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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1941

Page

3

Snowball Social club hosts afternoon gathering

Mrs. Adolph Guenther hosted yesterday afternoon for eleven members of the Snowball Social club. Guests included Mrs. Lloyd Alliman Mrs. Earl Redlinger Mrs. Glen Fuhr Florence Kyle and Eunice Kyle. President Mrs. Walter Kyle led the business meeting which planned an ice cream social at the Carl Jarrard home Tuesday evening. The next meeting will be in three weeks with Mrs. Carl Jarrard.

Adolph Guenther Lloyd Alliman Earl Redlinger Glen Fuhr Florence Eunice Kyle Walter Kyle Carl Jarrard Jarrard Glen Knapp

Evelyn Shellabarger and Glenn Samuels Wed in Kahoka Mo

Evelyn Wstella Shellabarger of Columbus Junction and Glenn Everett Samuels of Morning Sun were married at Kahoka Missouri on Saturday July 26. Rev J W Monroe of the Methodist church officiated at the parsonage with mothers as attendants. The bride wore black and white net with white accessories and the couple will reside nearby.

Columbus Junction Evelyn Wstella Shellabarger Egebert Shellabarger Glenn Everett Samuels Charles Samuels Morning Sun Kahoka J. W. Monroe Methodist Church

Kephart and Davison Family Reunions Announced

The Kephart family reunion is set for Sunday at noon in Sunset Park with baskets. The fourth annual Benson Havre schoolhouse picnic occurs Wednesday August 6 with invitation for former teachers pupils and friends to bring baskets. Davison family reunion planned Sunday August 5 in Wayland Park.

Kephart Sunset Park Benson Havre Davison Wayland

Japanese Face Food Scarcity Warnings and 12 Year Plan

Tokyo July 31. Agriculture Minister Hiroyasu Ino warned a further drop in food consumption may be needed while assuring adequate supply for emergencies. He linked farm labor shortages, fertilizer needs, and crop diseases to shortages and outlined a 12 year plan to boost rice and wheat under government direction, with efforts to plant sweet potatoes and import foreign rice. In Korea the government aims for better labor and fertilizer distribution amid wartime strain.

Tokyo Hiroyasu Ino Ino Japan Korea

Birthday greetings and civic notes from unidentified paper

Many happy returns greet a Grandview born 81st birthday today for Mrs. T. L. Tucker of Washington. Donna Jean Rich and Dennis Allen celebrate first birthdays, Betty Babcock has one in Chicago, with Mary Jones and Mrs. Mary Triska also noted. Mr. and Mrs. James Casey Sr. mark their 2nd wedding anniversary. A Japan Germany transport disruption prompts a government agriculture control speech by Ino urging production or consumption limits to tackle a food shortage and hinting at rice price increases to spur production.

Donna Jean Rich Donald Rich Brighton Dennis Allen Horace Allen Japan Germany Ino

West Chester Social Calendar Listing

Friday events include Friendship club and families at Fred Shaw home with registration in the morning. Rebekah lodge in the afternoon at C.F. hall. Woman's Missionary Society at U.P. church dining room with a bring dish to pass lunch. Red Cross sewing 9:30 to 4.00. Junior American Legion auxiliary reorganizes at Legion rooms at 2:30 p.m. Saturday has W.R.C. 2:30 p.m. at G.A.R. hall.

C.F. Hall Woman's Missionary Society U.P. Church Woman's Council of Christian Church Red Cross American Legion Auxiliary Legion Rooms

Shake Quilts While Drying and Launder Guidance

Instructions advise laundering quilts in warm sudsy water, rinse in clear warm water, and hang in a shady place. Shake the quilts several times during drying to avoid pressing.

Sunshine Club Picnic at Lake McBride Draws Fifty Attendees

Members of the Sunshine Community club and guests gathered for their annual picnic at Lake McBride yesterday at noon. Among the attendees were Jesse Myers of St. Petersburg, Dean Myers and the Wolfe families from Decatur, Norma Churchill, Martha Davis, G. M. Wylie, and George Zeck. Attendees swam and socialized after a basket dinner. The planning committee included Mrs. Carl Koehler, Mrs. Henry Sutherland, Mrs. Grace Koehler, and Mrs. Charles Wolfe. A chicken supper was scheduled for 6:30 PM Thursday at the Charles Zieglowsky home.

Sunshine Community Club Lake McBride Jesse RB. Myers St. Petersburg Fla Dean Myers Haskins Charles and Marorie Wolfe Decatur, NL Norma Churchill Martha Davis G. M. Wylie George Zeck Carl Koehler Henry Sutherland Grace Koehler Charles Wolfe Charles Zieglowsky

Gracehill Ladies Aid Plan Guest Day Event

Ten Gracehill Women and Norma Eyestone met at the Community building for a devotional reading of the 23rd Psalm and a short poem. They held a brief business meeting to finalize plans for a guest day and an August seven ten cent social. The South West group will handle entertainment and the Northeast group will provide refreshments.

Gracehill Ladies Aid Society Norma Eyestone Lester Small

Plan Golf Breakfast Wednesday at Club

Twenty women played golf yesterday at the Country club with Mrs. Robert Patterson winning the tourney with a 43. A turkey luncheon followed as Phyllis Otto of Atlantic gave a golf exhibit. The group plans another golf breakfast next Wednesday at 7 30 AM with reservations due by Tuesday noon to Mrs. Nels Westermark or Mrs. J W Shenefelt.

Robert Patterson Phyllis Otto Atlantic Nels B. Westermark J. W. Shenefelt

Lack Space for Wheat Storage

A Minneapolis report warns America faces a huge wheat harvest but insufficient storage. With a projected 900 million bushels, grain storage constraints hinder profits, as embargoes in Kansas City and Chicago push producers to unload. Limited elevator space, a slow spring wheat movement, and wartime demand strain railcars and lake ships.

Minneapolis Minn America Kansas City City Chicago

Honor Mrs Popham in Wellman Home on 92nd Birthday

Mrs Margaret Popham celebrated her 92nd birthday at her Wellman home with a turkey dinner attended by four of her living children and many grandchildren. Guests included relatives from Cedar Falls Iowa City and Hills with gifts and flowers, and she remains active in church quilting and reading. A Juvenile convention in Fairfield featured 16 Wellman Royal Neighbors juveniles delivering closing exercises.

Wellman Margaret Popham Washington Journal Three Quarter Century Club Grandma Clarence Humphrey Humphrey Flora Cleo Moothart Will Eckhardt James Aggison Margaret Patton Popham Tuscarawas County Ohio Knox County D. Popham Iowa Hallie Maule Pharr Texas Methodist Missionary Society Ladies Aid Popham Flora, Wellman F. L. MaHannah Cedar Falls Bert Popham Lynn Trela Edith Vaughn Robert David Garth Thomas Wayne Popham Beatrice Ward Popham Sondra Charles DeLong North English Herry Wade Willard Popham Gene Betty Jimmy Junas Parnell Ben DeLune Richard Hills R. G. Popham Earline Calta Iowa City Opal Denison Royal Neighbors Clifford Curl Royal Neighbor Leo Gislain O. Stoner Melvin Miller Earl Whetstine Fairfield Wellmar Freddie Paulette Gislain Barbara Lydon Swartzendruber Dean Duane Donnie Charlene Miller Kenneth Wahl Delores Carolyn Hochstetler Marjorie Ull Frances Lee Bobby Dean Judy Kay Whetstine

Wormwood used as bitter aromatic plant in medicines

Historical note highlights Wormwood as a bitter aromatic plant valued for medicinal uses and tonics, noting its role in traditional remedies and local tonics.

Families Shrink to 3.8 Persons on Avg in Census

The U S Census Bureau reports the average family size has fallen from 4.1 to 3.8 persons. This decline reflects changing household patterns across the nation and may affect housing and social planning discussions.

Farmers urged to use farm storage amid grain space shortage

The article notes extra space in country elevators and on farms across Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Montana. Farmers are urged to provide temporary storage on the farms to prevent a serious situation, with millers and elevator operators backing the call. The Federal government offers farmers loans of 7 cents per bushel to build farm granaries.

Minneapolis Northwest E. J. Grimes Cargill Grain Company Minnesota Dakotas Montana

How to prevent diphtheria with immunization

Diphtheria can be wiped out by preventive immunization which stimulates the body to produce protective substances. Protection develops slowly but lasts many years. The greatest number of cases are in children six months to six years, so parents should have every child protected early in life.

China's co operatives aid refugees and war economy

China's cooperative system helps refugees rehabilitate and contribute to the wartime economy, forming a key social and economic method during conflict.

China

Washington Lodge No 26 Regular Monthly Meeting Notice

Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. W M Lee Holland and Secretary A W Yard urge member attendance and provide contact details.

Washington Lodge No A. F A. M Lee Holland W. M A. W. Yard

Train Schedules for West and Eastbound Lines

The notices list daily train arrivals and departures on the CR 1 P routes with stops at Washington and California services. Eastbound Local trains No 2 and No 44 Californian run on regular schedules, and No 4 Golden State Limited departs at 3 08 am. The Knoxville Branch No 430 operates daily except Sunday with departures at 9 55 am and 10 45 am, with agents Goodlander and Anderson coordinating.

Golden State Limited Washington California Knoxville Cc. F. Anderson Kansas City-Davenport Southwest W. Cc Bell

Burlington Trailways Local Bus Schedule

Bus No 3 leaves Washington 600 am. Bus No 9 leaves Washington 802 pm. Bus No 7 leaves Washington 345 pm daily. Omaha to Chicago Bus No 2 leaves Washington 345 pm. Bus No 6 leaves Washington nights 1210 am. Bus No 10 leaves Washington 1123 am. All eastbound buses go to Chicago. Tickets purchased at Bus Depot Candy Kitchen North Side Square for trip to any point. Al Cantoni Agent.

Omaha Chicago Washington Candy Kitchen North Side Square AL Cantoni Agen

Murdered socialite Carlie haunts Mat Bream in linked noir

In a tangled criminal tale on a Sunday morning, Mat Bream awakens to memories of Carlie Swift’s murder. Detective work centers on a feared couple from the ferry incident, a dangerous envelope, and Jane Rider's connection as state troopers question Mat, David Farland, and the Rider household. Brean frets over hidden loyalties as attorney Dick Garrison presses for truths about Carlie's death and a dangerous pamphlet.

Haverstraw Jane Rider David Farland Richard Garrison David Jane Mat Bream Fan Rubley Bream Mat Garrison Breanu Fan Carlie Kurt Mattila Bream Brean Deeck Dick Garrison Farland Rider Macklin His Carlie Swift Doremus Europe Breana Pete Jefferson Pete Brenan Carlie Os Cree Lease Neon Phen Carlie

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A. Guenther Evelyn Shellabarger Glenn Samuels Erue T. L. Tucker Grandview Betty Babcock John Babcock Mary Jones Mrs Mary Triska James Casey, Sr Washington Dairy Grree Tain Mezz Women of the Moose Sy. Muscatine Leg’n Bitzer Bellevue Hosp Nurses Alumnae Vv F. W John Harold Kemble W.R.C G.A.R. Hall Gracehill Grimes W. M. Tweeten Chapeau London Britain BR. P. L. Etter S. Iowa L. Goodlander Cc. M Davenport Southwest Limited Burlington Trailways Washington Ee Eee West Carrollton, O Dayton, O Alec Maryse Rutledge King Features Syndicate Ime
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