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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1932

Page

6

Riverside Education Board News and Graduates

Riverside April meeting reports teacher appointments for next year with Knight remaining as superintendent at a reduced salary. Re elected staff include Le Jane Griffin Gladys Page Opal Zerot and Joan Reinhart. Riverside high to graduate eleven with commencement May 15 at the Methodist church. Senior president is Irene Marie Koenig. Garden club met ten members. officers elected. New mayor and town council sworn in Monday.

Riverside Board of Education R. C. Knight le Jane Griffin Gladys Page Opal Zerot Joan Reinhart Marion Riverside High School Methodist Church Irene Marie Koenig Walter R. Beranek Albie Beranek Kathryn Louise Best Williams Dest Myrtle Marie Denison Russel Denison Delbert D. Flynn Clair Flynn Ardell D. Gerot George Gerot Clair G. Gerot Frances Evelyn Kephart Violet Kephart Herman Koenig Lloyd L. Petsel Albert Petsel Faithe E. Stolley Rudolph Stolley Glenn A. Younkin Riverside Garden Club William O' Loughlin Joseph Stransky Rose Dautremont Ior Victor Hess Jack Mills Dudley Gretter Mildred Lynn Irene Rogers Claudine Singmaster Kathryn Clark J. Frank Church George H. Holmes C. D. Kirkpatrick F. A. Klein C. C. Rowe George Barnhart

Community notices and club activities listed in Rosemary and K of C events

The Rosemary club sets a Wednesday meeting at Mrs Rothlisberg s home and K of C holds a April 11 meeting with plans for a dance April 13. Verne Landers elected town clerk replacement for H F E Doud. Bid bids sought for street commissioner and marshal. Dividend checks from First State bank partially distributed. rest to clerk of the court. Riverside fire department officers elected. Neighbors sow twenty acres of oats for ill Mr Hotka and hostesses prepare a meal for the workers.

Verne Landers H. F E. Doud Landess Marshall First State Bank People’s Trust & Savings Bank Washington Riverside Fire Department Legion Hall Edward Bushek Raymond Dautremont Imo Knittel Leo Sueppel Melvin Havel Charles Rice Wes Prehoda Victor Urich Raymond Lorack Alvah Heck Edward Wise Joseph Hotka Hotka Iowa City Victor Burich

Convention of W H M S to Be at West Chester

The West Chester Methodist Women's Home Missionary Society hosts the thirty third annual district meeting on April 12 13 at West Chester. Officers include President Mrs Earnest Earley and Secretary Mrs Lydia Ohle. Rev O L Allison is host pastor and Dr George Blagg district superintendent.

West Chester Frank Talboltt Broklyn J Ss. Stokes Grinnell Lydia Ohle Oskaloosa T. R. Hammill Brooklyn L. E. Gardner Wellman M. D. Taylor Laura C. W. Cochran FE. A. Marshall Foehlinger Tenant C. F. Laubach Milton Brown W. J. Fowler E. E

Fortnightly club and associated groups plan April meetings

The Fortnightly Literature and American Home departments schedule meetings for April 11 to 19 with care for towel orders by blind women. Planned activities include officer elections, towel deliveries, a Dorcas Society gathering, and a flower seed exchange. The Pythian Sisters also meet April 12, while the Fortnightly club notices a postponement to April 19 due to a cooking school.

Wednesday Business and Professional Women's meeting dinner

The Business and Professional Women's club holds a regular meeting and dinner on Wednesday April 13 at 6 15 pm at the Y The notice asks members to inform Mary Briley by April 11 if excused or to bring a guest A church service at the Methodist church Wednesday 6 30 pm honors new members from the last year Unit 10 runs the dining room and music a special table is set for the young people's choir.

Business and Professional Women's Club Mary Briley Blue Methodist Church

Porcupine’s Revenge Returns After Its Death

A porcupine eaten by another animal may later kill its predator as its barbed quill penetrates flesh. If a quill embeds, it can work deeper to strike a vital spot and cause death weeks after the incident.

Keota district trims wages as staff kept

Keota Iowa April 8 the independent school board re elected the full Keota public school staff but laid a 10 to 14 percent pay cut on teachers except the commercial instructor. Arch Miller janitor also faced a pay cut. Estimated savings total about 1500 of 17000 payroll. The Keo Mirror staff advances with Olga Velenta editor and senior class editors guiding work at the local plant.

Keota J. Frank Church Cornelia Bulkley Elizabeth Young L. R. Fletcher M. E. Hunt M. BE. Hunt Millerd Lundt Bula Moore Keo-Mirror Olga Velenta Robert McNurlen Helen Kirkpatrick

Moorehead hearing on liquor nuisance case at Columbus Junction

George W Moorehead a Conesville farmer faced a court hearing in Columbus Junction on charges of maintaining a liquor nuisance. He was bound over to the September grand jury on $750 bond after state agent J V Arney allegedly found whiskey alcohol wine and flavoring at his home.

Jackson Township Columbus Junction George W. Moorehead Conesville FE. H. Wiegner J. V. Arney Moorehead Vincent MecWilliams Henry Kemp Bud Dempsey Leo Whicher Mic Fisher Harold Houseal Robert Delzell Norman Faye Lewis William H. Gilkey B. W. McWilliams

Large cocaine haul seized on French liner He de France

Government agents seized five packing cases aboard the French liner He de France carrying cocaine morphine heroin and codeine with an addict value of 1 440 000 The contraband weighed 24 000 ounces at 60 dollars per ounce The seizure marked one of the largest drug busts in the country and an arrest was made in connection with the smuggling attempt

New York INS

Braden Notes and Local Happenings in Wellman

Cordelle H. Braden reports a birth, James Joseph Kehoe, son of Edward James Kehoe and wife. Village events include a WwW. Q. V. club luncheon, town council reappoints Will Kelley as town marshal and Dr. Braden as health officer, a high school music concert, residents planning moves, and visits to Washington. An eight pound daughter, Juanita Loree, was born to Mr.

Milo T. Sorden Sigourney R. A. Jacobs Grant Graham Gladys Smith Ray Ros Max E

Birth Announcement for Shaffer at Washington County Hospital

Mr and Mrs Mark Shaffer welcome a baby born Wednesday in April at 10:00 at Washington County Hospital. Both mother and baby are doing nicely.

Mark Shaffer Washington County Hospital

Shaffer duo to run merged hardware and electrical store

Crawfordsville April 9 report says Robert and Lee Shaffer bought the hardware store and will move their electrical equipment there to operate jointly. Visiters include Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Van Sant and daughter of Ackley visiting S. C. Fletcher and Kenneth Cherryholmes, and Mrs. Earl Bobb of Silvis, Illinois visiting at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson.

Crawfordsville Robert Lee Shaffer Oscar van Sant Ackley S. C. Fletcher Kenneth Cherryholmes Earl Bobb Silvis James Patterson

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