Americans buy diverse food items amid shifting tastes
A UPI report traces American shopping patterns with meat accounting for about a quarter of supermarket budgets. It lists high volume items like peanut butter, soups, canned peaches, and frozen ready dishes, and notes rising sales in snacks and diet aids. It also mentions Canada’s coffee imports and nutrition contrasts in Africa, plus new kitchen aids and sauce products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
China Store Age Magazine
Washington Evening Journal Masthead and info page
The text lists the Washington Evening Journal contact and staff roles in Washington Iowa. It notes publication afternoons except Sundays and holidays, and mentions editor David Elder along with roles for business, advertising, news, and production. It also references press affiliations and mail subscription rates in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Evening
Washington
Iowa
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass’n
Iowa Daily Press Ass‘n
Iowa Press Ass’n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Europe A Rural View at Y Wives luncheon
The Y Wives monthly dessert luncheon was held in the Y community room with 41 members and three guests. Mrs Wilfred McCreedy presented a program on Europe showing slides of England Holland Belgium Denmark and Germany. Mrs James Rossen led the business meeting and roll call noted foreign countries visited. Organ selections and a luncheon prayer complemented the program. A candle display visit to Ottumwa hosted by Mrs Stan Woeste is planned for Nov 13 or 14. reservations via Mrs John Butler. Hostesses listed for the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y Community Room
Rick Lundell
Earl Booth
Kay Stewart
Wilfred McCreedy
Ainsworth
Europe
England
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Dwain Tschantz
Jack Moore
Stan Woeste
Ottumwa
John Butler
Walter Messer
Wesley Mullikin
Stanley Schooley
E. M. Ahart
Milo Orris
Joe Trier
Toastmasters Club Meets at Captain's Table Wednesdays
John Lemmon presided at the Toastmasters Club meeting with Delmar Ebersole as table topics chair. Five minute speeches by David Miksch on Psychedelirium Tremens and Frank Patterson on Five Score and Five Years Ago. Next week the club hosts Mrs. Vernon Elgin's Junior High class at 6:30 p.m. at the Captain's Table. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lemmon
Toastmasters Club
Delmar Ebersole
David Miksch
Frank Patterson
Vernon Elgin
Make It Yourself with Wool contest features at Iowa Wesleyan
The Make It Yourself With Wool contest invites entries by November 9 for the southeast Iowa district event on November 23 at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant. Registration starts 8 a.m. Judging at 8:30 a.m. Contestants receive instructions for the fashion revue from Mrs. Jimmy Miller and interviews by Miss Marlys Lee. A rep from Armo Co will display interfacings and materials. Inquiries and entry forms go to district director Mrs. Merlin Harryman, R. R. Douds IA 52551.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Jimmy Miller
DeWitt
Marlys Lee
Merlin Harryman
R. R
Douds
Marion Avenue UPW Circles Hold November Meetings
The Marion Avenue UPW Circles met in November for routine business and study. Hostesses included Mrs. Jay Brewer Mrs. Bertha Miller Mrs. John Wagner and others while devotional leaders and circle program participants featured Mrs. Vella Hotle Miss Edna Sherriff Mrs. Robert Patterson and several additional members.
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Marion Avenue
UPW
Jay Brewer
Bertha Miller
John Wagner
Robert McFarland
Elizabeth Moss
Clifford Ramsdale
Vella Hotle
Edna Sherriff
Robert Patterson
Keifer Garton
Helen Wylie
John Palmer
Richard Bordwell
Willa Ramsey
Meryl Baird
Dick Wiley
Mazie Fisher
Emma Henry
Martha Glass
Wyal's Cooking Adds Recipes for Corn Pudding and More
A home cooking note shares several recipes from Wyal including Corn Pudding from Sally’s file, Date Drops cookies, Soda or Buttermilk Biscuits, and Prune Cake. Instructions cover mixing, baking times, temperatures, and yield notes, with tips for halving large batches and serving suggestions.
Club activities and holiday charity noted
Mrs L F Harding hosted the Just Us Club with 12 members and a guest Mrs Don Messer of Concord Calif. President Mrs Ralph Robertson opened with a poem Prayer for Peace. Birthday gift to secret sister Mrs Wilbur Schantz. Entertainment by Mrs L L Loveless and Mrs Schantz. Helpers Mrs Ethel Swift and Mrs D O Butler. Shiloh Sunshine Sisters wrapped a Christmas overseas box for Dennis Schoonover in Japan. Next December meeting will feature candy recipes homemade decorations. Mrs Wes Ramsey assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Harding
Just Us Club
Don Messer
Concord
Calif
Ralph Robertson
Wilbur Schantz
Harding
L. L. Loveless
Schantz
Ethel Swift
D. O. Butler
Shiloh Sunshine Sisters
Howard Baker
Dennis Schoonover
Japan
Wes Ramsey
Second graders correct butterfly taste fact at publisher
Nine students from Union Elementary School in Belleville Illinois wrote to a textbook publisher after discovering an error claiming the Viceroy butterfly tastes bitter while the Monarch tastes sweet. They verified with encyclopedias and sparked a polite exchange confirming the Monarch tastes bad.
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Belleville, Il
UPI
Union Elementary School
Maureen Hemann
Laurie Davis
Janey Haentzler
Mike Molitor
Laurene Jacobs
Jana Piana
Synthia Sindel
Scott Williams
Jon Grindstaff
New hair trimmer joins the market with dual edges
A hand fitted trimmer features four cutting edges on two sides for thinning and fast growing hair. It uses two standard double-edge razor blades and slides apart for replacement. The maker claims smoother, quicker results than prior products. Also noted are a drip coffee mini-pot, pet snacks, a card games rules edition, and a snowman golf ball gift set.
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Darco Products
N.C. Dept
Indian Trail Blvd
Traverse City
Mich
United States Playing Card Co
Cincinnat
Ohio
80th birthday celebration for Mrs Sojka in Riverside
Mrs Rose Sojka observed her 80th birthday with a Sunday potluck at the Riverside Community Building. Attendees included family members from the Sojka and Wollrab clans, letters were written to service members Richard Wollrab and Charles Sojka, and afternoon visitors included Grace Mottet. Nearby, Clover Cloverettes 4-H elected officers and discussed bathroom lighting. Elsie Fisher of Kalona joined Albert Novy for a Riverside dinner visit.
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Riverside
Rose Sojka
Sojka
Harold
Vince Sojka
Dale Sojka
Robert Kloopfer
Paul Beenblossom
Gene Stewart
Kathy Gaulacher
Sherry
Richard Wollrab
Dorothy Wollrab
Marlin Shalla
LeRoy Cerny
Ronnie
Grace Mottet
Charles Sojka
Robert Thomann
Theresa
Michael
Patuxent River Naval Base
Maryland
Dean Yordi
Shirley Thomann
Iowa City
Stephen Thomann
Davenport
Richard Thomann
East Moline
Thomann
Mike
Cedar Rapids
Patuxent River
Clover Cloverettes
Sharon Schneider
Anne Strabala
Carol Schneider
Jane Kron
Janice Schneider
Beth Strabala
LuAnn Waldschmidt
Iowa Township Committee
Elsie Fisher
Kalona
Albert Novy
Brinning Home Hosts Weekend Visitors From Washington Areas
Sunday afternoon callers Bertha Harvey Ethel Palmer and Rebecca Butler all from Washington visited Donald R Brinning and family at Harper. The Brinnings also entertained grandsons Jess Brinning of Hayesville and Mark Kirwan of Ottumwa during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. Brinning
Harper
Bertha Harvey
Ethel Palmer
Rebecca Butler
Washington
Brinnings
Jess Brinning
Hayesville
Mark Kirwan
Ottumwa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canada
Kenneth W. Burgess
Pan-American Coffee Bureau
Burgess
Tea and Coffee Association of Canada
East Africa
College of Agriculture and Environmental Science
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
N.J
Samuel Lepkovsky
University of California, Berkeley
The
College
Falcon Products, Inc
P.O
E. Okeechobee Rd
Hialeah
Fla
Stange Co
Chicago
By Leary
Gary
James Rossen
Armo Company
Wyal
Helene B. Dillon
Sally
JUST
Shiloh
Sunshine Sisters
Osincup Drug Store
Walgreen Agency
West Side Square
Jesse Knight
Richard Paul
United Press International
West Bend Co
West Bend
Wis
Hartz Mountain Products Corp
Cooper Square
N.Y
Dunlop Tire & Rubber Co
Osincup
Custer Electric
S. Marion
Dial
Mrs. Sojka
Mrs. Wilbur Kiene
Clothing & Shoes
West Side
Squar
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