Local Society Announcements From Fortnightly and Churches
The Fortnightly Literature Department meets Monday at 2 30 with Mrs W A Anderson 5713 Young Woman's Home Missionary Society plans a 630 dinner at the church bring dishes silver sandwiches and a dish to pass Report of the Wayland convention to be given Pythian Sisters West Chester Temple meet next Tuesday April 26 at 8 o'clock Rosemary club meets Wednesday evening with Mr and Mrs Cloyce Stewart 5913 Annus Mission offering of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church West Chester will be held Sunday May 1 at eleven Mrs A W McBrains of Wilton Junction Ia will give the address all invited
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C. W. McLaughlin
American Homes National Congress
Carolyn Hamilton
Washington
Anna Dawson
J. O. Elder
Presbyterian Church
F. W. Eastwood
Harry Turner
East Seventh Street
F. W Lastwood
Roy Mallory
C. S. Lemmon
A. B. Schmoeller
W. A. Anderson
Young Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Wayland
Pythian Sisters
West Chester
Orcere
M. E. C. His
Rosemary Club
Cloyce Stewart
Methodist Church
A. W. McBlaine
Wilton Junction
Regular meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Club
The regular meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Club is set for Wednesday evening. Members are reminded to attend and participate in planned discussions and activities.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Community notices and society events listed for week
Notices detail meetings at the Y community room on Tuesday evening with Mrs Winnie Palmer and the County Superintendent, plus Bethel Presbyterian Woman's Missionary Society gathering with Mrs Ruth Gray. Pythian Sisters invite Kk P lodge families to a 7 30 social style show. Sunshine Community club hosts a flower exchange and quilt work with Mrs Carl Zieglowsky. Memorial stadium race results noted at 2 18 pm today.
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Ning
The
Winnie Palmer
Pythian Sisters
Kk. P. Lodge
Sunshine Community Club
Carl Zieglowsky
Flower Exchange
Fire destroys three barns on Clay township farm
Leo Shelangoskie reported a blaze Wednesday afternoon that consumed a horse barn cattle barn and cattle shed on his Clay township farm near Brighton. Loss estimated at four thousand dollars with farm machinery nine hundred bushels of oats hay straw and several minor items also burnt. Only one hog and four sheep perished while other stock was saved. Insurance with Washington County Farmers Mutual will not cover all damages. John Palmer has rented the farm for two years.
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Leo Shelangoskie
Clay Township
Brighton
Washington County Farmers Mutual
Shelangoskie
John Palmer
New Motor Car Enters Service On Rock Island Route
The Galloping Goose is replaced by a regulation sized gas electric motor car on the Rock Island line from Washington to Oskaloosa and Knoxville. The 72 foot all steel car carries 77 passengers and includes a baggage trailer, smoking room, and modern amenities. It operates with petroleum distillate engines driving generators to electric motors for traction.
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Rock Island
Washington
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Honduras
Death by Self Inflicted Gunshot Near Watkins
David Kimm aged 59 a retired farmer and laborer from Watkins shot himself in his coal house this noon after a year of illness His wife had gone to the bank on an errand and found him upon her return initial report notes no foul play and records the suicide in Vinton Iowa
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Vinton
David Kimm
Watkins
Kimm
Indian makes fast run to relay meet
Tarakumara Indian runner Jose Torres covered 51 miles in five hours, 28 minutes and 9 seconds, finishing at Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence at 2 13 p m today. Miss Edna Tobin of Ainsworth arrived to spend the weekend with Mrs Harriet Boyer.
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Edna Tobin of
Ainsworth
Harriet Boyer
Pleasant Plain Notes On Local Doings And Travel
Pleasant Plain reports Mildred Chalupa and Cecil Turner back to Fairfield school after a week with family. The junior class play drew small crowds due to bad roads. Mrs Low Goodno returned from a year with son Pearl in California. Miss Charlotte Ballard spent the weekend with home folks. Miss Pearl Wikoff came back after visiting Rev Hanson in West Branch Indiana. Frank Chalupa attended church here for the first time in years.
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Charlotte Ballard
Fairfield social notes mention visitors and Easter events
Zarl Coffin and sister Bertha visited Fairfield Saturday. Miss Freda Emry and Miss Marian Ballard attended an Easter program at Richland. Fern Frazer visited from the consolidated school. Laura Burdan, Misses Wright, Kinser, and Dimmitt were in Fairfield or nearby towns. Iva Humphry returned from Scranton Iowa after revival singing. Will Bristow and Ella Eck hosts. Andy Wolf and Nathan Jones called in Fairfield. Byron Hamilton and family from Ames joined Easter at Will Black’s. Helen Woolums visited friends in Winfield.
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Zarl Coffin
Bertha
Fairfield
Freda Emry
Marian Ballard
Richland
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Walnut Woman's Club
Donald Tucker
Davis
Isien
Charles McKay
Lewis, Duke
Ed Miller
Will Cherry
Ralph Chorpening
George Clapper
Kensington Club
George Marr
Ford
Harold C. Fisher
Keota
Clara Foreman
Wellman
W. W. Bowers
Phyllis Fisher
Gale Reis
Mrs. Fisher
J. C. Sexton
Phil Weldin
Frank Miller
H. G. Rohardson
H. H. MaCleery
Carl Roberts
Ella Gordon
Twila McGinnis
Merie G. Dodder
Letts
Iowa
Muscatine
Harry Austin
J. R. McGinnis
Ainsworth School
Groom
R. G. Dodder
Iowa University
Iowa City
seVigne
Mrs
Howard Miller
East Main Street
Martha McCreedy
William Ross Galloway
Harlan McCreedy
Miss McCreedy
Mt. Pleasant
Westphal
the Jeweler
Fellows
Dale Duncan
France
Patter
W. 5S. Reister & Sons
Eggs & Poultry
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Ruth Gray
Morial
Honkgong
Oska
Nia
Fern Frazer
Laura Burdan
Will Bristow
Ella Eck
Andy Wolf
Nathan Jones
Near Veo
Nancy Wikofft
Byron Hamilton
Ames
Harry Hamiilton
Will Black
Helen Woolums
Winfield
Klein Klothing Ko
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