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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
3
Mrs. Clive Gray hosted the Rosemary club yesterday with guest Mrs. Boyd Foster. Bridge was played at two tables and Mrs. Don Brown won the high score prize. Refreshments were served by the hostess and Rosalie Hysell.
The June meeting at K C hall was led by Leona Wehr with fourteen members present. Lucy Dempsey read last meeting’s minutes while social games followed, Catherine Swift winning bridge and Mrs John Braunshausen bunco.
At the June Snowball Social Club meeting hosted by Mrs. Stanley Fishburn ten members four children and two visitors attended. Officers elected for the new year include Mrs. Glen Fuhr president Mrs. Glenn Knupp vice president Mrs. Don Cave secretary Mrs. Qoscar Sheets assistant secretary Mrs. Dale Herdlicka reporter and Mrs. Earl Booth Mrs. Clayde Knupp and Mrs. Walter Kyle flower committee. The afternoon ended with social time and seasonal refreshments served by the hostess and helpers.
The Willing Workers of the W C T U met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. C V Cruli presiding. Mrs. Bessie Wead led devotionals from Matthew 25 and discussed articles from the Christian Herald. Visitors Mrs. Beulah Coward and Mrs. J A Porter attended. a flag display lesson and Who's Who on state and county officers were shared. Mrs. Hawthorne discussed advertising milk and Changed Lives and read a business magazine piece. Subscriptions to Herb Teas of the U S were reported. A social hour followed with birthday cake as the group honored President Hawthorne.
The article highlights eggs as an inexpensive and accessible source of protein, noting their affordability and role in daily diets.
The Cedar Clipper 4-H Club held a June meeting with hostess Marjorie Gamon. Seven members answered roll call with ideas to make homes more pleasant. Leota Fishubin spoke on Wartime Desserts and Loreen Booth on Gardens. Mrs. Crawford demonstrated quick breads. Refreshments were served.
The 21 779 forest industry establishments reporting in 1939 showed a total payroll of 1 111 500 000 dollars.
A storage note explains that boiling water bath processing is safe for fruits and some vegetables when following a reliable timetable. It cautions the USDA Bureau of Home Economics does not endorse this method for non acidic vegetables or meat nationwide. It claims boiling water bath preserves fruit texture.
The Women’s Relief Corps held a Flag Day program at Legion hall with singing of America by all, a girls quintet performing My Own America and Stand By America, and talks by Sgt. Karl Frederick on the southwest Pacific. Dr. C. A. Boice spoke on flags from Bible days to today, reading a piece by his late father Dr. J. C. Boice. A play Three Potatoes For Mary was presented, and a memorial building in Washington was discussed. The event ended with pledge of allegiance and a social with refreshments.
In 1939 crude oil output stood at 14 and natural gas at 10 times the century start. Soft coal output was twice as large, while anthracite fell below 1899 levels. Since 1918 coal output has been declining.
A local advertisement blends fashion items with war bond fundraising. It touts irregular hose at 79¢ to 89¢, regular quality items at $1.00, hats, halters, and dresses, plus a call to support the Marshall Islands and Rome campaigns by buying bonds, noting strong junior lines and prices from $2.95 to $10.95.
Thursday events include Chapter 1 P E Co at 7 30 p m Mrs R H McCleery Kolah club postponed until further notice Lexington Ladies Aid at church First division serving committee Little Flower Circle Mrs Leo Marie Pythian Past Chiefs association 8 Polina Mrs George Baker Friday Rebekah lodge 8 30 p m I O C F hall West Chester W C T U 2 p m notices change of meeting place W S C S general meeting 10 o clock cooperative luncheon church dining room Bring table service dish to pass rolls and coffee furnished Unit No 3 hostesses Women s Missionary Society Presbyterian 2 30 p m Mrs Val Fuhr 208 East Second St D A V and families picnic supper 6 30 9 Sunset Park bring dish to pass table service drink sandwiches short program observing flag day after supper.
Special birthday wishes today to Mrs. Frank L. Wilson of the Journal's Three Quarter Century club marking her 80th birthday born in Massachusetts. Wedding anniversaries shared for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hedges from 1904 and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dettwiler in 19398. Jackie Dale Drouns celebrates his first birthday, son of Woodrow and Mrs. Drouns of Wellman.
Margarette McCleery, daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard H McCleery, turns eight. Carson Ray Anderson, son of Mr and Mrs Carl D Anderson, is two years older.
Observers note birthdays for Patricia Sitler Mrs. J. A. Hawthorne Bob Swift Mrs. Gleede Dold of Coppock Kate Buckley a former Washington resident Howard Baker Joanne Chalupa Lorene Booth Milt Wolrob Mrs. Ed F. Havel Robert Anderson. Onion sets grown last year in crowded rows developed slowly. Stored over winter they are planted this year to yield green onions or mature bulbs. For green onions plant large sets deeply. for mature onions use small sets not as deep.
The article notes that Mexico lies farther from the equator than usually believed for cinchona cultivation but identifies several promising highland areas. It discusses potential suitability and regional prospects for establishing cinchona plantations within the country.
A farewell gathering at Trinity Methodist church in Riverside honored Rev. Stuart C. Peterson and his family as they prepare to move to Fort Madison Iowa. Peterson will preach his first sermon there on June 18 and the McKenzie family will assume Riverside-Kalona parish duties.
Mrs J H Thompson entertained the Good Will club yesterday afternoon with guest Mrs Harvey. The retiring vice president Mrs W A Bealer presided over old business and the meeting elected Mrs Frank Mayhew president and Mrs Jake Wenger vice president. Mrs Jake Fisher secretary, Mrs Ben Holt treasurer, Mrs I B Hexworth reporter. Refreshments were served by Mrs Clara Foreman and Mrs S P Finch.
The Daughters of the American Revolution held a flag day gathering at the Log Cabin in Sunset Park with a brief business session and a picnic supper. Mrs. Paul Snaxenberg presided and named committees for the next year. Twenty seven members attended the supper chaired by Mrs. Hugh Hall Mrs. J. O. Sexton and Mrs. R. S. Warfel. Fred Downing spoke and a short play was performed by Sara Marie Davis Mrs. C. O. Davis Carol Forgey and Mrs. J. O. Sexton.
The army instructs cooks nationwide to conserve every drop of used fat as mess halls label wasting fat sabotage. Munitions and medicine for enlisted buddies rely on the saved fat, highlighting the wartime reuse program.
Dinner followed golf yesterday afternoon at the clubhouse with 58 attendees. The women’s June committee led by Mrs. Clayton Bear and Mrs. C R Wilson organized the event. Guest list included Mrs. Ray Simpson and others from several states. Mrs. I W Schenefelt won first prize for women for low putts.
The passage explains sowing seeds in hills for cucumbers melons pumpkins and squash with vines spreading ground. It notes bush pumpkins and squash grow into sizable bushes needing space and that sweet corn is sometimes sown three plants per hill though drilling is becoming common.
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