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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1947
Page
6
The January Farm Bureau women meeting in North Oregon is set for the Robert Miksch home. It is a potluck dinner with husbands invited as guests. The D. A. P. club also met with prior in the week.
The report lists multiple social events and visits among Mrs. George Canott and neighbors, with gatherings at the Zwicki and Thompson homes in Washington and Iowa City. New officers were elected for the Better Riverside group, including Ivan M. Shradel as president and Francis Basehnaeel as secretary-treasurer, replacing Harold M. Cress and John R. Shebek.
Mrs Wes Prehoda entertained the South Side club and families at the Mrs William O Loughlin cabin along the Iowa river east of Riverside. A social evening with refreshments followed. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Robert Hess of Iowa City and several local residents.
The article discusses varying breakfast components such as fruit bread cereal and beverages. It notes citrus as a preferred fruit and that four ounces of juice or half a grapefruit helps meet daily vitamin C. It also mentions a stainless steel mixing bowl and cleaning a coffee maker to avoid stale flavors.
Community Sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. Livestock sales every Wednesday at Midway Sales Company, Columbus Junction. Iowa listings include multiple closing out sales near Keota Washington Hillsboro Mt. Pleasant and Keota with start times from 10:00 to 12:00. Names listed: Tom Karr Donald Smith Guy Helterbran Walter Saboski Boyd Dill Raymond Redlinger.
The January Noble report notes the Christian Endeavor society at Eicher church electing officers led by David Allen Graber as president with Daniel Graber as vice president Carla Johnson as secretary Harlan Widmer as treasurer Mary Johnson as pianist and Max Graber and Robert Beatty as ushers Other local social visits and a funeral for Peter W Widmer are reported along with community happenings including local callings and a tractor sale trip by Leonard Leichty and companions.
The notice outlines several sales with times and hosts: an 11:00 oil road sale with J Hi Miller Keb and 6 Knetok Bros and Timm ered Gilt Sale, a 12:30 closing out sale 14 miles south of Ainsworth school on a hard road with Karl Marr, and a 1:30 January 28 land auction for 122 acres ½ mile east of Winfield Iowa on a gravel road hosted by C C Matthews and C R Arthaud.
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