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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1939

Page

3

Rainbow Girls Name New Elective Officers

Elective officers for the Rainbow Girls next three months were chosen at the Masonic Temple meeting. Officers include Marthe Mace as worthy advisor Gweneth Kruser as worthy associate advisor Evelyn Eberfall as charity Frances Seror as hope Frances Hayes as faith Ye Holland as recorder and Raona Riley as treasurer. Appointive officers to be announced later. A joint installation with DeMolay is planned for next Sunday at 3 pm. Public invited. Five petitions were presented, and a drill team will compete at the Grand Assembly in Cedar Rapids in June.

Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple Marthe Mace Orthy Gweneth Kruser Evelyn Ebergall Charity Frances Seror Hope Frances Hayes Faith Ye Holland Raona Riley Deelays Thetis Grand Assembly Cedar Rapids

Pinochle Club Meeting At Mrs Landau Home

The Pinochle club gathered New Year Eve at Mrs Ana Landau’s home. Six games were played with prizes for high and low scores for both women and men. Guests included Mrs Ed Kinney and two children from Elkhorn Wisconsin.

Ana Landau Oral Norman Sam Munson Harry Donaldson Delrt Darnell Landau Ed Kinney Dan Betty Elkhorn Wis

Indianapolis wedding unites Wittrig and Shaw

Robert Wittrig of Indianapolis and Helen Shaw wed in a Christmas ceremony at University Heights United Brethren Church with Rev. Roy Turley officiating. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Owen Crook, and guests included relatives Swain, Key, and Crook. Wittrig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edd Wittrig, is a Wayland High School graduate and Parsons College alumnus who later studied law in Indianapolis. The couple will reside in Indianapolis as Wittrig begins law practice with Mr. Swain.

Wayland Jan Robert Ittriz Dd Wittrig Helen Rhenias Indianpolis Ind Swain Crook Indianapolis Witting Wayland Mennonite Y -Ob Arur Wyse Jesse Ficher HK. Rinner Izgelenger Leola Agdefrau C. K. Schantz Neff

Attebury Sisters Tie The Knot In Crab Orchard

In Crab Orchard Nebraska on New Year’s night Geneva Attebury age 23 and Dora Attebury age 20 wed their husbands Garnold Gris and Arnold Upton at the Methodist church on the parents and grandparents anniversary. Rex Stanley’s parents marked a 26th wedding anniversary as the families celebrate this double ceremony.

Crab Orchard Neb Attebury Honey Geneva Dora Rex Stanley Gris Garnold Arnold Upton Thomas Attebury Par J. J. Attebury Crab

Y W C A Hosts New Year Tea at Local YMCA

Y W C A members welcomed about 150 visitors to the YMCA open house yesterday serving tea from 3 to 5 pm in the women's room. Hosts included Mrs. William McConnaughy and Mrs. M J Cruise during the first hour and Mrs. George Fields with Mrs. George Mohr in the second. Ethel McCreedy and Jene Yard greeted guests with assistance from Mrs. Manton Hebner, Mrs. Henry Little, and Besse Lowe handling tables and decorations.

William McConaughy M. J. Cruise George Fields George Mohr Ethel McCreedy Jene Yard Manton Hebner Henry Little Besse Lowe

Helen Tener Named Worthy Matron in Eastern Star Election

Riverside report states Helen Tener was chosen worthy matron of the local Eastern Star chapter. Officers include C. E. Fitzsimmons as worthy patron and Edna Craig as associate matron. Installation planned with Riverside Masonic lodge, with a pot luck dinner at 6. Families invited.

Riverside Helen Tener Order of Eastern Stars C. E. Fitzsimmons Edna Craig Claude Flynn Ethel Flynn William Sims Eunice Craig Gladys Bates Bertha Tener Ella Navy Adah Cecile Doud Esther Clara Fitzsimmons Martha Marie Cummings Electa Laura Cress Warder Cora Flynn Sentinel Albert Navy Riverside Masonic Lodge

Indian Creek Club Has Oyster Supper

SANDY HOOK January 3 The Indian Creek club members and families celebrated the New Year with an oyster supper at Hap Guy home on New Year Eve. The gathering included Mr and Mrs Taylor Stout Veramel ia Mrs Lloyd Farrier Mr and Mrs D W Tucker Vera Ruth Mrs Dan Guy Harold Donnie Kenneth Doris and Dorothy Mr and Mrs Noah Farrier and sons Mrs R L Dunbar Alice Grace James Marion and Arthur Mr and Mrs H W Mineart and family Ruth Dunbar Mr and Mrs LaMotte Williams and Taylor E Stout. Forty eight attended.

Sandy Hook Indian Creek Club Hap Guy Taylor Stout Veramelia Lloyd Farrier D. W. Tucker Vera Ruth Dan Guy Harold Donnie Kenneth Doris Dorothy Noah Farrier R. L. Dunbar Alice Grace James Marion Arthur H. W. Mineart Ruth Dunbar LaMotte Williams Taylor Stout

Ames Graduate Feeds Chinchillas for Global Fur Trade

Arden C. Hughes, an Iowa State College animal husbandry graduate, heads a crew at Chapman's World's Original Chinchilla Farm in Inglewood California. He helps raise about half the world’s chinchillas, kept for pearl-gray fur coats selling from ten thousand to thirty thousand dollars. The farm houses about 1 600 chinchillas, part of a tiny global population of roughly 3 000.

Ames Iowa Hamlin Arden C. Hughes Iowa State College Hughes Washingtt Aircraft Chapman Inglewood Calif

Is HE THE JUDGE Recurring California Prospector Mystery

A bearded California prospector who appears and vanishes with elusive regularity fuels ongoing speculation about his identity as the long missing New York supreme. The reports trace his irregular sightings across January with no firm confirmation.

San Francisco California Will O New York Supreme

Couple Hobbs Start Wedding Trip to Northern Iowa

Mr and Mrs Farl Hobbs just wed and left yesterday on a wedding trip through northern Iowa. They will stay with Claude Pollock in Decolt weth then tour further north before returning late this week and plan a Keota farm home soon. Mrs Hobbs is Nora Blick daughter of Mr and Mrs L E Blick of Washington.

Farl Hobbs Iowa Claude Pollock Decelweth Keota Hobbs Nora Blick L. EB. Blick Washington

Bible Department Meets at Clapper Home

Bible department members met yesterday afternoon in the home of Mrs. George Clapper with Mrs. N. M. Speidel leading. The lesson covered First Corinthians chapters one and two. Ella Gordon led devotionals using Psalm 121 and Mrs. Bessie Wead presented the topic History of Corinth.

Bible Department George Clapper N. M. Speidel Ella Gordon Bessie Wead Corinth

Celebrants mark birthdays across towns and years

E L Cook of Moline turns eighty one today amid Three Quarter Century club ties and a summer party. Corrine Nicola is nine as fourth graders receive candy. Rosalyn Bowser is eleven. Mary Kupka Dale Marek and others celebrate. Kenneth Hines is ten. cousin Geraldine Bruty also marked. In a separate note, BE Wilde recalls a Tahoe acquaintance who vanished eight years ago, calling him Judge.

E. L. Cook Moline Washington Three Quarter Century Club Cook Corrine Nicola Charles Nicola West Chester Kenneth Lee Hines Joseph Hines Geraldine Bruty Joseph Force Crater BE. G. Wilde Merced Lake Tahoe

Social Calendar Notices for Upcoming Week Events

Social calendar entries list meetings and dinners across groups including D A R St Distant s day G A R junior groups Pythian Sisters MERRY MAKERS Sunshine Club and many local clubs with times 7 30 p m to noon and require potlucks dish to pass and specific hall venues at K P hall West Chester and Jefferson Street locals.

D.A.R. Meeng St. Distant's Jeanette Carrie Kyle G.A.R. Room Eleanor Augustine East Jefferson Street Pythian Sisters K.P. Hall Merry Makers Club John Patterson Sunshine Community Club Malcolm Montgon‘Ty K.P Aineworth O.E H. J Clara Fisher Ralph Wagoner C.C.C Milo DeLonge West Chester Kolah Club Clayde Knupp Pansy Hill Club Co. R. Wilson Independent Robert Wiley P.E.O R. EB. Dougherty Friendly Circle Club Harold Klopfenstein St. Paul's Evangelical Ladies Aid Rural Woman's Club T. W. Hunter Rock Table Young Women's Missionary Society P. F. Whisler

Dust in Air Links to Clouds and Rain Origins

Justice Crater disappeared in New York on August 6 1930 and was declared legally dead after a year of intensive hunts failed to reveal his fate. The text notes dust particles act as nuclei for condensation enabling clouds and rain.

Crater Justice Crater New York

Prune Ladder Recipe Delights Bread Lovers

A vintage bread recipe describes Prune Ladder a sweet yeast dough filled with prune pulp and topped with confectioners sugar frosting and chopped walnuts. Steps include soft dough rise two times kneading shaping and baking at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes yielding two Prune Ladders.

Presbyterian Cottage Prayer Meeting Announcement

A cottage prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 9 30 in the home of Mrs Manton Hebner located at 221 West Main Street. The gathering invites local residents to attend for prayer and fellowship.

Presbyterian Cottage

Chalupa Anniversary Family Surprise Gathered relatives mark fifteenth wedding anniversary

Mr and Mrs Fred Chalupa and family were surprised Sunday as relatives arrived to celebrate their fifteenth anniversary. After dinner guests included their children and many relatives such as Jim Chalupa Winnie Glenn Kenneth Raymond Doyle Schneider Wallace Reynolds and others.

Fred Chalupa Lauren Ferdinand Jeanette Bobby Norma June Wayne Jim Chalupa Winnie Glenn Chalupa Kenneth Raymond Chalupa Doyle John L. Schneider Lucille Mae Adeline Joyce Herman Wallace Harold Reynolds Bad Wallace Dolores Donna Lee Wallace Mildred Ann Wilson Everette Donald Gingkereet

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