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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1932

Page

6

Newlyweds Dorothy Henderson and Elmer Krantz wed in Monmouth

Miss Dorothy Henderson daughter of Mr and Mrs James Henderson near Wyman married Elmer Krantz son of Mr and Mrs John Krantz near Olds on December 15 at the First Lutheran parsonage Monmouth Illinois with R and E Friedstom officiating Krantz is a farmer. The Jolly Joker club of the kin community held a Christmas pot luck and games on December 16 with high score by Mr and Mrs Jim Colton and plans for a hard time event at Jim Colton next meeting.

Dorothy Henderson James Henderson Near Wyman Elmer Krantz John Krantz Near Olds Monmouth Ill R. &E. Friedstom Krantz Jolly Joker Club Kins Jim Bean Jim Colton 7. M. Boughtin Jim Col

Wyman Club Holds Annual Christmas Party

The Wyman community club held its Christmas party at J. C. Cannon home on December 15 with about fifty attendees including husbands and local teachers. A chicken dinner, entertainment by members, and a gift exchange closed an enjoyable day. January meeting set for Mrs. R. J. Turkington’s home.

Wyman Club Wyman Community Club J. C. Cannon Wyman Hal Huston Frank Courtney Sam Turkington Fred Humphreys Clinton Paisley J. K. Dunn Tau Huston Will Cannon Bogle Levi Simmons E . Humphreys F. E. Humphreys T. H. Huston Paul Huston

Miss Edith Wenger Weds South Dakota Man

Edith Wenger eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs P P Wenger of near Wayland and Peter Preheim of Marion South Dakota were married at Rev and Mrs H Miller's home in Noble today at noon. The bride, a 1919 Wayland high school graduate and 1920 Burlington College of Commerce graduate, also completed nurse training at Bethel Deaconess hospital Newton Kansas in 1924. They will reside on a Marion South Dakota farm.

Edith Wenger P. P Wenger Wayland Peter Preheim Marion S. D

Christmas Eve Party Announced at County Home

Announcements say a party will be held on Christmas Eve at the county home under the usual plan. Helpers are welcome and donations are appreciated. Packages may be left at McDaniel's drug store or calls to the county home can arrange sending packages.

McDaniel’s McDaniel's Drug Store

Y's Men Christmas Party Delights Local Children

The annual Y's Men Christmas party brought 40 to 50 attendees as Santa, played by H M Dodder, distributed gifts beneath decorated trees. Roger Sherman led party details while Lee Holland and Mrs. Holland presented a stunt. Dick McCleery announced Goodfellows baskets would be filled Friday at 7:20 with club members assisting.

Santa Roger Sherman Lee Holland Holland H. M. Dodder Santa Claus Dick McCleery

Christmas Program and community feast notices

Several local Christmas events are announced. Oh Prairie Flower School hosts a December 22 program with hot lunch served under teacher Cleone Caldwell. The Methodist church in West Chester offers a Friday 7:30 program. Lexington Ladies Aid sponsors December 27 dinner at church parlors with attendees bringing dishes and neighbors. noon cafeteria style.

Prairie Flower School Cleone Caldwell West Chester Lexington Ladies Aid Society

Eureka Ladies Aid and Community Clubs Holiday Gatherings

Social notices list several Christmas events for groups in Living Lake and South Prairie areas. Meetings include Eureka Ladies Aid on December 21 with Mrs Frank Snyder, a farm bureau lesson on cereals at Mrs Everett L Stewarts, a Christmas party for H and H Bridge club with Mrs Rolce Kurtz, Sunshine Community club gathering with Mrs Joe Kiopfenstein, Pythian Sisters party at Mrs Vice Crone’s home with a pot luck dinner, and roleals addressed with a Christmas poem.

Eureka Ladies Aid Frank Snyder Living Lake South Prairie Farm Bureau Everett L. Stewart H. and H. Bridge Club Rolce Kurtz Sunshine Community Club Joe Kiopfenstein Vice Crone

West Chester W B C Meeting and Christmas Appeals

The West Chester W B C holds its regular meeting Thursday at 1 30 pm with election of officers and a reminder for donations to Christmas boxes. The M F E Sunday School Primary Dept children host a church Christmas party Thursday at 2 30 pm, bring a fruit or vegetable donation. A G T club meets Thursday at 2 pm with Mrs Ralph Martin. The M E church Beginners Dept Christmas party is Thursday at 2 30 pm in the church basement.

West Chester M. FE A. G. T. Club Ralph Martin M. E. Church

Relief loans to exceed fifty million this winter

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation plans emergency relief loans over January and February likely surpassing 50 million dollars. Governors provide needs estimates as August to December totals reached about 85 million, with Illinois and Pennsylvania receiving the largest shares. Several states did not apply for funds while others report worsening conditions and a relief peak is expected at the end of February and start of March.

Washington Tec Reconstruction K Finance Corporation Variou States Oy Ilinois Pennsylvania New York California Rhode Wland New Jersey Delaware Vermont Maine Connecticut Massachusetts Nebraska Wyoming Maryland Florida South Carolina North Carolina South Dakota

Mrs. McCandless Buried After Washington Years

Burial services for Isabella Brown Moore McCandless were held at Woodlawn Cemetery at eleven this morning beside her husband Captain Isaiah G. Moore who died in 1870 at age 36. The widow had lived in Keokuk and Lincoln Nebraska, leaving behind four children and one surviving daughter Annie Belle Allison.

Isabella (Brown) Moore McCandless Woodlawn Isaiah G. Moore Isabella Brown James Brown United Presbyterian Church Washington Moore G. Given 0. G. Given Keokuk Annie Belle O. J. Allison Lincoln Nebraska McCandless Allison

Program Given by Collegiains Show At Junior College

The junior college and high school staged a pre vacation program in the high school auditorium at one o'clock yesterday afternoon. A Little Theater play Luncheon for Six drew laughs with substitutions led by directors Alice Shelangoski and Mary Mickey. The cast included Mildred Brown ill, Lloyd Helwick, Harry Montgomery, Adrienne Vanerus, Milan Thompson, Joan Fleming, with Stanley Simpson as stage manager. Chorus and girls trio numbers followed along with a piano solo by Duane Peterson. Junior high presented a Christmas program in the Y gymnasium with seventh and eighth grade glee clubs and boys clubs performing and violins accompanying the group singing. Miss Foiiel McCreedy served as principal, with Miss Hele Coffey and Miss Bernice Nath ready to lead the choir and violin instruction for the lower grades.

Alice Shelangoski Mary Mickey Mildred Brown Lloyd Helwick Harry Montgomery Adrienne Vanerus Milan Thompson Joan Fleming Stanley Simpson Duane Peterson Franely McConnell Lester Coppock Omar Meeks Dennis Klopfenstein Keith Lord Velda Parcell Marjorie Smith Oma Mason Vernette Joynson Helen Alcorn Veda Vernette Helen Helen Coffey Mystics Co. S. Willian Earo Foiiel McCreedy Princial Hele Coffey Bernice Nath Hea

Opponents Question Farm Relief Plan at Hearing

Washington December 21 opponents of the domestic allotment farm relief plan faced sharp questioning from the house agriculture committee. Manufacturers’ representatives attacked the plan as useless and ruinous prompting the recurring query of what concrete steps would improve agriculture. Witnesses largely admitted ignorance of specific remedies and offered only general claims that conditions would improve when improvements occur in other times. The opposition parade before the committee emphasized lack of a substitute program from farm groups.

Washington INS Organized Agriculture House Agriculture Committee

Delta Psi Omega Treasure Hunt After Christmas Party

Delta Psi Omega junior college dramatic fraternity held its annual Christmas party for the Little Theater last night. Due to Mrs. C. B. Williams mother’s illness the event moved to the school with an outdoor treasure hunt replacing a sleigh ride. Guests enjoyed oyster stew after returning, with toasts honoring Mrs. Williams.

Delta Psi Omega, Junior College Dramatic Fraternity Little Theater C. 8. Williams Mary Pauls Delta Psi Omega Williams J. H. Peet Dean Harland Mead C. S. Williams Margarita Williams Chad Sherman Watson Mary Panis Mary Mickey Alice Shelangocki Helen Schoonover Harvey Coulter

If I Had a Million heads to State theater with star lineup

Vanwies bE presents If I Had a Million at the State theater featuring Gene Raymond and Frances Dee in a romance triple act. Alison Skipworth teams with W C Fields while Richard Bennett appears alongside Skipworth, with the ensemble presenting a star filled parade of favorites as fifteen top performers contribute their talents.

Paramounts Gene Raymond Frances Dee Alison Skipworth Richard Bennett Bennett Miss Skipworth W. C. Fields

George Brent Again Plays Opposite Ruth Chatterton in The Crash

George Brent again supports Ruth Chatterton in The Crash, the Fox theater opening tonight. The new leading man has signed a Warner Bros contract and previously starred opposite Chatterton in The Rich Are Always With Us, forming a popular screen pair.

Georgerent Ruth Chatterton Fox Theater Brent Warner Muth Chatterton Rent

Large Indian City of Ancient Times Found in Arizona

Frank Landon reports discovery of a major southwest Indian city 27 miles east of Tucson with about 10 000 pit henge people. Dr. Bryan Cumming of the University of Arizona calls it a center of culture for centuries amid rock holes used for grain grinding.

Tucson Ariz Dee Here Nero Frank Landon Bryan Cumming Archaelogy University of Arizona Mena London

Sixty One Killed in State Road Accidents in November

A state motor vehicle bureau report shows 61 people killed and 800 injured in 1150 automobile crashes across Iowa in November, the highest monthly fatalities this year. Twenty eight drivers licenses were issued and 15 revoked during the month.

Des Moines Iowa INS State Motor Vehicle Bureau

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