This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1947
Page
3
Doris W Swift and Raymond Sojka Jr were married in a 2 pm New Year’s day ceremony at the bride’s parents home near Ainsworth in the presence of 27 guests. The couple will reside on the Ray Sojka farm near Riverside.
Digitalis, the dried leaf of the purple foxglove, is noted as a cardiac stimulant. The plant grows wild across England and a Shropshire housewife reportedly brewed it first in a kitchen, a folk remedy for dropsy handed down through generations before a young British doctor adopted it into regular medicine.
The Red Horser club met last evening at the Don Bealer home with a short business session led by president Don Mitchell. Prizes went to Mrs. Marsh Atkinson Riy Glasgow and Harold Brock, followed by lunch served by Mrs. Charles Pleeker Eva Mitchell and the hostess. Plans were made for a get to gether Monday evening Jan 18 at The Pines with Don Mitchell and Bernard Weiss in charge. The next meeting is set for Feb 5 at the Don Mitchell home. Attendees included Verle Mitchell Mrs Harold Brock Madge Wayne Lon Mitchell Marsh Atkinson Mrs Ray Glasgow Charles Plecker Allen and Bernard Weiss with Rosemary.
Members of the Home Suilder class held a cooperative supper at the Methodist church Monde evening. The program opened with group singing. Arlene Knup played piano. Joan Thompson and Elsie Augustine gave recitations. Duane Thompson and Janet Augustine performed piano solos. Gladys Knupp sang with her sister on piano. The class presented gifts to teacher Foster Bickel and substitute Edna Klein. Mrs. Lyle Wilson chaired the entertainment committee.
Rats feed soon after dark and again at dawn with young rats first to eat showing little fear. If you shine a light on a feeding spot after dusk you may see a group of unstartled juveniles, later the larger adults scramble to flee.
Notices for the social calendar list events through Sunday: Friendly Circle meeting postponed a week, Baptist reception for Rev. and Mrs. Wells at church parlors, Past Matrons dinner at Masonic temple, St Pauls Guild and Presbyterian Ladies Aid gatherings, Rebekah lodge initiation, India study group at Methodist church, W R C and 19th Century club luncheons, Merry Makers New Year dinner, YWCA board meeting, Rainbow Girls at Masonic temple, Public Affairs dept session, and St Marys Circle benefit card party noting venues, times, and hosts.
Charles Fish marked a birthday half Iowa’s age yesterday. Keith Hora celebrates his ninth birthday today. Richard Tibbetts is one year younger. Francis Maurice Libe’s cake has six candles. Sandra Jean Knight turns another year. Earl and Mrs. Bickford celebrate 21 years of marriage. Congratulations also go to Lynn Cochran Carolyn Kern Henrietta Stewart Franklin Wenger Mae McGovern Lawrence DeWitt Joe Widmer Joe Schlatter Clifford Hunter on various birthday and anniversary wishes.
Mr and Mrs H W Cumming at 706 S Marion Ave hosted a New Year afternoon coffee yesterday for about 40 guests. The informal gathering featured holiday decorations, a refreshment table with red and white accents, a centerpiece of poinsettias and white pom poms, and Janet Cumming led the service.
A historical notice highlights farm fire dangers with estimates of 3500 deaths yearly and about one third of national fire losses occurring on farms, underscoring rural fire risks and prevention needs.
Geneva Palmer daughter of Mr and Mrs William Palmer Washington and William Franklin Dea son of Mr and Mrs Will Dea v Ainsworth were married New Year s Eve in the Keota Methodist church with Rev Harold E Stark officiating. The couple attended by Lena Davidson and David Jackson. Geneva wore a white wool dress with green pinstripe and pink roses. Miss Davidson wore aqua with pink carnations. The bride a Washington high school graduate 194% and alum of Electronic Radio Television Institute Omaha has worked at Washington Cleaners. The groom a 1940 graduate served in the U S Army in the Pacific and will work in Arkansas where the wife will join him. They took a short wedding trip.
Mrs Nellie White and Walter Smith were married in a four oclock ceremony at the Methodist parsonage. Attendants were Mrs Virgil Irwin and Ezra Smith with Dr Fred E Miller officiating. A dinner followed at The Pines and the couple planned a wedding trip and a home on the Smith farm north of town.
A New Year’s Eve watch party at John L. Boren’s home 819 S Iowa Ave celebrated the ninth birthday of the hosts’ son Dale. Guests included Rev and Mrs Bliechwehl Ed Blatter Ralph Courtney Paul Boettcher Charles Fox Karl Schmidt and families, Dorothy Diekman Ruby Grossman Milo Zeek and others. bunco and pinochle were played and refreshments served.
Buckwheat, a member of Polygonaceae, contains rutin in green plants. Discovered for medicinal value in 1946 by Department of Agriculture biochemists, rutin is linked to arterial hardening prevention and reduced risk of hemorrhages and strokes.
A new fruit picker apparatus features an arched frame on wheels that straddles trees and is light enough to push between them. Movable ladders attached to the frame swing around the tree to reach branches.
The orange blossom is described as a delicate fragrant flower with historical ties to brides. It signals fecundity in Saracen brides and was later adopted by modistes as a fashionable bridal flower.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.