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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1939

Page

5

Weekend Visits Span Des Moines and Nearby Towns

Local residents and relatives traveled from Des Moines to visit family, attend events, and tour across Iowa and nearby states. Notable items include Grant Walker recovering from a greenstick fracture while continuing school, and extended trips by the Crayton, Gaub, Conger, McGraw, and Roudabush families visiting kin in Beloit, California, Ohio, and Illinois.

W. J. Roudabush Danville Iowa C. J. Hunter Des Moines

Lizzie Brown Concludes Visit in Heber Springs Ark

Mrs Lizzie Brown finishes a three week visit in Heber Springs Ark returning home with sister Mrs Minnie Hines and family for a reunion at Leroy Brown home Also family and neighbors including Martha Kirton Mildred Esmond Jeanne and others traveled and school resumes with teacher Marie Eyestone of Brighton.

Anna Williams Grangehill Lizzie Brown Heber Springs Ark Minnie Hines Verne Dallas Virginia Martha Kirton Mildred Esmond Jeanne J. O. Kirton Leroy Brown Asahel Robertson Washington Anna Springer Eloise W. 3Rd Wess Engel Patricia Wapello Marie Eyestone Brighton

Many Happy Returns at Dupuis Anniversary

Mr and Mrs W B Dupuis mark their wedding anniversary today. Also celebrating birthdays are Mrs Bernard McKeone Mrs William McCroskey Henry Zeglowsky Elizabeth Ragan McCutchen Keith Beenblossem and Edna Marie Schaeffer with readers offered best wishes.

Mrs. W. BB. Dupuis Bernard McKeone William McCroskey Henry Zleglowsky Elizabeth Ragan McCutchen Keith Beenblossem Edna Marie Schaeffer

Annual Snider Clan Reunion Held at Grosscup Home

The Snider family reunion gathered Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grosscup near Brighton. Relatives from Lockridge Packwood, Washington, Cedar Rapids, Peoria, Wayland, Burlington, Cincinnati, East Peasant Plain, Allerton, Moline and Numa attended, noting 19th birthday twins of Ed Simmering’s daughters and Robert Patterson’s birthday.

Clarence Grosscup Brighton Harold Bogner Richard Ed Carlson Carl Harold A. F. Arnold Lockridge Donald Tucker Vera Ruth Roy Gordon Washington Roscoe Bennett Burdette Bernadine Ruth Cowquill Cincinnati Paul H. Ryner Mary Jane East Peasant Plain Gilbert Snider Faye Florine Allerton Harold Gustafson Moline Trl Oral Large Nettie Bennett Numa Laurence Grosscup

Forbes Relatives Reunion in Sunset Park

A Sunday Forbes reunion gathered approximately sixty relatives in Sunset Park. A basket dinner at noon was followed by visiting and crowd musical entertainment. Guests included many Forbes families from Conesville Lone Tree Nichols Davenport Muscatine Wellman and Washington among others.

Forbes Sunset Park Lloyd Jones Irene Myra Howard Koch Brighton Julius Matthews Jack Ronnie Fred ‘Ummerman Weat Liberty Charley Forbes Opal John Kile Lone Tree Guy Forbes Conesville Dana Musser Albert Forbes Nichols Roy Forbes Ira Yocum Illa Vernon Albert Lea Minn Ray Forbes Wilbur Forbes LeRoy Forbes Lester Forbes Warren Forbes Florence Forbes Ted Phillips Talma Vera Darlene Bobby Muscatine Jay Wall Howard Pender Evelyn Lord Davenport Merle Enfield Wellman Earl Rife Mary Lou Cyril Rife Marjorie Orval Tappan Joe Hill Washington Frank Dwinall Clark Faris

Flour Types for Cakes and Breads

The article explains cake flour milled specially for delicate cakes, all purpose flour as a general mix, and pastry flours finer than standard but not as fine as cake flour. It notes macaroni flour from durum wheat and bread flour blends of hard spring and hard winter wheats as common commercial milled products.

Flour Types by Wheat Blends and Uses

The article explains flour varieties made from durum, hard and soft wheats. All purpose flours suit common cookery while hard-wheat blends excel in yeast bread and soft-wheat blends are tied to regional production.

Puerto Rico buys 4 million pairs of American made shoes yearly

Puerto Rico purchases roughly four million pairs of American made shoes each year, outstripping all foreign brands combined. Local retailers note strong demand for domestic footwear and government procurement supports regional production.

Puerto Rico

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