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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1927
Page
6
Local women host New Year luncheon honoring newlyweds Walter Longer and family gatherings. W R C and Fortnightly Club events feature installations and programs on Oratorio history and French opera. A string of social meetings and club dinners fill Tuesday and Wednesday calendars across Portishead and surrounding towns.
A reprint from Iowa State College excerpts outlines rules for choosing color in dress for different figures ages materials and occasions. It covers color effects on appearance, suggestions for children girls and mature women, and how to apply color to trims accessories and fabrics.
The text suggests avoiding red and pink tones and recommends repeating favorable colors to suit hair and eye color. It links shiny black hair or eyes with black costumes, brown hair with browns, blue eyes with blue, and green or grey eyes with repeated color accents. It also notes pink cheeks look attractive with repeated color notes and advises adding a neutral neckpiece to widen color options.
The Prairie Flower Mission Circle will meet in the church basement Thursday at 2 o clock. each member may bring a guest. Hostesses are Mrs. Reeves, Mrs. Phillips, and Mrs. Pearl Phillips. The Red Brick school district ladies meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Gault for Farm Bureau work. come early.
The 19th Century club meets Saturday at 2 30 PM with Mrs Carl Roberts. Pleasant Plains Lincoln school districts hold a second year clothing course Friday at 1 PM with Mrs Lloyd Walker bringing sewing materials. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M E Church meets Friday at 2 30 PM with Mrs W W Bowers, led by Mrs Stateman, followed by tea and social.
Funeral services for I. W. Gage were conducted Sunday at the Letts Methodist church with Rev. Schafer officiating. Burial followed in Letts cemetery. Gage, about 60, lived in Letts most of his life as a bricklayer. survived by his widow Hattie Blake, son Lauder Gage of Letts, and daughters Ola Page of Muscatine and Sylvia Brown of Eldon, plus two grandchildren.
The Presbyterian church held an 7 oclock service before a business meeting while Ty W M B served refreshments. The Town Union Farmer continues publication at the Columbus Gazette office in 1926, and Miss Mary Dunn plans to resume teaching at Iowa Star Teachers College Cedar Falls after practice work at Sherandoah. Randall Gentzler will spend a few days at home before pursuing electrical engineering studies in Chicago. Vivian Hear of Chicago visits sister Mrs. David Jones in Chicago, and Glen Pretz of Chicago visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pretz of Cairo. The week of prayer is observed by the Presbyterian and Methodist churches, with Rev C F Miller leading evangelistic services at Spring Run Church assisted by Rev G H Bamford.
Marion Vibber Leona Fish and Marion Williams lead Grandview township 4 H club members at a short course in Ames. Burdette Lewis and family announce the birth of son Richard Burdette December 26 at Dr. S Lewis home in Columbus Junction. Mrs Harold McCormac visits her parents in Farmington. Mrs F M Mossberry visits her daughter in Downers Grove Illinois. Alda Hetfield and daughter move to Morning Sun. Howar Bell will run the Hetfield business for Farrell Weber home from Cornell College entertains Columbus High class of 1926 Wednesday evening.
In Pierre South Dakota on January 4 W J Bulow newly elected governor was sworn in as acting chief executive amid constitutional ambiguities over whether Governor Gunderson remained in office until Bulow’s oath. Friends urged private dawn oath then public ceremony repeated as precaution.
Federal investigation has begun into the Canton Mellett killing. United States Attorney A E Bernstein and Cincinnati detective Ora Slater met in Cleveland with officials tied to the case. Authorities expect warrants within 24 hours as evidence points to Canton police aiding in concealing Patrick McDermott after Mellett’s shooting.
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