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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1946

Page

4

Rosemary Meeting Hosts Bridge Session Highlights

Bridge was played at five tables yesterday at the Rosemary club hosted by Mrs. Clive Gray. High score honors went to Mrs. Nae Davis with low score for Mrs. George Horn. Refreshments followed, hosted by Mrs. Gray and Rosalie Hysell, with guests including Mrs. Wayne Marston and daughter Mary Lou, Mrs. Rex Crandall, Mrs. Boyd Foster, Patricia Brown, and Miss Hysell.

Rosemary Club Clive Gray Nae Davis George Horn Rosalie Hysell Wayne Marston Mary Lou Rex Crandall Boyd Foster Patricia Brown Hysell

Tibbetts Home Scene of Birthday Party

Mrs. Don Tibbetts hosted a surprise birthday dinner at her home for her daughter Sandra Ann who turned nine. Seven guests attended the dinner and gift opening, with circle games and daisies plus a birthday cake on display. Guests included Betty Campbell Kay McCreedy Patty Sorrell Barbara Redlinger Sally Bruty Madeline Redeker Diana Schulty. Jean Ann Emerson and Nancy Conner could not attend.

Don Tibbetts Sandra Ann Betty Campbell Kay McCreedy Patty Sorrell Barbara Redlinger Sally Bruty Madeline Redeker Diana Schulty Jean Ann Emerson Muscatine Nancy Conner

Ladies Aid Meets At Country Church

The Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid gathered in the church parlors with ten members and several guests. A memorial service for deceased member Mrs. Homer Kephart was conducted. Plans discussed for a social to honor returning servicemen. Bible study covered Proverbs, next Hebrews. Duets by Betty and Julia Koehler, with accompanist Mrs. Charles Wolfe, from Prairie Center. Refreshments served by hosts Mrs. Charles Can on and Mrs. Carl Sehneider. Pastel spring flowers decorated the tables.

Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid Carl Schneider Homer Kephart Betty Julia Koehler Charles Wolfe Prairie Center Charles Canon Carl Sehneider

Luncheon Honors Newton Visitors

Iowa report on corn borer control uses DDT in Muscatine and Scott counties showing reduced borer infestation from 80 percent to six percent in sweet corn fields. First Muscatine Island farm treatment applied mid June with 40 pounds of three percent DDT dust per acre, a second spray a week later as eggs hatched. Essential for Blood Iron is essential for the formation of hemoglobin.

Ames Iowa Harold Gunderson Lone State College Gunderson Muscatine Scott Counties Muscatine Island Harold Butcher

Borer Infestation Reduced by Two Applications

A second trial at the Kawata brothers farm near Buffalo in Scott county showed corresponding results as the initial test, with borer infestation reduced by fourteen percent after two applications.

Kawata Brothers Buffalo Scott County

PRESS CENSORSHIP IN RUSSIA HINDERS U S UNDERSTANDING

Frank Gannett of Rochester warned at the Chautauqua institute that Russian censorship misrepresents facts and misleads the public. He said continued censorship risks war between Russia and the West and urged the United States to push for changes.

Russia U. S Chautauqua N. Y Frank EB Chautauqua Institute Gannet America Gannett

British Delegates Call for Firm Stand on Press Freedom

The article notes British delegates at the United Nations urging a strong position to defend international freedom of the press. They argue press freedom enables awareness of global events and ensures nations receive truthful and complete reporting of actions abroad.

United Nations

Unidentified American remains in European cemeteries

The army reports about 4,000 of 134,000 Americans buried in European military cemeteries remain unidentified. Exhumations are underway to try to identify them, with native laborers assisting under army policy that assigns handling to American personnel.

Washington Army Europe

Search for 25000 missing soldiers near Mt Tom continues

American personnel press on with excavation and body removal after New England's worst air tragedy. The graves unit reports thousands of army and civilian experts plus German prisoners aiding the search for the missing or killed in Europe while officials question seven survivors of a twin engine naval plane crash near Ludlow.

Army New England Naval Ludlow Mt. Tom Pratt & Whitney Division United Aircraft Corp Hartford

Probe Crashes of Military Aircraft in Holyoke

In Holyoke Massachusetts on July 11 army and navy officials pressed a double inquiry into two military aircraft crashes. A pilot's log recovered from a converted B 17 indicated the craft was afire before it went down with 25 fatalities.

Holyoke Mass Army Navy

Love-Apple Tomato West Indian Name Explained

The term love-apple tomato refers to a fruit known by that nickname in West Indian usage. This brief note clarifies regional nomenclature and its meaning within local language context.

Oldest Galapagos Tortoises Reach Centuries

Giants of the Galapagos Islands are the earths oldest animals per Encyclopaedia Britannica. Individual tortoises exceed four feet in length, approach 400 pounds, and are thought to live 300 to 400 years.

Galapagos Islands Encyclopaedia Britannica

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