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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1930
Page
3
An annual New Year gathering is scheduled at the West Chester Methodist Church on New Year’s Day. All members are invited to attend.
Ato residents are invited to a dine and fellowship event. Attendees should bring baskets and share in a communal meal. News notes that naps and coffee will be furnished.
Edward W. Pickard reports the Senate sparring with President Hoover over new relief measures, including a 110 million wheat price stabilization plan and a broader unemployment fund. The House and Senate debate funding, powers to transfer funds, and the World Court and disarmament efforts are noted, with coverage of Nobel prizes, the Alton railroad sale, and various international notes.
Mr and Mrs cnamies Sehichel and son Richard hosted a Christmas day dinner at their southwest of town home for eleven relatives. The gathering included Roy Sehichel Vernon Davenport and several others. Gail Kirk could not attend. The family noted recent honor at another dinner and celebrated with yuletide decor and festive conversation.
Winnie Palmer and Clara Faulkner hosted a group of fourteen girls at a Friday evening court house gathering with decorations and games then a two course dinner. A.M. Anderson family held their annual dinner at 220 North Second with a turkey noon meal and a Christmas dance. Mr and Mrs Wheeler celebrated their fifty ninth wedding anniversary at home with family and friends.
The article details a noon turkey dinner at Wheeler in Ainsworth with about fifteen relatives and friends, plus a wedding report for Leota Lucinda Geyer in Washington. It notes the wedding attire, decorations, and a luncheon afterwards, alongside a long list of holiday visits and greetings from family and friends across Wellman Frytown Washington and surrounding areas. A San Francisco quake is mentioned as context to a separate note about a 1906 era geologic event and coastal uplift.
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