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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1936
Page
3
Mrs Zoe Carter displayed 80 corduroy finish weaving purses and ice box fibre flowers at the Junior Fortnightly meeting in Miss Doris Clow's home. Pastel ivory designs, violet corsages, gardenias, and sweet peas drew attention as she demonstrated a form pattern and shared a talk. Twelve members attended.
Gwendolyn Holland advertises quality yarn at affordable prices. Location listed as 511 S. 2na 143 Red.
Chapter CX P E O Sisterhood will meet Feb 3 with Miss Anna Mulhern RO projects will be discussed. The Half Hour club meets Feb 4 with Mrs J Lewis. Mrs Laurene Gilkey discusses Poets Made Famous by a Single Poem. Roll call quotes from Edgar Quest. Plans set for Feb 18 meeting with Mrs John Schlichting at Old Clifton Club Feb 13.
The Christian Ladies Missionary Society will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 15 at Mrs Clyde Hillhouses home 302 Fast Madison Street The roll call will be items from Africa and the December world call study will be led by Rev Vernon Carter This meeting was to be held last Thursday.
Tonight features the President's birthday ball at 9 and a Baptist church reception at 7 30. Also Philathea class at 7 20 and Rosemary club meets at the Stout home. Friday includes a fifth anniversary banquet at 6 30 in Trinity Lutheran basement and several society meetings in homes and churches.
Mr. and Mrs. August Peiffer of Brighton announce the marriage of their daughter Irene Mae to Sylvester Soboski. The ceremony is set for Monday February 3 at Saint Joseph's Church in East Pleasant Plain.
A. E. Atchison Supt E Ralston and Ralph Scott boarded a trip to Burlington today for official business and meetings.
President Roosevelt birthday ball to be held at K C Hall starting at 9 o clock. Washington county doctors and nurses back the event with proceeds toward infantile paralysis research. Radio will relay the 54th birthday greetings via NBC CBS with music from U S dance halls. Kollege Klub Washington provides music. Young Democrats club sponsors.
Thirty members attended a joint installation in Woodman hall with Misa Clara Faulkner as installing officer for Royal Neighbors and Lillian Knott herns as ceremonial marshal. Inducted Royal Neighbors officers included Mrs Leslie Payne oracle and others. refreshments followed. Next meeting set for Tuesday February 4 with reports from Sigourney.
A family birthday dinner for Mr. Milford Anderson was held at their home northwest of town on January 26. Dinner served at noon followed by social time. a fruit centerpiece adorned the table. Attending were Axel Anderson, Jay Brewer and children Billy Paul and Bobby, Adolph Larson and daughter Arlys, Walter Anderson and children Lorene and Bobby, Lawrence Genkinger and son Larry Ainsworth, Elizabeth Young and Nate John Ruth from Wellman.
Mrs. Merle Hebner hosts the 19th Century Club at 221 West Main Street Saturday at 2 20 PM. Mrs. Carl Roberts reviews Stefen Zawele's book Mary Queen of Scots in a foreword noting many biographies and histories on the topic.
Miss Jean Guthrie of Des Moines wed Phillip A. DuMont of Burns Oregon on Christmas Day in Des Moines. Guthrie a former Tribune food editor and Better Homes and Gardens associate editor, Drake University graduate, pursued graduate work at California and Iowa. DuMont, Drake graduate, did graduate work at California and Iowa, now a biologist at a federal waterfowl refuge in southern Oregon.
Philip Marshall and Shasta Spangler were wed at Cedar Rapids by Rev. James E B Waery. They will settle on a farm southwest of Olds. Ethel Lindeen and Baron Benson married at Swedesboro church and will reside on a southeast Olds farm.
Fire Chief William Ryan says the department will not answer rural calls while roads are poor and temperatures are low. He cites risk to equipment and fiscal strain as reasons for delaying service until warmer weather returns.
Article notes Gibraltar has been a British possession since 1704 after the British victory over Spain. It marks the transfer of control and long-standing status of the territory.
The passage notes that most people are prejudiced by religious questions and that Mr Zweig aims for an unbiased life story of Mary Queen of Scots. Whether he achieves this balance will be evaluated in Mrs Roberts' forthcoming review of the book.
Mrs C J Karel entertained Delta Delt club members and two guests at her Riverside home for an afternoon of bridge at three tables. Mrs Bb E Blythe won high score, Mrs C I Worley took traveling prize, and Mrs Norval Flynn earned the all-out award. Luncheon followed. next meeting to be hosted by Mrs E E Blythe.
EMMETSBURG John Brennan a Palo Alto county farmer may lose sight in his right eye after an accident in which a piece of wire he was handling broke and penetrated his eyelids doctors said.
The largest bivalve known by name is the giant clam of the West Indies. It reaches up to eight feet in length and weighs about twenty pounds.
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