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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1922

Page

3

Society Notes From A Quiet Town Pastimes And Weddings

Mrs. W. E. Hender hosted Mrs. John Mangold of Chicago with eighteen guests at a luncheon. W. Morrison, age seventy three, remains the oldest active shoemaker in three counties. Walnut Women’s Club met for pattern study and refreshments. A Farmers and Merchants bank farewell picnic honored Marion George. Hesseltine family held its third annual reunion with officers elected for 1923. The Rooking Klub and mothers enjoyed a six o'clock dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith’s home. Woman’s Home Missionary Society met at Mrs. W. H. Schulty’s home with talks on community work and a Chautauqua spirit program. Ferguson family reunion at Twinam home drew over a hundred. plans for 1923 set. A Mt. Pleasant wedding for George Worth Noecker and Pearl Leeper occurred with a surprise charivari. Mr. and Mrs. Knerr connected. Miss Wanda Neiswanger’s class performed a children’s dance recital at the Armory with multiple young dancers including Cherry McElhinney and Betty Hollingsworth.

Hesseltine Suday Suanset Pak Robert Clark Elk City Oklahoma Alyn Re Elia Roach Hesseltine George Hesseltine Dennis Hesseltine Verna Stacy Bertha Kupka Ralph Hesseltine Jessie Hesseltine Katélin Lauderdale Rooking Klub Ralph Smith South Marton Avenue Mildred Stewart Morgan Reimers Davenport 8. W. Livingston Ralph Dougherty Women's Home Missionary Society W. H. Schulty BF. T. Wickham J. B. Kunath R. E. Brown Julia Cavendar van Dyke Mesdames Hedges Mauthe the Vale W. W. Bowers Tacoma S. W. Brookhart Bunce Ferguson B. D. Twinam Crawfordsville Sunset Park Washington Bob Ferguson Sam Witting Eleanor Mitchells A. J. Mitchel Cedes Juanita Herring Goa Arline Ferguson R. C. Ferguson West Chester Amanda Ferguson Fort Madison Grove Kansas KR. C. Ferguson George Worth Noecker Pearl Leeper Harold Knorr Grace Bowen Mt. Pleasant Mr. Noecker Gertrude Noecker Iowa Brighton High School Wanda Neiswanger Armory Maurine Laughlin Virginia Breitenbach Frances Derbyshire Virginia Sarah Marie Davis Helen Jones Patricia Keeley Mary Juliette Lemmon Mary Dee Lupton Julia Anne McElhinney Virginia Droz Marie Louise Harwood Hetty Hollingsworth Cherry McElhinney Lucile Reister Darline Tillotson Rose Spirit Pizzacatti Betty Joe McElhinney Cherry Betty Hollingsworth Clarence Hollingsworth Peggy O'Neill Chicago Pierette Juliette Lemmon Virginia Breitenbrach W. M. Kelley Bob Shannon Patricia

Notice to Soldiers Widows on Tax Exemption Filing

Under the 29th General Assembly a tax exemption requires filing by September 1. If already applied to the assessor at assessment time, no further filing is needed. County Auditor A. GRIFFITH signs the notice.

29Th General Assembly

Stock Producers Hit by Disruptions in Rail and Coal Strikes

Western cattle and sheep producers face intensified transport disruption from rail and coal strikes. Prices vary by grade with a wide spread between non descripts and choice steers. Hog values fall amid liberal supply and bearish sentiment, while lamb feeders see steady demand as western lambs face a light crop.

Chicago West Corn Belt trans-Missouri Montana Northwest Chicago Livestock Exchange

Washington Dancers Shine In Scotch Spanish Recital

Betty Stephens and Darline Tillotson impressed with highland steps and a French solo. Wanda Neiswanger, a known pianist and vocalist, wowed audiences with a Spanish senorita routine after twelve lessons, earning new laurels for her noted versatility.

Betty Stephens Darline Tillotson Harry Tillotson Neiiswanger Wanda Neiswanger Wanda Washington

City Churches Reforming Sabbath Schedule

Sabbath school in the morning at 10 o'clock with public worship at 11 conducted by the pastor W. G. Robb. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 30.

W. G. Robb

Local Society Notes For Week In Des Moines 1922

Notices announce K of P work Monday night and Booster Club meeting with Mrs. Clem Edgar. The Young Women Missionary Society of the Methodist church meets Monday at 7 30 PM and asks new members to bring dues. Reduced railroad rates apply for the Iowa State Teachers Association convention in Des Moines November 2 3 4 1922. attendees should request certificates from the association secretary.

Young Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Iowa State Teachers’ Association Des Moines Association

Duffy Family Returns From Colorado Ten Week Vacation

Mr and Mrs J F Duffy and their children return from a ten week vacation in Colorado. They stayed in Denver renting a cottage and kept house enjoying cool evenings. Mr Duffs drive from Kearney Nebraska to Oskaloosa covered 451 miles starting at five in the evening and arriving at three the next morning.

J. F. Duffy Colorado Denver Duffs Kearney Nebr Oskaloosa

State Pair School Exhibit At Iowa State Fair Des Moines

State Pair School Exhibit visitors in Des Moines this week are urged to visit public school work across Iowa. The piece highlights Iowa’s leadership in education beside its agricultural strength and notes pride in better schooling as well as livestock. A grammar lesson incident illustrates language learning challenges for district pupils and a teacher guiding correction.

Des Moines Iowa

Prohibition Record Cited As Proof of U S Success

R N Holsaple of the Iowa Anti Saloon League cites Major Roy Haynes with figures showing whiskey withdrawals dropped to three million gallons in the last fiscal year from 7,696,122 the year prior. He notes overall alcohol withdrawals fell from 24,856,388 to 17 million, with a further monthly decline. Dr Robert Hereod of Suzanne Switzerland praises cleaner social life in America vs Europe despite bootlegging.

Yeures R. N. Holsaple Iowa Anti-Saloon League Holsaple Major Roy Haynes United States Major Haynes Haynes Anti-Saloon League Robert Hereod Suzanne Switzerland America Europe

Sardine order leads to cheeky delivery mix up

In a New Jersey small station store a clerk who took orders also delivered them. A married Elizabeth woman emphasized that keys accompany six cans of sardines. About fifteen minutes later the Italian delivery boy called at her home asking if her husband was home and quipped that she would be kept if he was.

New Jersey Elizabeth Keys

Buttons Patent Boom Noted as US Patents Surpass 1800

The United States Patent Office has issued more than 1,800 patents for making buttons, signaling a surge in decorative accessory technology and manufacturing methods.

The United States Patent Officee

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W. EB. Hender John Mangold Pbs W. W. Morrison Washington, Henry and Johnson Morrison Walnut Women's Club Joe Wolfe Donald Tucker Farmers and Merchants Bank Marion George Viola Bureh Ruthridges Mildred McLaughlin Edna McKimmy Bessie Myall Helen Beal Marian McLaughlin Victor Neiswanger Robert Nooman George Rudiger Donald Applegate Clarence Logan Kooking Klub Fairview Burlington Knerr Parsons College Phillips Drug Store Kodak Store Ford Reister & Sons Migs Tanes Lottom Grasser Atlantic Reformed Presbyterian Booster Club Clem Edgar Evening Journal Bruns Seed Store John J. Black Iowa Street Chippewa Falla Wisconsin Dean's Clear Farm Sanborn West Lake Street Ralph T. Case Dotrle Dexter H. P. Rock Island Call 3Rd Street Boyd Berdo F. A. Scherbeck Harry Hesseltine South Sth ASL R & W Knight Rothschild Block Wood Will, Darbyshire, Gat H.R. Baker Long, Ratigy Fellows RK. L. Badger North Second Ave Nancy E. Cook Hata Ashby & Work Garnet Chautauqua Grounds Belle Smith Savings Bank of U. S
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