Sixtieth Anniversary Pageant Celebrates Mission Work
The Woman's American Baptist Home Mission society marked its 60th anniversary with a pageant titled The Challenge of the Birthday Candles. A cake centerpiece and candle-lighting tableau illustrated six decades of work as members including Mrs. Ed Squire and Mrs. Ruth Lemley narrated the society's aims. Guests from Washington and Iowa City attended the observance with a social hour and refreshments.
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Woman's American Baptist Home Mission Society
The
Woman's Society
Young Woman's Society
Guild the Baptist Church
W. E. Bond
Ed Squire
Ruth Lemley
Marietta Workman
E. H. Messer
Fred Oetken
Leo Allbaugh
Nellie Wylie
J. N. Dodd
William Sickles
S J Boyd Birthday Dinner Honored by Keota Family
Mr and Mrs Lyle Schulty and family of Keota hosted a dinner celebrating the birthday of Mrs Schulty’s father S J Boyd yesterday.
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Lyle Schulty
Keota
Furmite Figures in Odd Heating Folklore
A playful cold tale names Furmite the Freezer as cooling water and Furmite the Scalder as heating water. The poem credits Furmite the Banger with pipe noises and Furmite the Robber with uneven heat. Rusty water and the joke of free hot water complete the humorous cast.
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Furmite
Joker
Fairview Community Club Hosts Busy Thursday Meeting
The Fairview Community club met at Mrs. Vera Darbyshire’s Crawfordsville home Thursday afternoon for visiting and entertainment by Mrs. Lillian Maxwell. The planned flower exchange was postponed to the next meeting, with guests Mrs. Lloyd Prior and Lucile Evans attending. Refreshments of yellow and white angel food cake rich ice cream and coffee were served. Easter nest favors and candy rabbits completed the scene.
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Crawfordsville
Fairview
Robinson Stars in Runyon Comedy at Fox Theater
Eddie G Robinson headlines A Slight Case of Murder at the Fox in a Warner Bros film that lampoons gangster life. The plot follows a dry days beer baron now trying legit business, with a comic spree of bungled crime, a mistaken gunplay body count, and a cheerful ending as he reforms.
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Fox Theater
Warner Bros
Edward G. Robinson
Wits Mob
Eddie
Damon Runyon
Howard Lindsay
Eddie Robinson
Jane Bryan
Willard Parker
Ruth Donnelly
Robinson
Allen Jenkins
George FE
Stone
Ed Brophy
Paul Harvey
Anna Wolf Critical at Mercy Hospital
Anna Wolf formerly of Washington lies in critical condition at Mercy hospital in Iowa City.
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Anna Wolf
Washington
Mercy Hospital
Lowa City
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Dixie Dugan
BY Striebel & Mevoy
Miss Dodd
Ducky
A. J. Boyd and Reid
A. J. Gilpin and Sons
Iowa City
Carolyn Hamilton Mus
E. Main St
S. J. Boyd
Luke
Iowa Southern Utilities CO
Mrs. V. Darbyshire
Robinson Starred
Runyon Comedy
Coming To Fox
Washington Daily Daily
Gibson Girl
Coats
Rothschild
Gossard
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