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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1929
Page
6
The Highland Social club met at Mrs Elizabeth Steele home for an evening of socializing and a brief business session planning the annual picnic after threshing season. Hostesses Mrs Steele and her son Merle served ice cream and cake to attending families.
The Washington country club opened last evening for members and area high schoolers to enjoy a casual night. A seven o'clock picnic supper preceded bridge at six tables with Mrs. O. F. Boller winning high among ladies and Maynard Brown top among men. Guest from out of town was Mrs. J Stutsman of Cando North Dakota.
Helen Helwick returns from West Liberty after two week visit with aunt Miss Martha Jane Hull and Catherine Hull travels to Iowa City then Onslow with Florence Brookhart to visit Mrs Bernadine Neville Simits. Mr and Mrs M D Anderson of Kansas City come to Washington for Chester Anderson’s death. Alice and Dorothy Critz of Des Moines visit Lucy Dempsey. they plan a two week auto trip to Minneapolis and Duluth with Lucy and Agnes Wheelan. H A Pauls display a crepe myrtle tree plant at 1142 South Iowa Avenue, from Mrs Charles Ripple of Winchester Tennessee, grown from last April. it is Tennessee’s state flower.
The text notes Milton endured blindness but produced poetry after Shakespeare, while Darwin suffered indigestion and Pasteur faced paralysis yet made landmark contributions. It argues these figures helped found modern civilization and that civilization would have suffered without their efforts.
The text recalls Atlantis as a vast island once located in the Atlantic near the pillars of Hercules and mentioned first by Plato. It notes a nine thousand year pre Solon power and eventual submersion, then surveys differing scholarly views on Plato’s account and failed attempts to identify the site.
The victim receives prompt patching and stabilization after grave injuries. Doctors fix two broken legs and chest cast while noting a skull inset. The patient, weakly joking, reveals he saved funds for an emergency.
A biblical passage emphasizes faith in God and belief in answers to prayer. Jesus instructs that saying to a mountain be removed without doubt leads to receiving what is asked, urging believers to pray with unwavering faith and acceptance of divine power.
World War I left Cromford England with a choirboy shortage as few children were born between 1916 and 1919. The vicar notes no boys will be available to lead services for the next three or four years. The church council plans to introduce echoing girls for the first time.
Investors watch interest rates as money supply and demand shift with prosperity and war. From 1921 to 1927 US personal income rose from 62.7 to 92.7 billion dollars, with 7 percent yields once common and 5 1 4 to 6 percent now regarded as strong. Experts forecast further declines, urging bonds with long maturities to lock in favorable returns.
Local notices list a Sunday Saturday program at Presbyterian church with Mrs Henry Shields pupils and musicians Miss Thora Warner Esther McCreedy Henrietta Hull Edith Boileau. Regular Rebekah meeting at Soekoolk. Pythian Sisters gathering August 6. West Chester We 2 E.W. institute August 6. Dr Eastwood's Presbyterian class supper August 5. Booter club August 6. KR Lo P H club August 6. Linger Longer club host August 7.
Grace Hill reports Mary Sherlock and Martha Blick visiting with relatives over the weekend. Miss Martha Blick spent time with her mother and Bertha Schaeffer. Mrs. Clara Engel helped with threshers dinner and H A Engel hosted. A son Myron James was born to Mr. and Mrs. J O Kirtom at the county hospital on July 27 with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Sankey present.
Eugene barbers face a business slump after the decision to hold a whiskers contest during the Sunset Trail pageant in Eugene. The event runs July 25 26 and 27.
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