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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1968
Page
3
A collage of home recipes including Cranberry Fluff Frosting with butter orange rind and cranberry juice, rice patties fried to brown, and a large bake casserole with noodles beef cheese and olives. Also notes on a moist Cake Decorator Frosting from Harriet Lawton.
A red white and blue United States airmail stamp will enter service November 22 in New York City for mail to Europe and Africa replacing the Audubon issue. First day covers require 20 cents per envelope. Separate note highlights Malta United Kingdom stamps featuring a pentagonal design show the shepherds Jesus and the Magi. Nigeria marks its 5th Federal Republic anniversary with a dove of peace stamp. Malaysia issues Olympic themed stamps for the 19th Summer Games. Israel unveils a new airmail stamp series on November 6 including a Wheelchair Olympics theme and multicolor fruits flowers and isotopes. The wheelchair sprint record stands at 20.2 seconds.
Mrs. David Conwell hosted the Idris Club at her Kalona home with 24 members and one guest, Mrs. Tim Grady, as business was conducted. Larry Kern was elected vice president, and the husbands party with a 6:30 cooperative supper at Kalona Golf Course was set for October 22 with a Halloween masquerade.
Mrs Tim Grady was honored at a pink and blue shower in Kalona with co hosts and gifts. Guests listed include Mrs H L Grady Mrs I E Grady Norma Grady and others. Also noted were Na omi Chapter Order of Eastern Star events at Masonic Hall plans for a work session and Grand Chapter in Davenport.
Mrs. Jess Page hosts weekend guests including Mr. and Mrs. Leo Scheetz and their son Jimmie on leave from San Antonio. guests also visit Mrs. Margaret Levien in Sigourney and the Clare Sondays’ Keota home. A wedding in Wilton Junction ties in Margaret Jensen and Curtis Dierdorff with Curtis recently returned from Vietnam.
The Evening Circle met at Mrs. Tom Hobbs home on Monday October 14 at 7 30 p m with ten members and one guest present. The program A Service of Celebration marked the charter service for the re organized Women's Society of Christian Service. Participants included Mrs. Jay Hough Mrs. Gordon Packard Mrs. Gary Putney Mrs. Keith Stewart Mrs. Tom West Miss Esther Booth Mrs. Kenneth Cuddeback and Mrs. Tom Hobbs. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Tom West on November 11 with Mrs. Gordon Packard and Mrs. Ronald Bowser in charge. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Forinash and family hosted dinner for Mrs. Blance Forinash and Mrs. Vera Forinash on Sunday October 13 in honor of Mrs. Blanche Forinash who will celebrate her birthday October 17.
Bob Dunn returned home Friday from Washington County Hospital where he had been admitted Tuesday for a knee injury from a Monday football game. Other local visits included H B Oldt from Memorial Hospital, Dewey and Sarah Davis visiting Mercy Iowa City patient Evan L Edwards, and multiple family calls around Williamsburg and Letts.
Mrs. Sally Whetstine, extension home economist, rejects the belief that milk harms performance on game day. She cites scientific evidence that milk does not dry the mouth or reduce endurance and emphasizes teens need four glasses daily for calcium and other nutrients.
A Bahamas report notes Bevelacqua Inc. of Palm Beach bought a 64 acre site on the Freeport West End highway to build a 7.5 million health spa including a 100 room Spa Hotel and a cottage colony with 1600 feet of ocean frontage. The piece also reminds readers that shoppers bear responsibilities such as choosing carefully, seeking information, and reporting fraud.
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