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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1941
Page
3
The Kensington club gathered at Mrs Ruth Norris home on Wednesday afternoon with eight members present and one guest Mrs Taylor of near Mason City, a niece of Mrs Fitzgerald. A picnic is planned for next Tuesday evening. A one course luncheon was served.
The community marks 86th birthday of Francis Taylor McDonald and birthdays for Robert Dean Long James Casey Jr Darlene Wolfe Charles George Gil bert Dickinson Clarence Goodwin and other residents. Out of town visitors Mrs J H Peet Cedar Falls George Shuppy Merrimac and Kenneth Sheetz also celebrate. Mr and Mrs M J Orr observe their 56th wedding anniversary.
A Wednesday morning prayer meeting is set for 9 30 at the home of Mrs Harvey Davis located at 712 South Marion Avenue. The gathering invites attendees from the local Presbyterian community.
Seasonal peaches appear in markets and are prepared in two old fashion recipes. Peach Luscious by Mrs. R. M. Junkin uses eggs, butter, lemon rind, flour, milk and sugar with a peach topping and a baked meringue finish. Peach Crisp Pudding combines bread, fruit and lemon juice with butter and sugar, then bakes and serves with whipped cream.yield six servings.
The excerpt provides two dessert preparations. Peach cobbler filling uses tapioca sugar salt nutmeg butter and peaches with juice. A crust from cake flour baking powder shortening and milk forms a two‑part bake with steam venting and a final sugar dusting. The peach dumplings wrap peach halves in short dough with sugar cinnamon nuts and lemon juice and bake until golden, yielding about ten 3 inch dumplings.
Cream shortening and sugar until light. Add vanilla and eggs. Sift flour with baking powder and salt, add alternately with milk. Fold in peaches, top with slices, cinnamon sugar and butter. Bake 375 degrees for about 45 minutes. Serve warm with cream or lemon sauce.
A man in St. Joseph turned in an alarm after a trolley motorman reported being robbed of $20 and police with firemen arrested the man who had summoned the alarm. Another note offers cooking tips to fry fish with a flour and water paste as a substitute when eggs are high.
Margaret Love and John Charlton Cannon celebrated fifty years of marriage with an open house luncheon at their Crawfordsville area home. Nearly 175 friends visited as relatives recalled the couple’s farm life begun fifty years ago. Cannon, 79, and his wife, 75, have lived much of their lives in the community and remain in good spirits despite recent illness.
Washington County nurses association picnic moved from Sunset Park due to rain. Clive Gray family hosts Pythian Sisters event at 8 pm. Royal Neighbors meet at 7:20 pm and fall games planned. Rosemary club, K P hall gathering with sandwiches. Wednesday brings Public Affairs luncheon at Lincoln school and red Cross sewing with the Merry Makers. Various clubs hold meetings, sewing, exhibitions, and pot lucks through Friday with postponed events noted.
Pmma C Anderson leads a mission study group at 2 36 p m with Mrs Mary Genkinger and Mrs H M Shaver at 302 E Seventh St The Presbyterian Ladies Aid meets at 2 30 p m with hostesses from Group 3 The Bethel Sunday School picnic is planned for Saturday at Sunset Park with a dinner and bring a well filled basket Gum Tragacanth import figures show 1939 imports at 3 064 676 pounds versus 1 074 100 pounds in 1938.
Retail and wholesale salespeople in America are using a rate of three hundred fifty sales books per minute to manage transactions, reflecting a high speed approach in modern commerce.
Ruth Paul Robert and Joe Martin entertained the Y P C U of the United Presbyterian church at their country home on Aug 28. Ten members and five guests joined in games and the school days theme with refreshments and clever favors. It was a happy evening for all.
The article notes Mercury travels 21 160 miles per minute around the sun in 88 days and records an average daytime temperature of 600 degrees on the sunward side.
A New England clothier told a convention that the average man bought only a third of a suit in 1940, or one suit every three years. The idea of providing a new suit annually is presented as a measure of national welfare, noting living standards remain high but room for improvement exists.
A Chardon Ohio high school poll finds neatness as the most admired trait among both girls and boys. Students indicate appearance and orderliness outrank other characteristics in a social survey.
A bold three line exhortation urges buyers to avoid material goods and instead pursue health, refined living, real knowledge, shared happiness, and immersive experiences over products like fruit, furniture, books, candy, and theatre tickets.
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