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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1925

Page

6

Missionary society events and lodge meeting entertainments

The article details multiple church society activities including the first division of the Ladies Missionary Society of Ainsworth United Presbyterian hosting a full day meeting with Mrs. R. A. Acheson, and a fortieth anniversary banquet at the Y M C A with Mrs. Homer Stephen as chair. It also covers readings, guest speakers, and a Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society gathering, plus Presbyterian society meetings and a Rebekah lodge session with refreshments.

Ladies Missionary Society of the Ainsworth United Presbyertian Church R .A. Acheson Airs D. Milton Davie Alexis Mlinois Daine Frank van Horn Robert Paul Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Maude Hott C. H. Paul P. N. Etter Ming-Kwone Carl Hedges

State Central Committee Primary Proposed in Iowa Senate

A bill to elect state central committee members from each congressional district at the biennial state primary was introduced in the Iowa Senate by Senator Buser. It would elect one man and one woman per district with terms two years, vacancies filled by conventions, and current committees hold over until the 1926 primary results.

State House Des Moines Senate Buser Muscatine County Iowa Republican State Committee Smith W. Brookhart

Family and Guest Night Valentine Social Planned

Members voted to hold a family and guest night at the hall next Wednesday evening with a pot-luck supper. Each member may bring one guest. Refreshments were served by the refreshments committee led by Mrs. Bertha Kupka, with about seventy five in attendance.

Bertha Kupka

High School Activities Chronicle Week Summary

Senior John McGugin, once Iowa City resident, visited former classmates. Normal Training Club debated hot lunches in rural schools. Hi-Y members increased to eighty five with goal of one hundred. Miss Roe spoke on Y W C A organizing efforts. Judging teams head to state contest. Grinnell student Ellen Morrison visited. civic committees planned hospital and library investigations. Leland Meyer, seriously injured in a past accident, remains in critical condition in Iowa City.

Normal Training Club Clarence Fulton Alta Moberly Mary Reinert Dorothy Ryan Zoe Wilcox Bashlie Burroughs Velma Booth Hi-Y Y. M Mr. Hansen Edith Carris Lilian Brown Josephine Bailey Mary Roberts Isabel Davis Florence Rohrer Dorothy Clark Ferne Duncan Ellen Morrison Grinnell Julia Meyer Keokuk Leland Meyer Leland Fairfield Iowa City

Investigations That Never Truly Reach A Verdict

ABE MARTIN muses on the endless cycle of investigations that spark interest and funds yet yield little or no closure. He recalls failed inquiries from fires to graft cases, wonders why reports vanish, and predicts the current War Reparations Agreement will also provoke worry rather than answers.

Wittin Ohio

Amazon Spiders Hunt Birds in Hidden Ground Traps

In the wilds of the Amazon explorers note giant spiders preying on birds. Several species use camouflaged ground trap doors to lure and capture birds, dropping them into pits or tunnels where spiders wait to strike.

Amazon

Proper Nails for Shingles Use Zinc Coated Nails

The article urges using zinc coated nails for wooden shingles to prevent rust and loosening. It warns against cheap iron nails which corrode and cause shingles to detach, stressing quality fasteners for lasting roofs.

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