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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1945

Page

4

Cotter High Notes Highlight Music Contest and Upcoming Events

Cotter students report on Marian Iowa State Music Contest alto winner arion Jones and note high attendance goals for the Wytram May events including baccalaureate class night and commencement. Supt F N Reppe presides Louisa county council meeting. updates cover grades activities, health notes, and spelling awards.

Cotter Marion Iowa Arion Jones Golo Tor Arge Wytmat Donna Boyd Rhea Wehr Winfield Wyraan F. N. Reppe Louisa County Council Cotter Schools Ai County Institute Wapello Louisa County State Teachers Association South America

Plan Baccalaureate Service for Senior Class in Ainsworth

Ruth Norris reports Ainsworth prepares for senior events. The class play One in a Million is set for Friday May 4 at the high school auditorium with a Sunday May 6 baccalaureate at United Presbyterian Church at 8 PM featuring processional Largo Eunice Johnson invocation Rev Karl Megchelsen Handel and At The End Of The Way solo.

Ainsworth Ainsworth High School United Presbyterian Church Eunice Joehnson Karl Megchelsen Handel Megchelsen Ackley Julia Koehler

Local News Bits From Clay and Nearby Areas

May 2 reports from Clay show Donald Walton visiting from Central College in Pella to his parents Mr. and Mrs Otto Walton and others in Monmouth. Edith Meacham of Seattle visits sister Mrs Gert rude Horton. Dean Cooney wounded on Iwo Jima back on duty with Marines. Janice Herr returns from Des Moines for Richland graduation week. sister Ernestine among graduates. Rev Willy ill and unable to preach at Clay church. Edith Sable to teach next year. soil techs Boettcher and Dick Hanley working on area farms.

Clay Donald Walton Central College Pella Otto Walton Lester Bradford Virginia Set Ambrose Bradford Monmouth Harley Carter Edith Meacham Seattle Wash Gertrude Horton Robert Cooney Dean Iwo Jima Marines Janice Herr Des Moines Richland Ernestine A. J. Morgan W. O. Morgan M. 4 Hesseltine Copock Edith Sable Boettcher Dick Hanley I. W. Willy Pleasant Plain Clay Church

Bleaching Method to Remove Dark Spots on Furniture

Instructions for treating dark spots on refinished furniture using oxalic acid crystals. Prepare a solution of two ounces of oxalic acid per pint of hot water, saturate a rag, apply to spots, wait twenty minutes, then wash with ammoniacal water. If needed, leave the rag on overnight.

Broiled Cottage Cheese Spread on Toast with Bacon

A vintage recipe describes broiling a spread of cottage cheese seasoned with salt and paprika on toasted bread. Top each slice with a strip of bacon and broil until the bacon browns. The guide uses one pint of dry cottage cheese for six slices of bread.

Dependability A Rare Virtue and Faith of Our Fathers

Rev O J Fix presents a program by Beautiful Savior with mixed chorus and solo performances featuring Lois Pearson under Christiansen. The set includes Dependability themed pieces and a rendition of Faith of Our Fathers.

Rev O. J. Fix Christiansen Lois Pearson

Terse vignettes of street encounters and domestic quips

A string of brief urban snippets shows a bum soliciting aid on the avenue and a man offering fifty cents for food. Comic exchanges include a theaterline remark about tights and a punchy quip about avoiding drink and women. A wartime waitress and a cautious nurse feature in quick dialogue snippets.

Two Irishmen in trench chatter amid WWI combat mockery

KP and Pat joke about salt shakers and drink as Pat wakes to a German assault. Mike claims 50,000 attackers, Pat exclaims in disbelief, then they both react to the frontline chaos as their captain promised a dollar per German killed. The scene ends with a humorous aside about rations.

Pat Mike

Goeg designer notes on a brane and wit

Fragmentary text notes a goer geter on a limb and a pun as wit's low form. It mentions synthetic meat products from contented bommieads with unclear details.

Grape Pruning Tips From Iowa State College

Grape pruning guidance from Iowa State College explains that timely pruning helps graperaising succeed. For plants set out this spring, leave only one bud or shoot on each stem to promote strong growth.

Pruning Guide for Fruit Canes and Trellis Setup

The guide advises cutting back to two buds, leaving a main stem tied upright to a trellis. Wires 4 to 4 feet high support the stem, with fruiting canes selected at two wires and renewal spurs cut back to two buds each. Regular pruning ensures a strong, productive growth pattern.

Incomes of chemical workers rise in war years

Incomes of professional chemical workers climbed from 140 to nearly 0 percent across different income levels during the war years 1941 to 1943, reflecting shifting pay scales and wartime labor demand.

21 Baptist Denominations Across the United States

A report notes the existence of 21 distinct Baptist denominations operating in the United States. It highlights diversity within the denomination landscape and cites variety in governance, worship practices, and regional presence.

United States

West Chester to Hold Baccalaureate and Commencement

West Chester plans baccalaureate services May 6 at the Methodist church with Rev H J Munster delivering the address on Revolution Versus Evolution assisted by Rev Arthur Peters. Graduation will be May 10 in the high school auditorium with Dr Ralph H Ojemann as speaker on Building for the World of Tomorrow. Ten students make up the class of 1948 including Joe M Battier and Lois T Cid deback. Lloyd Wilson serves in the army air corps. Class motto Not by Force But by Constant Effort. flower is white carnation. colors gold and black.

West Chester Methodist Church H. J. Munster Arthur Peters Federated Church Ralph H. Ojemann Iowa Child Welfare Research Station University of Iowa Joe M. Battier Lois T. Ciddeback Riuthe Anna Travall Mary Lou Johnson Wayne Ladehotz Wilbur L. Moore Max YY. Rathmel Helen M. Swanson Lloyd Wilbur Wilson Charlotte Ruth Young Lloyd Wilson Army Air Corps

Cleaning Method for Silver Box

Instructs to place multiple layers of clean paper inside a silver box at once and then remove the top soiled sheet without lifting the box’s silver exterior.

Strong Wall Bar Next to Bathtub Aids Safety

A sturdy wall bar installed beside the tub offers firm hand support to prevent slips and falls. Grasping the bar provides stability when entering or exiting the tub, especially for elderly or mobility challenged users.

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Cotter School News Betty Lou Boyd Bobby Rittenhouse Madalyn Schafer Mervin Miler Norway Lonny Griggs Max Luihs Sadie Peters Caroline Smith Carol Booth Betty Lou Rovd Patty Hobbs Claudine Kilgore Delbert Rees Donna Davis Dick Hendrickson Richard Jones Betty Rees Marilyn Spears Laith Kessler Roberta Boyd Dale Hawkins PHONO Lorden Music CO Opposite State Theatre Ruth Norris Ninth Army S. Ninth Army Germany Army Red Cross Army Signal Corps International Il Duce Mistress Milan Square Benito Mussolini Milan Piazza Quindici Martiri Claretta Petacci Achille Staracl Fascist Party New York Times Bern Henry R.W.D Piyee Iowa State College Torgau 58Th Infantry E. F. Reinhardt U.S Signal Corps Radiophoto Yanks Goebbels Hans Goebbels Strom Abteilung William Keene New Haven Conn Reich Joseph Goebbels International Soundphoto Baptist Chester Ojenaba S. Iowa P. L. Etter U. S Comfort Plung Okinawa White House Dawes Denman WOUSE Snown Seventh S. Army Dachau Signal Corps
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