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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1948
Page
3
The Headliners 4-H club met last evening with Mrs. Don Maxwell demonstrating preparation of less tender meat cuts using a Swiss steak and pressure cooker. Martha Gamon led a brief business meeting, and plans were made to assemble home first aid kits for the health project.
The season highlights petticoats with countless styles from pleated to flared skirts. Street wear features 13 to 14 inch hems, ballroom lengths extend to ankle or longer. White eyelet ruffles and striped or solid taffeta flounces accent full skirts while adding fullness from hip down. Watch the for sale ads.
In urging practical fashion for 1948, the author criticizes oversized wartime silhouettes and urges women to choose clothes that fit their bodies and daily life. Emphasizing proportion, quality over trend, wearables like tailored jackets, suitable skirts, and properly fitted hats, the piece warns against blindly following fashion.
A guide notes that individuals balance outfits and accessories to reduce waste and save money. It urges coordinating clothes to reuse items and minimize purchases, encouraging practical planning and mindful consumption.
The Ann Judson Circle met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Marion Snodgrass with co hosts Mrs. Sam Simmering and Mrs. James Roach. Mrs. Robern Davis led the business session and directed the program. Geraldine Crone and Mrs. Mary Kerr were taken in.
Rev Paul Wells hosted the Circle evening as guest speaker sharing his Korea army chaplain experiences. He described Korean customs and displayed souvenirs and photos from the region. Hostesses offered refreshments after the program.
Samuel Lane of 1828 secured a patent for a combined harvester and thresher promising integrated crop gathering and grain separation. The invention aimed to simplify harvest and threshing in one machine, reflecting early 19th century mechanization efforts.
VW Mixers club met for a regular session with 20 members in craftwork. Beginners in knitting progressed to garments while thirteen girls played a red and white basketball match, the white team winning 37 to 17 and tying 23 to 23. Players included Naomi Sheetz Virginia Donaldson Ruth Shafer Mary Brooks Charlotte Earls Donna Hughes Hannah Ahmling for the white team. red team featured Jean Slickers Dixie Herron Margene Redlinger Phyllis Gunther Norma Eyestone Grace Schoonover. Naomi Sheetz Virginia Donaldson and Mary Brooks refereed in place of the absent Bertha Ross.
The National Safety Council reports that 35 percent of all night traffic accidents are directly traceable to lack of proper illumination.
Damascus No. 10 White Shrine of Jerusalem receives invitation to attend a Faster ceremonial at 8:00 p.m. March 17 at Mt. Pleasant Shrine in Mt. Pleasant and to the installation of officers at 8:00 p.m. March 22 in Queen Esther Shrine in Macomb.
In 1860 Detroit an alderman urged nightly street illumination “moon or no moon.” The resolution was defeated by the city controller who argued moonlight is cheapest and most popular and should be kept as illumination.
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