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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1934
Page
8
Two city league games set for next Monday evening at the troop field. All Nations vs Devils Try at seven. Troop FP vs Little Demons at 8 20. Two more matches slated later in the week with exact day to be decided.
The Ainsworth Junior and Senior classes plus faculty hosted a Circus Day banquet at the United Presbyterian church. Mothers of the junior class served in a tent shaped dining room with cross formed tables, toy animal centerpieces, elephant place cards, and clown themed program booklets detailing a fruit cocktail menu including chicken royal mashed potatoes gravy peas radishes roll cake perfection salad brick tea cream animal crackers.
Harold Gerdes presided as ring master for the program. The event featured speakers and acts including Preda Pearse A Day at the Circus and solo by Miss Kathleen Cofte. The group, directed by Mr James Welling and Blaine Hawkin the Barker, concluded with a theater party at the State Theater in Washington.
Miss Poth el Wagner spent Friday night with Ray Steeles. Evelyn and Ruby Brueege spent the weekend at James Poorak Jr. J J Plorang feels better at writing ther last week. Faithe Stolley returned home after helping her sister Mrs William Pearson the past week. Lyle Lantz and family supplied at Jake Lantz home with Elmer Pearsan and Johanna Pearson. Krank Mineer and family visited. James Dvorak Sr and family called at the Dvorak home Sunday. Robert Quwen visited relatives across the river Saturday. The Marshals entertained the Rev Hiltebridla Saturday. Richard Skole was in West Liberty Sunday. Alber Weber entertained company Sunday evening. James Swailes and Harrison Holland hauled tog a tomer Monday afternoon. Wilma Mineer helps her grandmother with house cleaning this week. A doctor was called to the John DeLaney home early Monday to aid the two year old baby. Henry Prymek died at Goo Coles Thursday evening. John Owens spent Thursday.
A reader joke notes surplus hogs are being reduced but road hogs remain a problem. The remark cites a man who bought an old motor for $20 and laments the difficulty of negotiating the roadways amid traffic.
The 70th anniversary notes long service by pastors from 1896 to 1922 and lists elders since 1995. It recalls Rotary era election of Riders in 1918 and elder elections through 1981, with dedication of the present church in December 1922 under Rev DM Davis.
Siz Men of Dorset were farm laborers who 150 years ago banded to demand weekly meals. They were prosecuted for conspiracy and sentenced to long penal servitude. Frank Minear and Mr J E Swailes hosted about thirty friends at a Surprise party Wednesday evening. Miss Wilma Mineer and Leona Ann visited Oak Grove school Friday. Miss Dorothy Eyestone will teach Saturday to make up a half day earlier in the week.
The Spring rally of the Washington Baptist association missionary societies was held April 25 in Kalona with about 60 attendees. Speakers included Mrs. Asquith of Waterloo and Mrs. Morf of Fredericksburg.
Elmer McFadden announces the season schedule for the Tri County Softball League with games on Tuesdays and Fridays under lights. The first round runs June 1 to June 22 featuring six teams at home and away weekly, followed by a second round from July 10 to August 17 with relocations and make up dates throughout.
Mrs. Dorothy Schmoeller resigns as agent for the Commercial Savings bank trustees and will open an East Washington street ice cream shop formerly run last summer by her sister Hannah Luithly now working with the county welfare office. A contest offers ten dollars in beauty work for a new Pauls Beauty Shop name due by midnight Saturday. County officials Krabill Peet Atchison plan to attend a Des Moines school administration conference, with Krabill staying for the state spelling contest. Miss Hilken Jacobs of Iowa City returns to the University after visiting Tuesday night.
In Dinkelspiel Germany the site is claimed as the oldest bowling alley with a legend that bowling began there during the Thirty Years War when defenders rolled rocks from city walls to repel invaders and register the first strike.
Mrs. W A Gibson visiting Keota will move to West Main street upstairs apartment in Woods house after May 1. Ruth Ballard Bertha Benda Evalyn Van Santy reside there with A G Arrasmiths. Hear W I S Superior Band and Girls Glee Club perform April 26 at 8 pm in H S Gym. Cordette Vraden of Wellman left University Hospital after two weeks post operation.
Lois Sampson was at the county hospital for an appendectomy and was able to leave the hospital today.
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