Specialist to Help 4-H Girls With Demonstrations
Iowa State college extension nutrition specialist Nelle Thompson will visit Washington to assist county 4-H club girls with their demonstration teams. Meetings at the Y M C A start 8:30 a m with six clubs reporting in the morning and seven clubs in the afternoon plus a second chorus rehearsal under Alice Hunter. about 30 girls expected.
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Nelle Thompson
Iowa State College Extension Service
Ames
Washington
Washington County
Miss Thompson
Fairview Farmerettes
Headliners
Jacksonites
Jolly Jokers
Glendale Gleaners
Northern Stars
Cedar Chains
Maplecrest
Willing Workers
Go-Getters
Good Luck Club
Pleasant Hill Club
Clover Leaf Club
Alice Hunter
Oldaker Hammer Family Reunion Held Near Iowa City
The Oidaker Hammer family reunion took place July 9 at the William Jr Hartsock home near Iowa CHy. Attendees included multiple families from Frytown Shar on Oxford Sharon Davenport Davenport Riverside Kalona Wellman and Iowa City with Uncle Willie Hammer age 66 as oldest and Patricia Ann Hill 9 months as youngest. The 1940 reunion is planned for the second Sunday in July at the Clyde Kennard home near Riverside.
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William Jr
Boyd Gosnell
Charles
Frytown
Lyle Patterson
Kenneth
Sharon
Calbert Koeffering
Doris
Oxford
Fred- Jeri Hahn
Bruce Patterson
William Hartsock
Iowa City
Elmer T. Kauffman
Ernest and
Delmar Way
Bobby House
Stuttgart
Ark
William Hartsock, Jr
David
J. M. Powell
Parnell
Harold Stone
Jerry
Davenport
Edwin L. Hill
Patricia Ann
Frank Crow
Dean
Margaret
Helen
Jeanne
Nyde Kennard
Ilene
Riverside
Shirley Ann Lawrence
Chicago
Willie Hammer
Atlantic
Ray Hammer
Thelma and Dale
Vertie Kennard
Kalona
Glenn Kennard
Richard
Robert
Marlene
Qeorge Scriven
Rita
Gene
Cliff Kalona
Ws Smith
Mary Elizabeth
Axine
Luella Jean
Betty Florine
Clifford
Velma
Mariana
Washington County Poultry Breeders Set July Polluck Supper
The Washington County Poultry Breeders association will host a polluck supper at Sunset Park on Thursday evening July 13 at 7 o clock. All members are urged to attend. H W Ramseyer secretary treasurer 12653.
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Washington County Poultry Breeders Association
Sunset Park
H. W. Ramseyer
Italian Dish Polenta Preparation and Servings
Polenta is a maize based Italian dish made with salt and maize meal. It is formed into thick paste cut into finger like strips and baked often with cheese. It is eaten alone or with roast liver or steamed meat and sauce.
Social Calendar shows club meetings and Centennial costumes
Wednesday events include C D A meeting at 8 pm and Harmony ice cream social at John Wheeler home with bring your own table service. Rebekah and 1 0 F joint installation, hall at 1 0 F. Thursday Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid and Prairie Flower Missionary Society meet at 2 pm. Rural Woman's Club program, Country club dinner at 6 30 pm with Centennial costumes. Walnut Women's Club at Sunset Park pavilion. Jolly Troopers afternoon. Friday U P Ladies Aid 2 30 pm wear Centennial costumes. Methodist Ladies Aid units meet at 2 36 pm. Loyal Woman's class 2 pm Baptist church. Saturday W R C hall 2 30 pm.
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C.D. of A
Ee Harmony Club
John Wheelan
Reebekah
Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
Walter Schroeder
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Cat Ehurch
Rural Woman's Club
Claude Rhodebreck
Walnut Women's Club
Harry Wentworth
Sunset Park
Pavilion
H.J
Blanche Shalla
H.H. Club
Forrest Walker
Margaret Cowden Circle
Presbyterian Church
Noble Grand Circle
Florence Hout
Jolly Troopers
Sam Petratz
U.P. Ladies Aid Society
Friendship Club
George Wallace
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
O. EB. Sisk
West
Jefferson Street
Charles Kennedy
Charles Palmer
Baptist Church
Birthday Listings Highlight Local Residents Turning 78
Dee Work of DeFuniak Springs born near Richmond and a Journal Three Quarter Century club member is 78 today. Other birthdays include Ernest Fisher of Salem, Ray Steele of East Highland, Mrs. H. O. Banks of Brighton, and Mrs. Raymond Kos of Wellman. Additional honorees include Sam Erwin, Mrs. Ives McKay, Dr. A. C. Peterson, Mrs. Cora Crumpacker, and Charlotte Earls. Joan Brown, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Brown, turns eleven, while Julius Crile of Merrimac is 103 today.
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Dee Work
DeFuniak Springs
Pla
Richmond
The
Journal
Work
Ernest Fisher
Salem
Ray Steele
East Highland
H. O. Banks
Brighton
Raymond Kos
Wellman
Sam Erwin
Ives McKay
A. C. Peterson
Cora Crumpacker
Charlotte Earls
Joan Brown
Higgins Couple Featured as Dinner Guests in Long Beach
Mr and Mrs Sheldon Higgins of Long Beach California were guests of honor at a dinner given in the home of Mr and Mrs Richard Stewart last evening. Mr and Mrs Ralph Kleese were also hosts with Mr and Mrs Stewart. After dinner the group enjoyed a local evening. Mrs Higgins is the former Eather Conger.
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Sheldon Higgins
Long Beach
Calif
Richard Stewart
Ralph Kleese
Stewart
Higgins
Eather Conger
Pair of twins not four individuals in common usage
Webster notes that the phrase a pair of twins designates two offspring born in one birth and that the word twins shares the same meaning. Despite literal math suggesting four, common usage treats it as two individuals rather than four.
Armadillos Are Mammals Despite Armor Comparison
Armadillos are not reptiles. they are mammals with flexible armor. The comparison to turtles misstates their biology.
Experience Teaches But Some Learn Only Troubles
Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown laments that experience can teach many lessons yet some men gain only the ability to recite their own troubles rather than wisdom from it.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Missionary Group Hosts Sunset Park Picnic
The Baptist Young Women's Missionary society held a picnic supper last evening in Sunset Park. Twenty members and three guests attended followed by a social evening. Committee members were Mrs. John Little Cora Hopping and Mrs. Marietta Workman.
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Baptist Young Women's Missionary Society
Sunset Park
John Little
Cora Hopping
Marietta Workman
Gorham Pavlock Marriage Announced in Missouri Ceremony
June Elizabeth Gorham and Frank Pavlock Jr. wed March 5 in Palmyra Missouri. Bride to live in Springfield with groom after next Saturday. Bride works for Illinois markets division daily newspaper league. groom works for Capitol City Ice Cream. Gorham family formerly resided in Washington where Mr Gorham was advertising manager of the Evening Journal.
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Paul L. Gorham
Loraine Avenue
Springfield
Ill
June Elizabeth
Frank Pavlock
Palmyra
Pavlock
Illinois Markets Division
Daily Newspaper League
Capitol City Ice Cream Company
Gorhams
Washington
Gorham
The
Evening Journal
Registered Nurses Society Picnic in Sunset Park
The Washington County Society of Registered Nurses held a picnic supper last evening in Sunset Park. Twelve members attended the social evening and a collection was taken for the fountain in Central Park. Mrs. Ed Squire Mrs. Wylie Anderson of Ainsworth and Mrs. Victor Masson served on the committee for the affair.
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Washington County Society of Registered Nurses
Sunset Park
Central Park
Ed Squire
Wylie Anderson
Ainsworth
Victor Masson
Reunion of Siberts Descendants Held in Mount Pleasant
Hazel Siberts attended a Siberts reunion at Saunders park in Mt. Pleasant with 33 attendees honoring Henry Siberts and his wife, Iowa pioneers who moved from Pennsylvania in 1865. The event featured remembrances, a program on Henry Siberts and his descendants, and plans to repeat next year.
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Siberts
Mount Pleasant
Hazel Siberts
Mt. Pleasant
Saunders Park
Henry Siberts
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Ohio River
St. Louis
Mississippi
Burlington
LeClaire
Winfield
Lella Fenton
Pleasant
Marie Brandenburg
Wheaton
Bessie Hixson
Des Moines
Winifred Montgomery
Town City
Hazel Riberts
Washington
Frank Siberts
Geneva
Mra
Myrtle Siberts
Miriam
Siberta
Ollie Dixon
B. F. Dixon
Harry McCall
Wahnee'gh Ingalls
Marriage of Olive Hawkins to Robert Beds in Durant
Ainsworth notice announces Olive Hawkins of Durant Oklahoma wed Robert Beds of Durant. The ceremony was July 1 in Durant. Mrs. Beds, a Durant nurse, trained in Ainsworth and Washington County hospital courses, has worked as a registered nurse for five years. The couple will reside in Durant where Mr Beds works as a salesman.
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Ainsworth
Mru
Flying Squirrels Likely Hidden In Woodlots Long Time
A note suggests flying squirrels may inhabit woodlots for extended periods without observation due to their nocturnal habits. The finding highlights how rare sightings can occur despite a stable population in local woodlands.
Adila Won’t Help Me Says Miserable Customer
A customer complains stomach distress was relieved only after taking Adia tablets, praising relief but noting ongoing work impairment. Geo L. McDaniel, a local druggist, promotes Adila for excess acidity with a money back guarantee.
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Geo. L. McDaniel
Mrs Sutherland Hosts Booster Club Meeting At Home
Mrs Austin Sutherland welcomed fourteen members and two guests to a booster club gathering at her home. Guests included Mrs Heling and daughter Marguerite. Roll call featured favorite evening recipes with canning tips.
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Austin Sutherland
Booster Club
Heling
Marguerite
Fred D. Stewart
Sam Neill
George Jarrard
Homer Jarrard
Bert Dill
Mae Smith
Lloyd Walker
Oral Norman
Arthur Duensing
Velma Jarrard
Marguerite Hering
Picnic Supper for Pythian Sisters and Families
Pythian Sisters and their families enjoyed a picnic supper in the Sunset Park pavilion attended by thirty five people. Afterward Mrs Everette Ward invited the group to her home where cards and Chinese checkers followed the meal. supper committee included Mrs Kenneth Lemkau Mrs Ralph Martin and Mrs Ward.
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Sunset Park
Everette Ward
Kenneth Lemkau
Ralph Martin
Ward
Value of England's Property Estimated at Fifty Billion
Article notes the value of England's property is estimated at fifty billion dollars. It mentions Cypress Trees Have Knees and explains that cypress knees are breathing organs that emerge when swamps flood, allowing gas exchange.
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England
Mrs. Earl Simpson Hosts Good Will Club Meeting
The Good Will club met yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Earl Simpson's home with eleven members and five guests present. Contests were led by Frank Mayhew and Charles Nicola. The group voted to donate two dollars to the fountain fund and was served cooling beverages by the hostess.
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Mrs. Earl Simpson
Good Will Club
Earl Simpson
O. B. Myers
Warren Long
L. L. Lemley
Everette Simpson
Duane
Frank Mayhew
Charles Nicola
Snakes and a Watch in Local Tales of Anita and Kreton
Mrs Mary Jensen aged 70 of Anita tracks 42 snakes this year in self defense with a daily record of eight. John Ricklefs watch lost decades ago resurfaces near Kreton field found by Arthur Eilts and cleaned up. Wayne County funds face lean months as campaigning echoes fade with a skunk bite triggering rabies scare.
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Mary Jensen
Anita
John Rickless
Kreton
Arthur Eilts
John Ricklefs
Kilt
Nazi Guest Visit to Premier George vanoff of Bulgaria
Berlin reports note the visitor was told of Germany's sympathy toward Bulgarian hopes for revision of the postwar treaty. The dialogue follows Bulgaria's territorial losses to Yugoslavia, Greece, and Romania after World War I. Diplomatic interest grows as world officials monitor the talks.
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George Vanoff
Bulgaria
Lin
Fee
Berlin
Germany
Neue Ily
Yugoslavia
Greece
Rumania
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Oldaker-Hammer Family
Economica
Iowa Southern Utilities CO
W.R.C
Hall
Julius Crile
Merrimac
Mr., Mrs. Higgins
A. B. Schmoeller
June E. Gorham
Frank Pavlock, Jr
Registered Nurses Society
Olive Hawkins
Mrs. Sutherland
Don
Glenn Hayes
Wayne County
James Fisher
West Ranch
Mr. Fisher
Chocolate Shop
George Kosseivanoft
W. S. Hammond
North
Marion
Yiears
Eaperienoce
Melvyn Douglas
Joan Blondell
Paris
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Sheart & Adve
von Mec
Joan Blondel
Hesterfield
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