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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1949
Page
2
Local news notes a baby girl named Nancy Sue born July 12 at Mercy hospital Iowa City to Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Navy of Riverside. Grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. Car Jarrard of Washington and Mr. and Mrs. William Rees of Chicago. Several visits and extended family gatherings are recorded with multiple relatives traveling between Riverside Washington Chicago Manson Memphis and Kingsport.
George W. Rudiger and S. W. Easter depart for the 69th annual Northwestern Mutual Life agents meeting in Milwaukee with Mrs. Rudiger and Jeanne then head to Ashland to visit T. J. Rerdo. Other readers plan vacations visits to Chicago Des Moines Cedar Township and Waterloo while funeral attendees arrive from Des Moines and Chicago and University Hospital Iowa City reports a toe infection repair.
Admitted yesterday were Norman Merz Rl surgical Florence Spenner Kal ena medical. Today Mrs Lloyd Hayes R medical Dayle Swartz Washing ton medical. Dismissed yesterday Mrs Orlo Fry and son Kalena. Births yesterday Mr and Mrs Daniel Pence 220 S Iowa a son at 11 49 p.m. Today Mr and Mrs Rex Widamer Brighton a son at 10 47 a.m.
The YWCA Girls' softball league lists a twilight 8:30 p.m. Monday game at Green Field for Maybelles All-Stars versus Kalona, with Klein's Kubs facing Drive Inns at 7:30 p.m. The remainder of the season schedules dates through August 23 including matchups among Bums Red Caps Kubs Drive Inns and All Stars with multiple 8:30 p.m. All-Stars games.
Twenty seven boys and girls attended the first of four free golf lessons by Charlie Wiele at the Country club on Thursday morning. Most were boys with four or five girls in the class, ages 10 to 15, open to non members. Next Thursday morning is the next session. Today and tomorrow are the last chances to qualify for the men’s handicap tournament. Pairings will be made tomorrow for Sunday’s first round.
Striking London dock workers voted to end a 25 day walkout paralyzing the port and prompting a state of emergency request. Over 3,000 attended a mass meeting and 15,500 strikers were to return to work at 7 45 a m Monday amid detentions of three foreign nationals accused of being Communist agents.
The Freedom Train Local tours aboard two stainless steel trailers carrying replicas of early American documents to locations the main train could not visit.
A home cleaning tip suggests dipping a cotton cloth in kerosene to wipe away finger marks around a doorway, followed by wiping with another cloth wrung out in hot water for a clean finish.
Soil conservation agreements are nearly finished with farmers in the 12 000 acre watershed to limit silting as Washington county plans an artificial lake nearly twice as large as any other in Iowa. A tri county youth center is proposed near the lake receiving initial funding from the Community Chest. Washington Jefferson and Keokuk counties explore a park and youth camp project for regional groups.
The National Maritime Union and John Maletta led a return-to-work vote after a confrontation with plainclothes police. A compromise with the Canadian Seamen's Union ended a strike that halted dock work on two ships, prompting 10,000 troops unloading cargo for Britain to be withdrawn.
Cotton insect damage in 1948, though the second lowest since 1924, still cost farmers 202 million dollars and reduced yield by 6.6 percent. By comparison 1944 saw lightest damage in two decades with a 6.2 percent yield drop.
Advice stresses protecting soil with growing crops or residues to minimize damage from raindrop impact. If bare soil remains, tillage should leave an open fine cloddy surface to lessen erosion and loss.
Tom Blanchard, noted as a prodigy, created at age 14 an apple parer that peeled twice as fast as hand work. Four years on he built a tack-making machine capable of 500 tacks per minute, achieving rapid manufacturing success in his era.
The guide notes one inch steaks require 15 to 20 minutes for rare and 20 to 25 minutes for medium. Two inch steaks take 35 to 40 minutes for rare and about 45 minutes for medium done.
A large family night dinner at the Country club featured Dr and Mrs A W Clow with daughter Donna and grandchildren Robin Eddie and Donna Taylor of Boston Mass. Guests included many relatives and friends from Austin Tex Dundee Ill Los Angeles Fresho S D Cincinnati Ohio Falls Church Va West Chester and other locales.
Ruth Davis reported on her Girl State experience as a Grinnell delegate for the Crawfordsville American Legion auxiliary at the Legion hall. Officers were installed with Myral Smith as president and Mrs Claude McCoy assisting. delegate Elmer McArtor named to Des Moines convention with Richard Lease as alternate. The unit will fund district Knoxville veterans party and noted $42 raised at the July 4 ball stand. Twenty four members attended.
Social calendar lists events this week including an ice cream social hosted by Mr and Mrs Maurice Alvine on Friday morning and a Red Horsers picnic at Harold Brock's cabin on Sunday noon. Monday hosts Knights of Pythias at 8 PM and Tuesday features VEW and auxiliary picnic at Sunset Park with Meis and drinks provided. YWCA Mixer at 6 PM offers a pot luck supper in the YW room with conference reports to be heard.
Mrs. Amanda Mangold celebrates her 86th birthday today. Three year old Stephen John Putman, son of Mr and Mrs Wilson Putman, also turns three. Others listed include Marjorie Coon Rey Gardner Minnie Chance Alvin Sojka Edwin Barr Koehler Richard John Kos Douglas Minick Dr G E Montgomery and Vada Barr.
Mrs B G McBee and Mrs Mary McCleary of Beaver Falls Pa were guests at the WCTU meeting Thursday afternoon in Ida Cavender's home. Mrs Charles R Wilson led devotions and read the 100th Psalm. Three YWCA girls gave readings and Miss Cavender presented Her Observations. 25 sick calls were reported during the business meeting led by Mrs J A Hawthorne. Refreshments were served.
Mrs Paul Peiffer was hostess to St Marys Circle Thursday evening with Rev H J Corcoran and Juanita Haller among twelve members present. Mrs Leslie Payne led the business session and the evening was spent visiting.
Mr and Mrs Martin Rubner of Muscatine announce the engagement of their daughter Constance V Rubner to Ambrose Hermann son of Mr and Mrs Fred Hermann No definite wedding date set Miss Rubner graduated from St Marys high school in Muscatine Hermann attended Washington schools and served three years in the United States army.
Ten members gathered for a noon picnic at Mrs. E H Whitehead's home. After a short business meeting led by president Mrs John Shebeck, the group played Help Your Neigh bor and awarded prizes to Mrs Claude Bain and Mrs Albert Wehr. No August meetings planned, next gathering Sept 1 with Mrs Jess Campbell.
Refreshments were served by the hostess and her co-hostess Mrs. Orville Sehulty and Geraldine Sehulty. The committee for the August meeting will include Mrs. Earl Redlinger, Mrs. Guy Stumpf and Margareen Redlinger.
The Walnut Women’s Club met in Sunset Park with 12 members present. President Mrs. Glen Miller led the business session planning a family picnic on August 9 at 6 30 p m in the park. Mrs. Fred Longer hosted entertainment with two recitations and conducted contests. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Bagby assisted by Miss Bagby and Mrs. Charlie McKay. No August meeting. September hostess will be Mrs. Carl Nelson.
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