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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1941
Page
3
A farm bureau activity promotes rhubarb use with dessert recipes and jam ideas. It covers rhubarb health value, cautions about leaves, and steps for freezing and canning to stock the pantry this winter.
Members of the Handcraft department of the Fortnightly Club conclude the year with a pot luck dinner attended by Mrs. Richard Stewart and twenty one members. The serving committee listed includes Mrs. Victor Crone and others while new members for next year are named. The junior college quartet performed with solos and piano accompaniment by Edith Mexchelsen. Merle Booth sang a tenor solo as Marjorie Utterback rendered songs with Flavis Richards accompanying.
St James students and their parents will hold a picnic tomorrow at noon in Sunset Park. Parents are urged to attend with their own table service and filled baskets. The entertainment committee includes Mrs Grant Humble Mrs Elmer Pfeffer Mrs Lawrence Libe Mrs Lyle Snider and Mrs Charles George. A committee will supply coffee for the dinner.
Social calendar listings note meetings and events. Damascus Shrine No iv reports at Masonic Temple at 8 p m with social hour and refreshments. Rosemary club and Just Us club hold afternoon gatherings. Patriotic and women’s groups meet at G A R Hall and other locations for memorials, roll calls, and meals. Golf players and homemakers schedule pot luck lunches and club activities through Thursday.
Fred Radda marks his 74th birthday today with greetings from friends Mrs. S. P. Finch Mrs. Claude Rhodebeck J. B. Linder Francis Haney and Frances Falk. Wenona Anderson and Roberta Ann Wiley share birthdays with their families. Mrs. Arthur Atack of Aberdeen South Dakota and Mrs. Wilbur Rose of Crawfordsville also celebrate today.
The Clover Leaf Girls 4 H club met May 21 at Joyce Gault home in Crawfordsville. They practiced Rally Day songs and planned a bake sale at R J Williams store Saturday evening. Refreshments were served. next lesson covers belts and linen bags.
Friendly Bible class members held a potluck supper at the Baptist church with thirty in attendance. Co hostesses were Mrs Marietta Workman and Mrs John Little. Richard Leet and Nellie Wiley led games puzzles and a Yankee Doodle balloon contest with prizes awarded. Next meeting is June 23 a picnic at Sunset Park.
Washington County case 7515 notifies all parties that an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Cari is submitted for probate in district court. Readers are informed of the probate action and potential legal effects as required by law.
West Chester May 27 A group of women of the Methodist church will serve a banquet tomorrow evening at the church. Mrs W Rittenhouse and Mrs Howard Stewart will be general managers or assisted by several helpers. Guests will be the bankers of Washington and Louisa counties. Keota is also included. The wives of bankers and directors will be present.
A prayer meeting will gather Wednesday morning at 9 20 at the home of Mrs William Kensler located at 614 North Avenue 1D.
The will of Koehler deceased dated August 18, 1932 is to be probated in Washington Iowa on Tuesday June 3 1941 at 9 00 AM at the Court House before the District Court or Clerk. Interested parties must appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated as the last will and testament. Order by R R Noonan Clerk of the District Court. May 26 1941. May 27 1941.
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation will manufacture propellers and propeller hubs in Lansing Michigan for both air services under Defense Plant Corporation plans. The Reo Motor Car factory site in Lansing will be rehabilitated to 400000 square feet of manufacturing space with 2000 to 3000 employees, producing Hamilton Standard propellers under license from United Aircraft Corporation.
The Rotary Club held its quarterly Ladies Night with 75 attendees at the YMCA community room. Walter Logan led a varied program featuring Frank Parrish in dialect skits, high school sextet music, aviators Sartor and Baker, and Rev. George Kerr who spoke about Rotary’s ten minute schedule, with John Yousling on piano.
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