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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1930

Page

6

Picnic and club gatherings mark busy West Chester social season

Wednesday afternoon eight girls picnicked at Chautauqua park despite rain with Esther Miller and others from Tacoma joining for a 6 30 supper. A separate August 20 outing for sixty five Baptist and United Presbyterian Sunday school members to Keosaqua park featured exhibits, lawn games, and ice cream. The Pulver reunion at Sunset Park drew fifty two relatives with an election naming Mangold president Banks vice president and Erwin secretary. Rural Women’s club hosted talks on famous women authors with refreshments. White Way club at Mrs Everett West planned an upcoming picnic with limited attendance and a social afternoon followed by luncheon.

Chautauqua Park Esther Miller Tacoma Washington Miriam Miksch Wilma Brinning Vera Martha Harvey Florence Ruth Johnson Charlotte Campbell Paul Harvey Son Prestine Carl Miller Baptist and United Presbyterian Sunday Schools West Chester Keosauqua Park Pulver Sunset Park Park Pavilion Clinton Keota Howard Mangold J. L. Banks Sam Erwin The White Way Club Everett West Will Munro

Local social events include dinners and park picnics

Mrs J C Carr hosted a Monday dinner party for fourteen in honor of her husband. Sands Henderson families held their annual reunion August 20 in Funset park Washington with seventy four attendees and officers elected Frank Tienler son president Hanna vice president Rodney Arnold secretary treasurer. A picnic and golf followed at Kunst park for twenty three relatives in Middleton Ohio and visits from out of town guests. The W C T U met with reports on profitable meetings and Eastern Star members hosted a Sunset park picnic for thirty five with Mr and Mrs Dayton and Mr and Mrs Glasscock set to move. September 9 saw continued entertaining by Mrs Coulter.

J.C. Carrs Sands-Henderson Funset Park Washington Frank Tienlerson Hanna Rodney Arnold Wwe Theseor J Hwisiel Henderson Oakville J. T. Alfred Riverside Ehmer Tunney Iowa City Kunst Park Rodney Mayhew Middleton Ohio Wil Mayhew Eastern Star Sunset Park D. W. Dayton Oskaloosa W. F. Glasscock Ottumwa Star Dayton Myrtle Freyenberger Ivan Wyse Jacob Koehel Dave Meyer Willard Leichty Niagara Fall Fannie Ausburger Grace Ilinois David Miller Richland Here Mary Freyenberger Elmer Noble Allens Grove Wall Street Hoover Farm Relief Board

Anngung Keeps Open House for Daughter

Annngung McLaughlin hosts an open house for her daughter Moun 1 Melaughlin Bogle of Long Beach California this Saturday afternoon. Friends are asked to call between the noon hour. Also noted is a Swift reunion planned in Sunset Park and a Pythian Sisters meeting set for Tuesday evening August 26 with all members reminded to attend.

Wow Co W. McLaughlin Moun 1 Melaughlin Bogle Long Teeneh Calif Sunset Park West Chester Pythian Sisters

Spelling Bee Winners and Maritime Plans Reported

A Brussels district school held an Easter vacation spelling contest won by a pupil who earned a cap from the churcomaster for spotting errors on billboards and ads. A British officer aboard the Jardine Matheson steamer Hang Sang plans a world cruise, with two officers aboard, visiting China to England. Purdue entomology leader discusses flea control methods, while a 93 year old newspaper press was moved across the border from Nogales to Nogales Canora.

Ravesels St. Jesse Brussels Ianghai—Pha Ve. J. Stevenson Jardine Matheson Hang Sang China New Sumea New Zealand Hawaii Panaiea England Nogales Ariz Norites Arizona IL Canora Bathiz

Funeral Ties Bind Wittmer Cousins and Local Guests

Nearly a dozen relatives and friends gathered in Wayland for the funeral of Mrs J J Benda with many attendees from nearby towns. The visit extended through the weekend with meals, stories, and a creek-side picnic, while local residents discussed farm relief and Hoover’s policies amid a busy period of travels and community events.

Andrews Kilgore Chadbon visit Mrs Herr and family

Mrs. R L Stephens reports visitors in Xenia. Mr and Mrs Harry Kilgore and Claude traveled from Kansas City to start the week. Mr and Mrs Arthur Chadbon from near Towa City visited Mrs Viola Herr. Gene Stephens began work at Sidwell Ice Cream in Town City Friday.

Xenia Harry Kilgore Claude Kansas City Arthur Chadbon Towa City Viola Herr Gene Stephens Sidwell Town City

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