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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1948

Page

5

By HAM FISHER MARRIED NO MORE DATIN

A brief notice reports Ham Fisher has married, ending his public dating period. No additional dates or details are provided.

Livestock Prices Edge Higher on Chicago Market

On the Chicago market this week cattle calves hogs and vealers held steady to higher while native spring lambs dropped. Total receipts reached 358 500 cattle 2 700 calves 13 904 sheep and 31 500 hogs with net weekly gains. USDA aims to boost meat by a 60 million spring pig crop for 1949 marking a 17 percent increase.

Chicago United States Department of Agriculture Washington USDA Department

General Meeting of W S C S at Church

The W S C S at the Methodist church held a general meeting in the ladies parlor with 75 attendees. Vice president Mrs Sam Sigafoose presided in place of Mrs Leslie Gates who is hospitalized with a broken ankle.

W.S.C.S. General Meeting Methodist Church Sam Siguroose Leslie Gates Everette Burham Oakley Payne W.S.C.S Mt. Pleasant T. A. Flenner Washington Edna Klein

St Anthony Circle Hosts Pinochle Night at Mrs Wolfer’s

St Anthony Circle held a Thursday pinochle gathering at the home of Mrs Steve Wolfer for 138 members and two guests, with high prize to Mrs Joe Te Bockhorst, low prize to Mrs Lester Mertz, and door prize won by Mrs Martin Whittaker.

St. Anthony Circle Steve Wolfer Joe Te Bockhorst Lester Mertz Martin Whittaker

W C T U Meeting At Mrs Stewart Home

W C T U members gathered at Mrs J A Stewarts home for prayers devotions and a lesson on Men of Vision. Ida Cavender led, songs were sung, reports given on county activities and temperance work, refreshments served to 12 members and one guest.

J. A. Stewart Ida Cavender Daniel Miss Cavender J. A. Hawthorne Union T. F. Barker Council of Churches Circle 10 Maurice Crawford Cloud Knapp Hal Richards George Dare Ralph Herr Dick Dare One Foundation Sigaufouse Alma Hearne Holland Church Union India Arthur Atack A. C. Durst John Rittenhouse Mae Smith Bert Dill Everette Dennison Glen Knupp

Handy Missouri homemaker offers ironing tip

A Missouri homemaker shares a practical ironing tip. She suggests sewing a muslin pocket on the back of the ironing board and keeping two pressing cloths, one for dark fabrics and one for light, to prevent staining freshly washed clothes.

Missouri

Fortnightly Social Calendar Notes Regular Meetings

Social calendar items list church and club meetings in Crawfordsville. Highlights include Bible Department at 2:30 p m at the Library, V F W Auxiliary shifting to Monday, Daughters of Union Veterans at 7 p m, and Pythian Sisters at 8 p m at K F Kadi.

Bible Department White Shrine Masonic Temple V.F.W Daughters of Union Veterans Kerr George Kerr Women's Service Guild Presbyterian Church Ernest Enke Crawfordsville Pythian Sisters

Honor Cloyee Crone With Birthday Party

Near West Chester residents hosted a wiener roast on Friday to celebrate a birthday. Relatives gathered at Mrs Crone's home as husband Al Crone marked another year with a large bonfire, food spreads, a birthday cake, and guests including Mr and Mrs Richard Weeks and others.

Cloyee Crone West Chester

Family names listed for parish notices

Mrs Woodrow Crone and child ren Mr and Mrs Donald Lins and children Mr and Mrs Alvin Xephart and Sarah Jane and Mrs Cora Davis

Woodrow Crone Donald Lins Alvin xXephart Sarah Jane Cora Davis

Birds benefit crops say Georgia extension official

Frank Fitch Jr. of the Georgia extension service notes 66 species feed on cotton pests, 57 varieties eat May beetles, and 128 bird species prey on wireworms, highlighting the value of song birds to farming.

Frank Fitch, Jr Georgia Extension Service

Births Recorded At Local Hospital

Ellen Gray admitted to hospital. Mr and Mrs Leland Lyle of Keota welcomed a son at 12 45 a m. Mr and Mrs Alvin Sojka of Riverside welcomed a son at 2 55 a m. Relden Jarrard and Ralph Stewart noted in surgical and medical sections.

Ellen Gray S. Ltd Ralph Stewart Relden Jarrard Leland Lyle Keota Alvin Sojka Riverside

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