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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1941
Page
8
Secret-service agents questioned 10 Iowa City high school youths over an alleged nickel counterfeit ring. Officers said the group made false Jefferson nickels for use in pinball machines in Town City. The youths were taken from school during the investigation and no charges have been filed yet.
The Wellman Garden club met at the home of Mrs H B Ruge with 44 members present. The agenda included reports, a May meeting date change, and a program on trees featuring a talk by Mrs Irvin of Brighton after a poem read by Mrs Loren VanDorn.
Brighton area clubs report numerous gatherings from Dinner Bridge at Mrs Jink Hicks to U-Dealt-Um Bridge with eight members. Prizes awarded to several members. The Wellman Community club appoints committees for roads, municipal improvements, business openings, and more. Members of North English O F S visit Wellman with Travelling Star program and a Y T C group hosts a temperance banquet. Regular church women’s society meets with devotionals, health heritage talk, quilting, and lunch plans. Priscilla Club hosts needlework and gifts. Rotary names L W Durst president designate.
Robert Godlove serves as secretary or treasurer with E C Jones Ear ley Bell Jr E N Foster the outgoing president and Meas Munson among the board members.
Poison ivy and poison oak differ from Virginia creeper and fragrant sumac by glossy leaves and smooth lead-gray berries. Poison sumac has dull gray berries and grows in bogs, unlike real sumac.
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