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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1929
Page
3
A long omnibus of club and society items reports meetings of the Cot elu chapter with Mrs Wagenknecht and guests, future hostesses named, and social tidbits. Included are 4H officers, Wellston Social Club, Bethel Missionary tea for Persia relief, Pansy Wil club, and various birthday and gathering notes with dates, hosts, and attendees.
ers association will meet Thursday February 28 at 3 45 Lotz for a brief gathering and updates.
The Women’s Relief Corp of West Chester will hold its regular meeting Thursday February 28 at 2 PM at 1012 Black Reach near Hilo. All members urged to attend. Other notices mention the Missionary society event with Mrs Ida Hough, a film from Donn Byrne, and various local club meetings and socials.
Mrs. Ed Burton died last Saturday near Coffeyville Kansas from postinfluenza pneumonia. She is survived by her husband and two sons Walter G Ruston and Clifford E Ruston of Kansas City. Burial will be in Denmark Town. Born at Mt Pleasant she lived in Washington from 1878 to 1884 and was remembered by older residents.
A Maywood police report states a touring Peerless car was destroyed by dynamite believed linked to the St Valentine’s Day massacre inquiry. A wheel hub note with names, a police teat rack, stolen license 787 850, and two men in police uniforms among the witnesses point to gang activity and an extended investigation. Detective connections to the massacre and transfers of Prohibition official Fred Silloway were noted amid ongoing aldermanic elections.
Expressing gratitude for sympathy during bereavement for the Beautiful Mowers. Signed by Mrs. V. P. McCaulley Mrs. Derm ford Wilcox and Mr. and Mrs.
Fragmentary note describes using cloth and fine emery paper to gently rub a glossy surface with a rotary motion to raise the nap. Text references a Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meeting at 2 PM and a regular Relief Corps session at a Presbyterian location, with scattered names and times.
Julia Marsty and Herbert Cadge discuss a birthday wish that centers on independence rather than the hotel or boarding life. She explains she wants a small house with chores and a kitchen, not maid service, and to leave the boarding house behind to live simply and self-sufficiently. The pair revisit their engagement and age gap as they navigate money, housing, and future plans.
Dr W W Bowers addressed First Methodist members and guests on the nation’s flag as a symbol of justice and liberty. He traced colonial dream, wars for independence, and later conflicts, urging loyalty to American ideals and welcoming newcomers while preserving institutions. Hymns and readings followed, with remarks on history, geography, and the flag’s enduring meaning.
A Friday evening social invites members and families to come early for a gathering. The message mentions PLB and Roll one of his evang eons and encourages attendance for a community event at the relief camp.
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