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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1948
Page
3
Mrs. Harry Sowden hosted a Monday club luncheon yesterday at 1 15 in her home with guests at quartet tables centered by angels. Afterward bridge was played at five tables. high score went to Mrs. Ralph Gibson, second to Mrs. Frank Crone, low score to Rhe T R Gillespie, and travel prize to Mrs. Stella Latchem.
Calendar items list afternoon and evening meetings across clubs and churches. Notable entries include YWCA mixers, Braden and Merry Makers exchanges, Presbyterian prayer service, department dinner, and Red Brick school band concert with venue notes and altered dates. Additional mentions cover guilds, socials, bazaars, and Christmas exchanges with times, hosts, and locations.
A Christmas recipe feature offers Party Chews and Pec an Molasses Brownies plus Pec an Cakes and Brazil Nut Patties. Instructions include butter sugar flour eggs coconut rice cereal and chocolate toppings with baking times and temperatures. The piece also suggests festive serving ideas and gift packaging ideas for the season.
In a dramatic audit scene Miss Justin and Matt Thorne uncover that Dyhart forged signatures to cash checks totaling nearly 810,000. The guilty manager reveals motive while Thorne insists on repayment and Miss Justin sketches a future as a secretary. Later, a community note mentions girls selling candy for a Camp Hiaga pool near Cedar Rapids.
Montana described as a treasure chest rich in gold copper silver and coal with cattle sheep and grain during the initiation and election of officers at the I O O F hall.
The Navajo camp fire girls met Saturday afternoon at 2 o clock with Mrs David Blanken horn Cheryl Cook vice president presided plans were made to give a tea
Celebrations include wedding anniversaries for Mr and Mrs Walter Kiesey and Mr and Mrs Ralph Ashby. Birthday wishes go to Mrs Cora Long, Patricia Weldin, Preston Harvey, Linda Louise Carris, and Carol Kay Crawford. Also marked are Mrs Justus Peterson, Mrs Tom Berdo, Mrs Claude Flynn, Riverside, and twin Edna Flynn Webb of Santa Ana California.
Members of the Y W C A Mixers gathered at Mrs. Robert Day's home to complete items for the upcoming Friday and Saturday craft sale at Ledgers. They worked on decorative kitchen hangings cork coasters and fancy perfume bottles including glass etching.
The 1620 arrival in Massachusetts saw Pilgrims cherish copper utensils and brass candlesticks, flower pots, and other red metal objects to decorate and comfort their homes. The copper and alloys added decorative and practical warmth to their interiors.
The Order of the Eastern Star held initiation at 8 o'clock in the Masonic Temple. Mrs. Art Swift and 29 past matrons and patrons were presented, with initiation songs performed and solos by Mrs. Osineup and Mrs. Bagge. Refreshments followed as officers and members participated in a short program and gifts were exchanged.
A high speed steel sheet moves through mills at nearly 70 miles per hour, passing the operator who oversees the manufacturing line.
In Grace Lutheran Davenport ceremony Nov 27 7 pm Janice Offerman daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester C Offerman of Davenport married George E Plock Jr son of Mr and Mrs George E Plock of Davenport. Officiating Rev Constant Johnson. Bride wore ivory brocade satin with cathedral train and lace veil. Maids wore iridescent taffeta gowns and hats. Best man Glenn Hein. ushers Donald Hein Henry Jasper Jr William Lindsay Richard Atkinson. Reception 8 to 10 at Offerman home. The couple left for their future after the 10 pm reception.
The bride selected a cocoa brown suit with a brown hat accessories and a fur coat for an automobile trip north. They will live in Davenport.
T H Newell of Concord township east of Columbus Junction was appointed soils district commissioner to fill the vacancy left by Sam Dethl in Louisa county. He serves until April 28, 1949 and may seek re election. The state soil conservation committee approved the appointment. Newell conducts soil conservation practices on his farm including 6500 feet of contour terraces and an Alta Fescue test plot.
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