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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1939

Page

3

Nursery Rhyme Theme Sets School Banquet Atmosphere

A Crawfordsville junior senior banquet used a nursery rhyme motif with pink and white decor. Mother Goose characters adorned walls, a nursery menus theme featured items like Alphabet Soup and Humpty Dumpty dessert, and gifts included talisman roses for seniors.

Crawfordsville Miss Benson Robert Miller Marie Darbyshire Doreen Lease Mary L. Moorhead Max Schlatter Mr. Clinger Mildred Whiting Keith Norton Miss Bergstrom

Merle Sheetz Birthday Anniversary Celebration

A surprise party was arranged by Mrs. Merle Sheetz Friday evening to honor her husband. Guests included Robert and Alice Vincent Twila Wayne Verna Stanley Mangold Woodrow Crone and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Sheetz with Marlene and Bernice Sheetz. The evening featured games and refreshments as gifts were exchanged.

Ruth Baker Wayne Meeks Ardice Clark Robert Miller Leroy Conrad Mary JL. Moorhead Mary Paine Keith Norton la Verne Graber Marion Reachiey Elsie Griffith Edna Rich Doreen Lease Donald Sands Kenneth Long Mildred Whiting Paul Martin Mies Benson Wittmer Washington Cafe Society State Theater Merle Sheetz Mr. Sheetz Robert Alice Vincent Twila Wayne Verna Stanley Mangold Woodrow Crone Marion Sheetz Marlene Bernice Sheetz

Public Affairs Dept. Hosts Thursday Luncheon

Mrs. Orville Elder and Susie Johnson will host the Public Affairs department at a luncheon in the Guest House Thursday afternoon. The luncheon is served at 1 p.m. and the table topic will be They Say.

Orville Elder Susie Johnson Public Affairs Department

Speaking Choir to Present Lincoln PTA Program

The first grade speaking choir will present a program for Lincoln P T A members in the first grade room. The meeting is set for Thursday at 3 30 p m. A student girl will be at the school to care for the small children.

Lincoln P.T.A

Knights of Columbus Hold Meeting in New Hall

Announcement lists a K of C meeting Monday evening at the new K. C. hall 582 Presbyterian Cottage. A prayer meeting is planned Wednesday at 9 30 in the home of Mrs T C Rickey 715 Jefferson Street Hut2. Christian church ladies plan a cafeteria supper Tuesday evening 5 to 7 and a plate luncheon Friday noon 11 to 1.

Knights of Columbus K. C. Hall Presbyterian T. C. Rickey Jefferson Street Christian Church

Mrs. Robert Wells Hosts 3 and C Club Meeting

Mrs. Robert Wells was hostess to the 3 and C club Thursday in her rural home south of Riverside. Five members and two guests attended. The afternoon was social, followed by refreshments. Verle and Maxine Schnoebelen were guests. Mrs. Fred Havel will entertain the club May 4. Mothers of the juniors assisted with dinner.

Robert Wells Riverside Suorts Verle Maxine Schnoebelen Fred Havel

Four Children Die in Minnesota Fire at Gage Shack

In Prainerd Minnesota on April 24 four small children aged from one to four years perished when the one room shack home of Mr and Mrs John Gage burned. The parents were seriously burned while trying to rescue them and were given slim chances of surviving. The deceased were Kenneth Allen Jack and another child not yet named.

Prainerd Minn John Gage Kenneth Allen Jack Maller

Pleiades Cluster Reveals Dense Night Sky Sting

Observers note the Pleiades as a cluster containing over two thousand stars. Six or seven stars are bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, signaling a striking celestial sight for skywatchers.

Social Calendar Highlights A Week Of Local Club Events

A busy sequence of meetings and gatherings fills the week with DeMolay and Rainbow drills, Shrike card games, Bible class potlucks, and craft sessions. Club notices include Rosemary and Priscilla gatherings, Damascus Shrine, Womans Missionary Society, Pythian Sisters meals, and a W C T U silver tea.

Samille Teple Masonic Temple Friendly Bible Class of Baptist Church John Little North Marion Avenue Richard Stewart North Second Avenue Rainbow Girls Rosemary Club Donald Brown Martin Whittaker Priscilla Club Carl Hedges Damascus Shrine U.P. Womans Missionary Society BE. M. McConaughy Pythian Sisters P. Hall

Birthday greetings for local youngsters listed

Virginia Meyer turns ten today along with Elizabeth Dea of Ainsworth and Helen Falk who is eleven. Gerald Fisher Stanley Wallace Albert Maas and Jerry Deen also have today as their birthday with Mrs Abigail Hamilton noted as having had a birthday yesterday.

Virginia Meyer Wes Meyer Elizabeth Dea Ainsworth Howard Hazen Harold Booth Albert Maas Stanley Wallace Gerald Fisher Helen Felk Joe Falk Abigail Hamilton

Health Classes At Y M C A Taught By County Nurse

Health classes in family health service led by Aila Hiltunen, maternity nurse with the Washington county health unit, cover bed making improvised home equipment bed comfort and care of the expectant mother. Three more sessions remain each Tuesday 2 to 4 pm at the YMCA. Similar infant care classes will start soon in Wellman by Pearl Olson.

Aila Hiltunen Washington County Health Unit WY. M.C Wellman Pearl Olson Washington County

Diamonds Origin and Global Diamond Sources

Diamonds originated in India for centuries the only source of Europe’s supply. Diamonds were found in Brazil in 1730 and in South Africa in 1807, with South Africa producing most of the world output.

India Europe Brazil South Africa

Clara Henderson Auxiliary Meeting in West Chester

The Clara Henderson auxiliary of the West Chester Methodist church met Friday afternoon at Mrs. Herman Schultz’s home with fourteen members present. Mrs. Schultz gave devotions and Mrs. W B Rittenhouse discussed New Horizons in Christian Social Relations and led a true and false test. The secretary for mite boxes, Mrs. Edger Stewart, announced a May opening month surprise and urged attendance.

Clara Henderson Woman's Home Missionary Society of the West Chester Methodist Church Herman Schultz Edger Stewart Walter Hauer

Wyman Students Report Classroom News and Events

News from Wyman School highlights return of Mr Moret and absence of Norma Davis. Students study informal argument in English and World War in History. A boys versus girls spelling contest is planned. Several students earned perfect spelling grades, and roving exhibits and Punch and Judy performances are noted along with weather damage to exhibit materials. Birthdays and absences are mentioned, with rosters of students’ activities and classifications.

Wyman Donna Hughes Dixie Stuart Donald Davis Robert Humphreys Robert Love

Stalemate in the meat eater vegetarian debate noted

A New York Herald Tribune remark on the long running clash between vegetarians and meat eaters, concluding that both sides often gain little from the dispute and progress remains elusive.

Rounders Rakehells New York Herald-Tribune

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