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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1929

Page

7

Local Social Notes from Ainswo: Gatherings and Visits

Ainswo Mrs Lewh correspondent reports a club meeting with Mr and Mrs Howard Heenblossom and next gathering at Mr and Mrs Orie O Connor. Notes name Vera O Connor Edna Lunt Viola Schroeder. Davis Bros drive a new Oakland sedan. Numerous visits noted among Washington and Davenport residents including Hazen Maxwell Rademaker Schroeder Lampert and others. An Englishman in Egypt recounts how cauliflower reached England centuries after arrival from Germany.

V. Hazen Des Moines Lloyd Maxwell Washington Rob Paul Hazen Ford PG. Ahrens Ea Kienders May Lampert Jay Evans Corbin Ed Lambe Chas Schroeder Cari What Cheer Yant Loui Schroeder Henry Sunda Orie O'Connor Robert Lloyd Hopping Glenn Anderson Mr. Anderson Brighton Rademaker Louie Schroeder GB Heidel Olive Hazen Davenport L. V. Hazen Lola Matson Etta Wallace

Investment plus protection for the family man

A reader questions life insurance while bond investing. Straus Brothers Investment Institute proposes converting 5000 in cash and liberty bonds into real estate bonds paying 300 yearly, then buying 12000 in straight life insurance. Interest from the bond plan could cover premiums, potentially freeing estate value and enabling future surplus. Consult Institute at Room 610, 108 LaSalle Street, Chicago.

Pusmily Straus Brothers Investment Institute Liberty Institute la Sulleret Chicago Bo Surance

Riverside Funeral for Timothy Colbert at St Marys Church

Funeral services held Tuesday morning for Timothy Colbert who died unexpectedly Saturday at his Riverside home. Rev D Jacobsmeier conducted at St Marys Church with pallbearers Cloyd Cress Ambrose Bopp Cornelius Keli and W Gilroy. He was born near Muscatine and married Mary McKevitt in 1920. He leaves a wife five children and six brothers in Melcher Iowa Iowa City Riverside and Mt Olivet side notes mention St Marys alumni.

D. Jacobsmeier St. Marys Timothy Colbert Riverside Tisensen Muscatine Mary McKevitt Joss Thoms Martin Melcher Iowa James John Iowa City William Colbert Cloyd Cress Ambrose ‘Se Bopp Cornelius Keli W. Gilroy Mt Olivet Side

Annual Parish Banquet Held At Evening Meeting

A small parish banquet was held with about five in attendance. J. 0 attended, and the event honored local residents with a brief ceremony.

Chool Atttendance J. 0

Masonic Lodge and Chapter Meeting Notices

Regular meetings scheduled monthly for Lodges and Chapter groups. Names listed include Pearl Kennedy W M and Irene Bickford secretary for Damascus Shrine No 10 W M. Edith Pulver W HP Hazel Haven Scribe. Theron J Pease W M A W Yard secretary. Cyrus Chapter No 1 ALM. Carleton Haven. Dates given as second or third Thursday or Friday each month.

Noom Pearl Kennedy W. M Irene Bickford Damascus Shrine Edith Pulver HP Hazel Haven Worthy Washington Lodge No Theron J. Pease W.M A.W. Yard Cyrus I. Alm Carleton Haven Arthur Goodin

Rail timetable shows Golden State and Southwest Limited trains

Train schedule lists arrivals and departures for No. 4 Golden State Limited No. 12 911s and No. 60 locals, plus Westbound and Eastbound services. Includes Knoxville branch local passes and freight trains with daily or midweek frequencies. Agents Goodlander and McKay noted for station duties and daily service variations.

Ae Hanphoun Golden State Limited Bas Pass Wennen Westhound Artives Knoxville L. Goodlander

Fragmented Meeting Notes Include Toasts and Elections

Quinn acted as toastmaster for a long program with toasts and Alma Mater. Officers elected for the coming year include President M. Gritvin, Vice President Marie Prank, Secretary Clement Knobel, and Treasurer Robert Grittin. Several local visits, a ball game result, and a reference to Old University College near Peterhouse are mentioned amid scattered notes.

Era Computations and Era Conversion Practice

A historical note explains converting eras by subtracting the Mongmaeaan era offset from the Christian year to determine the starting point of Mohume. The method outlines aligning era start dates with the Christian calendar for date calculations.

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