Review of the Week’s News and Local Visits
Washington man Paul R. Horak named president of the Chicagoa chapter of the Izaak Walton League at the annual election in the V F W hall. Other officers include Burke as vice president Bailey as secretary and Ray Whitehead as treasurer. Local society notes describe holiday visits, medical recoveries and a Christmas dinner with extended relatives across Iowa and New York, plus a break in at Humble Produce and the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Marion Shafer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Horak
Washington
Local church elects officers at annual dinner meeting
Floyd Letts elected president of the Presbyterian church congregation at the annual dinner. T. A. Michels chosen vice president with a slate including Mrs. Floyd Polis Lena Stewart Ella Gordon and several trustees and officers. Separately Low1ell Delbert Burden 22 of North Marion Ave is inducted into the armed forces under the peacetime draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Letts
The
Presbyterian Church
T. A. Michels
Floyd Polis
Lena Stewart
Ella Gordon
Sam Munson
Jim Easter
Shrum Lewis
T. Rickey
Ernest Jones
R. J. Dawson
Lawrence Wilson
Lowell Delbert Burden
North
Marion Avenue
Washington County
Passings and Visits Highlight Gentle Prospect of Washington
Local notes record Mrs. Nicola, nearly 90, with a fractured hip after a stair fall, and a series of travels and greetings among families in Washington. Scattered items include reunions in Chicago and Des Moines, hospital talks, a YMC A industrial hike, and a fire loss on South Iowa Avenue.
Boy hopes honest finder returns missing billfold
Nine year old Tommy Morrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Morrison Jr., appeals for a good Samaritan to return his lost billfold containing Christmas money from his grandfather. He believes the Y card and his IDs will help identify the owner. Sheriff Putnam and city police are on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Morrison
F. D. Morrison, Jr
Tommy
Bilfold
Soldier visits grandparents in Cheyenne during holiday leave
An Army Air Force serviceman stationed at Cheyenne Wyoming visits his grandparents Mr and Mrs M J Redlinger. He spent part of his holiday leave in Roseville Illinois with his father H A Berg.
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Army Air Force
Cheyenne, Wy
M. J. Redlinger
Roseville, Ill
H. A. Berg
Weather Delays Rout Em Out Shoe Sale Extension
Earl Corbin extends the Rout Em Out sale of shoes due to rain and foul weather. Bennie Share reports a warehouse break in with no losses, while Madison Orr sustains a severe arm injury from a saw accident. Leslie Dunlap and son EuGene ill with flu. Gladys Williams and Marie Jackson host a party for Alice Meek of Detroit.
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Earl Corbin
Gladys Williams
Marie Jackson
Alice Meek
Detroit
Mich
Holiday Visitors and Local Prizes Highlightcounty News
Eunice Acheson from Cedar Falls returns home for the holidays while Althea Montgomery from Des Moines visits her mother Mrs. T L Montgomery. Mrs J O Sexton and children Margaret and Jarmes go to Des Moines for relatives. Frances McCoy travels from Iowa City to visit her parents. Washington merchants offer prizes to the first county baby born in 1929.
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Louise Fishburn
Washington, D. C
Stanley Fishburn
Miss Fishburn
Leeta Fishburn
Des Moines
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Althea Montgomery
Des Moines College
T. L. Montgomery
J. O. Sexton
Margaret and
Jarmes
Washington
Frances McCoy
Iowa City
Mrs J. A. McCoy
West Washington residents feature in goings on and sales
Mrs. Mary Fisher injured on icy streets in West Washington. Vaudeville acts by Van Sickle Crail and Hebner Shannon entertain a good crowd with Lester Baird noted for singing. Newton O’Loughlin buys W. W. McFarlane farm at 300 per acre, sixty acres on city eastern border. Lon Brindley trips and sprains knee en route to train. Harriet Paisley-Howell marries R. L. Coulter at Second United Presbyterian parsonage. George McDaniel of Moline visiting Muscatine with wife. plan to return. Wilson and Wilson remodel their new Washington National bank offices. George Paul hosts thirteen guests at Colenso dinner and theatre. guests include Montgomery Needham Cocklin Dusenbery Smith Miller Elder. Rothschild buys Isaac Klein’s interest in I. Rothschild and company. rents home near Commercial club with wife. plan long-term town stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second United Presbyterian Church
Harriet Paisley-Howell
R. L. Coulter
Washington
Cumberland
Ohio
W. R. Frame
Haskins
East Washington Street
George Paul
Colenso
Adolph and
Rudolph
Mr. Paul
Harry Montgomery
Charlies K. Needham
Family News and Local Happenings for December
Harvey Bell learned his son Frank suffered a mild stroke affecting movement on the right side but later improved. Mrs. Belle Stewart Montgomery visits Ottumwa relatives on Brighton street. Will Latta and Miss Hendersons from Diamond Cutter Co. join a Christmas hay ride to the Morrow home. Helen Elder leaves for Monmouth vacation. A total lunar eclipse occurs tonight. Fortnightly club banquet with 75 guests at A. Hise home ends with Tom Miller winning a water set. Windsor grocery advert touts fresh candies and holiday gifts.
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Harvey Bell
Frank
Will Latta
Misses Henderson
The
Diamond Cutter Company
Army buys pickles in bulk for nutrition and stamina
Army researchers note soldiers eat more than a dozen pints of pickles per year each and consume more pickles than spinach and baked beans combined. Nutritionists say pickles help pop up plain meals and provide vitamins A B and C.
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Uncle Sam
Hospital Dismissals and Births Reported
Hospital dismissals include Mrs. Edward Petratz and daughter R 2 and Mrs. Harold Wehr and son. Birth announced for Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brown of 733 S. Ave. B a son born at 3 55 a m.
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Edward Petratz
Harold Wehr
Kenneth Brown
S. Ave
News Snips From Yesterday And Today
Yesterday reports list names of patients including David Haber R2 medical Lewis Larson R1 surgical Ober Longwell Brighton surgical Mrs Frank Janecek R1 surgical. Today notes Mrs Kenneth Terrence and son Packwood. Yesterday also records Mr and Mrs Raymond Fritz 1206 N 6th a son at rez 6 om.
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David Haber
Lewis Larson
Ober Longwell
Brighton
Frank Janecek
Kenneth Terrence
Packwood
Raymond Fritz
Rez 6
Friday Admissions and Misses at Local Hospital
Yesterday admitted John Lyman medical and Clarence Randall from Atalissa for surgery. Today admitted Lloyd Stout R2 surgical. Missed today: Mrs. Kenneth Brown and her son from Wayland.
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John Lyman
Clarence Randall
Lloyd Stout
Mrs
Kenneth Brown
Deaths of the Week and Kalona Tractor Accident
Death notices report Mrs. C. D. Nash dies in Lake Worth Florida with burial in Shell Rock Iowa. In Kalona Iowa Marvin Gingerich ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Paul Gingerich dies in a farm tractor accident near their home. No witnesses and details scarce.
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Lloyd Bauer
West Chester
C. D. Nash
Lake Worth
Fla
Shell Rock
Kalona
Marvin Gingerich
Paul Bb. Gingerich
Welcome New Year With Luxury Spread Or Simple Buffets
Prepare for a New Year party with either a lavish buffet or quick easy waffles and cold cuts. The guide outlines make ahead menus for turkey or ham, cranberry relish, molded salads, a refrigerator cake, and a simple waffle supper to serve as the midnight spread. It includes recipes for relish cake batter gelatin desserts and a creamed chicken or turkey option.
Death notices for Minnie Kimberley and Howard Russwig
Mrs. Minnie Kimberley 78 of Cole Town died recently. Earl Mikseh of Ainsworth received word of the death of his cousin Howard V. Russwig in Hibbing Minnesota.
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Don Maxvrell
Minnie Kimberley
Cole, Town
Earl W. Mikseh
Ainsworth
Howard V. Russwig
Hibbing
Minn
Brighton Man Crabb Dies at 68 After Illness
Nathan H. Crabb 68, a Brighton resident for two years, died at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Washington County Hospital after a period of poor health. He had recently been moved from a hospital in Iowa City.
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Brighton
Nathan H. Crabb
Washington County Hospital
Iowa City
Reunion Dinner Highlights S A Vs Academy At Miss Lewis Home
A reunion of the S A group and a society begun in the Academy was hosted at Miss Helen Lewis's home. Eleven guests enjoyed a six course dinner with toast remarks by Miss Lewis and others recalling lost contemporaries, jokes, sage words, and reminiscences including references to Ada Jenkins and Myrt Sage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy
Helen Lewis
Miss Lewis
J. E. Ps
Yee Combs
Tina Shields
Cora Smeltzer
Arecady
Ollie Maxwell
Transparent baby baskets gain trust in hospitals
Hospitals increasingly use transparent basinettes made from a single sheet of plastic. The design keeps infants fully visible while protecting them from drafts. They are light, sturdy, easy to handle, and durable for years, suitable for home use as well.
Good Ideas for Entertaining with Cabbage Shells
A cabbage head makes a salad bowl for buffet entertaining. Remove the center, shred the cabbage, mix with chopped apples olives and Swiss cheese. Fill the shell on a platter. Serve leftover turkey gravy with hard cooked eggs over toast for luncheon.
Lighting Hog Houses Extends Feeding Hours and Gain
Placing lights in hog houses lengthens feeding hours and speeds daily hog weight gain. It also allows more hogs to be fed on the same floor space and with existing equipment.
Shrimp Grapefruit Cocktail and Classic Roasts Menu
A recipe list presents an elegant menu with a shrimp grapefruit cocktail as the opening course followed by a rib roast of beef with natural gravy. Side dishes include Yorkshire pudding creamed peas tossed vegetable salad and hot rolls for a complete family meal.
Gingerbread Men and Festive Cakes for Christmas Breakfast
Decorate the tree with gingerbread men frosted with confectioners icing and trimmed with raisins and bright candies. Serve a buffet style breakfast letting each person help themselves while you prepare a large dinner for early afternoon. A sponge cake cooled and iced with apricot glaze, then sprinkled with walnut meats, makes an inviting holiday centerpiece.
First Refrigerated Fruit Shipment in 1866 Cobden to Chicago
The first refrigerated fruit shipment traveled from Cobden to Chicago on the Illinois Central in 1866. Strawberries were packed in large wooden chests with ice compartments, marking an early use of cooled transport for perishables.
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Cobden
Chicago
Illinois Central
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