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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1962
Page
3
A home cooking column presents two dessert and main dish recipes by Helene Dillon. Handy Hot Dish uses ground beef rice cream soups and pimento baked in a buttered dish for 10 to 12 servings. Cherry Cheese Cake layers crust filling and cherry topping with chilling time.
A homemaker can use liver regularly to supply vitamins iron riboflavin and niacin. The Favorite Liver Patties mix browned liver with seasoned mashed potatoes and an egg then form ten patties and cook in drippings. Also brief notes: Bobby Darin schedule through 1962 and Peter Lawford film rights to The Kingdom of Johnny Kool.
Project Mercury officials prepared for a Thursday attempt to launch John H. Glenn Jr. aboard the Friendship-7 capsule on a globe spanning orbital flight from Cape Canaveral. After last week's weather delay, Glenn and backup Scott Carpenter conducted a six hour rehearsal and restocked crew readiness.
Iranian rescue teams guided by skiing champion Kayem Gilanpour search the Zagros highlands for five American airmen after a single engine plane crashed during a topographical training flight. Four identified crew members are Col. Walter Vann Maj Donald Carder Lt Col Walter Johnson and a captain Daniel Knotts.
In Goldstone California, America's Ranger III space probe missed the moon by about 23 000 miles and could not relay usable pictures of the lunar surface. The troubled craft faced dual failures during the weekend, ending a tense tracking session.
Ranger III launched from Cape Canaveral aimed to photograph the Moon during a solar orbit but the Atlas booster accelerated too fast. An essential antenna system failed on Sunday rendering received data meaningless. Ranger III joins Pioneer IV and V in solar orbit amid competing Soviet probes Mechta and Lunik II.
Patty Peiffer was honored at a Keota bridal shower Saturday hosted by Mrs Lyle Palmer and Mrs Mildred Ollinger. Thirty four guests attended with red and white decorations and bride dolls under an arch. Patty opened many gifts assisted by sister in law Mrs Gary Peiffer. Mr and Mrs Keith Jones celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Ralph Herr Mr and Mrs Don Mills Mr and Mrs Earl Cooley and Mr and Mrs Kermit Jones of Washington.
Washington high school and junior high teams schedule a busy period. Freshmen basketball heads to Kalona to face Mid-Prairie at 6 30 tonight. Tuesday the varsity and sophomores play Ottumwa with games at 6 30 and 8. Thursday the freshmen and new Demons wrestling team host Ft Madison with the reserves at 6 30 and the Mt Pleasant freshman game at 6. Friday the eighth grade travels to Iowa City at 5 while the varsity and sophomores go on the road to Ft Madison where the Demons seek a second straight conference win with the sophomore game at 6 30.
Night Hawks suffer a mixed bowling night with Bunglers and Daredevils leading early. Not So Hots post a 1936 team score while Daredevils reach 1906. Individual standouts include Wayne Robinson with 563 series and Cloyce Zieglowsky's 215 game.
The Loft ers and Hookers led the Team series with 2045 and 717 game scores respectively while Hookers posted 717 717 in two games. Individual leaders were Cloyce Zieglowsky 586 Weik 571 with Weik 228 Wells 203.
Ohio State leads Big Ten with 4 wins and no losses and 355 points for. Wisconsin and Illinois follow with 3 wins. Indiana and Iowa also contending. Week results include Indiana 105 Minnesota 104 and Wisconsin 89 Purdue 86. Upcoming games schedule Wisconsin at Illinois and Indiana at Northwestern with Ohio State at Purdue.
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