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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1931
Page
3
Fashion editors forecast a fall trend returning to Victorian bustle with wasp waists leg o mutton sleeves ostrich plumes and a modernized bustle. Designers showcase revived silhouettes and refined detailing across lines for the season.
Miss Elizabeth Dumont honored Saturday afternoon as Mrs. Marsh Bailey hosted a tea in honor of Miss Elizabeth Dumont guest of Mrs. C Williams. The Raymond reunion notes two pioneer families and lists relatives from Iowa and Minnesota gathering at Chautauqua Park Fairfield for a picnic and meal.
The notice notes the next annual Albia picnic will be held at the same place on the second Sunday in August 1932. Grandparents Mr and Mrs J W Davison were omitted from a wedding dinner list for Mr and Mrs Dale F Bain. Guests included Miss Elizabeth Klein and family members from Warren Klein Hoover and Warren households.
The Pilotstown Ladies Aid Society will meet with Miss Clara Syers at 8049 North Iowa Avenue Thursday afternoon the 13th. The Baptist Ladies plan a bake sale at Washington Cleaners on Saturday September. No band concert tonight as weather may allow two concerts on the next two Saturdays.
Miss Henrietta Griffith graduates from Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery on May 29 and opens a fully equipped modern office above the old Washington National Bank building. She invites the public to inspect the new offices, plans to practice osteopathy in the city, and will be permanently based in Washington, Iowa.
Cremation was common in many ancient societies but Egypt preserved burial in sepulchers and China buried bodies in the earth, highlighting regional funeral practices.
Margarita Williams and Josephine Watley hosted a Washington junior college alumnae gathering with games and stories. They plan to form an alumni society with male graduates and seek cooperation. Ice cream and cake were served. Seven attendees will soon enter state university or Drake University, while others stay locally for the year.
Social and church groups schedule Wednesday and Thursday meetings across Pleasant Hill area. Activities include sewing circles, bridge clubs, golf breakfast, child study programs, officer elections, and notices of meeting places. Many groups urge attendance and announce change of venues.
The HH. H. club meets with Mrs. Ed Beranek for quilting. The O. G. T. bridge club gathers with Mrs Howard Anderson. The C. O. C. class of the MRA church in West Chestnry meets at noon. The Ladies Aid of the Christian church hosts a ten cent social in the church Thursday afternoon.
Several West Chester clubs plan Friday gatherings on September 4 with meetings hosted by Mrs. Glen Pratt Mrs. Clarence Zickafoose and Mrs. Ethel Bower Auxiliary groups request members attend election of officers and reminders for the Oner Dow memorial gift. Large attendance urged.
The Friendship club plans a park event in Mount Pleasant on September 1 with 9 sandwiches two generous dishes and supplies. The Womans Missionary Society of WU P church meets Saturday at 2 pm in church parlors led by Mrs Shirley Clark. bring an old magazine and scissors for scrapbooks. Junior Missionary Society of U P church gathers Saturday at 2 39 pm at the church. Wellston Social Club hosts a family picnic in Sunset Park on Saturday September 5. Ladies bring fried chicken and two dishes.
A recipe outlines a ham omelet method using four eggs or so with salt pepper and cold water. Butter cooks the eggs then the mix forms, fold roll and plate. A 2 1 2 ounce deviled ham with cream is spread inside and the omelet serves three, with two pans for six.
A quick recipe uses one teaspoon chopped onion and two tablespoons chili sauce with 4 to 6 pinches salt and pepper. Sauté sausage with onion for five minutes until brown, add chili sauce, cook eggs until light, season, pour over meat, and serve over hot toast.
Recipe fragment shows butter flour and Cream of Celery Soup with deviled ham and hard cooked eggs. Melt butter, add flour and soup, cook until thickened, stir in diced eggs, serve on buttered toast cubes, garnish with slices.
The article notes pass and silver and calls for good attendance. It states the September 3 meeting had been postponed, signaling a rescheduling and continued interest in the event.
A vintage recipe card instructs mixing one cup grated American cheese with three tablespoons chili sauce. Spread between buttered white bread slices, trim crusts, toast lightly, and serve on a shredded lettuce leaf garnished with olives.
A simple recipe describes layering mashed cream cheese on thin buttered nut bread slices. It instructs to drain and slice canned tip, place atop the cheese, top with another nut bread slice, and cut into serving portions.
Heat contents of an ounce can of diced carrots. Melt one half cup grated cheese in one cup white sauce, add carrots and half cup cooked diced celery, and pour into a buttered baking dish. Cover with buttered crumbs and brown in a hot oven.
A simple snack combines equal parts peanut butter and pimiento cheese folded thoroughly then stuffed into celery stalks. Chill the filled sticks and serve as a savory bite sized appetizer.
Beat four eggs with three and a half cups milk in which three quarters cup chocolate syrup has dissolved. Add a pinch salt and one teaspoon vanilla. Pour into custard cups set in a pan of hot water. Bake in a slow oven for about forty minutes or until a knife comes out clean. This yields twelve custards.
Regular meeting of the Pythias Sisters takes place Tuesday evening by order of M C. The notice specifies the gathering under the lodge auspices with standard solitary agenda items.
The 12th annual Nations League council opened in Geneva to prepare final reports ahead of the assembly starting Sept. 7. It will elect three new members at the next meeting to replace Spain, Persia, and Portugal.
Washington reports the administration still hopes to avoid raising taxes this winter. Officials monitor improving business conditions at home and abroad and potential drains on resources tied to unemployment while withholding a definite stance on tax proposals.
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