Local clubs hold numerous yearend gatherings and new officers
The Linger Longer, Pansy Hill, Pilotburg, and Be Natural clubs met with members including Mabel Dill and Mrs. Sam Oldfield to elect officers and plan events. Christmas exchanges, lunches, and a district Eastern Star meeting filled the afternoon with games, decorations, and benedictions as members shared gifts and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Dill
John Hindall
Sam Sigsfcase
Pansy Hill Club
Lloyd Neiswanger
J. E. Babb
Ernest Rouse
Margaret Hering
Roy
Earl Kephart
M. M. Flynn
Bertha Kephart
Jacob Wenger
Pilotburg
Sam Oldfield
Clara Fisher
Carl Oldfield
Warren Mathess
Nellie Adams
Regular Presbyterian Choir Rehearsal Friday at 7:15 pm
The Regular Presbyterian choir will rehearse Friday evening at 7 15 in the church. The Bible Dept of the Fort nightly will meet Monday at 2 30 at the home of Mrs. Frank Wilson. Regular Pythias Lee ters meet Tuesday evening Dec 17 by order N E C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurstr
Bible Dept
Frank Wilson
Pythias Leeters
N. E.C
Racketeer film pairs Carol Lombard with Robert Armstrong at Graham
Carol Lombard stars opposite Robert Armstrong in The Racketeer an all dialogue drama by Paul Gangelin. Howard Higgns directs the production began after Oh Yeah at Graham Theatre this Saturday. Lombard’s performance is praised as a standout feminine role in a highly dramatic cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Lombard
Pathe
Robert Armstrong
Racketeer
Graham Theatre
Paul Gangelin
Howard Higgns
Armstrong
James Gleason
Miss Lombard
Great Cast with Don Coleman Stars in The Black Ace
Don Coleman showcases an acclaimed cast in the western drama The Black Ace, premiering at Graham Theatre Saturday. Leading lady Jeanette Loff, famed for rapid Hollywood rise, co stars with Ben Corbett as Coleman's principal collaborator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Coleman
Graham Theatre
Jeanette Loff
Hollywood
Miss Loff
C. B. DeMile Stock Company
Pathe
Don
Ben Corbett
Broadway Scandals Costumes Impress in Columbia Fox Show
The Columbia musical comedy Broadway Scandals at the Fox theatre showcases artistic costumes by Jaron De St. Germain. Sally O Neil and Carmel Myers lead with striking gowns. designs feature Blue, St. Louis Blues, Hesitation, Memphis, and Limehouse themes using silver, velvet, taffeta, and net fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Fox Theatre
Sally O'Neil
Jack Egan
Carmel Myers
Jaron de St. Germain
St. Louis Blues
Memphis
Limehouse
Germaine
Miss O'Neil
Miss Myers
Wisconsin Prohibition Repeal Sparks Wet Problems
From the Woman's Christian Temperance Union notes a Wisconsin repeal leads to open saloons and bootlegging. Police can only defer to federal agents who raid a house where four children sold a mixed whiskey. Wisconsin towns see breweries running and public dissatisfaction grows. Senator Duncan, a wet leader, calls wets to unite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Prohibition
Duncan
Co. Press
Teacher Injured in Accident at Romeo School
Carolyn McCleery, a Paton Hall teacher at a girls school in Romeo Michigan, suffered a serious fall this week. She caught her foot and dislocated ankle bones while with the students and tore ligaments. She is bedridden but hopes to use crutches within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn McCleery
Paton Hall
Romeo
Michigan
Highland Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Milt Wollrab and children and Howard Fisher visited Wil our Chalupa on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Lewis Rath and daughter Iris stayed with Ernest Rath family. Burdette Mercer of Savannah Illinois spent Sunday at Ed Endicott's. Mrs Endicott had been visiting the Mercer home since Thanksgiving and returned home Sunday.
Happiest Woman in Town Finds Relief with Sargon
Mrs Sophie Schrader of Omaha reports chronic constipation caused health issues including rheumatic pains and acid stomach. She credits Sargon with correcting indigestion and ending years of biliousness and constipation, noting improved appetite sleep and energy after five bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargon
Omaha
Sophie Schrader
15Th St
Rug weaving fears miss the perfection and fate
Turkish women rug weavers fear a perfect work will invite the evil eye and speedy death. Many produce only one rug in four years earning about 30 cents a day with dwelling house in a warning tone about their craft.
Monk’s remarkably preserved 100-year-old body found near Nanking
A farmer near Chung San Masoulem unearthed a Buddhist monk’s body in a clay coffin buried about a century ago. The third abbot of a Purple Mountain monastery reportedly appears alive with a healthy glow, and a personal account book inside dates to Tao Kwang’s reign in the Qing era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
China
Chung San
Tao Kwang
Tsing Dynasty
Wesleyan Home Missionary Society Meets at 460 W Second
The Wesleyan Home Missionary Society will meet with Miss Alice Rownd at 460 West Second Street and Mrs. Oie Turner will lead. Members are asked to note a date change for the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Home Missionary Society
Alice Rownd
W. Second Street
Oie Turner
Executrix Schedules Public Sale of Washington Real Estate
The executrix of the Will and Estate of P M Powelson will sell at public auction in Washington Iowa on December 26 1929 at 10 AM. Three parcels are offered Lot Twenty Two in Cran Call's Subdivision Block Six in East Washington and West Half of North Half of Outlet Six in East Washington all within the city of Washington Iowa. Each parcel is improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crandall
East
Washington
City of Washington
Iowa
Stacie Powelson
X. P. M. Powelson
P. M. Powelson
Fast Washington
City of Wannegton
TRAC
Cran- Call
Pythian Section 2 Families Plan Christmas Pot Luck
Two Pythian Section 2 families host a Christmas pot luck supper on Tuesday evening December 17 at 6 30. Each sister brings bread and butter sandwiches and a dish to pass plus dishes and silverware for their family. There will be treats for children and a Christmas exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian
Fitch's Dandruff Remover Shampoo Ad Claim
An advertising insert promotes Fitch's Dandruff Remover Shampoo claiming complete removal of dandruff with daily washing. The product is marketed by Sherman Bros. Druggists in Washington Iowa and promises noticeable relief by tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C&n
Fitch
Sherman Bros
Washington
Iowa
Apollo Candy in Fancy Boxes Across the Nation
Apollo Candy is advertised in ornate packaging as it claims nationwide distribution from coastal stores to inland shops, featuring bold branding and premium presentation to attract customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apollo
Monk to Be gilded and placed in temple
An ancient monk believed buried 97 years ago is to be exhumed and gilded by the abbot of a purple mountain monastery who announced the relic would be enshrined for public worship. The monk is thought to have been about 70 at death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purple Mountain
Austrian Strikes Cause Massive Lost Workdays 1920 27
In 1920 to 1927 Austrian workers totaled 1 350 000, losing more than 9 900 000 work days to strikes and about 250 000 days to lockouts. These figures, reportedly derived from official records by Viennese civil engineer Schimeck, reflect a period of major labor unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Schimeck
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Fred Bey
Pearl Hamil
Howard McBride
Della McBride
Edna Flynn
Edna Dayton
Alma Meek
Booster Club
Martin Wittaker
Santa Claus
Bert Dill
Whittaker
Hubert Walker
Anna Springer
Walker
Walter Nicholson
Be Natural Club
Les
Lie Richer
South
Iowa Avenue
T. A. Michels
North
Frank Ritchey
West Main Street
Spont
O. F. Boller
G. A. R. Hall
C. W. McLaughlin
J. C. Bolce
BE. M. Conaughey
Shields Orchestra
Georgia
Milan Shields
Lewis Warren
Clifford Reinhart
Billy. Shields
T. R. Phillips
Carolyn Hamilton
Will Napies
J. C. Boice
America
Eugene
Milady
Beautie
Cover Square
Cwith
T. S. Crone & Sons Groceries and Meat
TOR
Ove
Meat Department
T. S. Crone & Sons
Cru Ul Panadised
Useq Sey Sharoo Jarpoyder
Pxecutrix N
Washington Oil Company
Washington, Iowa
Yours Truly
Eagle
Dad
Big Brother
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
Arter
Dee
Eras
Cunningham’s
Angel Food
J. A. Cunningham’s
East Side Square
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