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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1948
Page
3
Readers can host stylish meals without high costs by preparing versatile dishes like pot roast meat loaf and short ribs. A sample menu titled Yorkshire Steak offers economical chuck steak with a baked Yorkshire pudding and a cocoa sponge dessert, all aimed at pantry friendly entertaining.
Wise planning saves work with a kitchen list kept by the sink and regular staple replenishment. Menu plans include Cream of Mushroom Soup Veal Chops and more with detailed recipes. a note on cost and simplicity for busy families. Also a Neptune temperature fact states it is colder than 330 degrees below zero and three times farther from the Sun than Earth.
About 1.73 billion barrels of crude oil were moved from wells to 400 refineries in the past year. The transfer averaged over 33 gallons per person for the world’s 2.15 billion people.
Washington County Iowa Board of Supervisors met with Fulton Morrow Welte present. Salary raise for County Engineer from 3900 to 4000 for 1948 approved. Insurance, school books, and tax suspensions approved. Financial report Farm Bureau accepted. Numerous budget transfers approved. Road fund transfers and Farm to Market roads recommended. Local Health Service budget approved. Care granted for Charles McCombs. J E Bovee resignation accepted. James W Combs named Weed Commissioner. Warrants issued for Use Tax on truck. Bonds approved for deputies. Financial statement of County Home published. Janitor Wm Sickles hired at 140 monthly. contract authorized.
The Board of Supervisors of Washington County Iowa adopts and appropriates funds for 1948 across General Court Expense Poor Farm State Institutions Hospital County School Soldiers Relief and other lines per the budget on file. Salary lists for Maintenance Dept and County Home staff are provided with specific wage amounts and positions. Receipts and disbursements totals are shown with distributions from taxes fines licenses and transfers, confirming a net total of 1,380,385.96 in receipts and 1,380,885.96 in disbursements.
Brighton February report on the funeral of Mrs Lieudetta Stacy with relatives from West Chester Newton Kan Sal em Ottumwa Washington Des Moines Cedar Rapids and neighboring towns attending. The ceremony drew many family members including Mrs S J Crawford four sons Mr and Mrs Harry Dusenberry and others.
Iowa City residents Mr and Mrs David Wentworth and daughter return home after a weekend with the Harry Wentworth and IT. F Kraemer homes. Shenandoah visitors Mr and Mrs Joe Kelly meet with Mr and Mrs Harold Coop. Kenton Mangold and family visit E L Edmondsons. Mrs Vernon Wolff injures leg on icy sidewalk and is hospitalized in Washington county. Clement Smothers and son from near Fresno visit aunt Lizzie Beale before heading to North English to see Sherman Smothers family.
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