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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1930
Page
7
The regular meeting of Royal Neighbors will be held at W A hall on Tuesday December 3 at 6 AM with election of officers. The Baptist church will hold a bazaar and bake sale at Ramseyer hatchery on December 6 featuring Brown bread and homemade mincemeat.
The West Chester Baptist mission circle will meet Wednesday with Mrs. Ella Dayton. All ladies of the congregation are invited to help prepare for Christmas activities.
A Des Moines mother notes improved energy and appetite in her child after using Vegetable California Vig Syrup. She praises its stomach and bowels relief and urges others to buy it at drug stores, claiming it opens bowels during illnesses and boosts digestion and assimilation.
Rose M Reid W M hosts Shrine No 10 meetings on the second Thursday monthly with Della McHride secretary. Visiting members welcome. Shrine No 28 holds meetings on the fourth Friday each month. Worthy Wasi Stutsman and Yard serve as officers. Chapter No 8 meets on the second Friday each month with J W Enslin acting as W Yard secretary.
Railway timetables show Golden State Limited trains No 4 and No 3 with local and express services. Passengers and freight connections listed include No 12 Express, No 28 Local, No 40 Local, No 11 Express, No 54 Local, and No 420/430 Mixed Trains. Timings span early morning to late evening with daily service exceptions noted.
A notice urges those who have not submitted their articles to send or bring them by Wednesday so the box can be sent promptly.
A meeting of Rainbow for mis Chapter No 38 is set for Monday December 1. All members are requested to be present including Mildred Brown.
Edward W. Pickard reports on Mississippi Valley development aims to speed Illinois waterway completion and lower Mississippi and Ohio improvements while Secretary Hurley and Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown push for faster federal river projects. Hoover rejects federal crime law extensions, urging enforcement of existing state laws and tax prosecutions instead. The piece also notes global disasters, political shifts, and economic policy debates shaping governance this period.
Wellman and surrounding communities marked Thanksgiving with family gatherings and dinners. Several households hosted visitors from nearby towns, including Durst, Adams, Crossett, and Jennings families, with substantial attendance at local church services and a union Thanksgiving service. A football game highlighted the holiday weekend as Wellman defeated Keota in a final clash, while residents across town hosted guests and traveled to spend the holiday with relatives.
In 1777 Polly Jentrey, born at Mousehole on Mount, died aged ninety three, and is said to be the last person who spoke Tarnish. The Corton zone has not been spoken for a century and a half, though many tees of Ht linger in the dialect.
Day to day snippets from Dayton Grove and surrounding towns show Mrs J B Moor and Mrs Ola Knotts among guests and callers. Mrs Wymore and Mrs Ott travel to Keota and Sigourney, with other families dining at Chester and Wellman as Thanksgiving Week events blur into routine visits and social calls.
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