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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1934

Page

6

Fetes Family Announces Lucille Moores Marriage to Jesse Moore

Mr and Mrs Louis Fetes announce the marriage of their daughter Lucille to Jesse F Moore at St James Parsonage with Rev J H O Donnell officiating. The hyacinth blue silk crepe gown featured a silver trim and a silver turban. The bride, a Washington High School 1922 graduate, and the groom, son of the late F E Moore of Terre Haute, plan a short honeymoon in Terre Haute and will live with the bride’s parents until March 1 before establishing a home three miles south of Washington.

Louis Fetes South of Washington Lucille Jesse F. Moore St. James Parsonage J. H. O'Donnell Louis Fetes, Jr Hay Washington Igh School F. E. Moore Terre Haute 8. P. Finch Washington

Double program delights at women club meeting

The Business and Professional Women's club heard the Presbyterian Players perform What Became of the False Teeth and heard Mrs Yaw describe Sitka Alaska life. Several members plus guests attended and a milk fund donation was reported.

Presbyterian Players W. L. Yaw Sitka Alaska Wahneetah Ingalls Harry McCall Ivan Rehmel Elsie Bratten Presbyterian Ingalls Yaw Winnie Palmer Newton Louisa Young Blue Island P. G. Widmer B. C. Foster Wellman R. L. Coulter Ralph Kleese Evaleene Lemley Helen Breese Club

Community Notes and New Year Greetings in 1934

The VEO notes extend best wishes to Journal readers for a happy prosperous new year 1934 and thanks for By Ways of 1933. Church groups at McDowell plant plan meet at Howard Grove after March. several local families host dinners and visitors during holidays. Members attend, visit, and host gatherings. a New Year party is noted and residents travel between Wellston Mt. Pleasant and Emporia for family events.

Merry-Makers Club Lexington Church O. K. Scott Richard Myers Ewart Young John Ruth Doris Frank Leeper Frances N. J. Benson Ward Robert Paul Marjorie H. J. Myers Richard Helen Arlis Virginia Hasty Chas. Ashby David Harold Martha CC. C. Preel Bulah Arlene Herbert John Patterson Kenneth Hazel Mathess Charlene Clayton Tear Raymond Dorothy K. Scott Twichard John Mapel Merry Makers Clarence Dana Lucile Edith Mae Geo. Bray Marie Coffin Springdale Elimer Cofffin

Haskins church Ladies Aid to meet at Mrs Peters’ home

The Ladies Aid society of the Haskins church will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Dale Peters at the George Bicbner home. A committee will sponsor a community social for the public Thursday evening. The West Chester Relief Corp program is postponed to Wednesday, January 16 due to weather.

Ladies Aid Society Haskins Church Dale Peters George Bicbner Relief Corp of West Chester Wed aJn

State Liquor Control Bill Debated in Iowa House

The Iowa House debated a state liquor control measure with amendments and local option questions. Lawmakers considered private sale and monopoly provisions, while suspense lingered over a 14 per cent beverage cap and a reduced revolving fund.

Iowa House Gallagher Johnson Linn Fabritz Wapello Teeter Mar

Rural and City Tax Amendment Battle Prompts 21 Percent Reduction

Amid a long debate the proposed amendment would cut taxes by about 21 percent if income and retail sales taxes collectively raise $20 million annually. The struggle split along city and rural lines as factions clashed over the fiscal plan.

Des Moines Iowa Sioux City Dubuque County

Pleasant Hill church election reelects officers for year

Claire Keating visited the H L Witting home. Pleasant Hill church elected officers for the coming year and reappointed Sunday school officers including Supt Glenn Pratt and Asst Supt Homer Kephart. Other posts listed with names and roles. New Year's dinner at Roy Kephart home. School opened after holidays. Ladies Aid to meet with Mrs Earl Kephart.

Pleasant Hill Claire Keating H. L. Witting Glenn Pratt Homer Kephart Lisle Hering Beatrice Kephart Bertha Kephart Helen Benn Clara Witting Silas Caldwell Howard Wittrig Clyde Lambert Carl Schneider Howard Caldwell Earl Kephart Boyd Stephens Roy Kephart Fred Telfords Ed Ghalupas Silas

Pearl Fisher Margarita Proves Profitable Off Venezuela

The Margarita island pearl fishery remains a lucrative hub for local divers off the Venezuelan coast as harvests sustain earnings for fishers and workers in the reef economy.

Margarita Venezuela Pearl Fisher

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