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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1944
Page
3
A business meeting of Chapter YY T. T. T. was held last evening with Mrs. Harold Putnam and seven members present. The president Mrs. Gnemn L. Wilson conducted the session and plans were made for initiation in late June.
A group of friends were hosted by Nellie Tripp at a dessert party at 702 North Avenue B. Mrs. Emma Barnett assisted as guests were served at one long table. Summer bouquets decorated the home. The informal evening was dampened when a late afternoon shower kept guests from visiting the garden.
East Highland notes greet mumps illness recovery for Heck and Esther Mur dock. Anna Lear returns home from hospital still in bed. Norman Sojka helps at Prymek farm. Families visit and deliver mail on Route 1 due to mud. Various locals, including Lear and Mincer families, host dinners and visits. Gail Murdock family return from Des Moines and New Virginia. Harold Roth returns to Camp Forrest after visit. James Swailes and the Marshalls conduct business in Iowa City.
Ruth Foster explains canning techniques with hot pack precooking of vegetables for 3 to 5 minutes before jar filling and processing. The hot pack allows more in each jar, drives out air, speeds boiling in the center, and reduces spoilage with exceptions for berries and certain fruits.
Two members of the Three Quarter Century club Mrs Elizabeth Schulty and Mrs C Harry Davis observe birthdays. Mr and Mrs J G Widmer of Iowa City celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Leona Louise Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold Brown of Ainsworth has her first birthday while Richard Lee Kron son of Mr and Mrs Robert Kron has his third and Ronald Powers son of Mr and Mrs George Powers has his fifth. Two men from Washington in service Allen Hampsher and Ensign Donald Morrison and William Stewart of California celebrate birthdays. Local residents extend many happy returns to A T Augustine Hattie Ross West Chester Mrs Henry Bowes Mrs Fred Edwards Coppock Myss Lemley Wellson Mrs Antone Eberly.
An electrician uses colored insulation varnish on motors to indicate the year of last overhaul. By applying a different color each year, workers can quickly identify the motor’s most recent maintenance date at a glance. The method aids tracking and preventive service planning.
The Progress club met in Wayland on Friday with Mrs. Winifred Sharpe presiding after Mrs. Orus Boshart resigned. Mrs. Sharpe was chosen president with Mrs. J Wesley Pritchard as vice president. Members discussed a bond purchase and library book additions while sharing two guest speaker notes and a social hour.
Funeral services for Mrs. M F Campbell lifelong resident were held at Fredonia Methodist Church with Rev Lester H Bill officiating. Burial followed in Indian Creek cemetery. A separate note mentions Rev S Williams of Iowa City speaking at Cotter Presbyterian Missionary society guest day and other local items including military deployments and a newborn in Mercy Hospital Iowa City.
Bloodhounds and trackers are deployed in North Carolina to locate and identify individuals linked to forest fires amid growing vigilance and firefighting efforts in the region.
Ruth Norris reports visitors and family news from Ainsworth. Joan and Joyce Campbell of Washington visited Mrs. Bob Reece and family. Marjorie Ginkens, a WAC stationed near Washington DC, was promoted to Staff Sergeant.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Martin flew to Davenport Friday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clough and Louis Stockman, returning home in time to host Ed Sorrell, Ward Williams, Homer Earnest, and Harry Doty. The gathering featured home made tea, cream, strawberries and cake.
The first recorded silver mine claim at Potosi in Peru was registered in 1545 marking the start of a historic mining era.
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