Old Fashioned Jelly Making from Berry Rich Season
When orchards snow and grapes pause, learn to make jellies from peak season berries. Plan, batch small, use pectin as needed, and jail the color and flavor for several jelly styles and preserves.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1948
Page
3
Washington County Farm Bureau names 1948 fieldman
Wayne Edmondson of Keswick was hired as county Farm Bureau fieldman for the coming year and will begin duties July 14 replacing the former temporary organization director system. The article also notes local church appointments, court fines, rainfall totals, and various social and staffing changes around Washington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pointers Will Te'p cu In Mating Jac
Fragments describe fruit ripeness and pectin need for jams. Mentions underripe freits and seme pectin requirement for proper gelling. Also references a price line and sailors, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Danish King Frederick IX Ascends Throne in 1947
King Frederick IX becomes Denmark’s 28th monarch on April 21 1947 succeeding King Christian X. The six foot six inch royal visited the United States with his wife in 1939 while he was crown prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick IX
Denmark
Christian X
Frederick
United States
Lynn Chambers Menu Includes Ham Salad and Biscuits
Creamed potato salad sliced ham and tomato feature on Lynn Chambers menu. Includes weezes carrot sticks and biscuits with currant jelly, melon and beverage. Recipe hints appear in the listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Chambers
Jam Making Tips for Best Flavor and Color
Jam is a highly concentrated mass that will burn easily unless care is taken. Stir the mass from the bottom to prevent burning. Cook briskly but watch carefully. Don’t let it simmer carelessly for hours if you want to protect flavor and color. The best jam is made when you do not add too much sugar. When you are not using a commercial pectin, the rule is three-quarters of a pound of sugar to one pound of fruit.
Extinguishing Electrical Fires Safe Fire Suppression
An electrical fire can be put out with approved carbon dioxide vaporizing liquid or dry chemical extinguishers. These agents are nonconductive and safe for electrical equipment.
Summer program opens damp at Lincoln Stewart playgrounds
Secre tary Artemas Brown reports a small turnout for the first day of summer playgrounds amid rain threats. County officials report no change in Republican supervisor primary vote tallies. A collision on Riverside road involved Marvin Hunt and Mrs Everette Stewart. L C Willits elected president of the Washington Y M C A succeeding Ralph Shannon. Rev T C Polk calls a Wednesday board meeting at the YMCA. marjorie McKinstry files for divorce from Elliott McKinstry citing marriage July 31 1938 and separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln and Stewart School
Artemas Brown
YMCA
Marvin Dale Hunt
Ainsworth
Everette Lloyd Stewart
Washington
Riverside Road
L. C. Willits
Washington Y. M. C. A
Y" Board
Ralph Shannon
Willits
Marjorie E. McKinstry
Elliott McKinstry
Evening of fun and community events announced
More than 600 guests from distances of 59 to 100 miles attended a Sitter Auto Parts Service gathering with entertainment by imported talent and a post event lunch. The high school band will lead the Bicycle Safety Parade in Washington on June 19. A radio quiz show sponsored by the Y Mens club drew full seating with a transcript to be aired on WHO Thursday at 10 30 PM. Leon Beatty post of the American Legion named carnival committees for the event at the Armory field next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sitter Auto Parts Service Organization
Washington
Y's Mens Club
WHO
Leon Beatty
American Legion
Charles Hotle
Legion
Armory Field
2 E Mace
Mace
Arl Hancher
Jr. Kehoe
Montgomery Ward & Co
The
Evening Journal
Chamber of Commerce
Troops A
113Th Cavalry
Troop Mine
Washington Cubs
Pharmacist Norman Schoonover Joins Osineup Walgreen
Norman Schoonover, formerly of Washington and a College of Pharmacy graduate from the state university of Iowa, begins work this week as a registered pharmacist at Osineup Walgreen drug store. Thirteen of seventeen organizations in the Washington Recreational Council program attended a Wednesday afternoon meeting. Gary Gorham becomes the new helper at Fithr and- orhran's Piggly Wiggy store, replacing Fred Troop. Mrs. L. R. Baker returns home after attending the department convention of the Women's Relief Corps in Mason City where she served as a department aide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Schoonover
Washington
College of Pharmacy
State University of Iowa
Osineup Walgreen Drug Store
Washington Recreational Council
M.C.A
Gary Gorham
Fithr-and-@orhran
Fred Troop
L. R. Baker
Hew
Women's Relief Corps
Mason City
Ed Mayhew
Dale
David
Carla Caldwell
Peres Kentucky
Berea College
Betty Caldwell
Caldwell
Betty
Speen
St. Louis
Clara Godlove
Haskins
Vivian Booth
Davenport
Ethel
J. J. Sands
Elmer Thoeming
Terry Mathers
Iowa State College
Ames
Kenneth Land
Dickie Rae
Clinton
May Hopengardner
Mrs. Land
Tillotson
Lucy Campion
Toni Wittmer
Una Gordon
Godlove
Promising Outlook Amid Rainfall For Mason City Area
Mrs. Baker notes a hopeful future for eras in the Mason City area due to frequent heavy rainfall. Fields were too muddy for work. Rev and Mrs Welles stayed with the George Dare family near Washington after visiting Rev Ellinger in Olds. Welles is a former Clay church pastor.
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S. B. Welles
Lancaster
Wis
George Dare
Washington
Russell Ellinger
Olds
Welles
Clay
Fresh air children program seeks Washington county hosts
Washington county residents are urged to contact Mrs. L. E. Duplap to host one or more Chicago “fresh air” children for a two month summer period. Multiple community notes follow including a corn borer display, a Monday golf stag reminder, and safety parade plans.
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Washington County
Chicago
L. E. Duplap
Deaths of the Week and Col Jct Air Crash Report
William H. Spera died at noon Sunday at his home in Decatur Illinois after months of illness. In Columbus Junction two young men were seriously injured when the Silvair airplane owned by Bob Hesseltine crashed in a corn field on the Jerry Klotz farm six miles NW of Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Spera
Decatur
Columbus Junction
Bob Hesseltine
Robert Hesseltine
LeRoy Evans
Jere Evans
Silvair
Hesseltine
Bob
Jerry Klotz
Howard Green
Burial for Flight Officer Cloyce W. Babcock in Elm Grove Cemetery
Private services were held at Elm Grove cemetery for Cloyce W. Babcock a flight officer in the United States Army ferry command who was killed in a plane crash in North Africa on April 6 1944 and had previously been buried at Casablanca French Morocco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove Cemetery
Cloyce W. Babcock
United States Army
North Africa
Casablanca
French Morocco
Will Manners Dies at 77 in Des Moines Hospital
Will Manners, 77, died Wednesday evening at 6 15 in Methodist Hospital Des Moines. Funeral services will be held 1 30 Saturday afternoon at Dunn's Funeral Home Des Moines with burial at Glendale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Manners
Methodist
Des Moines
Dunn
Glendale Cemetery
Richmond Woman Dies After Illness Following Operation
Mrs. James Chalupa 62 of Richmond died at her home Thursday evening at 6 15 after a year long illness following a major operation from which she never fully recovered. Mrs Newton O Loughlin learned yesterday of the death of her brother James R McFarland 93 of Seattle Washington Tuesday night.
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James Chalupa
Richmond
Newton O'Loughlin
James R. McFarland
Seattle
Washington
Hospital Updates and Birth Announcements
At the hospital today patients include Mrs. George Statler Brighton George Dillon Keota Mrs Tom McGraw Ainsworth and Lyle Haury Ainsworth prior surgeries noted Births include a daughter for Mr and Mrs Clayton Lintz Crawfordsville at 642 am and a son for Mr and Mrs Merritt McDaniel at 915 am Elaine Wulf and Rosalyne Chalupa undergo tonsillectomies Dismissals list Mrs Lester Chorpening and baby girl Route 3 Thomas Waters Route 4.
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George Statler
Brighton
George Dillon
Keota
Tom McGraw
Ainsworth
Clayton Lintz
Crawfordsville
Merritt McDaniel
Lester Chorpening
Thomas Waters
Births and Names Noted in Today’s Notices
Births today record Mr and Mrs Ray Martin of route 1 welcoming a son at 8 12 a m. Also listed are tonsillectomies for Mary Joyce Barnes of 719 E Main and Carol Ann Gingerich.
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J. Wera
John
Tommy
Mary Ann
Rochester
Minn
C. J. Jungbluth
Edgewater
Peter Jungbluth
Elinor Fisher
Vera
Miss Fisher
Mary Joyce Barnes
E. Main
Carolann Gingerich
Ray Martin
Route 1
Local Births and Dismissals Reported in Area
Mrs Francis Brooks 117 S Marion Tonsillectomies Craig Richenberger Birmingham Wayne Owens Thomas Schumann Keota Donald Argo Route 4 De Loise Hawkins Morning Sun Gerda McKune Mr and Mrs Ernest Perrin Wellman son at 8 16 a m Mr and Mrs Max Arbogast Coppock daughter at 7 35 a m Dismissed Today Mrs Albert Redeker Brighton Ralph Stewart
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Brooks
S. Marion
Craig Richenberger
Birmingham
Wayne Owens
Thomas Schumann
Keota
Donald Argo
Route 4
De-Loise Hawkins
Morning Sun
Gerda McKune
Ernest Perrin
Wellman
Max Arbogast
Coppock
Notable Births and Transfers Reported in Iowa Hospitals
Mrs Marion Work of Crawfords ville was transferred to University hospital Iowa City. Mrs Bernard Redlinger of Harper and twin boys are also mentioned along with Mrs Rex Widmer of Brighton in the brief hospital note.
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Marion Work
Crawfordsville
University Hospital
Iowa City
Bernard Redlinger
Harper
Rex Widmer
Brighton
Historic Windsor Castle Near Lorden
Windsor Castle, residence of British sovereigns for over eight centuries, lies about 23 miles from Lorden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor Castle
Lorden
Samuel Morey Patents Steam Engine Boat Propulsion
In 1795 Samuel Morey received a patent for a crank motion steam engine to propel boats of any size, marking an early milestone in powered maritime propulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Morey
The Passing Years In Washington And Local Notes
Dr Alcorn George McDaniel Ralph Shannon T L Brookhart Ralph Scott and Ray Cook go on a week long fishing trip to Minnesota. Dr and Mrs Fred Reid host open house for Dr Ludwig and his brother Dave of Chicago. WA grant 5400 from WPA for cemetery road. Thermometer peaks at 44 degrees Thursday. Elimination golf meet held Friday. Fresh eggs cost 17 cents a dozen. Norman Hall alive in a German prison, notification received by Mr and Mrs J A Young. Hotels and restaurants ordered to limit boiled beef road beef and beef steak meals per week. Iowa Gas and Electric raises rates due to higher material costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Alcorn
George McDaniel
Ralph Shannon
T. L. Brookhart
Ralph Scott
Ray Cook
Minnesota
Fred Reid
Ludwig
Dave
Chicago
Rainfall totals and weather notes with local industry movements
Rainfall this month reached 1.96 inches with cooler temperatures. A June 25 report notes a 50 degree low and comfortable coats. White Lumber announces sale of lots for a new yard after a fire, to Wallace Lumber and Paul Lumber of Washington. White yard abandons building plans. Six year old Billie Brown, son of Mr and Mrs Maynard Brown, bruised his hand after a bicycle fall on a rock.
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White Lumber Company
Wallace Lumber Co
Paul Lumber Company
Washington
White Yard
Billie Brown
Mrs
Maynard Brown
Graham Theatre Undergoes Major Remodeling
Extensive remodeling of the Graham theatre has commenced with plans to remove the upper gallery.
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Graham Theatre
Ethel Booth Comes Home For Summer
Haskins notes a busy homecoming season with visitors and relatives. Vivian Booth brings Ethel Booth from Davenport while siblings and cousins travel between Washington and Ames for family gatherings and local events. Fourteen names, dates, and places appear, including Iowa State College ties and 4 H convention plans.
Mary Masson Elected Assistant Principal at Brighton Schools
Mary Masson of Washington has been elected assistant principal of the Brighton schools after graduating with first honors from the local high school and attending S A I. She has taught at Keswick for a year. The fire company offers a $25 prize for a couple married publicly at the carnival on July 1. The Journal offers one year of free service and free invitations. A June 22 reading of 89 degrees marked the season’s peak so far.
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Mary Masson
Washington
Brighton
Keswick
Cherry sisters visit a week early for performance
Chas. Dewey and Dr. Clyde Boice passed examinations and are home briefly before army duty. The high school graduating class held a banquet at the armory last Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Sisters
Chas. Dewey
Clyde Boice
Armory
Europe Population Context in Global Comparison
Europe is described as populous with about 140 million people, roughly four times smaller than America’s population, while its land area is about one quarter larger, highlighting a dense but expansive continent.
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Europe
America
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