New Kitchen Opens at Farm Bureau Building Demonstration Hub
A newly used demonstration kitchen at the Farm Bureau building, funded by a 4-H and Rural Washington County effort, will serve township women's groups, 4-H clubs, Rural Youth and Farm Bureau gatherings. Led by Muriel Collier, the project trains leaders, demonstrates kitchen design, and provides a model for farm kitchens with features like a U plan, adjustable shelves, a stainless sink, a 30 inch range, and portable demonstration table. Funding came from ice cream socials, a square dance, baked product sales, and donations from the 4-H club and Farm Bureau board.
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Farm Bureau
Extension Service
Women’s Committee
Washington County
Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Muriel Collier
County Extension Home
Iowa State College
Duensing
Booth
County
Farm Bureau Board
Women's Committee
Turnipseed Home Hosts July Bride elect Shower
A prenuptial shower at the Lloyd Turnipseed home honors Mary E K Waggoner who will wed William Foster on July 6. Dorothy Turnipseed hosted. guests listed include Mrs. Lloyd Turnipseed Sr. and Mrs. Lloyd Foster among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary EK. Waggoner
William Foster
Family Night Dinner Planned at Washington Golf Club
The second family night dinner at the Washington Golf and Country Club will be held Thursday evening with Mrs Lafe Stout as chairman and Mrs Roy Sowash as telephone chairman. After the 6 80 o clock dinner the evening will include bridge and canasta. Reservations must be in by this evening June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Golf and Country Club
Lafe Stout
Roy Sowash
Cotton thread can extend over 150 miles per pound
The report notes that cotton can be spun to an extraordinary fineness with a single pound of thread capable of reaching beyond 150 miles in length.
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings and Events
A packed social calendar lists meetings and gatherings through the week. Highlights include Pythian Sisters at KP hall, Altar Rosary Society at St James, Merry Makers at 2 pm, Ainsworth OES, and multiple luncheons, socials, and service group events at churches, clubs, and the country club. Community groups such as the Harmony Club, Snowball Social, AC and I, Linger Longer, and Rosemary Club appear with times and hostesses.
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Russell Bell Pythian Sisters
Rosary Society
St. James
Merry Makers Club
Richard Young
Ainsworth O.E.S
Woman's Golf & Bridge Association
Harmony Club
Faye Mackey
Everette Beenblossom
AC & I Club
Ira Mitchell
Clyde Dawson
Reid Moore
R. Adams
Wellman
Boyd Foster
Urban TeBoekhorst
Pilotburg Ladies Aid
Merle Howsare
Dean Schwartz
St Paul's Women's Guild
Glen Cuddeback
Gary Sheetz
Delta Alpha
Sunset Park
Rebekah Lodge Meeting at Local Hall
WSCS Workshop at the local hall starts 10 a m in the morning. Methodist church group invites all to attend with coffee provided. Bring a sack lunch, thimble, thread, and scissors. Everyone welcome.
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Rebekah Lodge
P.m. Loocf
WSCS
Couple to Wed Soon Honored at Picnic
Guests at a Sunset Park picnic honored Cpl Donald Bartholomew and Dorothy Reese Lockridge. The couple plan to marry June 8 and depart June 15 for Fort Sheridan Illinois where Bartholomew is stationed. A wedding gift was presented to the couple.
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Sunset Park
Cpl
Donald Do Bartholomew
Dorothy Reese Lockridge
Donald
Dorothy
Ft. Sheridan
Bartholomew
Howard Hoyle
Gerald
John Waters
Tommy
Join Combe
Jimmy
Leland Sheetz
Melvin Booth
George Bartholomew
Daryl Hoyle
Junior Watson
James Combs
Initiate Class of Four Into Rainbow Girls
At the Rainbow Girls meeting on Monday evening four new members were initiated. Eva Blattner presided as worthy advisor. The candidates were Jane Polk, Nancy Loveless, Darlene Hindahl, and Frances Smith. Janice Booth spoke and the song You’ll Never Walk Alone was sung. A social hour followed and refreshments were served to the 65 in attendance by the girls and their mothers.
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The
Rainbow Girls
Eva Blattner
Jane Polk
Nancy Loveless
Darlene Hindahl
Frances Smith
Janice Booth
Youll
Y's Men's Bridge Club Picnics at Day Home
One bridge club held a cooperative supper at the Robert Day home as its closing event until fall. Twenty attended. committee members included Mr and Mrs Logan Heilman, Mr and Mrs Charles Berdo, Mr and Mrs John Owen, Mr and Mrs Bill Boshart, and Mr and Mrs Day. Bridge was played at four tables with prizes for high scores to Mrs John Yousling and Bob Day. Low score went to Mrs Herbert Osincup and the traveling prize to Mrs Berdo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Day
Logan Heilman
Charles Berdo
John Owen
Bill Boshart
Day
John Yousling
Bob Day
Herbert Osincup
Berdo
Newlyweds Honored at Beliel Home Reception
A reception at the home of Mr and Mrs Francis Beliel honored their son Francis Eugene Beliel and Nancy Lee Dixon on Sunday May 1. The couple wed May 24 at St James Catholic Church with Rev Rood Kinnavy performing the single ring ceremony. Attendants included Dixie Dixon and Dale Bellet. The bride wore white taffeta and a pink carnation corsage. A three tier wedding cake topped the bridal table and the couple will reside in Des Moines.
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Francis Beliel
Stunday
Francis Eugene Beliel
Nancy Lee Dixon
William Kelly
Des Moines
Francis Eugene Dbeliel
St. James Catholic
Rood. Kinnavy
Dixie Dixon
Dale Bellet
Kelly
Women organize 4th Child Study Group
A new Child Study section named Group IV was organized at Mrs. Stephen Wiggers home. Officers are Mrs. Viewers as leader, Mrs. William Brown as assistant leader, and Mrs. Harold Kerr as secretary and treasurer. Meetings are set for the second Thursday evening each month starting in September.
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Stephen Wiggers
Viewers
William Brown
Harold Kerr
Warren Dare
T. EK. Tuttle
John Summy
Golden Age Club Knits for Veterans Hospital
The Golden Age Club met Monday in the VW rooms with sewing in the morning. Sixteen women attended and knotting four day comforts. Seventeen pillow tops were turned into the veterans hospital. Coffee and sack lunches followed a noon break, then an afternoon of social time. The group will make 50 bedside bags for the veterans.
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Ciolden Age Club
Monmlay
VW Rooms
Veterans Hospital
Stem Rust Disease Takes Hold of Grain Plants
Stem rust disease is a tiny fungus that harms grain plants by feeding on them, living on the plant as it grows and affects yield.
Florida Grapefruit Flowers For Your Table
Fragments describe shaping grapefruit segments into flower centers by loosening membranes and snipping the center. Serving ideas include breakfast with salt or syrup, lunch with olive wedges, mint tops, and pineapple or orange accents, plus strawberry flower centers for garnish.
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Florida
Finel Trust
Red Bullette Picnic in Sunset Park
Members of the Red Bullette and families enjoyed a picnic and roast in Sunset Park Monday evening. Following the meal the group spent the rest of the evening socializing.
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Sunset Park
Red Bullette
Chinese Weather Measured by Clothing Says Peasants
Chinese peasants describe the weather by outfits. A warm day is a one suit day and a cool day is a two suit day. Really cold weather calls for a three suit day and up to a ten suit day for below zero temperatures.
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Dbesenngeiingebeenen
Oden
Pers
Ino
Bart Booth
Art Duensing
A. K. Stoutner
Antone Hotle
Homer Vincent
Muriel Collie
4-H Bair
4-H
Liners Club
Claw Wagner
Myral Smith
Collier
Lloyd Furnipseed
Dorothy ‘Turnipseed
Lloyd Turnipseed, Jr
Phoenix
Ariz
Keith Wirkpatrick
North English
Bob Stout
West Chester
Lloyd Turnipseed
Lloyd Foster
Paul Wheeler
Paul Shearer
Bill Wagoner
Franklin Waggoner
Bill Richardson
Louise Thouse
Joy B Fairchild
Charlotte Baril
Lucile Rhodes
Mildred McBride
Louise Wasson
Mary Rhodebeck
Lois Humston
Joy Waves
Kana McCarty
Japan
Harmon
By Willis Forbes
S&h
Martins Modern Cleaners
South Lowa
Om Inc
Clifford Thorne
Carol Brewer
Missionary Circle
Country Club
West Chester C.C.C
Clem Griffith
HBO Club
Lawrence Libe
Ruth Nichol Missionary Society
Arthur Wiley
American Legion Hall
Acia Presbyterian Women's Service Guild
Masonie Temple
Rochester
Michaels Stern
Dacron
DuPont
Joe Falk
Wyman
Y’s Men’s Bridge Club
Beliel
Golden Age Club
Ernand
Washington
Wolf's
Wolf Floral Co
Decora
Tion
Lake Odessa
Jerry
Paul R. Horak
Drsursanee
Maybelle's
Maybelle
Call
Mable Lehrer
Lena Davidson
Betty Lou Wood
Mary Ellen Nebel
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