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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1943
Page
3
A large group of relatives gathered for dinners honoring Corporal Technician TeBockhorst on furlough from Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania. Additional attendees from the TeBockhorst families and friends appear in the Sunset Park event listing with numerous relatives named.
Braden club held an ice cream social Monday night at Elmer Mason home. About sixty attended including Mr and Mrs Louis Blaine and family from Burlington Mrs Sna and others. Ice cream cookies coffee were served on the lawn after a club business meeting and singing. Next meeting announced by Carl Atkinson.
Announcement of a special meeting at K C Hall 130 Friday evening July 9 called by Louis Dempsey president of Union Glory's Iowa Southern Utility urged attendance and notes it is an important gathering.
Mrs. Bill Crayne reports district residents visiting and hosting relatives. Ralph Kleese and family spent Sunday in Iowa City. Marvin Williamson’s home welcomed Mrs. R. H. Mahin and Betty from Rock Island for a weekend. James Brooks and Carl Rothlis traveled to Iowa City to train. Donald Wheelan returned from Oklahoma City to spend five days with his parents and Mrs John Wheelan.
Social calendar lists multiple events including Country club ladies potluck at 7 p.m. in the club house with dish to pass, Rebekah club 6:30 p.m. at Odd Fellows hall with BYOS, Ruth Nichol Missionary luncheon with transportation at 12:45, Prairie Flower Missionary Society afternoon gathering, Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid at Dancielite with hostess Mrs. Will Longer, and Firea Friendship club 2 p.m. with Mrs. Lyda Gideon hosting.
Birthday and anniversary notices list Roy Means and his spouse celebrating a marriage milestone. The day marks birthdays for Mrs. Gilbert Hotle of Columbus Junction P L Fenn James Farrington Mrs Albert Wehr of Haskins and Joe Krotz of South Highland. Merle Gene Conrad turns three, Sally Jean Finch marks ten, with other local celebrants named in Washington Fairfield and nearby communities.
Sunday calls at the Francis McConnell home and weekend visits extend to Barbara and Virginia Dare at the Glen Knapp residence. Mrs. James Swift Mrs. R H Mahin and Betty Jean attended a six o'clock dinner at the Lloyd Swift home. A Sunday call occurred at the Bill Crayne home and Ed Mayhew visited the Frank Kephart residence. Rent advertised in classified section.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Daering and Keith of White Oak hosted a cooperative dinner Sunday for friends and relatives. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Daering and Patricia Ann of White Oak, O. G. Gowey and Donald, Merril Gowey, Bruce and Anna Marie, Robert Pickard, and Max Bales of Pleasant Plain.
A wartime style call to action invites readers to join the Salvagettes and turn stale bread into bread sticks. Cut loaf, brush with margarine, bake about 20 minutes in a moderate oven, and serve.
Bob Martin has returned from Fort Madison and expects to join the armed forces soon. Mrs. Merle Twinam and Mary Virginia visit New London with Mrs. Twinam’s mother. Several families host and visit across town, including the Grabers, Summers, Williams, Littrells, and Blanchards, with neighbors sharing meals and gatherings.
A birthday anniversary gathering for Charles Havel was held at the Havel home southeast of Riverside. A noon cafeteria meal did not occur and the afternoon was social. Attendees included families from Washington Kalona Ainsworth Lone Tree River side and local relatives.
Army mess sergeants claim excess bowls and gadgets waste time and effort and urge “clean up as you go.” They show single bowl use for mixing, bread stuffing, dressing, and batter preparation, plus shortcuts like browning meat in a large pan and making one dish meals. Recipes for Shrimp and Biscuit Pie Old Fashioned Brazil Nut Lamb Stew with Bran Dumplings and Quick Florida Cake illustrate the approach.
Mrs Melvin Havel and family return to Riverside to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Louis Waldschmidt with PFC Gerald Chamberlain en route to Gowen Field Boise Idaho. Milo Stransky and family stay with Mrs Stransky’s parents, Norma Knebel visits from Iowa City, Clement Mottet and family with Claude Reister in Washington, Franklin Davidson and children of Davenport visit former Riverside residents, Ida Dorothy Skubal of Mercy hospital Iowa City spends weekend with the Skubal family.
The annual McCreedy family reunion was held Monday at the M W Steele home. A cooperative dinner was served at noon and a social afternoon followed with Maxine Marshall among the guests. The next gathering will be with Mrs A K Kephart.
Mrs Himmelreich hosted a Friendly Social Club gathering yesterday afternoon for thirteen members. Guests included Mrs Glags burner and Jennie Strum. The business meeting was led by president Mrs Carrie Mayhew.
A firm mellow seedbed is essential to keep seeding rates low and improve moisture retention. It reduces drought risk by holding moisture better than a loose bed, and seeds should be covered shallowly, about one quarter inch.
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