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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1944
Page
3
Mr. and Mrs. James Brooks hosted a dinner southeast of town honoring Pvt. Alvin Kephart of Camp Fannin Texas. A two course duck dinner was served, with Thanksgiving themed table settings. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kephart Velma Mrs. Carl Rothlisberger and children J and Caria.
Libby Musil hosted the Merry Maids club with a business meeting led by Miss Musil. Wilna Crawford and Martha Lowes were chosen to handle Christmas erecting to relatives in service. A joke roll call winner was Martha Horak. The next meeting on December 20 will be with Frances McAvoy for a gift exchange.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary met at K C hall with Mrs. Cleo Shockey presiding. Members elected to join were Mrs. Mary Hayes Mrs. Helen Brown and Mrs Jessie Scoonover. Mrs Longer said 45 Christmas boxes are sent to overseas boys and it was noted 25 boxes will be packed Tuesday evening before the social meeting. Poppy proceeds totaled 10 310.07 and rummage sales brought in 94.47. Donations were voted to several funds and a Tuesday social committee was named. Refreshments followed.
Thanksgiving is discussed as residents in Pilotburg plan family meals at home. Mrs. Frank Stransky notes folks rush to complete corn picking and prepare for the holiday. The Maas family and relatives are among those observing Thanksgiving Thursday.
Riverside November 22 members of the Y social club and two guests met at Mrs Arthur Swenka home northeast of Riverside. Officers chosen for the coming year: Gertrude Bulger president Arthur Swenka vice president Joseph Libengut secretary Leroy Hardy reporter. Next meeting December 7 at Mrs Leroy Hardy home for Christmas gift exchange. Trinity Methodist church ladies hosted a chicken supper bazaar and sale raising just over $100 for church treasury.
On this birthday date, Judith Ann Sheets and Dean Leroy Eichelberg from Mt. Pleasant celebrate their first birthdays. Karen Kathryn Messer has a cake with four candies. Others include Myrtle Anderson of Chicago, Dorothy Watkins, George Shalla, Mrs. S. T. Wheeler of Ainsworth, Billy Caldwell, Clarence Berkhoff, Rev. Carl Klein of Webster Groves Mo Arlene Huber, and Calvin Perrin of Kalona who turns 20 and is serving in England. he formerly delivered the Journal in Kalona.
The period covers large family gatherings with the Carl D. Anderson clan visiting Olds for and with relatives including Kenneth Anderson and Chicago area kin. Several dinners and visits occur among Stransky, Batterson, Spevacek, Lantz, Pribley, Kiene, Maas, Allen, Ashby, Waller, and others. Anniversary celebrations for Maas 50th, Allen 44th, Ashby 62nd, and Waller 51st noted. mentions of a gloomy week.
Readable text describes a fall table centerpiece with fruit and wheat, plus a Pumpkin Chiffon Pie recipe. It lists ingredients for the pie and crust with pumpkin, spices, gelatin, eggs, milk, and sugar, and instructions to prepare and chill the filling before serving with whipped cream.
Combine sugar corn starch spices and salt with canned pumpkin. Cook in hot milk until thick, then add gelatin softened in cold water and beaten egg yolks. Fold in preserved orange peel and cream to finish.
Recipes for a cottage cheese and grape salad and a red cabbage and apple dish. Includes ingredients such as jello whipped cream grapes cottage cheese apples marshmallows and buttered crumbs. Provides steps for dissolving jello whipping cream folding and chilling. Serves six.
Des Moines based Rev and Mrs Hideo Aoki led a Sunday service at Pilotburg church as Free Methodist assistants while attending Bible college in Oskaloosa. Mrs Aoki sang a song and spoke of Christian faith and American identity. A silent elephant sale for the YWCA raised seven dollars with Mrs William C Siller in charge.
The November meeting of Standcraft department section 2 of the Fortnightly club met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Jay Brewer presiding in the absence of the department leader Mrs. Hugh Hall. Mrs. L. R. Carbee presented a paper titled Handmade Christmas Gifts for the Entire Family and displayed various articles.
Calendar items list meetings for Presbyterian Ladies Aid groups J W Eastwood and Mrs J Martin White. CRIB event at church. J W Baker Relief Corps meet at West Chester hall. change of meeting day noted. Saturday cooperative supper for U and I club families at 6 30 p m hosted by Mae Dawson. Handcraft dept sec 3 meets at 8 p m with towels fundraiser.
Thanksgiving turkey dinner and bazaar at Cassino hall Richmond noon Thursday. 23913 Pupils of Gray school present a Thanksgiving program Wednesday evening Nov 22. Everyone welcome. Doris Mullinix, teacher. West Chester K P special meeting Monday Nov 27 at 7 30 in honor of the football team and fathers. Refreshments and entertainment. Homer Holm.
Chapter I of T T T held its annual bazaar at Mrs. Lucille Huston's country home in Crawfordsville with nearly all members present. Huston oversaw the auction of food and fancy work. The society plans Christmas boxes for Davenport orphanage and Knoxville soldiers home. Refreshments followed.
The article states that constant application of hot wet packs is among the best treatments for acute garget in dairy cows, highlighting its effectiveness for udder inflammation and discomfort.
The inaugural segment of Argentina's first railway opened in Buenos Aires marking the start of the national rail network. Officials formalized the event with ceremonies as engineers and workers celebrated a milestone in transportation history.
The Myrtle McCleary Circle of the Presbyterian church held a cooperative dinner at 6 30 in Mrs F W Eastwoods home with 18 members and two guests Mrs Albert Lay and Mrs Fred L Moore present Mrs William Glassburner presided and the group planned sewing for Washington county hospital increased the mission fund pledge and collected for the war fund commission The next meeting is Dec 19 with Elsie Bratten and Mrs Dan Holcomb as hostesses Guest speaker Mrs Lay spoke on Indian Missions in Arizona and New Mexico and displayed native crafts Gifts for the YWCA Christmas party were to be brought for boys and girls in need
Tyrone notes Edgar Varrier harvests corn for Ernest Van Sickle with a picker. Dave Temple and Carol Reigiard helped last week at Ernie Temples. Otto Sheetz visits Elizabeth and Dorothy Young. Margie Royer becomes Tyrone’s new teacher. Peggy Crawford is ill. Clyde Crawford and niece Margaret Ann visited the Ernest Van Sickle home after church.
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