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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1947
Page
3
Children and adults will see convertible furniture designed by Iowa State College specialists to fit ages one to eight. The Labor Saving show on December 6 will feature storage for toys and growth adapting pieces like study desks. Ten extension specialists will accompany the farm and home show to explain features and answer questions.
The notice extends birthday wishes to numerous local families in West Chester Wayland and East Pleasant Plain. It names George and a spouse marking sixty years of marriage, Wayne Norman, Jacob DeKoning, Ricky Edwards, Keith Jarrard, Luella Blankenhorn, Dean Peterson and others with ages from birthday milestones.
Rhea Wehr of Davenport and Lawrence Shearer of Ottumwa united in marriage at a candlelight service Thanksgiving evening at Haskins Presbyterian church. The Rev. T F White officiated with Maxine Wehr maid of honor and Ralph Workman best man. A reception for 80 followed at the Wehr home. The couple will reside at 528 Division Davenport after their honeymoon.
A dense schedule lists Monday through Thursday activities across groups: Music Department dessert program with Carolyn Neal, YWCA executive board, Order of Rainbow Girls, Lincoln PTA parent education on home and school, Junior Fortnightly gift exchange, and numerous community club meetings including Pythian Sisters, D A R, Nurses Association, Beta Sigma Phi, and O E S. Also includes gifts exchanges, drives, and a book review at the YWCA. Public invited.
The Presbyterian church announces a morning prayer meeting at 9 30 Wednesday at the church 247tz and invites all Christian church members to attend choir practice Wednesday at 7 15 in the evening.
Dorothy Greazel and Leon ard Cooney married in St Wenceslaus church Iowa City with Rev Neuzil officiating. Officiants, decorations and attendants noted, reception followed at the Greazel home. The couple will reside at 1133 Hotz Avenue Iowa City.
A household memo urges smart food spending during high costs. It advocates buying wisely avoiding waste and using leftovers with recipes like Macaroni Cheese Souffle and Rice Nests With Egg to stretch the food dollar while keeping meals satisfying.
Corned beef hash rolls sweet sour green beans and date nut custard pudding appear in Lynn Chambers menu. Recipes provide step by step for corned beef hash rolls and a sweet sour green beans dish. A date nut bread custard and a coconut cookie using egg whites and bread crumbs offer economical dessert options.
A guide praises simple taste with pear and camembert salad and a light French dressing. It suggests light herb, oil, and vinegar dressing for tomatoes, peach with honey and lemon juice, whipped cream for dessert, and seasoned beans with bacon. It also covers meat relishes and a gingerbread topping with whipped cream.
A leading marine engineer predicts the American trawler of the future will be a floating canning plant. Fish will be caught at sea and processed onboard, with the next step delivering products directly to the consumer's kitchen.
Using electricity to cook meat reduces shrinkage due to stable even heat and controllable temperature. It contrasts with coal or gal fuels where temperatures vary and shrinkage increases.
Mrs Floy Schermerhorn, seventh grade teacher, spent a week in Los Angeles. Mrs Robert Thomas substituted for her. J B Hannahs, 63, of West Point, Iowa, who built several local roads, died in University Hospital Iowa City on November 23. Elmer Smoke and Ruby Lieberknecht Smoke returned from a 9500 mile motor trip. Sheila Sue Dean, ten, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Dean Johnston, Colorado, died November 24 in Loveland. Rev Leslie B Deedrick will continue as acting pastor until the May Conference meeting after resigning as conference evangelist.
Mr and Mrs R O Lynn return from Chicago visit. H E Northey Columbus schools superintendent and family spend Thanksgiving in Dayton with Mrs C E Simpson. Russell Greene Town State College sophomore joins festive choir preparing Handel's Messiah for Sunday December 7. Greene is son of Fay and Mrs Greene. Mr and Mrs B E Woodruff return from a 6500 mile motor trip to the west coast.
The article notes that the first American oil varnish was made in 1820 by Franklin Houghton and David McClure in Cambridge Massachusetts. Varnish making was a guarded craft with secret formulas kept under tight security and ingredients coded by numbers. It warns that even curious employees faced dismissal and mentions a modern tip about substituting corn syrup for sugar using two thirds of the liquid in recipes.
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