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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1945
Page
2
Davenport residents host family visitors and travelers while local offices issue notices. The McLellan store inventory break and license renewal deadlines affect residents. Regional families from Des Moines to Iowa City visit kin, with extended stays and travel updates.
Ainsworth hosted Crawfordsville and Olds in a Friday night basketball showdown on the home floor. Crawfordsville edged Ainsworth 26 to 24 as Norris led Ainsworth with 17 points and Davey paced Crawfordsville with 14. reserves also contributed an 18 to 16 Crawfordsville win with Simkins scoring 10 for Ainsworth and Whitins 5 for Crawfordsville.
Washington Y team and Ainsworth Independents meet at 8 pm at the YMCA to settle a tied game in regulation. A prior result had Washington and Ainsworth 32-31 or 31-31, prompting a playoff and tonight's showdown on the YMCA court. Washington beat Wayland 138-48 last Saturday with Bob Marshall scoring 16.
Frances Johnson of Fort Madison and Colleen Adams of Shenandoah were weekly houseguests of Bette Snakenberg and Lois Mace. Phyllis Brown joined them from State University of Town before returning to Iowa City. Frances Falk, nurse student at University Hospital Iowa City, spent an over Sunday with her parents. Marilyn Barr of Muscatine stayed with Maggie DeLashmutt. Mr and Mrs M C DeLong visited Ottumwa with their son-in-law and daughter Roy Caviness and family.
Wilma Young of Ainsworth was released from the hospital this afternoon. Major and Mrs. Charles Hazel ett of 1003 West Monroe Street announce the birth of a daughter at 6:52 this morning weighing eight pounds five and a half ounces.
Judge P J Siegers of Newton was ill and unable to hold court today and will appear next Monday. Mrs Siegers told the county clerk the judge has a cold and cannot preside this week as previously announced.
James M. Allen 21 and Luise Hendrickson 19 marry Feb 18 in Grafton N D after Allen’s enrollment at Drake University under the GI Bill. Allen, son of Mrs Do C Allen Centerville is a freshman pre law student and will receive a $25 government allowance atop his current $50 monthly stipend and fully paid tuition books and lab fees.
A study notes one in eight grooms or brides has been married before and that remarriage rates rise with age for widowed or divorced people. Women under 25 and men 25 to 29 show optimal marriage ages, while New England data suggests a rapid decline after these ages. Men remarry later than women, and financial penalties often deter widows from remarriage. The high remarriage rate among younger divorcees hints at incentives for quick remarriages.
Guidance warns of electrical shock hazards during laundry. Install a grounding wire from washer frame to a water pipe to detect insulation breakdown by fuse blow. Dry conditions can cause personal charges from walking on rug or linoleum, producing a harmless shock when touching metal.
Culling of laying hens should start at hatch to remove weak deformed and slow maturing pullets. Focus on health, vigor and egg production by breeding from proven high producing strains. Culled pullets and hens fetch good market prices or can be stored or canned for home use. Locker plants offer cheaper storage than feeding non producers.
Bob Livingston hosted a birthday dinner Saturday at his parents home to mark his 17th birthday observed earlier in the week. Mrs. Livingston prepared a two course meal with lighted tapers and little dog decorations as friends from Muscatine and nearby towns attended the party.
A member of the Journal's Three Quarter Century club Mrs Elizabeth Zwicki of Keota marks her 79th birthday born in Switzerland. Today also honors first birthdays for Bayneeta Jean Vreeland Eugene David Lintz Tania Ann Trotman Aldeen Grace Yoder and Thomas Lee Fritz with candies on cake.
Natural feeds should provide most minerals for dairy cows but some rations lack essentials. Calcium is deficient in Timothy and some legumes, while phosphorus may be low in certain soils or legume hays. When grains are scarce, a phosphorus supplement may help. normally grains supply sufficient phosphorus.
Congratulations go to Mr and Mrs Harry Dye married in 1902 and to Mr and Mrs Clarence Boshart Route Two married in 1922 as they observe anniversaries in local notes.
Birthday wishes are extended to Alvin Shebeck and Jimmie Young son of Mr and Mrs Farrel Young of South Hill. Catherine Jean Morris daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh Morris of Ainsworth. John Kenneth Patterson son of Mr and Mrs John Patterson. Mary Horak of South Highland and Albert Orcutt.
Caroline Joyce Peterson celebrates her seventh birthday today. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Peterson of Pilotburg and shares the occasion with family and friends.
The Entelodont was the earliest known hog often reaching five feet high. Pig confinement can cause anemia within weeks. Lime loss from soil drainage equals over 700 pounds of limestone per acre annually. A dollar buys thousands of matches, one match can ruin millions in property. Burning off weeds harms pasture and causes erosion exposure. DDT, a new insecticide, is hailed as a century making gift to farmers, with supply limited by military needs.
Instructions describe turning surplus or rancid fat into soap. Melt the fat, add one pound of lye in three pints of water per seven pounds of fat, stir until honeylike, and pour into containers. Do not heat above 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
A simple kitchen tip suggests adding a few slices of potato to hot lard while frying doughnuts to absorb excess heat and prevent burning the doughnuts. The method aims to keep the doughnuts evenly cooked and reduce waste.
The schedule lists Monday night church supper and Bible class and Tuesday events from Valley Ladies Aid through various clubs and organizations including Priscilla, Rosemary, and American Legion Auxiliaries. Thursday brings Pilotburg Ladies Aid and Junior High P.T.A. activities with multiple hostesses and locations.
A large turnout filled the Egypt schoolhouse for a Friday community social. The program featured group singing by the primary and older students, plus nostalgic choir songs from earlier decades. Prizes were awarded in bingo and games, with Bernadine Sonkup on piano and refreshments provided by the committee. Entertainment committee members include Mr and Mrs Dwane Shalla Mr and Mrs Harold Strum Mr and Mrs Adolph Shalla. refreshment organizers are Mrs Orval Meyers Miss Soukup and Mrs Paul Yanskey for the February social.
Betty Bell and Lieutenant Robert Wehrle of Wellman were married Saturday morning at the Wellman Catholic church. The ceremony was performed by Rev Keubiik with the couple attended by the groom’s brother and sister in law Milton and Mrs Wehrle. The bride wore a white street length dress with orchids and the groom’s wife wore a blue dress with talisman roses. A wedding breakfast followed at the Mannering with immediate family and a few intimate friends. The bride is the daughter of Eardley Bell and a 1943 Wellman High School graduate. The groom, son of Mrs Elizabeth Wehrle, is a Wellman High School alumnus who trained as a bombardier at Carlsbad New Mexico and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. They will proceed to Carlsbad for his new assignment.
The Presbyterian church announces a morning prayer gathering at 9 30 a m Wednesday. The meeting aims to provide quiet reflection and communal worship for attendees.
Dissolve one tablespoon of oxalic acid in one third cup of boiling water. Dip a cloth into the solution and rub the copper kettles briskly. It will brighten them. Polish with a soft cloth.
About 56 billion pounds of whole milk were used in 183 dairy product manufacture. This marks a decrease from 1942 of roughly 4 billion pounds, or seven percent.
A zoological note states that alligators and crocodiles possess the smallest brains relative to body size among living animals. The comparison highlights brain-body proportion across species.
Mrs Anna Mullet recounts a recent trip to Ann Arbor Michigan and Mrs Omer Roth asks a question box. A social time followed the program and refreshments were served by a committee including Mrs Grace Schowalter Mrs Filla Wen eer Mrs Elizabeth Rinner and Frances Conrad.
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