmie
Preston Wolf
John Petranek
Sandra Kays
Nancy Lee Gallagher
Varnish Before Wallpaper On Gypsum Wallboard
The advice recommends applying varnish to gypsum wallboard before glue sizing and wallpaper. This protects the wallboard if you later remove the wallpaper to redecorate.
Birthday greetings for Judith Ann Johnson and friends
Judith Ann Johnson of Wellman celebrates her first birthday with three candles on the cake. A birthday list extends wishes to Frank W. Stransky of Pilotburg and others including Lane Morgan Robert Mallenger Mrs P B Johnson Thelma Walker T M Harvey Georgia Wiley Glenn Green Mrs Lilah Mangold Mary Bean Mrs Jack Watson California Franklin Collins and A J Robertson.
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Judith Ann Johnson
Roy Johnson
Wellman
Frank W. Stransky
Marion Stransky
Pilotburg
Lane Morgan
Robert Mallenger
Clay
P. B. Johnson
Rubio
Thelma Walker
T. M. Harvey
Georgia Wiley
Glenn Green
Lilah Mangold
Mary Bean
Jack Watson
California
Franklin Collins
A. J. Robertson
Swift family reunion and Gilbert reunion announced
The 29th annual swifts reunion will be held Sunday Sept 3 at Rock Garden in Sunset Park. The Gilbert family reunion will be held Sunday Aug 27 at Sunset Park with a basket dinner at noon.
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sSwifs
the Rock, Garden
Sunset Park
Gilbert
Goldsmith Reunion Held in Wayland Park
The 21st annual Goldsmith reunion gathered 114 attendees at Wayland park. A basket dinner occurred before a sudden heavy rain halted the afternoon program. new officers were appointed by the nominating committee: President Melvin Roth, Treasurer Henry Graber, Secretary Irene Reschly.
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Wayland
Goldsmith
Wayland Park
Melvin Roth
Henry Graber
Irene Reschly
Quality bedding value guides selection
Quality comes first in selecting bedding. The text advises that paying more yields longer lasting comfort, arguing that a good mattress or bedspring costs no more per night than cheap sleep gear because it lasts longer and provides greater comfort.
How Bigs a Bean in Navy Beans Riddle
A riddle about how navy beans swell in cooking. Kidney beans triple in volume, limas grow two and a half times their size, all respond well to kare syrup that sweetens the slow bake bean pot.
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Navy
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Philly
Gramp
England
Washington, D. C
Washington, Ia
Jean
Kiddies
Melon Marbles
Howard Messer
Vina Manussier
W. P. Moriarity
Friendship Club
Highland Social Club and Families
Aix
Arles
Avignon
Marseille
St. Maximin
France
U. S
Toulon
Rhone Valley
Bauer
Lesther Bauer
Robert Bauer
Woman's Mission Study Group
Edgar Stew
Mable Hopkinson
Jordan-Riverside
Des Moines
Fred Lindenmeyer
Sadie Dusenberg
Fishburn Families
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