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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1952

Page

3

Party worthy feminine refreshments for afternoon gatherings

A vintage guide outlines make ahead light treats for ladies entertaining. It lists Party Loaves with cream cheese and cranberry, Pecan Sandwiches with blue cheese filling, and a two dessert trio including Alaska Sundaes and fruit ice cream, plus a decorative ice cream service.

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Peanut Brittle Muffins and Grapefruit Salad Ideas

Readers are shown how to grind peanut brittle scraps into muffin mix for a candy crunch. Grapefruit shells and segments crown salads with options including avocado, shrimp, lobster, seedless grapes, or melon wedges. A tomato aspic ring mold centers a salad blend of ham, fish, chicken, cottage cheese, or vegetables.

Coppock Families Hold Reunion at Stash Park

Coppock families gathered at Stash Park Sunday for a cooperative noon dinner and social time. Out of town attendees from Davenport Wayland Fay field Keosauqua Stirner Des Moines Richland Lansing Mich Oklahoma City voted to keep Mr and Mrs Francis McConnell as president and secretary.

Coppoen Stash Park Mitty McConnell

Social Calendar Highlights Community Meetings and Dinners

The column lists events from Monday to Friday including Camp Fire Council meetings at Sopom Camp Fire rooms city hall, KP social in Spom, Y-Wives gathering with Mrs Walter Messer at Mere Wilson Putwan Cco-hostess sinecking project, Linger Longer family picnic at Sunset Park, Presbyterian prayer service at oat church Bethel Missionary Society events, Friendly Circle club with Mrs Harley Davidson, and DAR log cabin public access. Hostesses include Mrs Jessie W Stewart and Mrs Harold Durst while Portouer trembers welcome.

Walter Messer Mere Wilson Sunset Park Portouer Sunshine Community Henry Lanning Oat Church Bethel Missionary Societys Bethel Church Friendly Circle Club Harley Davidson

Night dinner and cleaning hints from a club notice

Instructions describe cleaning silverware with soap and damp cloth. Details mention leather purse washing and baby clothes finishing with pressing tips. Contains references to ironing and folding fabrics to restore creases and smoothness.

4 H Club Activities at Parmerettes Meeting

The Parmerettes 4 H club held a July 25 meeting at Mary Knote home with two leaders and nine members present. Members shared what they enjoyed about this year's project while demonstrations and exhibits were discussed for the upcoming tea.

Parmerettes 4-H Mary Knote Alien Peters

Local Families Visit and Travel Amid Summer Gatherings

Joy Fatreltid, a local grade school teacher, visits the area with Mr and Mrs Dob Shout near West Chester and Washington friends. The Dr L Moore family from Cincinnati arrived Saturday and joined Week's Creation at Creen Lake Minnesota before moving to Willmar Minnesota.

Joy Fatreltid Siacom Tres Pendencs Dob West Chester Washington L. Moore Cinctonati Ohio Moore Tone Creen Lake Minn Robert Bo More Willmar, Mine

Early Automobile Sales Show Six Year Cycles Through 1950

Automobile sales figures from 1803 to 1950 reveal a distinct six year cycle with 13 highs and lows. All but one peak or trough occurred on schedule or within a year and a half of perfect timing, indicating a rhythmic pattern in early automotive markets.

Duryea Brothers

Boron Carbide Uses Expand in Abrasive Materials

Diamonds are not the hardest material. boron carbides follow in hardness and see use where abrasion resistance is key. They are employed in dies for wire drawing and jeweled bearings and have grown common in abrasive products in recent years.

Barbados Folklore and Unusual Island Practices

Barbados is described as a land where poorer homes have no window glass, relying on stout shutters to ward off evil spirits after sundown. The narrative notes pigs kept on leashes for market and living fish caught for a staple on the island’s menu.

Barbados

Egg yolk holds greater nutrition than egg white

Eggs provide protein iron vitamin A and riboflavin with the yolk offering more overall food value than the white.

Leap Year Marriages Add No Boost in Rates

The New York Journal of Commerce reports that marriage rates do not rise during leap years as some propose. The finding suggests no measurable surge in marriages in leap year periods.

NY. Journal of Commerce

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