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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
6
Sixteen years after their 1911 wedding Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Crow hosted friends last evening at their South 4th Avenue home. A dinner set new standards in quality and quantity with decorations showing 1911 1927. The guests then played bridge late into the night.
Walnut Woman's Club met with Mrs Lee Craig Thursday afternoon twelve members attended roll call featured candy recipes and a talk How to make others happy without much money Santa Claus arrived to oversee a Christmas exchange and gifts luncheon followed by decorations and a three course meal. Mrs H c Hull hosted the Afternoon Bridge Club with a one o'clock luncheon, chrysanthemums and red and green colors decorating.
Eureka church schedules a box and candy social for December 9. Lexington ladies and society hold a mother and daughters meeting on December 29 with a bring a sandwich and a dish to pass rule. Christmas exchange noted and a date change announced. Women’s gym class at the Y meets at seven this evening.
The Valley St Pauls Evangelical Ladies Aid society will host a bazaar and chicken pie supper in the new basement on Thursday evening December 5 serving from 6 o clock with home made candy and entertainment. Everyone invited.
About 12 56 this morning the residence on the J. D. Byers farm ten miles northwest of Washington, Way was destroyed by fire along with most contents. Fred Byers and family were awakened by smoke. Kitchen fire started the blaze though no stove fire since yesterday afternoon.
Special session on a state-wide bond for primary roads is in doubt as Iowa leaders and supporters press for action before holidays. Governor Hammill reportedly signals opposition to an extra session while backers push for a Dec. 15 petition submission to trigger a showdown.
Plans are completed for the annual Washington county farm bureau meeting on Tuesday December 12. Charles Hearst president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation will speak promptly at 1 00 p m at the YMCA community room. Mrs O E Milner leads the women’s department and a farmers’ quartet organized by R J Catlett will perform after the noon business session and dinner.
Fortnightly Art Department plans a Dec 15 7 30 pm meeting with Mrs D C Wilson at 315 East Washington Street. 19th Century club meets Dec 10 at 2 30 pm with Mrs W M Keeley to hear Mrs Josephine Elder review Round about to Canterbury. West Chester W T U meets Dec 13 2 pm with Mrs Bumback. county president reports state convention. Pythian Sisters meet Dec 13 7 pm. officer elections. Queen Esther Circle M E church meets Dec 12 with Mrs Ruby Anderson. note change of meeting place. Rosemary club meets Dec 14 with Mrs Charlie Wylie for Christmas exchange. D A Rees urged to send donations to Miss ya Smeltzer for Council Bluffs Orphans Home by Saturday.
A fire at the Atlantic Canning Company warehouse in Atlantic In. caused the roof to collapse, extinguishing the blaze without water. Damage is estimated at $10,000, with defective wiring blamed for the incident.
Iowa City reports Prof. Sherman M. Woodward of the University of Iowa College of Engineering is named to the national advisory committee on flood control by Rep. Frank R. Reid of Illinois. The panel meets in Washington for the first time on December 14, with eight other university engineers joining.
Buck Jones draws crowds as Fox Films brings forty four stars to El Tovar hotel to support the new starring drama Good as Gold shown tonight and Saturday at the New Graham Theatre. Residents from miles away travel by auto to glimpse the premiere and a Cincinnati broker延opts extra days to watch the perilous canyon scenes.
Mrs Margaret Lilliendahl and Willis Beach were found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Dr William Lilliendahl after 23 hours of jury deliberation in Mays Beach New Jersey. The maximum penalty is ten years and a $1000 fine. The verdict prompted an emotional reaction from Mrs Lilliendahl who required assistance after the trial. Beach showed no visible emotion as the verdict was read. The assistant district attorney Cameron Hinkle welcomed the verdict and sought an immediate sentence.
Capt. Charles Kingsford Smith and Lieut George Pond plan another try to break the world endurance flight record from San Francisco. Their monoplane Spirit of California suffered a broken oil line after three hours aloft, forcing a prior abort.
Dr. P. P. von Weimann of the Imperial Research Institute at Osaka says old silk stockings and clothing can be transformed into new silk of superior quality.
Auction style classified brief lists rent offer for an 80 acre farm owned by W A Palmer with inquiry contact Glenn Davis in Ainsworth Nebraska 25514.
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