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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1929

Page

6

Community Society Notes Highlight Local Gatherings

The Sunshine Community club picnicked at Sunset Park with a large turnout and a bountiful fried chicken dinner. Various clubs held August meetings with hostesses and guests, while Ella Reitan's betrothal dinner and upcoming weddings were noted amid hospital events and a civic gathering in Washington.

Sunshine Community Club Sunsset Park Laura Mathews Sunset Park Washington County Hospital Ella Reitan Ned Harpy Punty Medical Association Will Griffin Riverside Miss Reitan

Announcements From Local 社 Church and Clubs

Announcements note the 167 Eastwood class of Bresby Sunday school monthly meeting with a covered dish supper on Tuesday evening September 3 at 723 2nd Street Ling dish to pass sandwiches dish and silver. The HoH Club meets with Mrs Trssia Hopping Thursday afternoon Sept 3 roll call to be answered with cookie recipes. Entertainment by Mrs Emma Meathin and Mrs Bertha Weekly 16s The Rooster club with Lloyd Walker Tuesday p.m. Sept 3 Test.

Bethel Presbyterian Church Ben Fitzgerald Pansy Hill Club Carl Herring Toll Coll John Caldwell Ainsworth Elizabeth Teese Zella ‘Trezona Ainswort Lara Eden Eva Blankenhorn Eastwood Bresby S Unday School Missie Graff 2Nd Street Tr'ssia Emma MeAthin Bertha M.r. Snider A. M. Wagner Denver Colorado Bertha Woodfinger Omaha Sting Sam Lewi M. B.C

Manual for Housewives Offers New Shopping Perspective

New York readers learn that American women spend over 40 million dollars yearly on home goods. William H. Baldwin says shopping liberates women from drudgery yet costs first hand product knowledge. He argues shoppers must use instinct and wit amid aggressive advertising and a rising industrial order.

New York Wiliam H. Baldwin Baldwin America

Dutch Creek Fair Draws Big Crowds in Richland

Richland reports a bustling Dutch Creek Fair with sizable crowds, speeches by Bergman on road improvement and county control shifting to the board of supervisors. The event featured the Kerrigan Harmony Five musical program, numerous contests, exhibits, and community turnout across multiple states, highlighting local homecoming and sponsorship.

Dutch Creek Fair Bergman State Highway Commission Ergman Towa Ta Commission Persal Kerrigan Harmony Keran Hhe Rubie Heis Joe Augustine Frank Macon Ralph Dougherty James Stewart Ainsworth Washington Dutch Creek Delco Frank Broadgate Kiein Dater Creek Klein

Swan reunion and community notices from STRINGTOWN

Mr and Mrs Rex Swan and daughter Marian and various families visited Pulaski and nearby relatives. The McNess agent made rounds, neighbors hosted ice cream at the Widmer home, and families gathered for a party with games, singing, and refreshments. Edward Wenger plans to teach music in Mt Pleasant schools this fall.

Stringtown Rex Swan Marian Swan Raymond Rieh Daber Dan W. Widmer Aaron Wyse Ben Widmer Omer Seberg Pulaski Lows McNess Agen Leonard ‘Trabert Melvin Milford Nebr Peter Graber John Graber Joe Widmer Mae J Vivian Eicher Dave Graber Wenger Ceda Falls Mt. Pleasant Wilbur Schantz Ruth Dave. Schantz Comanche Howard Platt J. J. Rich Vitur Schantz Joe T. Wenger Otto Suter Edward Wenger Ethan Brooks Amos Goad

Kickapoo Indians Skip Beans After Green Corn Dance

In Stillwater Oklahoma the Kickapoo tribe adheres to a superstition delaying bean consumption until after the green corn dance in July. This practice, followed despite higher yields in corn, beans, and pumpkins, risks wasting the early harvest.

Stillwater Okla Oklahoma A. & M

Woman Credits Sargon for Recovery After Illness

Mrs. C Wolf of Omaha testifies she suffered two years of severe pain and sickness with no relief from doctors. After using Sargon and Sargon Soft Mass Pills she regained appetite and strength, improved digestion, and can do housework. The statement appears as an advertisement testimonial.

2Nd St Omaha Sherman Bros

Bride and Groom Tie Knot in Cridersville Nuptials

In Cridersville Ohio Mae Clark 5 wed George W Moore 50 a Toledo city employee in a ceremony described as an unusual romance. Moore after his father died at age 10 lived with his future bride and the wedding drew attention as a community event with Serena Wolfe 101 Crider ville attending as a bridesmaid.

Toledo Cridersville Serena Wolfe Criderville Mae Clark George W. Moore Moore

Wedding Riddle Hints Husband to Stay Home Says He Anorist

A fragmentary note from a wedding scene mentions a puppy couple leaving under an archway of spades and suggests the bridegroom should avoid nights out and tend the garden. The odd phrasing reads like a coded hint from the He anorist.

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Society Marion McLaughlin Pete Ella Reltan Ned Haney Macomb 1 George Reed Edith Reed Miss Relton Frances Minlek Nellie Dodder Martha Blick R. L. Blick Arthur E. Miller John Miller New Philadephia Ohio P. E. Roll Victor Biner the Rooster Club Lloyd Walker Hota Richland Janet J. H. Hendrickson Ottumwa Forth Bostwick, Jr Rob. BW. Lab Robert Kephart Me. Plains James. Zeck Rom Town Fair Ground Gene Trask John Jackson Neis Mangold Iris Ruth Bender Keith Steinbeck Ardith Boyd Stoutner Donald Stutsman Lloyd Robertson Charles Burns Sigourney Andy Blattner Will Roberts Board of Fair Managers Carl W. Klein Howard Altenbernd GH. Mayer Myron H. B. Frank J. A Mayer J. B. Deal W. J. Pfeifer Perry Deal Francis Feltz Frank Feltz George Brinning Joe Hartnell John Redlinger R. Sheetz Andy Brining Lloyd Luer Man Helen Red Sargon C. Wolf Johnson’s Aaa Swift Atha Johnson’s Grocery Washington Oil Company Washington, Iowa East Washington Street Yours Truly Washington Oll Company FORD Washington Motor Company
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