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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1924

Page

6

Valley St Pauls Ladies Aid Meets for All Day Quilting

The Valley St Pauls Erangel ical Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs Ray Long for an all day quilting session on April 23. Members and visitors worked on charity items and heard of a Sun day school bazaar donation. Next meeting is May 7 at the church.

Valley St. Paul's Erangelical Ladies Aid Society Ray Long Jim Gatton John Sucre Tema Angold

Social Time Follows Installation of Local Guards

After the installation, Kimmey and King's Guards members including Robert Noonan Ralph Thompson T A Michels Howard McCleery Glenn Barclay enjoyed a social time with light refreshments provided for all attendees.

Damascus Shrine No Commercial Club Lulu 8. Mackinnon Cedar Rapida la WH. P Maude Imvis Wo Chap Mildred Rice W. Herald Susie B. Edgington W. S Ida McDaniel W. of Shep Fred Reid Proph Cecil Glascock Dwinnie Thompson Treas Rowe Reid Emma Anderson W. Shepardess Florence Jones Guide Nan Barclay Gladys Gilliland Guardian Sara Walker Gaurd Arthur Yard Elliott Grayson la Verne Lupton A. H. Twinam Grace Twinam Verna Lupton Gleana Cuddy King Frank Beatty Queen Misa Alice Meek Carrie Park Elliot Grayson la Verne Lupton Cecil Glastock Helle Rice Louise Harwood Marie Hammer Howard MacCleery Kathryn Beatty Maude Davis Queen's Attendants Ida Berdo Clarice Downing Bertha Guther Edna Me

Community notices and club events announced

Various local group activities outlined include bake sale donations for Broadgate shop, rummage-sale items drop off for fumigation compliance, and social events at the A R Strum home. Other items cover missionary society supper, children's story hour, music department meeting with elections, and a B S initiation meeting.

Harvey Young Pracice

Boy Scouts Sought for Central Park Tree Dedication

Six thousand one hundred thirteen Boy Scouts are requested at Central Park on Sunday at two o clock to assist in the tree dedication cleanup and ceremony.

Central Park

Quiet Retirement Reflections On Genius And Friendship

In retirement one cherishes genius and friendship as quiet nights by the sea and the nightingale’s song awaken memory and meaning. The speaker finds value in solitude and the soft sounds of nature in reflection.

Give Him Time

Ethel says Jack does not take their engagement seriously while Grace suggests he may change. The exchange presents a domestic tone with concern over commitment.

Ethel Jack St. Louis Dispatch

Hers by Purchase but A Girl's Complexion on His Coat

A humorous Boston Transcript line notes a girl's beauty leaves a mark on a young man, contrasting facial features with the lasting impression of complexion on the coat collar.

Boston Transcript

Yams Distinct From Sweet Potatoes Highlighted

True yams are different from sweet potatoes and resemble Irish potatoes in composition and value. A small want ad will do to locate genuine yams.

Protection of Forests In Iowa Needs Attention

Iowa should heed forest protection during Arbor Day and Forest Protection Week. The piece urges care for windbreaks and parklands, reduces fire risk, and stresses forests as essential to farms, watersheds, and recreation while urging public responsibility to prevent waste and destruction.

Iowa J. T. Bode Extension Forester Ames United States Towa Congress Atlantic Ocean Midwest

Iowa Pioneer in Progressive Budget Legislation

Des Moines reports that Iowa leads in progressive budget regulation with a governor driven system. The survey notes most states require reports while Iowa’s budget is formed on the governor’s recommendation, with potential influence on national policy.

Iowa Associated Press Des Moines Missouri Klahoma Utah Vermont Arkansas New York Ways and Means House Senate Budget Board Connecticut Kentucky Louisana Massachusettes Tennessee Florida Michigan Montana Georgia Maine North Carolina North Dakota Board of Control Oregon Texas California Illinois Pennsyyvania New Jersey Ohio

Muscatine Building Is Burned

Fire nearly destroyed a three story business building in Muscatine housing the Titus Loan and Investment Company offices and residence flats. The loss is expected to be heavy but largely covered by insurance.

Muscatine Titus Loan and Investment Company

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Fred Moore East Main Street John P. Gamble Mabel Carr A. B. Carr John D. Kern Edith Carr Mendelssohn Mrs. Gamble Geo. Stewart Just Us Club Mae Hoopengardner R. L. Livingston W. C. Harting Della Patton Althea Montgomery Helen Wilson Johanna Pokorny Elizabeth Ensign Carl Roberts Alice Klippel Eunice Green Milan Shields Maurine McLanchlin Henry Hull Kensington Club W. S. Moore Ainsworth Ainsworth Methodist Church Ald John Clegg Edith Peterson Malinda VanHorn Cal Pearson Mae Spessard D. A. BR Broadgate P. KF. O Alvin Strum Ladies’ Social Union A. R. Strum Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Washington, Iowa Kelvinator Palmgren Iowa Gas & Electric Co Physicians and Surgeons A. Joan Droz West Main St Frank Boller City Mutual W. Washington T. J. Pease Farmers and Merchants Hank Blue Mutual J. D. Dayton Westchester Washington County Austin Sutherland R. R Brighton T. A. Michels Morrison & Morrison Washington Brookhart Bros. Law—Abstracts Opera House Mutual Phone Cc. J. Wilson C. C. Wilson Wilson & Wilson Opposite Journal Livingston & Ficher Offich Nat'l Bank C. V. Brown South of Water Works
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