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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1948

Page

3

Washington softball league play resumes at Greenfield with multiple games

League play in the Washington softball association resumes tonight at Greenfield. The VFW meets West Chester at 7 30 and the Cubs face the Marines at 8 30. Tuesday night ISU plays Troop A at 7 39 with the second game to be announced.

Washington Softball Association Greenfield V.F.W West Chester Cubs Marines ISU Troop A

Mixers girls softball game with Muscatine scheduled

The UW Mixers girls softball team of Washington is set to face Muscatine in a scheduled game. Details on date and venue are not provided in the fragment.

UW Mixers Washington Muscatine Farm Bureau Washington County Harold Wehr

Muscatine Tonight Event Postponed Indefinitely

Rev John Beiderwieden team manager announced today that the Muscatine event for tonight has been postponed indefinitely.

Muscatine John Beiderwieden

Buttons From Mississippi Mussels Power a Vast Industry

About two billion buttons each year come from shells of fresh water mussels harvested in the Mississippi valley region, supporting a large regional industry and related work.

Mississippi Valley

California Gold Rush Sparks Large 1848 Population Rise

The first major gold rush in 1848 brought California a surge of migrants, creating a predominantly male population estimated at 256000 or more as the region transformed economically and demographically.

California

Canned Fruits Aide Health And Winter Nutrition

Practical guidance on home canning to boost winter diets with fruit. Includes budgeting for juice and fruit portions, sugar use, and best canning varieties such as Jonathans for whole apples and Duchess etc for applesauce. Details on different fruit types and peak-season selections.

Canning Terms and Techniques for Safe Preservation

Lynn presents basics of canning including acid and non acid foods, precooking, and proper jar handling. The guide covers packing quantities, equipment readiness, jar checks, hot soapy washing, correct filling levels, boiling water processing, and storage with a 24 hour cooling period.

Social Calendar Items From Local Clubs and Meetings

Community groups list meetings and events with times and hosts including Coopera tive supper Mrs Verle Gallagher Priscilla club dessert 1 15 p m mixer Hayride 8 p m at Marge Redlingers call 929W or Helen Wittmer 445 R for reservations bring sandwiches Pythian Circle 2 30 p m Just Us club 2 00 p m Ladies Golf and Bridge breakfast 8 30 a m St James Circle 8 00 p m Bethel Missionary Society 2 00 p m ae community club 2 00 p m Guess your club one Friendly Circle 2 00 p m Harmony club 7 30 p m bring own table service H J club afternoon HEO club 2 p m Roll call famous quotation etc

Priscilla Club Alice Shaver Hayride Marge Redlingers Day Helen Wittmer Pythian Circle Harry Davis Just Us Club J. H. Campbell Ladies Golf & Bridge Association Earl Loveless St. James Circle Ernie Kriner Marion Bethel Missionary Society Anna Brown Ae Community Club Carl Schneider

Health Unit Teens Health Examinations Across Counties

The 4-H club health examinations began Friday night in Kalona with Drs Sattler and Beckman. About 100 members will be checked next week in Washington and Wellman clinics with Drs Boice McLaughlin Mast Lloyd Stutsman and Miller assisting.

Kalona

Boiling Water Bath and Food Packing Facts Mentioned

The article defines boiling water bath equipment as a large vessel with a rack and cover for processing jars. It explains sealing as airtight closure, cold pack as filling jars with raw food, and hot pack as filling jars with hot food. It also notes James Byrnes learned shorthand at age ten.

Those Reptile Migrants Turtles on Shore to Deposit Eggs

The article notes that turtles are the only known reptile migrants. They move to shore at fixed periods to deposit their eggs.

St Pauls Guild hosts bake sale and ice cream supper

Mrs Blanche Gardner and Mrs Clarence Neffenegger co hostesses invite the Walnut Womens club and families to an afternoon gathering at 1 30 p m at St Pauls Church. An ice cream supper follows at Sunset Park with cake and own table service requested.

St. Paul's Women's Guild Walnut Womens Club Sunset Park

Welfare institute hears Dr Spock at Iowa City event

M D attended the Chi Welfare institute in Iowa City where Dr Spock now at Mayo Clinic spoke on Baby and Child Care. Reprints sell for 25 cents. Health staff note his plain talk. Fly control advice with D D T cited. Fewer stomach upsets and diarrhea reported where flies were abolished last summer.

M. D Chi Iowa City Spock Mayo Clinic

Underground Telephone Wires Dominate U S Network

Sixty percent of the 115 million miles of telephone wire in use in the United States lies in underground cables, reflecting extensive trenching and buried infrastructure.

United States

Tung Orchard Yield Guideline for Eight-Year-Old Orchards

A guideline notes that an eight year old tung orchard should yield one and one half to two tons of air dry nuts per acre. The text ends with an invitation to sell it via a classified ad.

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