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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1924
Page
8
Multiple short items list social visits and travels of residents Hedges Jones Worley Kupka and Bailey plus church event and business notices including a chicken dinner bazaar at the Baptist church and a bank work practice session.
Local shoppers browse Heather travel goods and Indies handbags at Tooman's Leather Shop. Miss Irene DeLong undergoes appendicitis surgery at county hospital and is improving. Baptist bazaar December 4 offers mince meat and handmade items. Community updates include Mrs. McConnell returning from Chicago and new Talking Dolls at J C Penney. Curtis Bus Line notes travel speed to Iowa City.
Ladies visiting the armory cooking school admire the gray enameled Sellers Kitchen Cabinet while noting its convenience saves thousands of steps. The Red Star Oil Stove attracts interest and a crowd from Washington County shows cooking interest beyond politics. Meaded foul Top on hegs priced at $9.80. Weather shows overcast and warmer.
A narrator recalls a Battle Creek hospital visit focusing on examinations for women over thirty five, hospital routines, and Dr. Kellogg’s diet and lumbar anesthesia. The piece notes cheerful staff, patient care, and a festive Thanksgiving atmosphere amid medical procedures.
Miss Pauline Beal hosted a party in honor of Mrs Joe L McConnell nee Lora Busby with high school friends. Irene Pierce Sarah Grimes and Mrs Marvin Williamson played piano while guests chatted and sewed. A two course supper was served by Mrs Lloyd Swift as pink and white candles lit the table.
A wedding reception featured end tables with a candle and a chandelier bell, pink and white color scheme, a pink frosted angel food cake with a brick ice cream heart, and guests leaving happy. Separately, the Young Women's Missionary Society met at Miss Alice Bailey's Foat Washington Street home with large attendance, bringing sewing gear and light refreshments.
Miss Betty Hollingsworth remains a patient at Washington County Hospital for appendicitis. She is progressing well while Curtis Bu Line reports a bus speed concern not exceeding 25 miles per hour at any time. Contact numbers are listed as 24 and 44 for inquiries.
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