Scenes from a kitchen window by Marge Luckey
A local column notes people planning fairs vacations and school starts. Canning yields four pints green beans and six pints tomatoes with more expected. a jar sealing trick is shared. Senior Citizens Day at the Iowa State Fair features Lawrence Welk and Dick Sparrows 40 horse hitch. Minis buses run Aug 25. Garden mishap with an unknown Magnolia Locust tree and two recipes: Corned beef casserole and a tender pie crust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge Luckey
Riverside
Mt. Pleasant
Washington County
Lawrence Welk
Dick Sparrows
Zearing
Transportaion
Potatoes Should Be Dug Now For Best Storage In Iowa
Iowa State University specialists advise harvesting early potatoes now, washing, drying, and storing in a cool place to avoid rot and heat damage. For winter use, grow Cobbler or Kennebec, but saved seeds from hybrids may not reproduce their qualities. Extensions experts note caution on electronic mosquito repellents and stress starting with high quality produce for drying.
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Washington County Extension Service
Iowa State University
Iowa
Hank Taber
Harold Stockdale
Iowa State Univ
Pauline Mairs
Geode PAC endorses four Iowa candidates in Southeastern Iowa
Burlington's Geode Political Action Committee led by John Rutenbeck endorsed four legislative hopefuls from the 42nd, 84th, 85th and 86th districts after candidate interviews aligned with the ISEA program. The group, representing about 1700 educators, urged teachers to support the endorsed candidates and address issues like school finance and IPERS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
John Rutenbeck
Burlington
Geode Political Action Committee
G-Pace
Charles
Ler
Bill Monroe
John Clark
Clay Spear
Rutenbeck
ISEA
Afas
From scratch cake and quick salad ideas for home cooks
A home chef article offers a scratch fudge cake recipe using butter sugar flour and chocolate with steps to bake and ice. It also shares a Quickie Salad with raspberry Jello grapes celery apple grapefruit and cranberry sauce plus a Roquefort cheese nibble and a Date Pudding recipe with dates nuts and whipped cream.
Almanac Thought for the Day by Douglas MacArthur
A quotation from General Douglas MacArthur appears in the almanac noting that entering any war without the will to win is fatal. The line reflects a wartime mindset and emphasizes resolve over hesitation.
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Douglas MacArthur
Mrs Davisson hosts guests at Keota in weekend visit
Mrs Edna Niffenegger and Beverly Ruth with Tim and Karla from Riverside spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs Ross Davisson. Larry Hubers visited Wellman with the Richard Hubers group to meet Don Frater and Pat Tim from Silver Springs Md. Aubrey Davisson of Cedar Rapids visited his mother. Ann Miller hosted Doc and Mrs Miller and family from Van Horne plus Terry Renoux from Rapid City and Roy Enfield group from Washington. The Sieren family spent the weekend in Davenport with Bob Sieren and Alice Ann and Bobbie and enjoyed barge fireworks and Mother Goose Land.
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Ann Miller
Doc
Miller
Julie
Chris
Jim
van Horne
Terry Renoux
Rapid City
S. K
Roy Enfield
Doug
Jeff
Randy
Washington
Charles Sieren
Davenport
Bob Sieren
Alice Ann
Bobbie
Pepperettes earn state fair honors and local notices
Pepperettes 4-H members Marsha Byerly and Shari Stout won blue ribbons for clothing projects, Brenda Brown for an art project at the State Fair. The Ainsworth Children's House opens fall pre school September 7, with sessions 9 to 11 Tuesday through Thursday, teaching days alternating Patricia Roberts and Patricia Jenkins, others assisting. Sympathy to Mrs. Helen Boileau on her mother’s death. many local visits and trips noted including school band concerts and clock museum tours.
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Duane White
Ainsworth
Pepperettes 4-H
Marsha Byerly
Shari Stout
Brenda Brown
Ainsworth Children’s House
Patricia Roberts
Patricia Jenkins
Jan Buck
Wilma Bruegge
Children’s House
Park Street
Darold Jones
Vera Simpson
Washington
Florence White
Crawfordsville
Irene Arthur
Lawrence Welk
Highland Community School
Adventureland
Dorothy Stout
Gary Curtis
Dale Byerly
Neil Sedlacek
Pride Seed Corn Zone
Byerly
Helen Boileau
Mary McKenna
Moline
Ini
Max M. White
Richard Havel
Earl Wood
Everette Meeks
Ruth Darby
Mary O’connor
Orie O’connor
Henry Wagenknecht
Kenneth Arthur
Columbus Junction
Hugh Hazelett
Lesli Waet
Harrisburg
Ill
Albert Fogel
Pittsburg
Marshalltown
Kenneth Hazen
Iowa
Tlougens
Tlougan’s
Dubuque
Manly
Dan Hazelett
Tom Freddie
Esterleins Visit Mother at Brighton
A column of social notes from Brighton details numerous weekend visits and dinners. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Robert Esterlein and son Daniel from Colona, Ill., plus John Leitz. Mrs. Jim Wood and family from Trenton. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schwarz of Muscatine with their two children. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Arnold hosts. and many other local families. Ethel Hanze is recovering well after recent surgery at Mercy hospital in Iowa City.
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Laton Schooley
Brighton
Robert Esterlein
Daniel
John Leitz
Colona
Ill
Bernard Schwarz
Muscatine
Roger Arnold
Harold Mineart
Lisa
Lee Schooley
Monte
Merle Farrier
Glen Mullikin Jr
Cecil Ruggles
Lake View
Calif
Grace Hoover
Hoover
Davenport
Robert Hamilton
Bill Loeffler
Danville
Bessie Loeffler
Clyde Crile
Washington Co. Hospital
Leo Dunbar
Mary
Narda
John Ott
Marion
Ralph Dickinson
Nettie Chuck
Prairie Home
E. W. Duttweiler
Lockridge
Luton Schooley
Raymond Werner
Winfield
Elsie Atkinson
Lloyd Stoecker
West Liberty
Ronald Larue
Eldon
Allen Lauderdale
Orval van Horn
Stoecker
Mrs
van Horn
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ISU
Geode Group
Cedar Rapids
Helene B. Dillon
Sansa A
Washington, Iowa
Luther Rhodes
the Almanac
United Press International
Venus
Eugene Field
Florida Keys
Japan
U.S
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
Alvin York
Iran
Mrs. Davisson
Keota
Paul Sievert
C. B
Riverside Chamber of Commerce
Pepperettes
Sunshine Community Club
Sunset Park
Bruce Watson
Esterleins
Mother
Paiila
Dabhi Boy
Labor Day
Golden Wiisiaul
Southwest Corner Square
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