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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1948

Page

5

Capt D Helm to Post as Chaplain in St Thomas Island

Captain Donald Helm and his family depart Riverside for New Orleans then ship duty to St Thomas Island Puerto Rico where he will serve 2 to 8 years as chaplain. He previously served as chaplain at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington.

Estelle Cruz Riverside Donald Helm Hazel Albright New Orleans St. Thomas Island Walter Reed Hospital Washington, D. C Capt. Helm Puerto Rico William Lukovsky Washington County Stanley Ducet Dutler Cole Rock Island Tracks Francis Brophy Brophys Edward Kessler Kessler Town City D. W. Dvorak Cedar Rapids Rose Shebanek Mary Clarence Rummelhart Davenport William Shebanek Emma Shebanek George Nash Brighton Clement Dautremont

Local Updates from Hesston and Goshen College News

Reading as of Sept 16 lists Ruth Unternaher enrolling at Heston College and several area students resuming studies at Goshen Indiana. It notes hospital stays, births, and local property purchases by residents in Wayland Brighton and nearby towns with brief family and travel details.

Wayland Ruth Unternaher Heston Kansas Marilyn Horst Miriam Max Swartzendruber Hesston Ruth Eigsti Willard Conrad Murray Krabill Goshen Ind Orval Atwood Chicago Fred Gene Mike Ronnie Corky O. L. Atwood Dave Witwer Adrain Mich Isaac Conrad Labor Day Art Witwer Mullett Barbara Balmer Harold Balmer Bluffton Ohio

C K Huston transferred Oslo to Tokyo embassy counselor

C K Huston, stationed in Oslo, Norway, has been transferred to Tokyo as embassy counselor. M Huston is a brother of Mrs. William Dunn of Columbus Junction and a graduate of Columbus High School and the University of Iowa.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction Clovee K. Huston Oslo Norway Tokyo Japan M. Huston William Dunn Columbus High School University of Iowa Chester Lavery Max Vannice Scattergood Methodist Sunday School Paul Grouwinkel

Hochstetler Leighty Wedding Attended by Iowa Guests

Duane and Dorothy of Iowa City visited the Virgil Blosser family Sunday and attended the Hochstetler Leighty wedding. Elmer Meyers and wife spent Friday visiting Thurlowe Miers, enroute to Gridley TfL for the Erwan family reunion. Warren Lewis Sr of New York and Warren Lewis Jr stayed with the Stacys and Schantzs. Cedar Falls hosts Mr and Mrs JEK Cundy. Jake Stauffer of Opemus Mich and family welcomed his father for several days as grandchildren joined him for ice cream cake and a 79th birthday celebration.

Duane Dorothy Iowa City Virgil Blosser Hochstetler-Leiehty Elmer Meyers Thurlowe Miers Gridley Tfl Erwan Warren Lewis Sr New York Victor Stacy Warren Lewis Jr J. EK. Cund

Local Social Notes Highlight Sept Park Events

Families and individuals frequent Cedar Falls Davenport Town City and Ames as visitors and new faculty host picnics at Chautauqua park. The Blakenhorn and Blankenhorn families travel together while the Duncan descendants plan a reunion at Chautauqua park on Sunday Sept 19.

S.G. Blakenhorn C. G. Blankenhorn Cedar Falls F. H. Johnston Davenport Catherine May Town City Fiona May Chautauqua Park Cairo

Westminster Group Hosts Wiener Roast in Westminster

In Westminster on September 17 residents gathered at Keith Stewart home for a wiener roast with guests including Mr and Mrs Ted Kiesey Charles Simms Lester Laubach FE P Rich and families. Several attendees later visited Muscatine while Dorothy Slemmons prepared to study at Iowa State College.

Robert Eckles Keith Stewart Pose Kiesey Ted Kiesey Charles Simms Lester Laubach FE. P. Rich Kieth Stewart E. L Grand Center Lester Jarrard Grundy Center Edwin Rieh Ethel Slemmer Jean and Jenette Chicago FE. P. Rieh Chas. Simms Cedar Rapids Clement Griffith Junior Walter Duvall Ted Griffith McGregor Dells Junior Griffith Iowa Success Business College Ottumwa Harry D. Dusenbery

Visitors at the Ted Kiesey Home Meet Local Guests

Recent callers at the Ted Kiesey home included Mr and Mrs Max Owens and Mr and Mrs Charles Murdock of Washington. Mrs Rose Kiesey is visiting in the Kiesey home.

Mr. Rose Dolores Swift Davenport Louis Rose Rose Harold Cross Ted Kiesey Max Owens Charles Murdock Washington Rose Kiesey

D Pearson Attends Cedar Rapids Meet

Daryl Pearson attended a gutost master's convention held in Cedar Rapids during the first three days of the week. The report notes multiple local social and schooling movements including attendees at weddings and college plans, with residents visiting Michigan and Ames also mentioned.

Lee Norris Ainsworth Daryl Pearson Cedar Rapids Lee Arthaud Lake Orion Mich Everette Shearer Maurice Stone Gerard Megdelson Ames Town State College Myrtle Thoma Ruth Jenkins Jenkins Chicago Kensington Kensington Club Sunset Park Washington Jess Tomlinson Mae

Local Names Mentioned in Ainsworth and Washington

Readable fragments list Spessard Ruth Darby Ruth Fletcher Grace Stone Victor Stone Omi Edmondson Hilda Golds Norris couple Davis and other residents from Ainsworth and Washington. The text preserves multiple personal names without clear event context.

Spessard Ruth Darby Omi Edmondson Hilda Glds Lee Norris Grace Stone Victor Stone Ainsworth and Re Davis Ruth Fletcher Washington

Preparing Green Peas Time and Care for Freshly Harvested Pods

Preparing green peas requires quick handling from picking to cooking. Shell and shelled peas should be simmered gently until tender, about 10 to 20 minutes, then seasoned and served promptly with any main dish.

Treating Pip in Chickens by Removing the Tongue Scrile

A rare condition in chickens causes difficulty in eating. Using a sharp instrument to remove the scrle at the tongue tip followed by rapid recovery is noted as a common treatment.

Summer fashions, toys, and a court divorce tale

As summer fades readers joke about coats in heat while toy arrivals flood the department. A Cleveland man seeks divorce after daily kisses go unpaid and a judge fines him. Washington Oil ad and Goodyear tire promotions round out the page with practical goods and prices.

Milady Cleveland Washington Oil Company East Washington Goodyear

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