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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1948
Page
3
Many homes face noon meals as a morale and energy issue. Skipping lunch or delaying it burdens the next meal and digestion. Suggestions include evenly distributing calories across three meals, easy aboard lunches like cottage cheese with fruit and milk, and ready plans to keep right foods on hand. The piece lists hot lunch ideas using leftovers and simple recipes to inspire quick, nutritious options for individuals or families at home.
Washington observes Memorial Day with concerts, parades, and services honoring fallen and living war heroes. Veterans and civic groups attend ceremonies at cemeteries and bridges, with speeches by local leaders and tribute to the dead. Associations report poppy sales totaling 463.25 dollars. Nearby incidents include a minor car crash near Brighton with no injuries and property damage around 300 dollars.
Lynn advises quick prep for guests with warm weather. Keep a platter of chilled fruits in the refrigerator for snacks and serve with freshly baked ice box cookies to stay festive.
A new transparent plastic wall protector for use around stoves baths and radiators is now on the market. It comes in cuttable sheets that can be sized to fit any location.
A menu listing cheese vegetable pie date muffins with butter and fruit options such as melon wedges, peaches or berries with cream. Cookies and a beverage are also noted, completing a light meal plan.
The statue of Louis Pasteur, famed for pasteurization, sits near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It notes that the statue was among the few spared by German forces during their occupation.
Washington daily items review June anniversaries births and public notices. Road and band concert plans, school resignations, new jobs and civic group meetings outline community activities and local governance developments.
Dr. W. T. McIntyre recently named administrative director of the United Presbyterian home in Washington arrived Tuesday evening to assume duties. He will represent the Home in the synods of Iowa and Illinois and will base his headquarters in Washington. He formerly resided in St. Louis, Missouri. Mrs. Rodney Kephart, who had surgery at Mercy Hospital in Town City, has moved to a Burlington rest home run by her sister, Mrs. John Swazil, and is reported to be improving. Her Burlington address is 89 North Fourth.
With two days left before elections, county auditor Fred E. Bourgeois completes ballots and supplies for election officials. Long & Hotle named exclusive dealer for Ferguson tractors. YMCA learn-to-swim parents invited to view progress. Chamber of Commerce approves a community fly spray program for the city. Washington High School registration letters mailed to potential rural and parochial graduates.
Richard D. Leet, proprietor of Leet's Market, marks six years in business with a remodel that added meat counter space and expanded grocery floors. Washington High School plans for next year include completing tentative class schedules after full returns and input from principal Roy Minnis.
The report lists multiple patients admitted on Monday and yesterday including Joe Amrine of West Madison and Somer Davis Crawfordsville. Births include Clyde McBride of Columbus Junction and Edgar Hungate's son at 10 53 a.m. Dismissals include Mrs B J McNarlen Keota and her son. Geneva Hickson Ainsworth and Mrs Etta Glassburn are noted at 314 E Washington.
Yesterday notices report Marion Renoux of Brighton under medical care with Joe Nelson on route 2. Today Allen and Janice Fuhr welcome tonsillectomies, Betty Peggy and Terry Miller of Winfield. Ainsworth records Herm an Eagle with a son at 11 46 p m. Mr and Mrs Leland Reinier of West Chester welcome a son at 4 20 am. Yesterday Mrs Cecil Ruggles Brighton and son. today Mrs John Combs route and son with Mrs Floyd West and daughter.
The notice lists upcoming and recent medical procedures and births. Named individuals include Keith Hammen Harper John Green Mervin Rugg Keota Leonard Weaner Lawrence Barth Mr and Mrs Harolds Greeson Richland daughter Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dunwoody Joe Ricks Coppock Joe Nelson Emry Rhodes Floyd Miller and Katona with times 3 47 p m 11 10 p m and 8 45 a m.
Yesterday list includes George Wells route 2 Claude Marie route medical Robert Dean Kiefer Neota surgical Larry Gerot Rivers de surgical Mrs Addison Murphy 702 BE 7th surgical Today Marilyn Krantz Ainsworth tonsillectomy Brths Today Mr and Mrs George Murphy Haskins daughter at 3 06 a 12 Today Mrs Carl Jungbluth 1192 HK Washington Francis Pickering Pleasant Plain Mrs David McCartney Ainsworth Mrs Clyde McBride and son Columbus Junction Mrs John Ganon route 1 Mrs Clarence Zieglowsky Ainsworth
Funeral services announced for Mrs. Joseph Klopfenstein who died at the county hospital. She lived at 421 South Fourth avenue and will be buried in Elm Grove cemetery. Also reported are the death of George Mohr former Washington junior high instructor and high school assistant coach at Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo, age about 37, and word of Des Moines death of Verne Anderson Wifvat daughter of Nettie Auld Anderson. Graveside services set for Frank A. Turbott 59 of Cleveland Ohio at Ainsworth cemetery with Rev Carl Stiefel presiding.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Patch of Omaha Nebraska visited Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hough in West Chester while en route to DeWitt. Patchin will construct towers at the latter location.
Rudy Schmidt of Washington learned today of the death of his stepmother Mrs. Mary Whisler at 11 30 Thursday evening in a Muscatine hospital. Mrs. Whisler was born and raised in the area.
A quiet Washington County column reports a near two hundred dollar poppy sale, 3890 graves decorated, and a high school graduation of 139. Local events include a 77th birthday party for Eunice Kendrick, Rev. Willard Wylie leaving for Newton Iowa, and prize awards from the Iowa Poultry Improvement Association. The H J Ward store plans ten thousand dollars in improvements, plus resignations and new ventures in local business and journalism.
In Muscatine a 73 year old resident passed away and funeral services are set for Monday at two in Riley funeral home. Mrs George Wells aged 79, lifelong Washington county resident, died at her home six and one half miles south of town Thursday at 4 30 pm from pneumonia after two weeks illness. Her husband, who fell ill simultaneously, was admitted to Washington county hospital yesterday.
The Eicher church near Noble held a two week vacation Bible school with 72 pupils and eight teachers. A Friday picnic followed and Sunday night featured a program of songs verses and stories by the children who received bookmarks. Also notes mention visits by Darlene and Gene Roth to relatives near Riverside and S F Shockley family visiting Kenneth Goff's home in Noble during Memorial Day. Orrin Frey, a student at the Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Chicago, left Chicago Friday.
A brief item notes Reedley California will host a summer service under Rev P K Regier at the Mennonite church. Regier previously led Bicher and Wayland Mennonite churches about twenty five years ago.
More than 3,000 companies already include music in employee relations programs. Music acts as a morale booster and eases workday tedium, with plans to expand facilities through company projects and employee bands, glee clubs, and concert groups.
Agricultural researchers in Virginia report preliminary tests showing air conditioned barns cure tobacco one and a half times faster than conventional setups, increasing curing efficiency and potential yields.
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