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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1938

Page

3

Antiques Displayed in Harmony Club Meeting

Harmony club members gathered yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Tom Harvey’s home to name or show antiques and recount their histories. Mrs. John Wheelan and Mrs. Don McLaughlin led several contests while Mrs. Harvey provided refreshments for ten members and two guests, Barbara Brooks and Mrs. Bertha Sunberg of Fort Dodge. A club dinner is planned for January 19 at Mrs. Manford Wilcox’s home.

Harmony Club Tom Harvey John Wheelan Don McLaughlin

Birthday Dinner Honoring Ella DeLong and Son

Mrs. Ella DeLong and M. C. DeLong of Crawfordsville were guests at a noon birthday dinner hosted by M. C. DeLong. The event celebrated both their birthdays, shared on the same day, with a chocolate nut cake and red tapered decorations on a blue table mirror. Mrs. Daisy Huber also attended the gathering.

Ella DeLong Daisy Huber Crawfordsville M. C. DeLong

Bridge Club Hosts Dessert Bridge At Miss Reister Home

Marguerite Reister hosted a dessert-bridge party Tuesday evening for her bridge club. Mrs. Lloyd Foster attended as a guest. Prizes were awarded based on scores with Ruth Ballard winning the high score prize at two tables.

Marguerite Reister Lloyd Foster Ruth Ballard

Mrs Augustine Hosts Three Tables of Bridge

Mrs S W Augustine hosted a Rosemary club bridge afternoon with three tables. Guest was Mrs Ben Fitzgerald. High score prize went to Mrs Donald Brown, travel prize to Mrs Glenn Thompson. Refreshments followed. Next meeting to be held January 25 by Mr and Mrs Donald Brown. Afternoon meetings to start at 1 30 hereafter.

S. W. Augustine Rosemary Club Ben Fitzgerald Donald Brown Glenn Thompson

Richard Crayne Weds Gertrude Gaydoul in New York

The marriage of Richard Crayne former University of Iowa captain and Gertrude Gaydoul of Martinsdale New York was solemnized January 4 in Hudson New York The couple visited Iowa City then departed for Ottumwa to live with Crayne's mother Crayne graduated from Iowa in 1937 and starred for two seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers his bride worked as an artist model.

Richard Crayne University of Iowa Gertrude Gaydoul Martinsdale N. Y Hudson Eese Iowa City Ottumwa Mr. Crayne Brooklyn Dodger

Winfield Couple Weds In First Ceremony In Office

Winfield couple Luella Bannister and Cecil N. Swarts were married yesterday at 2 p.m. in the office of Justice W. S. Eldridge who, in four years in office, performed his first ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Shearer of Winfield. The groom's parents are Mr and Mrs Veat Swarts of Winfield. They will reside in Winfield.

W. S. Eldridge Luella Bannister Cecil N. Swarts Winfield Theodore Shearer

Social calendar items list meetings and gatherings

Community notices show O E S No 98 regular meeting at Masonic Temple with installation of officers and social hour with Rural Woman's club. Friday and Saturday events include P T A study class Y M C A Mrs Youtz, Friendship club, United Presbyterian Ladies Aid, and Methodist Ladies Aid units with listed chairpeople and addresses.

Masonic Temple Youtz Friendship Club Alvin Shaw U. P. Ladies Aid Society Ehurch Inne Methodist Ladies Aid Society J. R. Kruser N. Ave T. RF. Tenn N. 2Nd Ave Wm. Mercer Washington St Howard McBride Main St A. W. Clow S. 4Th Ave Birney Saturdaay W. R. C Rp. m G. A. R. Halt

Community notices postpone meeting and social at Pleasant Hill

A weekly notice reports the Holth Club meeting with Mrs Charles Palmer was postponed to early next week. A community social at Pleasant Hill school Friday at 8 PM invites all to bring fruit salad cup cakes and dishes.

Holth Club Charles Palmer Pleasant Hill School

Birthday list and nature note from Jamaica

Mrs A J Rankin and Mrs Mary Eyestone celebrate birthdays in Cedar township and Three Quarter Century club circles. Nora Ebner and Gertrude Beatty also mark birthdays with Brighton and Valley connections noted. Tyrone’s Leland Sheetz and Mable Livingston juggle local observances. Jamaica’s turnabout cactus blooms after dark with creamy white flowers and perfume.

A. J. Rankin Cedar Township Washington County Three Quarter Century Club Mary Eyestone Jamaica

Riverside Lodges Install Officers

One hundred twenty five attend the joint installation of Middle Link Oddfellow and Fern Leaf Rebekah lodges at the Odd Fellow hall. District Deputy Grand Master Oral Girard and Mrs Edna Murdock led ceremonies with staff. officers inducted include Verne Younkin noble grand, Charles Havel vice grand, Harold Younkin secretary, Roy Flynn treasurer.

Riverside Middle Link Oddfellow and Fern Leaf Rebekah Oddfellow Hall Oral Girard Washington Oddfellows Edna Murdock Rebekahs Floyd Murdock Edna Ruebsam Ralph Zeek Edward Harvey M. Eister Carl Haneker Oscar Jugenheimer W. Girard M. I. See Ralph Zeck Oral .Mayo Berniece See Oral Mayo Wellman Kalona William Ingram John H. Younkin George Kos Hardy The Noble Grand Verne Younkin Charles Havel Harold Younkin Roy Flynn Everett Younkin Russell Denison Inside Guardian Allen Younkin Outside Guardian Charles Eden N. G George W

Newly Elected Rebekahs Officers Named for Year

The newly installed officers for the Rebekahs include Noble Grand Mrs Erma Latta and other posts with names like Mrs Garna Mapel, Mrs Anna Younkin, Mrs Fannie Meeks, Mrs Kate Ingram, and Dr. George W Godlove. Friday marks their first meeting and Oddfellows convene Monday.

Younkin L. C N. G Pearl Latta V. G George W. Godlove John H. Younkin Rebekahs Noble Grand Erma Latta Garna Mapel Anna Younkin Fannie Meeks Kate Ingram Anna Kos Inside Guardian Outside Guardian Roy Flynn R. S Mary Hartzler L. S Mary Mapel Sadie Malmberg Mary Heck Mary Soukup Gladys Bates Oddfellows

Two Birthdays Honored at Dinner in Virginia Home

Virginia Hasty aged thirteen and her cousin Janice Marie Faulkner aged one celebrated their joint birthday Sunday at the home of Virginia's parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Hasty. The celebrants were served by their mothers and a large cake for each girl featured a red candle and thirteen white candles. Helpers included Mr and Mrs Alfred Faulkner Robert and Keith Arlys Myers and Clara Faulkner.

Virginia Hasty Janice Marie Faulkner Virginia Raymond Hasty Alfred Faulkner Robert and Keith Arlys Myers Clara Faulkner

Bass Nesting Behaviors by Species Compared

Large mouth bass build nests several feet apart while small mouth bass construct nests touching or nearly touching. The behavior highlights species differences in spawning sites and territoriality during the breeding season.

All Is Lost Save Honor Phrase Traced to Francis I

The line All is lost save honor is attributed to Francis I of France after a military defeat, marking its early use in royal wartime rhetoric and later adoption in historical texts.

Francis the First France

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