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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1947
Page
2
James J. Pease was fined ten dollars and costs by Mayor G. E. Mace for speeding. Earl McClure was fined two dollars fifty cents and costs by Mayor Mace for running a stop sign.
Eight patents were awarded to a Chicagoan for vacuum methods to dehydrate foods. Scientists say vacuum dried fruits vegetables and even pork products yield superior texture and flavor appealing to consumers.
Large afternoon gatherings marked Mother's Day as families from Des Moines to Washington hosted relatives in multi generation dinners. Guests included Harveys, Whitmans, Nobles, and others, with invitations, graduates and golden anniversaries noted among numerous local households.
Notices list multiple group gatherings from Monday to Thursday including St Rita Circle Alma Hearne Holland Missionary society and American Legion Auxiliary. Meetings cover lunches, needlework, pinochle, and program events with changes in meeting places noted and coordinators named.
Mrs. Rieher rode the famous Turnpike by bus to Carlisle to see her son Major Roger Ficher and daughter-in-law. They toured Gettysburg with Rev. and Mrs. John Beiderwieden who left for St. Louis for the funeral of Theodore W. Beiderwieden.
Cedar Rapids IA May 12 Cedar Rapids will not observe daylight saving time this summer as the city council ruled there is no legal provision to mandate it. Members warned of widespread confusion if only some followed a change. The council heard petitions with more than 12 000 names on the issue and voted a 15 percent rise in city water rates.
Mrs John Shalla senior marks 79th birthday as part of the Three Quarter Century club. Gillian Mills and Gale Jarvis are noted as new today. Gerald Schwitzer and Evelyn McCutchen have four and seven birthday candles respectively. Former Washington residents Patty Sizer and Marlene Barnes celebrate, with other well wishes for Nina Little, Frank Miller, C C Niffenegger, Lawrence Glasgow and Toe Christner.
Mrs Charles Cannon entertained the Sunshine Community club at a May breakfast with 16 members and two guests. A May pole centerpiece decorated the table and the program covered Mother's Day origins with poems, songs, and travel slides. The group shared a cooperative lunch before adjourning for three weeks.
A Presbyterian morning prayer meeting will convene at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
At Lake Success New York May 12 Arab and Jewish spokesmen clashed in the United Nations with Arabs threatening to walk out if Palestine gains independence and Jews saying the independence issue skews the inquiry. Faris El Khouri denounced Zionism as a fatal dream and urged immediate independence for Palestine. Mershe Shertok argued the UN Palestine inquiry must include Jewish representation and bar Britain from the commission.
The White Cloud club met Tuesday with nine members present. President Helen Thomas led the business meeting. A plant and bulb exchange occurred and canning tips were shared. The next gathering will be at Nellie Anderson with a recipe exchange.
Seventy two mothers and sons gathered for a Mothers Day breakfast hosted by the DeMolay chapter at The Pines. Edith Boileau provided organ selections while flowers decorated tables. Robert Bell welcomed attendees as Ed Squire and Don Maxwell aided.
Mrs. E. C. Eicher hosted a Saturday luncheon for the Nineteenth Century club with her mother Mrs. W. R. Mount as guest. Two tables were used for the two course meal, and flowers from Des Moines were placed on the tables. President Mrs. Carl J. Roberts led a brief business session naming standing committees. Mrs. Boyd Berdo reviewed McKinley Kantor's But Look the Morn detailing the author's childhood.
Rising costs of materials and chemicals cited as the main cause of increased expenses at the water works plant, prompting reviews of procurement and budget measures. The report notes tighter supply chains and price volatility affecting daily operations and future planning.
Fortnightly Club's retiring and new executive boards led by president Mrs. T. A. Michels attended a Saturday luncheon at The Pines. Thirty-one members were present with arrangements by Mrs. Cloyce Stewart and others. reports were given and several delegates named to attend the New York triennial June 23 to 29. New members were voted in and Mrs. Michels appointed as official representative to the Recreational Board Council.
A wedding dinner was held at the Robert Lowe Sr home honoring Rueben Scharf of Iowa City and his bride. The pair wed in Des Moines and will honeymoon regionally as Mrs Scharf visits her in-laws before they settle.
Twenty five grade school pupils under Mrs Len Stone performed a 4 30 pm piano recital in the Methodist church ladies parlor. It began a four recital series with future dates to be announced for a 16 pupil high school group two boys and a small group of advanced pupils.
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