Clarity work leads to charity gift boxes and hospital scrapbooks
Four boxes of articles were prepared for a Greek family after a teliiopter collected items. Scrapbooks from members were sent to the university hospital in Iowa City and Blank Memorial Children’s Hospital in Des Moines. Toys were donated for the YW Christmas party as members shared talks and a general discussion followed with refreshments.
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Washington
Iowa
Evening Journal
Clarity
Riverside Garden Club Elects Officers for Next Year
Riverside December meeting at Mrs. John Rottenburge’s home featured a Thanksgiving and chrysanthemums paper by Mrs. George Deatsch. Officers elected were Mrs. George Deatsch president, Mrs. Hazel Albright vice president, and Mrs. Alfred Yordi secretary and treasurer. Potluck supper enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Riverside Garden Club
John Rotenburge
Katherine Sh. Thomann
George Deatsch
Hazel
Albright
Alfred Yordi
Jolly Jokers Host First 4H Club Meeting
The Jolly Jokers 4H club gathered at leader Isabelle Combs’s home for the first meeting of the year. Fifteen members attended as they kicked off the new club year with plans and introductions.
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Isabelle Combs
Christmas Party Plans with Club Centerpiece Demo
The group planned a December 11 Christmas party with Karen Davison Janet Shalla Janet Augustine and Miss Combs demonstrating a Christmas centerpiece. Ronald Sheetz presided as vice president at a Franklin Cubs meeting where new officers were installed. The leader spoke on Different Kinds of Soil and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Davison
Janet Shalla
Janet Augustine
Miss Combs
Franklin Cubs
Ronald Sheetz
Mrs Work Hosts Navajo Club Christmas Meeting
Mrs Marion D Work entertained 17 members and visitors at the Navajo Club yesterday afternoon. Mrs Justus Peterson presided, read a Christmas story, and Christmas greetings were sent to two ill or wintering members. Hosts Mrs Foster Bickel and Mrs Harry Reed aided in refreshments.
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Marion D. Work
Navajo Club
Wellemeyer
Harry Reed
Justus Peterson
J. E. Kunath
Texas
Myrtle Simerman
Foster Bickel
Mrs Fuhr Hosts Just Us Club Christmas Luncheon
Mrs Val Fuhr hosted the Just Us club’s Christmas luncheon with 14 members present. President L L Loveless led a brief business meeting with Christmas reminiscences and plans for a party on Wednesday Dec 17 hosted by Mrs L F Harding. Committees for the party were named with Mrs E H White head and entertainment arranged by Mrs J K Dayton and Mrs W Easter.
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Just Us
Val Fuhr
L. L. Loveless
L. F. Harding
E. H. Whitehead
W. C. McFadden
Pearl Parcel
Gamma Psi Chapter Charity Work Report
The Gamma Psi chapter and Beta Sicma Phi held their December meeting yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Robert Choate and Mrs. William Sitter serving as president.
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Gamma Psi Chapter
Gamma Psi
Beta Sicma Phi
Robert Choate
William Sitter
Presbyterian Men At Pancake Supper
A pancake and sausage supper accompanied the initial meeting of the Presbyterian church men’s club. Vernon Witting was elected president and Harry Ramseyer secretary treasurer. Meetings will be held the first Thursday each month except January when the date is January 8. Harry Turner led the meal with assistants Fred Longer Dick Longer Shrum Lewis Harley Kennedy Vernon Witting Gene Booth Jerry Johnson Claire Davis and Jim Waster.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Vernon Witting
Harry Ramseyer
Harry Turner
Fred
Dick Longer
Shrum Lewis
Harley Kennedy
Gene Booth
Jerry Johnson
Claire Davis
Jim Waster
Snowstorm Delights and Solo Flights At Local Airport
Lester R Woods endured a snowstorm with high winds near Dubuque during a cross country trip in a Piper Cub. Maxwell B Kepler, Washington flying service student, achieved his first solo cross country flight in a Piper Cub. Visitors include C E Blumenstein Morrison Ill in an Aeronca Champion, C H Peiffer Iowa City in a Luscombe, A R Loomis in a Swift from Wapello to Cedar Rapids, and others in various light aircraft making cross country hops. Wamorg stopped en route from Akron to Omaha to refuel.
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Lester R. Woods
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Maxwell B. Kepler
Washington Flying Service
C. E. Blumenstein
Morrison, Ill
Aeronca
C. H. Peiffer
Iowa City
Luscombe
A. R. Loomis
Swift
Wapello
Mr. Anderson
Aeronea
Monmouth
Mt. Pleasant
Wamorg
Akron
Ohio
Omaha
Nebr
U and I Club Elects Officers at Coppock Tea
Mrs I B Hoxworth was elected president of the U and I club at a gathering hosted by Mrs Ben Coppock. Other officers named for the coming year include Mae Dawson vice president Ira Mitchell secretary Ernest Garrett treasurer and Coppock reporter. Visitors joined the remainder of the afternoon hosted by Coppock assisted by Mrs George Gen.
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I. B. Hoxworth
U and I
Ben Coppock
Mae Dawson
Ira Mitchell
Ernest Garrett
Coppock
George Gen
Kinger and Mrs Carrie Boileau Host December Refreshments
Kinger and Mrs Carrie Boileau served refreshments in keeping with December, as described in the community notice.
Rural Iowa Sale Notices Chronicle December Auctions
Classified listing details multiple farm and livestock auctions across Washington Kalona and surrounding areas. Items include closing out farm sales, dissolving partnership sale, public auction of household goods, and weekly livestock sales at Ollie and Midway sales companies with dates, locations and start times. Names like Russell Plecker, Stanley Mouser, Lewis E. Yoder, Mrs Myrtle Genkinger, George Chalupa, Clarence Lowe, Russell Parsons, Vera Bailey, Morris Swartzendruber, Harry Merrifield, Cyril Greiner and Walter Anderson appear as consignors or executors.
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Whittaker Sales
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Washington
Russell Plecker
N. W
S. W
Kalona
Stanley Mouser
Lewis E. Yoder
Ainsworth
Myrtle Genkinger
Havre
George
Betty Chalupa
Crawfordsville
Clarence Lowe
Richard
Fairfield
Russell Parsons & Horn
J. D. Glasgow
South Avenue C
Vera Bailey
Kalonama Highway
Morris FE
Swartzendruber
Harry Merrifield
North English
Cyril Greiner
Sale
Brighton Road
Walter Anderson
Government and college research costs rise before World War II
Expenditures for scientific research by industry and government grew from 140 million dollars in 1930 to 309 million at the war’s start. College research outlays increased from 20 million to 31 million dollars.
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Jolly Jokers
Gola
National Tea Co
Mrs. Work
Mrs. Fuhr
Highway 9
Kid
Guernsey
Holestein
HAY & Grain
Machinery & Equipment
John Deere
Den
McCormick Deering
Louie Pruess
Mack Wallace
Myrtle Genkinger Brown & Bruty
Ray Whitehead
Presbyterian
U and I Club
Mrs. Coppock
Journal
L. H. Orr Land CO
Theodore B. Batley
Morrison & Morrison Attorneys
Edmund D. Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison, Jr
Morrison Building
S.W. Livingston
Robert Day
W. Main
George F. Morrison
G. Gifford Morrison
Penney Co
Paul W. Shearer
Court House
Wendell L. Shaffer
Hotel Washington
Optometrists
Co. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
Pp. L. Etter
F. G. Livesay
D. C
Spinal Distortion
Iowa Avenue
George Transfer
Sorden Music Co
Everything Musical
John Blick
Mueller
South Ave
D. W.L
Col
Little
Rey Ag
Mangold’s Service
South Second Avenue
Limestone
Willis Richards
Brown Finance CO
Lyle K. Ross
TIN Shop
Finance CC
Upstairs In Journal
Heather
Lemmon
Jewelry East Side Square
Washington Concrete Co
12Th St
Rock Island
Reister Bros
Hatchery
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