Dea Family Dinner Compliments Frank Dea Wedding
Mr and Mrs Will Dea hosted an eight o clock dinner south of Ainsworth honoring their son in law and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Frank Dea the bride Teneva Palmer Washington. A three course turkey dinner featured Elizabeth Davenport and Mrs Everette Roberts as servers. The couple received wedding gifts amid greetings from family friends. Mr Dea heads to Carlisle Arkansas for work shortly. Palmer Dinner honored Frank Dea with guest Robert Palmer and three children present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Dea
Ainsworth
Frank Dea
George Bigney
Oscar Lane
George Birney and_ sons
Robert and
George Jr
Lena Davidson
David Jackson
George Miller
Washington
Taylor
Robert Flynn
Keota
Charles Thrapp
West Chester
John Flynn
Robert Lane
Mr. Dea
Carlisle
Ark
Mrs. Dea
Palmer
William Palmer
Robert Palmer
Birthday Wishes Across Local Families This Day
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Shepherd on their third wedding anniversary. Birthday candles mark Marjorie Ann Elsner Carol Pauline Martin Bruce Robert Rice and Marjean Mac Zaiger who turns eight. Observers include Bob Evestone Jim Sherman Cleo McCoy and others in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Shepherd
Marjorie Ann Elsner
Edward Elsner
Carol Pauline Martin
William Martin
Brighton
Bruce Robert Rice
Frank Rice
John EkKrotz
Francis Feltz
Valley Community
Cleo McCoy
Crawfordsville
Joe Lang
Emma Smith
Anna Rath
East Highland
Alvin Richardson
John Kiene
Glenn L. Wilson
John MeKune
Bob Evestone
Presbyterian morning prayer meeting notice
The Presbyterian church announces a morning prayer meeting at 9 30 AM on Wednesday at the church on 2772.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Growing Older Today Sees 26 Million 65+ By 1980
A report notes 9 million people are 65 or older now and projects 26 million by 1980 if trends continue. It emphasizes shifts in age structure and potential social and economic implications.
Nut meats stored to prevent staling
Families freeze nut meats to keep them fresh and extend shelf life. Freezer storage helps maintain flavor and texture while preventing spoilage.
Stephens Rich engagement announced from Ainsworth and Crawfordsville
Mr and Mrs Samuel A Stephens of Ainsworth announce the engagement of their daughter Marian Alice to Herbert J Rich son of Mr and Mrs J Witich of Crawfordsville Marian is a senior at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant Rich recently discharged from the U S Army and now farming near the area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Stephens
Ainsworth
Marian Alice
Herbert J. Rich
J. W.itich
Crawfordsville
Miss Stephens
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Rich
U. S Army
Y W C A Board Names Committees For The Year
The Y W C A executive board met in the Y rooms with Cade Shearer presiding. Mrs J C Holbert reviewed the Y Teen conference at Pella and noted the 2026 Grinnell national Y Teen session. Mrs Paul Shearer was elected to replace Mrs Charles Wilson on the board as Wilson becomes acting U W secretary. Committees for 1947 were appointed and past party plans discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.W.C.A
Y. W
Cade Shearer
Grinnell
Paul Shearer
Charles Wilson
Wilson
U. W
January Meeting of Public Affairs Held at Fortnightly Club
Mrs T A Flenner hosted the January meeting of Public Affairs department section 2. Leader Mrs Charles Wilson opened with the Lord's Prayer and tribute to deceased member Mrs William Matuha. New members Mrs Howard Crozier and Mune Davis were introduced. News Highlights were presented by Mrs E C Carris. Topics on India and England were led by Mrs Paul Snakenberg and Mrs William Beggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Flenner
Public Affairs Department
Charles Wilson
William Matucha
Howard Crozier
Mune Davis
Department
E. C. Carris
Paul Snakenberg
India
England
William Beggs
St Marys Circle Benefit Card Party At St James
The St Marys Circle of St James church held a benefit card party at K C hall last evening. Bridge pinochle and euchre were played at nine tables with prizes for high scores and a door prize. Refreshments were served by Circle members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
St. James Church
K. C. Hall
C. R. McCutchen, Jr
George Horn
Lester Kern
Earl Redlinger
Edna Klein Hosts Fortnightly Music Meeting
The Fortnightly club Music department met at Edna Klein's home with 23 members and four guests. Members welcomed Mrs. A. S. Smith back into the group. A general meeting was announced for January 40 and a sacred concert March 2 at Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortnightly Club
Edna Klein
Charles Murdock
J. C Holbert
Nortan White
June Elsham
Elizabeth
Jessie Klein
A. S. Smith
M. M. Schell
Presbyterian eTurel
Mudie D Department
W. A. Erbe
Oakley Payne
McDowell
Erbe
Carolyn Hamilton
George Dare
Everett Barham
Guiding yellow bands on garage entrances proposed
A proposal suggests painting vertical edges of garage entrances with bright yellow bands to guide drivers and prevent grazing or wrinkling of car fenders.
Social Calendar of Writs Notices
Notices for club meetings and social events list Pythian Sisters Grace Hill Ladies Aid D.A.R. and many groups with dates, times, locations, pot lucks and installments. Activities include luncheons, elections, sewing, gift drives, receptions, and joint installations across organizations such as W.S.C.S., O. E. S., Rebekah lodges, N. of P. and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
New K. P. Wall
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
D.A.R
Frank Crone
St. Distoff
Good Will Club
A. C. Ruegsegzer
White Elephant Exchange
Sunshine Community Club
Will Richards
Public Affairs Dept
J. B. Lemmen
Maud McCreedy
R. S&s. Sherman
Glenn Knapp
W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
Harmony Club
Clyde Lambert
Ralph Lytle
Lincoln PP. T. A
Rebekah
Ainsworth
O. ER. S
West Chester Meth Church
H. E. O. Club
Clarence Booth
C.D.A
K.C. Hall
Butterscotch Apples a la Mode dessert recipe
A recipe to prepare Butterseated Apples a la Mode using six uniform apples baked in a syrup of brown sugar and water with butter, served warm or cooled with vanilla ice cream. Includes variations with corn syrup or honey, and notes on freezer and sauce usage. Also provides Refrigerator Bread Torte assembly with jam fruit sauce and final chilling instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Hermes Offers 3 Percent Dozen GT Margarine List
Hermes advertises a baking list featuring margarine or shortening 1.¢ sugar 2 CO8 lee molasses 1%c sifted flour 2t baking powder wt soda % 1 cinnamon 1/3t salt with milk and seeded raisins.
Local notices list residents and event timing
A readable fragment lists multiple residents with addresses such as Mrs. Will Richards at 92 and Mrs. Maurice Crawford at 65 miles SE, then Mrs. Mary Beggs and Mrs. George Voster with streets, followed by Mrs. W. R. Gamon and Mrs. A. W. Clow and Mrs. asecord Stewart at various addresses. Cooperative church supper times 2:30 and 6:30 PM with Unit groups and Edna Bridges at 11415 S. Iowa Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirney
Will Richards
Maurice Crawford
Mary Beggs
Siu
George Voster
Washington St
W. R. Gamon
A. W. Clow
BE. Madison St
Asecord Stewart
Clara Barton
Edna
Ruth Bridges
S. Iowa Ave
Brighton Items Highlight Local Visits Across Kansas City and Trenton
Mrs Ida Bevans departed Friday for a several weeks visit with her niece Mrs Donna Ricketts and family in Kansas City. Mrs Steve Shelangoski and daughter Lucile with Harold and a friend from Ottumwa visited Mrs Shelangoski's parents near Trenton on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Crile
Brighton
Ida Bevans
Donna Ricketts
Kansas City
Steve Shelangoski
Lucile
Harold
Ottumwa
Lyle Shelangoski
Trenton
Shelangoski
Orange Marmalade Ice Cream Pears
Dessert idea using six canned pear halves filled with vanilla ice cream. Mix orange marmalade with orange juice to top and serve over the pears with mint garnish.
Angel Food Ambrosia Cake With Vanilla Ice Cream
Dessert recipe yields six servings. Soften ice cream then stir in cherry jam. Spoon over angel food cake slices and top with slivered almonds.
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Angel Food Ambrosia
Angel Food
Local Families Report Travels and Visits in County
Jane Edmondson and Norman Lechner left Sunday to resume school work at Iowa City after a visit at their homes. Mrs. Walter Hagans entered the Washington county hospital Sunday for an operation Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Willig and daughter Sheryl moved Thursday to the Stockman property now owned by Ira Saunders. Mrs. Alfred Hemmerling and daughter from Omaha are visiting Harold and Mrs. Coop while mourning the death of her grandfather Peter Godwin north of Fairfield. Mrs. Ruth Edwards returned home Saturday from a month with Carroll Davisson's family in Fairfield. Mrs. Harve Shark departed Sunday for unspecified duties or travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ents
Henry Hinkle
Jane Edmondson
Norman Lechner
Iowa City
Walter Hagans
Washington County Hospital
Keith Willig
Sheryl
R. H. Tracy
Stockman
Ira Saunders
Alfred Hemmerling
Omaha
Neb
Invite Public to O E S Installation
Ainsworth on January 7 announces a public installation of Order of Eastern Stars officers at the Masonic hall tomorrow evening. Mrs. Verona Nordyke to be installed as worthy matron and Orville Thoma as worthy patron. Social hour with refreshments follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Order of Eastern Stars
Ainsworth Masonic Hall
Verona Nordyke
Orville Thoma
Mrs Rotzinger Leaves for Geneva Visit
Mrs Edgar Rotzinger departed Thursday for an indefinite stay with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Louis Graffagana and their son Barry at Geneva Roger Arnold takes Ruth Wolf’s Post Office position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville
Edgar Rotzinger
Louis Graffagana
Barry
Geneva
Weed Killer Tests At Agricultural Stations
Test weed killer methods include high temperature flame as one of several control techniques under evaluation at agricultural experiment stations.
Rainbow Girls Elect Patricia Patterson As Worthy Advisor
Sixty members of the Rainbow Girls met at the Masonic temple to elect officers for the new term. Patricia Patterson was elected worthy advisor with Joan Fields as associate advisor and Martha Young as charity. Dorothy Walker was named hope and Clara Falk as faith. Beverly Crandall became secretary and Carla Guther treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Marie Blattner
Fred Bey
Victor Blattner
Patricia Patterson
Joan Fields
Martha Young
Dorothy Walker
Hope
Clara Falk
Beverly Crandall
Carla Guther
Pumpkin and Squash Handling After Frost
Vegetable specialists advise careful handling of pumpkins and squashes. Do not break stems to prevent rat entry into fruits. After the first hard frost, move vine fruits indoors as leaves no longer protect them.
Junior Fortnightly in Patterson Home
Mrs. Kenneth Patterson hosted the January meeting of Junior Fortnightly in Patterson home attended by 17 members. Donna Sellers was a guest. After a brief business session led by Virginia McLaughlin the group discussed The Egg and I by MacDonald read by Mrs. BE Stutsman. Refreshments by Mrs. Patterson Audrey Patman and Mrs. Carl Dallmeyer followed social hour. Greenery and white pom poms with silver accents decorated the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Patterson
Donna Sellers
Virginia McLaughlin
MacDonald
BE. E. Stutsman
Patterson
Audrey Patman
Carl Dallmeyer
Japan Has 150000 Square Miles of Land Many Useless For Farming
A source notes Japan covers about 150000 square miles with only 16 percent arable. The arable area is less than half the farm acreage of Illinois, highlighting limited farming land compared with a U S state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Generous Fiji native faces handover obligation
A Fiji native is bound to surrender any item in his possession if a friend or neighbor desires it, under a social or customary expectation described as a generous habit. The rule highlights communal sharing norms affecting personal property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiji
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marjean Mac Zaiger
Clifford Eyestone
Meline
Jim Sherman
Roger Sherman
Brown Finance Co
Court House
Stephens
Y.W.C.A. Board
St. Mary’s Circle
H. J. Club
Will Prebyl
Bethel Missionary Society
Mac Davis
H. WT. Club
William Hesseltine
O.E.S
P.m
Friendly Circle Club
Donald Sheetz
Wesleyan Service Guild
Roy Fields
Walnut Women's Club
Tom Lowry
Rural Woman's Club
Leo Marie
Claude Bain
Dwight Hayes
Merry
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Orva Scott
Clayton
Bear
Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid Society
United Presbyterian Ladies Aid Soc
Women’s Council of Christian Church
Leo Sturgeon
Dora
Aan
Viva Stephen
Hermes
Eveready
Norton’s Plumbing & Heating Company
Riverside Deluxe
Montgomery
Rainbow Girls
Jap Farm Land
Penney’s
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