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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1947
Page
6
Practical guide to gifting with homemade preserves cookies and candy. Includes fruit conserve honey marmalade Christmas cookies mincemeat drops maple popcorn squares and chocolate nut slices with step by step prep and quantities. Ends with wrapping ideas for personalized gifts using festive containers.
Lynn suggests hosting a gift wrapping party before Christmas to share the joy of untying pretty trimmings. Gather papers ribbons doilies ornaments stars and harmonizing stickers along with standard supplies at a large table to wrap gifts together.
Cecil B. De Mille, noted film magnate, is described as a commodore in the Texas navy, an honorary rank akin to the Kentucky colonel title. The article compares ceremonial titles across states and industries.
Lynn Chambers offers a meat loaf meal with scalloped potatoes Lima beans and red and white cabbage slaw. Toasted muffins beverage and baked pears for dessert plus cookies complete the menu.
An estimate places about 60,000 fluid milk distributors and 40,000 plants processing milk butter cheese and ice cream across the United States. The figures cover dairy product production distribution and related facilities nationwide.
A period of favorable weather followed a children's film program by Oren Climer of Muscatine. Local families and volunteers aided activities and turkey preparations. Numerous relatives visited, hosted dinners, and attended funerals and commencements, with residents traveling to Goshen College and serving at a cooperative picnic in Washington.
Graduation exercises for 22 pupils of St Marys grammar school at Riverside featured awards for highest average, diplomas conferred by Rev Thomas Wolfe, and an address. Graduates included Lorietta Brophy Marilyn Fesler Walter Hardy and others. Robert Bushek plans journalism study after a year learning printing.
June 4 report from Noble notes the Vacation Bible School at Eicher church closed Friday with a children's picnic. Sunday evening a splendid program was presented by the children, with works from the two week session on exhibit as a large crowd attended despite the rain.
Columbus Junction reports Mr and Mrs J Fred Moore visiting Detroit and Robert Moore on leave. Pvt Kenneth Schrader serves in Korea. Jeck Schrader returns to Boston. A street concert by the Columbus Junction band in Columbus City and rising Town and Cedar rivers flood low lands. Pink and blue shower honors Mrs Donald Rutt with 25 attendees. On-Farm training class meets at Columbus High School. G W Weber family and W M Miller noted.
Weekly and midweek livestock auctions announced. Friday sale at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday sale at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction Iowa. Public auction June 6 for a Brighton town residence starting at 2 90 pm conducted by George A Cain owner.
A six week journey begins in June as travelers plan a motor trip covering the Black Hills, Yellowstone Park and California with planned stops and sightseeing.
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