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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
2
Callers at the Ed Prebyl home Sunday evening included Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Havel and sons and Kate Shalla. Everette and Edward Prebyl of Davenport visited on Mother's Day with their parents and sister Betty.
Yesterday admitted Phillip Schauf, Wellman for medical. Today tonsillectomies performed on Steven Stutsman, Terry TeBock Horst, Riverside, Dennis Godfrey, and Paul Dusenbery. Dismissed today Mrs Edwin Peiffer Keota R2. Birth yesterday a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Lloyd at 10 39 p m 951 S 4th.
The St. Marys church altar boys from Riverside enjoyed their annual outing in the Iowa City park on May 10 with chaperones Mrs. John Gase Mrs. Omer Strabala and Mrs. Geneva Schnoebelen. Attendees included Elmer and Richard Schneider Robert Arthur and Louis Libenguth Joseph George Francis and Paul Gase and many others.
A tip suggests preheating clothespins in an oven for a few minutes to speed up hanging laundry on cold days, keeping fingers warmer and speeding the laundry process.
Louisa County Fair association officers announced plans to build a quarter mile midget auto track at the Louisa fairgrounds in Columbus Junction with floodlights for night racing. Opening race is set for Tuesday night May 24 with events every two weeks under the Midwest Midget Auto Racing Association. The circuit includes Davenport Cedar Rapids Waterloo Oskaloosa Macomb and Indianola tracks featuring top cars and drivers.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Havel and their sons Dean Louis and Dennis hosted a Mother's Day dinner Sunday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shalla, Kate Shalla, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Havel, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Cox, and Julith Ann and Ralph.
Ruth Foster county home economist demonstrated freezing foods at a high school F H A meeting. She outlined steps for preparing and wrapping meat fruits and vegetables for locker or home freezers and explained wrapping papers quality and the benefits of frozen foods. Virginia Messenger presided as president.
The Washington Saddle club met for an 8 o'clock weiner roast at the Clifford Thompson home near Ainsworth. Forty attended. A trail ride was planned for Sunday May 22 starting at Lyle Lowe's Crawfordsville home at 1 pm. Next meeting is a picnic at Sunset Park on June 8.
The line Beware of jealousy it is the green eyed monster is attributed to Shakespeare in Othello mirroring the popular belief that green signifies jealousy. The quote appears in discussions of color symbolism in classic literature.
Observed on May 12 to mark Nightingale birth, the day celebrates hospital progress from sanitation and nursing to hospital design and management. It notes hospitals as a major industry, with ten million patients yearly, and highlights April hospital stats of 43.8 patients daily and 41 full time staff.
A Rosemary club gathering at Mrs E Ray Bell home featured Mrs Donald Marek of Cape Haitian Haiti West Indies as a guest. Bridge was played at four tables with high scores by Mrs John Cherry and Mrs Lloyd Foster and low scores by Mrs S W Augustine and Mrs Lloyd Marek. Refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Mrs Rhaymond Bell and Mrs Lloyd Marek.
H J club members plus two honorary members and guests gathered Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Ray Sojkas home to finish a Red Cross layette. Pictures of the completed layette were taken in the afternoon. Mrs Verna Escher led the meeting in the president’s absence and door prizes went to Mrs Mary Bojka and Mrs Ernest Strum.
United States sheep population fell by roughly 2.5 million head during 1948, reflecting a sharp decline in the livestock sector and affecting producers nationwide.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloya Enke hosted a Friday neighborhood gathering in the Landscape community with Banco and recorded music. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Howard McCall and Richard, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tucker and sons, Sam Bowser family, the Plecker family, the Klein Schmidt daughters, and the Bauer family. refreshments followed.
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Zeck hosted a Wednesday evening dinner honoring Mrs. Mary A. Meeks of Colby Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Zeck attended. The table featured cut flowers and guests visited the evening away.
Floyd Goodell Washington county extension director was introduced to the County Women's committee of the Farm Bureau at a Wednesday meeting. Mrs Richard Stephens of Crawfordsville president presided with 21 members present and reports on scholarships funds cancer fund and pre school exams were given.
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