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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1949
Page
4
The editorial lauds Iowa for a two decade highway development program backed by Governor Beardsley and the highway study committee. It envisions self sustaining funding from highway use, improves rural roads and school bus routes, and inspires other states to follow Iowa’s lead.
Mr and Mrs Ray Hough and their daughter moved from West Chester to the Sam Turkington farm two miles south. Ray Hough will work for Turkington and help Elmer Hayes with farm tasks while doing carpentry part time. They had previously kept house at a farm operated by George Freshwater.
Mrs Sadie Dusenberry has returned to the Roy Bauer home after spending the winter in California. Mrs Florence Wadell of Des Moines accompanied her mother on this trip and has been a guest in the Bauer home. Herman Luers is expected home soon after spending ten days in the University hospital.
Ottumwa's state champion Bulldogs dominated the All Star Little Six conference basketball team chosen by coaches and league officials at a meeting last Tuesday night. Ottumwa placed three in the first team. Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant, Muscatine, Fort Madison and Burlington each had one.
West Chester Home Art club members visited Mrs Homer Porter Friday to inspect her house plants and flowers. A large window display with glass shelves showcased specimens while handwork including a lined cloth napkins and a quilt by Mrs J Thompson was shown. Guest Mrs T C Cannon of Washington attended. cherry pie a la mode and coffee were served.
A farmer reports a 15 percent increase in cattle feed due to grubs and lice at his Iowa City farm. Gertrude Moothart is listed as sick.
Mrs. Everette Coon of West Chester shopped locally on Tuesday. East Second Street residents have begun spring gardening to outpace birds, aiming to have crops started and maturing before the birds discover the project.
A pantry friendly Shrimp Jambalaya uses canned shrimp and rice with simple seasonings to create an exotics-inspired dish. Instructions call for bacon onion pepper garlic tomatoes Tabasco paprika salt rice and shrimp simmered to yield six servings.
The Mixerettes beat Whitlow 30 to 19 as Marge Redlinger led with 12 points and Marie Lee added nine. The Shazams edged the She-Wolves 28 to 26 with Donna Patterson scoring 15 and Ruth Shaffer 15 for the runners-up, in a final game tense to the last minute.
The 49ers dominate the Modernettes 29 to 4 at the YMCA gym in the junior high YW girls league. McConnell led with 11 points, Edwards added 10, Snyder 8, while Jane Redlinger scored all Modernettes points. A Rhythm Gals versus 49ers game was postponed earlier due to a conflict.
Mrs. Randolph Kelsey concludes her work in the Montgomery Ward ladies ready-to-wear department. Winifred Ragan will succeed her in this position. The report also notes the Mather couple’s extended southern vacation and observed frost damage in Rio Grande valley citrus groves. Washington Legion auxiliary meeting lists several attendees.
Wayland high school held its annual basketball banquet at the Wayland high school auditorium. Coach Gil Schantz distributed letters to players including captain Leeeru Kauffman and MVP Merv Eigsti. Other honorees were Don Pencil Dan Leichty Arnold Roth Billy Hileman Deane Allred Johnny Henss Donnie Myers James Tschantz and Donnie Gary Roth. A movie of the 1948 Iowa Purdue game was shown.
Mrs. Palmer Schilling and Mr. David Jackson are parents of a baby girl born Monday evening at the county hospital. The infant weighs six pounds one ounce and is named Linda Kay.
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