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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1924

Page

6

Social clubs host afternoon gatherings across Dublin area

A sequence of society notices details Welston Social club at Mrs. W C Hotle home, White Way club luncheon with prizes and hats, Spread Eagle district sewing plans, Ade line and independent clubs meetings, and birthday party for Mildred Genkinger. Highlights include hostesses, guest lists, lunches, and upcoming meetings.

Cecile Robertson Blair Libe Hattie Shuman Laura Chilcote Valma Leacox White Way Club Dd. C. Stewart James O'Loughlin S. W. DeLong Parker House Howard Stewart Foriash Martin Spread Eagle John Stewart Ames Extension M. C. Smiley

Attitude of Labor Union Divided Over 1924 Ticket

Reporters outline AFL leadership stance as the La Follette Wheeler presidential bid gains visibility. Officials seek a non partisan approach while signaling endorsement of individual candidates rather than party slates. Samuel Gompers reiterates nonpartisan policy during Atlantic City sessions.

American Federation of Labor LaFollette and Wheeler LaFollette-Wheeler Samuel Gompers Organized Labor LaFollette Washington

Wheat Growers See Potential Debt Reduction Through Higher Prices

The U S Department of Agriculture predicts wheat growers could gain 100 to 200 million dollars this year if they sell over 500 million bushels, signaling improved financial conditions in wheat country. Corn remains weak with poor stands and weeded fields, affecting livestock costs and future prices. A 6 percent rise in dairy cows is noted, while cotton income remains uneven. overall the season may grant agriculture more economic leverage.

Washington United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Review

Community church notices and gatherings in West Chester area

A series of church and civic notices list upcoming meetings and events. Loy alty Light Bearers meet Aug 4 at 3 pm. Missionary meeting Aug 6 at Mrs Genkinger’s home. American Legion Auxiliary picnic Aug 5 in Mediapolis. West Chester Methodist picnic Aug 6 in Suneet Park. Young Womens Missionary picnic Aug 4 at 6 20 pm with speaker Miss Vieda Stryker. Booster club and Ladies Aid meetings. Baptist Mission Circle tea Aug 6. Epworth League party Aug 4 with church shuttle and 7 30 pm start.

T. W. Hunter Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Hunter Weat Chester King’s Heralda Beulah Baker Esther Rittenhouse Laura Lucille de Long Miss Bratten Vera Bertha Plummer Reva Coakley Vera Rittenhouse Maria Mission School King's Heralds West Chester Suneet Park Washington Church Ss. S Nash Colorado Springs Young Womens Home Missionary of The Methodist Church Sunset Park Vieda Stryker South Epworth League of the Methodist Church

Greene County Farmers Visit Ames Delegation Tour Iowa State College

The largest Greene County delegation to visit Iowa State College spent Wednesday on campus touring barns labs experimental farms and departments. County Agent J H W Hilton led the Greene group and Dean C F Curtis spoke at Campanile luncheon hosted by F G Churchill and the extension service committee.

Ames Auc Iowa State College Greene County Lincoln High Campanile Dean C. F. Curtis Division of Agriculture J. H W. Hilton Jefferson F. G. Churchill Extension Service

Jazz Widely Blamed For Deteriorating American Morals

Russian dancing professor Louis H. Chalfl warns that bacchanalian music foretells America's doom. An American author using the pen name Warner Fabian condemns modern society’s unrest and the new jazz era. The feature Flaming Youth stars Colleen Moore and a strong cast, used to sermonize about home and decadence.

Rome América Louis H. Chalfl Warner Fabian America Colleen Moore Milton Sills Elliott Dexter Myrtle Stedman Sylvia Breamer Betty Francisco Phillips Smalley Walter McGrail Ben Lyon

Medical figures listed for Monday evening event

The fragment lists Wade Crone M D and Robert Thompson along with Scriffeyg and mentions Monday evening August 4 but offers few concrete details about a schedule or location. The incomplete text hints at a medical event or appointment with multiple names but lacks full context or outcome.

Ing Wade Crone M. D Robert Thompson Scriffeyg

Ames House Management Teaches Practical Homemaking

At Iowa State College two home management houses house six to ten students for six weeks each. Two real babies Gretchen and Alfred accompany teaching, with feeding, dressing and care done scientifically. Students rotate roles as hostess cook maid and child manager to gain practical housekeeping experience.

Ames Iowa State College Gretchen Alfred

Thief Slips By May Be Down But I Am Not Out

A terse Aggie Squib line notes a runner sliding into third safely while the thief slips past, framing a moment of resilience amid a tense fielding play.

Aggie

Ancient Pompeii Bakeshops Foreshadow Modern American Bakeries

A fragment describes Pompeii bakers and their ovens and compares ancient methods with 1924 Ward Baking Company factories. It notes a clay oven system, manual kneading, and a shift to auto fed conveyors, large mixers, proofer, and high output reaching thousands of loaves per hour. An expense note hints at Pompeii bookkeeping.

Pompeii Pompeiian Ward Baking Company Pompeti Ward Bakeries

Record Clover Crop At Rookwood Farm Ames Iowa

A record clover crop was harvested on 40 acres at Rookwood farm in Ames Iowa owned by Dean C F Curtiss of Iowa state college. The stand yielded four tons per acre from a standard mix of oats red clover timothy alsike alfalfa. Phosphate rock applications increased yield by about 60 percent. lime stone and phosphate were applied five years ago. A second cut is due in about three weeks.

Ames Rookwood Farm Iowa Dean C. F. Curtiss Iown State College

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Adeline Club Independent Club Walter Brown Alva Beenblossom May Swift Mildred Genkinger Edna Jacob Mrs. Jacobs Olive Genkinger Woman's Missionary Society of the Bethel Presbyterian Church Mildred Stewart Mia James M. Wilson Nelle Wilson Eva Denny Stewart Claude Tucker Charles Beach Minnie Stein Carl Gather Max Marble Women's Missionary Society of Second United Presbyterian Church Grace Hesseltine Frenchburg Kentucky United Presbyterian Rebekahs Marie Diller Homer Dusenbery Area City N. Kure Fia National Yresidential Committee Progressive Executive Committee Federation Executive Council Presbyterian Church Pleasant Plains American Legion Auxiliary Lucy Dempsey Firat’ District Legion Auxiliary Mediapolis Noticoe—Booster Club Harry Anderson Ladies Aid Blate Powell Anna Duvall Blanche Dundee American Legion Legion Hall de Molay U.S Modern Bakeries Capaci Physicians and Surgeons A. John Droz Weet Main &T Frank Boller City Matual W. Washington T. J. Pease Farmers and Merchants Bank Blue Mutual J. D. Dayton Westchester Washington County Austin Sutherland Auctioneer Brighton R. R T A. Michels Washington, Iowa Morrison & Morrison Morrison North Brookhart Bros. Law Federal Farm l Oans Joas Opera House Mutual Phone CG. J. Wilson CO. C. Wilson Wilson & Wilson Lawyers Opposite Journal Livingston & Eicher Law Abstract Department Real Nat'l Bank Green C. V. Brown
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