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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1941

Page

2

Stewart Party Heads to Ohio and Mission Meeting

Mr and Mrs Richard A Stewart and daughters Patty Lynda Finney and Helen Finney leave for Galion Ohio to visit Mrs Stewart's parents then take a three week vacation They will travel to Washington DC where Mrs Stewart will serve as Keokuk Presbytery delegate to the national Woman s General Missionary society meeting June 6 to 10 They will visit Philadelphia and New York before returning to Gabion to gather the rest of the party

Richard A. Stewart Patty Lynda Mable Helen Finney Galion Ohio New York City Gabion

Fresh eggs and local notes from town retail

Fresh eggs are 21c per dozen at Reister Bros. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bickel and daughter Verna returned from Mt. Pleasant. Miss Bickel visited Iown Wesleyan. Clara Ropers returns to work in Fort Wayne after Memorial Day visit with her mother Mrs. Katherine Ropers. Mrs Grace Wotter of Riverside shopped yesterday afternoon.

Reister Bros W. F. Bickel Verna Mt. Pleasant Miss Bickel Iown Wesleyan Clara Ropers Fort Wayne, Ind Katherine Ropers

Weekend Guests and Memorial Day Travels Across Iowa

Des Moines visitors Donald Peacock and Mary Hal joined Steve Jones for a Saturday afternoon visit. Cedar Rapids hosted Mr and Mrs Douglas Smith for a weekend with relatives. Ward traveled to Duluth Minnesota to visit daughter Florence Park. Chicago couples Albert and Joseph Koenigsmark spent Memorial Day and the weekend in town at the Music home. Memphis Missouri residents Paul Kutzner and children visited Harold Kline and L J Kehoe families in Webster City for the wedding of Joe Kehoe and Catherine Clare. Bloomfield’s Walter Lake and daughter Mary Elouise traveled to Milo Sorden home with Mrs Lake remaining for hosting duties. Lake and Sorden attended the Iowa Bandmasters association three day convention in Cedar Rapids. The Sordens hosted Lake and family will return Wednesday. Frances Stewart and Merle Quail of Chicago arrive to spend a week with Mrs C W Stewart. Virginia Braunshausen returned to Minneapolis after Memorial Day weekend with her parents in Des Moines, while Mrs James Griffin returned home from Des Moines. Dr and Mrs C A Boice and Sevilla of Fort Leavenworth left for Chicago to visit Tom Anderson’s home. Miss Boice will visit family before returning to work. Dr and Mrs Boice then head to Cleveland to attend American Medical Association meetings.

Walter Lake Mary Elouise Bloomfield Milo Sorden Virginia Braunshausen Minneapolis Minn James Griffin Des Moines John Braunshausen C. A. Boice Sevilla Fort Leavenworth Kan Chicago Tom Anderson Miss Boice

Standings Show National and American Leagues Tight in Early Season

National League standings list Brooklyn and Pittsburgh near .400 with Philadelphia and St. Louis trailing. American League shows Philadelphia leading followed by Tow teams, with Washington and Detroit midpack. Monday results include Cincinnati over New York and St. Louis over Brooklyn.

Gcbecs Brooklyn Omecimmiatt Pittsburgh Osreb Philadelphia Cincinnati New York Chicago St. Louis Boston M. Cooper Wyatt Derringer Carpenter Heintzelman Lamanna Lee Hughes W. L. Pet. Ocreverane Ou Pourrait Aia Ecm Agriogt Bicktane le Isha Ae Washington Cleveland Detroit Peek Trout Harris Bugby Leonard Auker Knott

Local and visiting relatives gather for weddings and graduations

Detroit residents and Buckeye Lake guests join Vera Stutsman’s wedding party in Ottumwa. Adrian Sutton earns a bachelor of science in physics at Iowa Wesleyan College as family members attend ceremonies in Mt. Pleasant. Other local visitors include Mrs. Glassburn from Chicago with newborn Diane, and Dr. Clara Gray returning from Chicago where Dudley Gray had surgery.

Adrian Sutten Iowa Wesleyan College J. A. Sutton Charles Robert Mt. Pleasant Clara Gray Chicago Dudley Gray Dr. Gray Ada Gray Hollingsworth

Rainbow Girls Plan Fort Dodge Assembly Attendance

Thirty members of the Rainbow Girls met at the Masonic temple to discuss attending the Grand Assembly in Fort Dodge on June 11 32 and 23. They voted to hold a Sunset Park picnic on the evening of June 16 before the regular temple meeting.

Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple Grand Assembly Fort Dodge Sunset Park Temple

Lily-White Feet and Secrets in a Small Town Kitchen

A narrator begs her mother for a stamp and hides lipstick, joking about beauty advice from a “News” column. She resents housework, frets over a Romeo, and schemes to charm Jimmie while keeping domestic talk from sparking gossip. The scene blends humor with flirtatious mischief in a domestic setting.

Jimmie Romeo Lambkins Sybil

Hope Marries Beauty Columnist’s Message in Quiet Victory

In a domestic scene, Hope wants to marry Jimmie and wins blessing from Mrs. Dale. Maybelle Lejeune’s beauty column persuades the mother, while Hope cleans and discovers her mother’s secret letter. Attic lockup reveals a truth that shifts Hope toward contentment and a mother’s quiet triumph.

Hope Mrs. Dale Maybelle Lejeune Joan of Arc Jimmie

Garden Club Hosts Annual Show and Sale at Trinity Church

The Riverside Garden Club staged its 44th annual meeting and banquet at Trinity Methodist Church. Attendees included the Riverside High School class of 1941 and H C Borup with Mrs Borup. Guests from the community and faculty joined in a program on labor and national defense, with officers and committees named for the coming year.

Garden Club Trinity Church Riverside Riverside High School Trinity Methodist Church H. C. Borup Borup Woman's Society For Christian Service Joseph Hartzler John Edward Tener Egnet Blaine Bell Wilma Jane Tener Dorothy Meeks Leo C. Critz Eunice Craig John Bates John R. Yeggsy Richard Buchwalter Eunice Craix Labor National Defense Leon Karel Walter Beranex Clifford Flynn Norval Flynn Lee Norris Norris

Light direction effects on glare noted in IChemE study

The Best Light Diagonal light from above skylights and monitor windows surpasses side windows for illumination. In the northern hemisphere, light from the north is least likely to be hard and glaring.

Birthday Party Honoring Mrs. Gammon With T.S.C. Club

Mrs. Ted Gammon hosted eight T.S.C. members with husbands and guests for a birthday gathering Thursday. Four tables of five hundred capped the night with high and low scores awarded to couples, plus prizes. Refreshments included escaloped chicken and angel food cake with strawberries, and a red white and blue color scheme graced the tables.

Ted Gammon T.S.C. Club Boyd Sanders Richard Hagist Alma Sharp Lauralee Teets Harold Teets Lauralee Kenny Denny Willis JoAnn Sanders Dickie Gammon Clark Willis and Oregon State

Do You Know Milk as the Near-Perfect Food

Question and answer from a sanitary engineer of the county health unit describe Grade A milk as the most nearly perfect food. It provides protein for tissue, carbohydrates for energy, minerals for bones and teeth, and vitamins for general well being. If milk were less bulky it would be perfect.

Enroll for Bible School at Junction and Local Obituaries

In Columbus Junction on June 3 enrollment reached 56 for the daily vacation Bible school at Columbus City. Classes meet at United Presbyterian and Methodist churches under Rev Harold C Irwin and helpers. Funeral services for William B Shellabarger 81 were held at Grandview church with burial at Indian Creek Cemetery. Robert Reaney graduated with distinction from the University law department.

Methodist United Presbyterian Martha Butler Columbus Junction Daily Vacation Bible School Columbus City United Presbyterian and Methodist Harold C. Irwin Harold Graham A. J. Zion Shellabarger William B. Shellabarger Grandview Grandview Community Cale Larsen Indian Creek Here

Live Wire Four-H Girls Club at Ames State Convention

The Live Wire Four-H girls club attended the state convention in Ames from June 11 to 14. Rev. John H. Gabriel of Davenport visited Friday with Mrs Priscilla Gabriel at Columbus City. Mrs Bk. R. Lacey and daughter Mrs Mabel Gee of Independence visited Saturday with friends here.

Ames John H. Gabriel Davenport Priscilla Gabriel Columbus City Bk. R. Lacey Mabel Gee Independence

Carlsbad Caves Formed Over 60 Million Years Ago

Geologists estimate the Carlsbad caverns began forming about 60 million years ago at the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. Water seepage into large limestone deposits created the caverns many sculptured formations.

Carlsbad Caverns

Reunion Banquet Committee Members Honored

The account praises committee members Rhea Warren Hoover Winnie Deal Beiter Ola Hamston Risk and Bertha Hay Miller for their hard work in a successful class reunion banquet. It notes two grandsons from Battle Creek Michigan, Stephen and Donald, with their parents Harold and Mrs Richardson, as part of the event.

Rhea Warren Hoover Winnie Deal Beiter Ola Hamston Risk Bertha Hay Miller Bertha H. G. Richardson Battle Creek Mich Harold Richardson Stephen Donald

Card of Thanks from John Strain and Family

The Strain family thanks neighbors and friends for expressions of sympathy and for the assistance of singers and casket bearers during their time of loss.

John Strain

Hospital Admits and Dismissals Reported

In today’s want ads, several individuals were dismissed from the hospital including Robert and Marcella Boileau of Washington Joan Harland of West Chester Mrs Ezra Smith of Washington route 3 and Mrs Clarence Brown of Brighton. Lester Hanlon of Brighton was admitted this morning.

Robert and Marcella Boileau Washington Joan Harland West Chester Ezra Smith Route 3 Clarence Brown Brighton Lester Hanlon

Book Learning Shaped Pioneer American Women

A historical note argues that although many pioneer women lacked formal schooling, they believed daughters needed substantial book learning equal to brothers to compete in the new world.

Shasta Daisies Require Bud Pruning First Year

The note explains that Shasta daisies bloom themselves to death in the first year if all buds are left intact. To prevent this, some buds should be removed to promote healthier flowering.

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Penney Wolf Floral CO Grace Wotter Donald Peacock Mary Halpin Steve Jones Douglas Smith Cedar Rapids L. B. Ward Duluth, Minn Florence Park Albert and Joseph Koenigsmark Music Home Paul Kutzner Memphis, Mo Harold Kline L. J. Kehoe Helen Laura Webster City Joe Kehoe Catherine Clare Frances Stewart Merle Quail C. W. Stewart Summen Ensembles Klein Klothing KO South Side Square McClure Newspaper Syndicate WNU Service Carl E. Ropers and Sons Gerry and Tommy Detroit, Mich H. Witthoft Virginia Meyer Buckeye Lake Elda Bekemeier Hubbard KE. E. Stutsman Vera Stutsman Courtney Kline Waterloo Jimmy Arnold Yarmouth Wilma Arnold Earle Mason Emma Heek Dubuque John Glassburn Diane Glassburn Darlene van Meter S. P. Finch W. A. Bealer Iowa City Y.W.C.A. Board Y.W Ethel MccCreedy Harriet Coulter Donald EK. Mast Burbank Calif Mr. Mast T. M. Mast California Iowa Ottumwa Rainbow Marie Bell Blains Gerot Esther Hardy Cleo Burich Donald Birka Kenneth Kern Donald Meeks Kenneth Rada United States Navy San Diego Ainsworth Craig Rummelhart Hills Roy Alt Glenn Pldridge Anna Griffin John W. Tener Leo Crits and Myre CIA Bible Junction Robert Reaney J. E. Reaney Law University of Town Norma Davis Carlsbad Caves Sinclair East Washington Street Marvin Buckwalter Sinclair Station East Washington St Homer Stephen Optometrist Shasta Daisies Lei Ek Bn
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