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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1947
Page
7
A column notes June weather expectations in Cedar Township with farm life details and playful anecdotes. It recalls a Rock Island depot build, a driver helper scene, and jokes about umbrellas, hens, and newly draped hen houses to improve privacy and egg production.
Dale Bower hosted a mushroom show with Toler Turner of Wayland cited as a standout in the latest exhibit. The anecdote unfolds with a plumber and a couple meeting en route as the tour progresses upstairs and downstairs.
Kalona reports a fellowship supper at the Methodist church honoring the R At lender family and J F O Loughlin with sixty attendees. Miss Louise Miller’s pre nup shower, Alice coop picnic, and Id ris club meeting follow. Community updates include library donations, food preservation talk, and Memorial Day store closings.
Mrs. Carl Amrine and family traveled to Iowa City Tuesday for the funeral of Ire Awriffe at Zion Lutheran Church. Lon Hyde visited with his daughter and son in law, John Baldosier, Friday. Mrs. Rila Kienig enjoyed time with daughter Delmer Crile and family. Lutheran Ladies Aid met in the church parlor Wednesday. Jake Burger and Junior Kessel visited Maggie Burger Sunday. Mrs. Carl Amrine stayed with her mother near Brigton for care.
A long simmering of soup leads to loss of vitamin content in vegetables. The extended heat depletes key nutrients, reducing nutritional value.
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