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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1945

Page

8

United Women’s Conference Links To UN Meeting In San Francisco

The July PEO Record reports the United Women’s Conference in San Francisco tied to the United Nations Conference on International Organization. About sixty organizations sent delegates, with P and O receiving one delegate at morning and evening sessions and five more at the evening meeting. Dorothy Weller represented the P O Sisterhood, and Ruth Bryan Owen Rhode attended and spoke. A specially written pledge poem “A Woman’s Prayer” by Mrs. Edward B Norton is praised as valuable.

United Women's Conference Dorothy Weller Ruth Bryan Owen Rhode Chautauqua

Washington City Council to Hear 1946 Budget July 6 1945

Washington Iowa taxpayers invited to a council hearing August 6 1945 at 7 30 p m in the Council Chamber to review expenditures for the year starting April 1 1946 A detailed receipt and disbursement statement will be available at the hearing City Clerk John X X Sowash signs the notice and outlines the budget figures

Noticf Washington Washington County Iowa Council Chamber

An American Family Visit at the Flaeding Home

A Washington County note recalls a pleasant dinner at John Flaeding’s with Ruth Foster Tholma Luther and others. The piece praises John Foster as a steady driver and notes the Flaedings’ hard but fruitful farm life since 1920, their debt-free home, and memories of the late Donald, marking Washington County pride in a resilient family.

John Flaeding John Foster Ruth Tholma Luther Mr. Foster Flaedungs Washington Ruth Foster Mt. Pleasant Dave Donald Washington County

Relatives Picnic at Wayland Park for Mt. Vernon Family

Mt. Vernon relatives gather at Wayland Park for a family picnic. Mt. Union visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ballew and Mrs. Eicher’s sister Mrs. R. R. Miller. Anna Marie Peterson visits grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Boshart. Grace Hebel and Mrs. Glen Greel head to Mayo Clinic. Captain C. C. Wyse, from Biloxi, awaits transfer to Randolph Field Texas for a blood clot in the left limb.

Ezra Wittmer Wayland Anna Eicher Jesse Ballew Mt. Union

Holland Princess Juliana sails for Holland with family

Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands is seen with her youngest daughter Princess Margriet Francesca before sailing from New York aboard the Queen Mary to return to Holland. Margriet, born in Ottawa, Canada, is two years old and will set foot on Dutch soil for the first time.

Juliana The Netherlands Princess Margriet Francesca New York Holland Ottawa Canada

visit patterns of relatives and friends around Wayland

The article lists several families visiting relatives across districts. Omer Boshart hosts children from the past year in Wayland while Lloyd Roth travels to St. Louis to meet Mrs. Wyse and children. Evalyn Graber visits the Graber family in Harrisburg and Flaine in Harrisburg, Pa.

Cildren Wayland Omer Boshart Lloyd Roth St. Louis Wyse Evalyn Graber Wilbert Graber Flaine Harrisburg Manuel Hiser Fisher, Jrl Ed Wenger Clarence Burkey Mt. Pleasant Elmer Roth Mahlon Wyse Ray Good Glen Richard Joe EB. Good Maude Meyer Clarence Wen

Riverside Social Notes Highlight Summer Visits and Reunions

Riverside residents share a flurry of family visits across Iowa and beyond. Mrs. A. H. Pogge returns to the telephone exchange after a two week vacation visiting kin in Salers Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Downs races and Hawkeye Downs. Lieutenant Leon Kleopfer completes a furlough then heads to Santa Monica after liberation from a German POW camp last year. A Connolly family reunion gathers relatives from Mason City State Center and Riverside with Mrs. Ingram and others.

Riverside John Krotz Krotz Emma Zillmer Kalong Iowa City Zillmer da Adams A. H. Pogge Foss Salers George Boges West Point Willis McNeill Fort Madison William Ingram Harold Cress Ingram R. L. Hall Lexington Nebraska G. D. Oldaker Pierre South Dakota Marjorie Hall North Liberty William Pogge Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Downs Leon Kleopfer Santa Monica Canif Kleopfer Martin Kleopfer Hollywood Calif Mary Kern Anthony Malicky Richmond Anna Krotz Joseph Krotz Ainsworth John Moss Washington Verne Moss Johnny Moss Connolly Charles Connolly Fred Connolly Mason City State

Mrs Wayne Knupp Hosts Snowball Social Club Meeting

Mrs Wayne Knupp hosted the Snowball Social club on a Wednesday afternoon with 12 members one child and visitors including her mother Mrs Darbyshire and Mrs Rittemhouse. Vice President Mrs Ralph Herr led the business with contests and quizzes run by Mrs Don Wylie and Mrs Adolph Guenther as refreshments were served.

Wayne Knupp Dom Derbyshie John Rittemhouse Cluy Glenn Fuhr Ralph Herr Don Wylie Adolph Guenther Darbyshire Cloyde Knupp

Remove Marks From Waxed Linoleum With Turpentine Rag

The article notes that black marks made by rubber heels on waxed linoleum can be easily removed using a rag dampened with turpentine.

Liquefy Honey With Gentle Heat Method

To liquefy sugared honey place the jar in a saucepan of hot water and heat slowly until smooth. This gentle warming prevents scorching and preserves flavor while restoring runny texture for easy use.

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