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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1944
Page
2
Dr and Mrs Sherman Watson of na City are parents to a seven and 15 ounce daughter born at University hospital. The baby is named Thryn Lucille with father Ralph Washington Jr Watson hometown listed.
The Catholic Daughters of America at K C hall held a pot luck dinner at 6:30 with past and regents in attendance. Christmas appointments were arranged, gifts exchanged, and a contest won by Lucy Psey with Catherine Swift judging. Grand Regent Mrs Kona Weir presided. correspondence and plans for Christmas were discussed. thanks were received for clothing sent to St Vincent's orphanage. Social hour followed with bridge prizes awarded. Mrs Albert Adam to host January meeting.
A town paper advocates a larger standard-size gym for Washington high school and the YMCA to improve winter basketball facilities. It notes cramped, unsafe courts hamper players and crowds, cites comparisons with nearby towns, and suggests options like a new high school gym, repurposed spaces, or a soldiers memorial building with an integrated gym.
A widely cited figure notes that over 65 million Americans eat at public dining venues each day, highlighting the prominence of restaurants, diners, and cafeterias in daily life.
Riverside December program ends with three losses on home floor. Solon boys beat Riverside 31 to 24 and Solon girls defeated Riverside 41 to 18. St Marys parochial second team edged Riverside 19 to 17. St Marys Harper game cancelled due to snow. St Marys vs St Elizabeths moved to second teams. Next, St Marys first team to face the Iowa City Ramblers on December 15 at Riverside public school.
Columbus Junction high school beat Cotter 23 to 14 Tuesday evening. The score stood 8 to 5 at halftime. Columbus Junction will play Morning Sun Friday in a Southeast Town league game.
McLellan store employees held their annual Christmas party with 24 staff members dining in the Congress hotel's private room. Decorations featured birch logs candles and small trees while manager Mrs Morris Been blossom and cashier Margaret Applegate received orchid corsages as thanks from staff.
Mrs. Dewey Weeks recalls decorating cookies for Christmas tree use and gift boxes. Children frosted cookies in various shapes including chickens rabbits stars and trees using colors sugars cocoa and candles. A mouse trap captured the culprit after cookies went missing from the tree.
Keep covered left over cooked foods cold and use promptly especially in warm weather. Heat thoroughly before serving again to prevent dangerous poisons from forming without noticeable taste or smell.
Elizabeth, Edna and Jessie Klein hosted the Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society Christmas gathering at their home. A 6 15 oclock cooperative dinner with Christmas decor preceded the meeting led by Ruth Foster. Helen Wilson read the Christmas story The Drum Goes Dead and Mila Sorden sang selections from Messiah.
A family expresses gratitude to everyone for the support shown during the illness and passing of a loved one, noting heartfelt appreciation for prayers visits and messages.
The Highland Locist club met with Mrs. Milford McCreedy and sixteen members. They planned the Christmas dinner at the Lewis Coen home on December 16 and reviewed new member voting for Mrs. Lee Conry. An entertainment committee includes Mrs. Annie Krotz and Mrs Joe Krotz for January.
A regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus is scheduled for 8 15 Thursday evening at the K C hall located at 25813.
Mrs. C. F. Hull and her sons David and Walter Hull are listed in a brief family notice honoring a husband and father. The fragment implies a memorial or acknowledgment of their roles within the family unit.
West Third street hosts a miscellany shower for Wilma Thompson ahead of her December 20 nuptials to Mark Campbell. Guests include former and current Iowa Continental Telephone operators and local club members. games, gifts, and a doll bride topper marked the evening.
A concise look at major fires since 1900 where wooden shingle roofing aided spread. The piece notes how flames moved quickly through structures, with prompt responses shaping firefighting lessons and building code responses.
Pears are baked until brown and sweet then chilled and served with sweet cream. Two light shakes of nutmeg finish the dish for a delicate aromatic note.
The Indians who held title to Manhattan sold their rights for 24 worth of trinkets to Peter Minuit of the Dutch West India Company.
Dismissed from the hospital today were Mrs. Bernadine Heck route one Ernest Russell Brigh ton and Mrs. Leland Carris 317 North Avenue C.
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