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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1946

Page

4

West Chester School News Senior Officers Elected

West Chester School reports student officers for the annual year including Editor Corinne Nicola Assistant Editor Dale Muele Class Editor Jeneta Mottet Society Editor Betty Griggs Athletic Editor Hal Hotle and Ted Griffith Business Manager John Duvall Secretary Wollarqg Peterson. Second semester subjects listed include government bookkeeping economics geography and business English.

Corinne Nicola Dale Muele Jeneta Mottet Joyce Wright Betty Griggs Hal Hotle Ted Griffith John Duvall Wollarqg Peterson

Infra-red Spectograph Aids Fast Plastic Research

A new type infrared spectograph acts as an automatic high speed molecular investigator. It helps science improve plastics and insulating materials by rapid analysis and accurate molecular identification.

Candlelight Service Installs W.S.C.S. Officers for Year

The Crawfordsville Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service held a Christmas meeting with a cooperative noon dinner for 30 members. A candlelight installation followed, with officers named and a corsage presented to each. The group voted to fund a foreign mission scholarship and give $10 to Mr. Hering.

Crawfordsville Woman's Society of Christian Service The Ardyee Blankenhorn Betty Hamil Howard Anderson Helen White Helen Thomas Doris Cherryholmes Fluence Henss Walter Rich Donald Sands Mary Jones Kathryn Wiliams Rena Huston Dorothy Smith Mae Hedger Lavinia Leichty Hering

Sunset Circle Hosts Lupset Circle Christmas Party

Mrs. Kate Jones hosted a Lupset Circle Christmas party Wednesday afternoon with 16 members, six children, and guests including Mrs. Lena Pratt, Mrs. Alvin Jones, and Mrs. Alice Jones among those present.

Lena Pratt Alice Jones Alvin Jones Kate Jones Lupset Circle Wic

December Meeting of Enterprise Club

The Enterprise community group held its December meeting at the Keith Statler home. A cooperative supper was shared and a gift exchange occurred among children and adults. The business portion opened with Christmas carols and plans for the January oyster supper were announced.

Innocene Spangler Merbers Mystery Sisters Enterprise Club Enterprise Community Eich Keith Statler

Patricia Simmert to Wed Paul Franklin Johnson

Mrs Katherine Simmert of Clinton announces the engagement of her daughter Philiyia to Paul Franklin Johnson son of Mr and Mrs EF Johnson of Keota. Johnson is on terminal leave after serving twelve months in the Pacific theater as a corporal.

Katherine Simmert 16Th Avenue South Clinton Philiyia Paul Franklin Johnson EF. J. Johnson Route One Keota Johnson Pacific Theater

Creating Toy Smoke

The puffs of smoke for toy locomotives are made from chemical pills that activate with heat from small electric bulbs. This creates a realistic effect as described in the piece.

Government formula for varnish remover cautions safety

The article explains a varnish remover recipe using four ounces paraffin and two quarts benzol, then adds one quart acetone and one quart denatured alcohol. It warns the chemical mix can damage skin and clothing, and instructs washing furniture with turpentine before applying a new finish.

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