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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1947

Page

6

Social Calendar Notices From Community Groups

Notices for this column list gatherings and events. Women’s Council groups meet with various hostesses for gift exchanges. Loyal Women’s class hosts a party at the Baptist church with co-hostesses. United Presbyterian Ladies Aid and Friendship Club hold meetings at the church. W and C S units plan potluck luncheons with host locations and times.

Rene Warner Fannie Gilbert United Tresbyterian Ladies Aid Friendship Myrtle Pearson

Community Exchange and Cooperative Supper Notices

At 2:39 P M residents listed: Unit 1 EE Stutsman 628 W Main St No 3 Mrs Fred Downing 316 E Main St No 4 Mrs H G Simpson 1026 Main St. A 25e gift exchange and dues owed. At 6:20 P M Unit 2 and families hold a cooperative supper with Mrs Walter A Smith 80 N 2nd Ave Bring 25e toy for exchange.

EE. Stutsman W. Main St Fred Downing E. Main St H. G. Simpson Main St C. P. Weldin 4Th Ave Walter A. Smith 2Nd Ave

Birthday Candles Mark Local Family Celebrations at Fox

A double bill at the Fox features Goodwin and Bill Snider of Rubio. Birthday cakes honor Robert Neil McFarlane, five candles for Phyllis Anne Brown as daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Brown.

Christmas Card Socials Gather at Local Churches and Clubs

YWCA unit 8 invites families for cooperative supper at the church with a Christmas party led by Mrs. Joe Knotek, 7 miles northeast. Pilotburg Ladies Aid hosts a church supper with Mrs. Maria Oldfield as hostess and a shared meal. Pring provides food and service. meat supplied. Gift exchanges set with 25 cent limit and 50 cent mystery pal. 79th Century club holds 1 pm luncheon hosted by Mrs. Edward C. Eicher. Busy Bee 4 H club meets 2 pm with roll call and carol, members bring an org. D A V meets 7 pm for officer elections, social hour follows with sack lunch. White Shrine hosts a bridge party at 2 pm.

YWCA Joe Knotek Pilotburg Ladies Aid and Families Maria Oldfield

Local Birthdays Highlight Community Figures

O K Clapper marks his 85th birthday today. Charles O Dayton and son Raymond of Des Moines celebrate birthdays. Recipients include Mrs S N Sorrell Mrs Emma Bopp Mrs Joe Mesinski Mrs C M Brioning Mrs Etta Glassburner Mrs Lola Wga Oner Te Bockhorst at Clifford Masonic temple. Rainbow Girls and T T cooperative dinner planned.

O. K. Clapper Charles O Dayton Raymond Des Moines S. N. Sorrell Emma Bopp Joe Mesinski C. M. Brioning Etta Glassburner Lola Wga Oner Te Bockhorst Clifford

Friday and midweek auctions at Iowa sale barns

Community Sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and livestock sales on Wednesday at Midway Sales Co Columbus Junction Iowa and Tuesday at Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Iowa. December sales listed include Mrs J D Glasgow estate sale December 13 at 1:00 Vera Bailey executrix and multiple Kalona Washington and Crawfordsville area closings with various start times and sellers such as Morris Swartzendruber Harry Merrifield Cyril Greiner Walter Anderson and Towyn Davis.

Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie J. D. Glasgow South Avenue C Vera Bailey Executrix Kalona Morris E. Swartzendruber Sale Washington Harry Merrifield North English Cyril Greiner S. W Brighton Road Walter Anderson Crawfordsville Towyn Davis

Seven Candles Mark Jerry Dean Boatwright’s Birthday

Brown of Keota lights seven candles for Jerry Dean Boatwright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Boatwright.

Community Supper and Christmas Program Announcement

No. 4 school invites students and families to a community supper at 6 30 on Monday December 15. The event includes a Christmas program and a gift exchange.

Pigeon Too Young to Fly Wandered Into Audubon Society Office

A young pigeon fell from its downtown nest in Miami and wandered through several doors of an office building before entering a room labeled National Audubon Society.

Miami Fla National Audubon Society

First Grain Elevator Built in 1842

The report notes the first grain elevator was constructed in 1842 marking a milestone in agricultural infrastructure and storage innovation.

Full Selection Consoles and Radios at Sorden Music Co

The Sorden Music Co on East Side Square offers a full selection of consoles table models portable units and radio phonograph combinations. Shoppers can compare prices and features across multiple formats and brands in one showroom.

Sorden Music Co Everything Musical East Side Square

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Blondie Cookie Ron Istock Companies Daddy Chic Young Women's Council of Christian Church Roy Randall Charles Anderson Clive Gray Virgil Earls Loyal Women’s Class Baptist Maurice Crawford T. B. Brown S. 3Rd Ave Scott Wilco Nutrona Sargent Family Party Gwynne Jack Gwynne Life Magazine the Fox Jimmy Lydon Jean Porter Genevieve Columbia al Donahue Legion Hall White Shrine Masonic Temple Order of Rainbow Girls Milo Sorden Journal Theodore B. Bailey 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 J. C. Penney Co Paul W. Shearer Court House Wendell L. Shaffer Hotel Washington Optometrists Lemmon John W. Lemmon P. L. Etter F. G. Livesay D. C Spinal Distortion Iowa Avenue Limestone Willis Richards W. K Bill George Transfer John Blick Jim Hotle East Washington L. H. Orr Land CO Hugh Ferrill Cora Glasgow Brown & Bruty Franklin Kos South Ave D. W.L Col Little International Harvester Freezer Smart Mangold’s Service South Second Avenue Brown Finance CO Lyle K. Ross Washington, Ia Finance CC Washington Concrete Co 12Th St Rock Island Yan Lsese Reister Bros
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