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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1929
Page
6
A busy sequence of meetings highlights club life. The Poinselta club hosts a Christmas party with a luncheon and exchange. the Little Light Bearers review a book and enjoy a pie game. Fortnightly club dramatics and Child Study sessions proceed with talks on theatre and emotional development. many other groups schedule December holidays, officer elections, and Christmas exchanges across West Chester communities.
Joe Te Boekhorst announces a Thursday afternoon event on December 12 not related to the Farm Bureau lesson. The 19th Century Club will meet Saturday December 7 at 2 30 PM with Mrs Boyd Berdo. Queen Elizabeth by Catherine Anthony will be reviewed by Myrta.
Members of the Kolah club and their husbands will attend a 12 o'clock dinner Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson. The address listed indicates a formal social gathering for the group.
Miss Leane Lease Finch visited with the Lease family while John Wooley returned from Chicago to Columbia Missouri with Mrs Wooley. The Sunset circle holds a Christmas exchange next Thursday December 12 with Mrs Hattie Cherryholmes. The Social Hour club enjoyed a luncheon at Mrs Anna Lease. A large crowd filled the school gym for the local basketball opener with the Cyclones defeating Olds girls 28 to 14 and boys 35 to 13.
In contrast to the mail service trained coast to coast, on July 18 1861 the first mail coach arrived in Kansas from San Francisco after a seventeen day journey.
The American Legion National Americanism commission introduces Know Your Country a set of thirty question and answer games to boost knowledge of the United States. Published in leading newspapers with Washington exclusive to the Journal start date and designed for home clubs schools and parties to enjoy while learning.
Radio listings outline NBC and affiliated networks with scheduled features for Sunday and Monday. Highlights include Roxy Symphony with Leopold Stokowski and Baldwin hour with Jacques Thibaud and Leonora Cortiz, Toscha Seidel and contralto, plus concerts by Detroit and the Empire Builders.
Ed Miksch purchased the bank residence in Wellston and the Wellston post office will be discontinued. The Hanley family hosted guests at a burial? event. Wilbur McClelland spent Tuesday in Washington with Ira Miksch attending the John Foster sale north of Washington. Forest Brinning plows for Walter Johnson. Robert Miksch works for Walter Brown. D E Brumback plans a closing out sale December 12 and has rented her farm. Forty people attended a schoolhouse social last Wednesday with a student program and pie coffee refreshments served by Mrs Jensen Mrs Engel and Mrs Corpman.
The county treasurer’s office logged another day of activity as fifteen new cars were registered since December 1. Registrants include Will S. Munroe West Chester Ford coupe and H L Pasehai Crawfordsville Ford tudor among others from Washington Crawfordsville Kalona Riverside Wellman and Richland with makes such as Chevrolet Pontiac Hupmobile Ford and De Soto.
Ainsworth Nebraska December 7 The election of officers for the Order of the Eastern Star was held Friday evening. Elected were Mrs. Mabel Beal worthy matron I K Beal worthy patron Myrtle Thoma associate matron J A Marsh associate patron Etta Marsh secretary Kate Annas treasurer Gadys Evans conductress Eva Bankenhorn associate conductress.
A doctor’s prescription Thoxine is advertised to soothe coughing spells by targeting the internal cause, with first swallows stopping stubborn coughs. The safe pleasant tasting remedy is sold with a money back guarantee in 85e 60c and $1 bottles through McDaniel Drug Store.
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