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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1928

Page

3

Local Club Announcements and Meetings

The Rebekah's plan an all day quilting at Mrs. Henry Minick's home. Just Us club to meet at C. B. Yard's home Wednesday afternoon. M. BE Dadies Aid holds second quarterly social on Friday January 20 with a pot luck luncheon at 1 p.m. Rebekah regular meeting Friday at 7:30 p.m. Rural Woman's club meets with Mrs. Frank Pringle Thursday afternoon. bring thimble and darning needle and discarded clothing. Baptist ladies hold January social at the church Friday afternoon at 2:25. Washington Lodge No 26 A B and A M to work in second degree Thursday evening at 8. Full attendance expected.

Rebekal’s Henry Minick M. BE. Dadies Aid Rural Woman's Club Frank Pringle Washington Lodge No A.B A. M Ington County Iowa Perm Bureau Federation Des Moines Parm Bureau Shrine Temple Gov. McMullen Nebraska West Hd Iowa Ames Agricultural and Home Economies

Sewing Circle to Meet at Keeley Home for Pot Luck

The C PD of A Sewing Circle will convene at Mrs. J M Keeley's home Thursday evening for a 6 30 pot luck supper.

C. PD A. Sewing Circle J. M Keeley

Church groups plan bake sale and youth meeting schedule

The Tadies Aid of the Christian church announces an eatable sale Saturday morning at Bidwell's on the east side of the square. The Girl Scouts meet Thursday evening at 4 15 in the Y W C A rooms. The Friendly Thrashers club will gather with Mr and Mrs Norman Bean Friday evening January 20, supper at seven sharp.

Tadies Aid of the Christian Church Bidwell’s Girl Scouts Friendly Thrashers Club Norman Bean O’crook Ambo

Communities Celebrate Events and Club Gatherings

Courtesies and church socials fill a week with showers oysters and open houses. Miss Corinne Martin awaits marriage to Raymond Buckly as neighbors host, guests attend, and gifts are shared. A Pleasant Hill Christian church oyster supper brings families together and officers are elected for the Ambo community club.

Corinne Martin Oskaloosa Raymond Buckly Hannah Welch Loretta Wheelan Welch Fast Main Street Elmus Strickler Town City Glenn Wilson Wisconsin

Farm Bureau Notes Par m Accounting Schools January 25 27

Washington county farmers are urged to attend farm management and record keeping schools next week. L G Allbaugh will lead sessions at Wellman City Hall and Iaverside City Hall with a 9 45 am to 3 30 pm schedule.

PARM Washington County Farm B Bureau L. G. Allbaugh Wel'men Savings Bank Wellman City Hall Iaverside Washington Adolph Larson M Ton Emde Cedar Township Ldes Barry JD. Linn Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association Linn

Pythian Sisters Hold Regular Meeting with Games

The Pythian Sisters met at the hall with good attendance and several items of business. After the formal portion, Mrs. Sheri Crone and Mrs. R. H. Hancher led games and light refreshments were served as the evening closed.

Sheri Crone R. H. Hancher

County school meeting sets dates for contests and tourney

Washington county high schools held their regular monthly meeting at the Crawfordsville high school with fifteen in attendance. A three course dinner was served by the domestic science class. J H Jones spoke on school problems and dates were set for the county declamatory contest and the county basketball tournament. Mrs Clyde Hillhouse of Brighton attended yesterday.

Crawfordsville Washington County Brighton Riverside Dean J. H. Jones Clyde Hillhouse

Local Declamatory Contest Sees Surge of Entrants

Coaches prepare entrants for the declamatory contest as a record number join this year. Five plan to compete in oratoricals four in dramatics and five in humorous performances.

Relative of Sacajawea Teaches Pioneers' Descendants

A great granddaughter of Sacajawea guides white children, descendants of frontier pioneers. Miss Irzenge Large leads a school 40 miles north of Green River Wyoming.

Sacajawea Pacific Coast Irzenge Large Green River Wyroming

Man Finds Bees in Hat After Tree Chop

In Oklahoma a man found bees in his hat after cutting a tree. He carefully carried them home and was stung once by a bee crawling down his shirt collar before placing the insects in a hive.

Oklahoma

Mysterious Mushroom Bursts in Sunlit Ground

A peculiar mushroom grows with a shiny elastic skin in a natural basin. Its white spongy center darkens to powder as it matures and, at a specific development stage, detaches or bursts when heated by sun exposure.

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Political Announcement for County Treasurer Candidate

A candidate announces for the office of County Treasurer for the term 1929 31 subject to the will of the Republican voters at the June primaries.

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