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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1948

Page

5

Washington Dairymen Start Cheese Making Here

Griffith and Hedberg launch a cheese factory in Washington using milk from within 15 miles. They describe pasteurization, curd formation, pressing, brining for 48 hours, and a ripening room with propionic acid bacteria producing Swiss cheese flavor. The duo, former Brewers Dairy owners, plan expansion.

Washington John Griffith John Hedberg Griffith and Mr. Griffith Mr. Hedberg Griffith Hedberg Towa Towa State College Ames Brewer Dairy Tracy Brighton Ainsworth Elwesec

Homes and kitchens featured in farm exhibit

A committee selects eight farm kitchens to view focusing on layout efficiency. Designs include A L Duensing U shaped cabinets and C C Reeves L arrangement with ready made cupboards. Steel kitchens with metal cabinets appear at Robert Stephens and Lloyd Foster shows pantry optimizations for a five person family.

Klopfenstein Rex Crandall Paul Beard Lloyd Marek A. L. Duensing C. C. Reeves Robert Stephens Merle Sheetz W. C. Richards

All Republican incumbents loom in two Iowa senate districts

In the 28th and 47th districts five incumbent Republican senators face no opposition and seek reelection. They are Douds, Hultman, Watson, Lynes, and Knutson. Three other Republican senators have clear fields, McCurry, Fimmen, Humbert. Arch MacFarlane draws rivals in Black Hawk county as two seats contest. Democrats will contest eight counties for representative seats, including Dubuque where three Democrats run and no Republicans.

Marshall County Clay Dickinson O’brien A. L. Doud Douds O. N. Hultman Stanton Devere Watson Council] Bluffs J. Kendall Lynes Plainfield Herman Knutson Mason City P. W. McCurry Corydon W. R. Fimmen Bloomfield Ernest Humbert Fimmen Humbert Arch MacFarlane Black Hawk County MacFarlane Fred W. Tesmer Waterloo Senate House Clinton Decatur DuBuque Mardin Polk Scott Wapelle Woodbury

Donna Boyd Spends Week End at Home In Nurse's Training

Donna Boyd, portion of her nurse training in Aurora, spent the weekend at home in Round Grove. Sunday visitors at the Ralph Boyd home included Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Whetstine, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Zachs and Mike, and other relatives from Riverside, West Branch, and Mason City Illinois. The article notes a microscope viewing of pond life by Judy and mentions many local family visits and drives to Iowa City and Liber tyville.

Donna Boyd Round Grove Aurora Ralph Boyd Edgar Whetstine Dean Zachs Mike Newton Whetstine Riverside John Maher Hugh Mary Kay West Branch Cleo Orris Milo Orris John Frame Billie Percy Skubal Fred Skubal Morse Donohue Carl Kauffman Arnet Mathers Iowa City Marion Ferguson Marion Judy

Merrimac People Visit the Fatigs in Cedar Rapids

Mr and Mrs Roy Duttweiler and daughter Donna and Mrs Glenn Schafer visited the Jesse Fatig family in Cedar Rapids. Mr and Mrs Cy Trabert visited Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Harold Hinkle. Mrs Carl Amrine visited Wednesday with Mrs John Baldostrr.

Frank Smith Ruth and Myrna Otis Waggoner Cecil Riley A. J. Riley John Wieneker Sarah Carl Amrine Ralph Smith Harold Reibling Robert Whientz Roberta L. P Cedar Rapids Merrimac Roy Duttweiler Donna Glenn Schafer Jesse Fatig Cy Trabert Harold Hinkle John Baldostrr

Rural Students to Graduate May 31

Superintendent Lester B. Krabill announced rural eighth graders will graduate Monday evening May 31 at the Washington Methodist church. Plans for the program are underway and a speaker has not yet been secured.

Lester B. Krabill Methodist Church Washington Krabill

Odd Fellows Convention Draws 750 In Washington Iowa

About 750 Odd Fellows and Rebekahs attended the eastern Iowa district convention held in Washington with full day sessions and a large turnout at the evening social hour in the Legion hall. H W Brock, lodge reporter, released the report.

Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Iowa Washington H. W. Brock Lodge Legion Hall

World Odd Fellowship Opens With Keynote Address

A large afternoon crowd attended the opening as Lynn J. Irwin grand secretary of the Odd Fellows delivered the main address on World Odd Fellowship. Delegates later held a dinner meeting in a church basement before evening sessions at the Legion Hall and Mig. Rebekah and Odd Fellow degrees were conferred and a social hour followed at City Hall. Town City was named as next year’s district meeting site. officers were elected from the host lodge for the coming year.

Lynn J. Irwin The Odd Fellows Odd Fellowship Methodist Church Legion Hall Mig Rebekah

First White Explorers Reach Idaho at Lo Lo Pass

The Lewis and Clark expedition marked the first white footfall in Idaho at Lo Lo Pass on the Idaho Montana border when they arrived in September 1804.

Lo Lo Pass Idaho-Montana Idaho

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