Social notes in Washington area include multiple weddings and gatherings
Mr and Mrs 3 Max Kurtz host a family dinner with daughter Daryl at Frank Kurtz home while Nellie McGee and S A Walker announce marriage in Ainsworth. Ada Dunbar weds Clyde W Kelley at the Christian parsonage and will reside in the city. Esther Nichba and Willam L Meeks marry at Baptist parsonage and start housekeeping near Riverside. A W R C notes include July 4 float plans and summer meetings.
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Max Kurtz
Daryl
Frank Kurtz
Nellie McGee
Washington
S. A. Walker
Ainsworth
Clint McGee
C. W. Klein
Frank P. Randall
J. Max Kurtz
Cary
Moline
Randall
Ada Dunbar
Clyde W. Kelley
Christian Parsonage
W. H. Hampton
S. J. Kelley
C. R. Goodwin
Kelley
Keota
Isaac Marr
Chicago
Aze Crull
Ludwig
Metamora
Mich
Tom Reeves
North of
Washington High School
Moody Bible Institute
Métamora
Mrs. Ludwig
Court House
Frank Gobbie
Sadie Hollinger
Hryson
Eliza Stafford
Third Ward
Havre
Baptist Parsonage
Regan
Esther Cleo Nichba
Columbus Junction
Willam L. Meeks
Rivera
E. B. Nichols
Riverside
Ray Bell
W. A. Meeks
Prize Winners Named In Local Circus Color Contest
The Evening Journal announces winners of a citywide animal color page contest funded by local firms Wardrobe Cleaners Toomans Leather Shop Lyons Bakery Brown's Tire Shop and others. Prizes go to young contestants including Willa Briley Carl Begins Velma Finke Erma Moore Hilda Brown Berne Enstin and more with several letters from readers across Washington Iowa and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardrobe Cleaners
Toomans Leather Shop
Lyon's Bakery
Brown's Tire Shop
W. W. Wilson
Coal
White Way
Reister & Sons
Ashby & Work
White Way Garage
Willa Maxine Briley
Washington B. R
Carl Begins
Washington
Velma Finke
Erma Moore
Wellston
Iowa
Hilda Brown
Berne Enstin
Today’s Sermonette on Active Happiness in the Soul
The Boswn Transcript presents a note that happiness is not passive but a jerrous activity of the best and highest power of the soul. The message emphasizes inner effort and moral vigor as keys to a fulfilled life.
Snakes Dine as Lionx Prepares Prey in Reptile House
A fragmented account describes a predator snake in a reptile house savoring prey before consumption. The nervous creature eyes its meal from a corner as the keeper feeds the snakes, with vivid but unclear details about handling and timing.
Letters from Ainsworth resident about fun at pictures
Ainsworth, Iowa resident writes fondly about enjoying the cinema in June 1922. The letter mentions interest in a tea circus and fond memories of past film outings. It is signed by a friend named Ethel Genkens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Iowa
Ethel Genkens
Riverside youngsters color circus pictures in 1922 letters
A batch of handwritten notes from Iowa children dated June 1922 asks the Evening Journal to color more circus pictures. Messages from Dorothy Prebyl Ruth Stewart Lucile Smith Hagel Conrad and others describe drawings of a bear Jersey cow a pony geese and chickens and express wishes to see more art in the paper and to win a prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Jaws
Circus
Violet Carol Romine
Riverside
Iowa
Evening Journal
Jessye Kallaus
R. Rui
Washington
Washington, Iowa
Lucile Robertson
A. J. Robertson
Beatrice Kephart
Age
Tam
Dorothy Prebyl
Towser
Jessy James
Yellowstone Park
Ruth Stewart
Lucile Smith
Hagel FE
Conrad
R. R
Declaration of Independence Read in Historic Catalog
A reprint remarks on the Declaration of Independence as a foundational American text. It highlights its enduring relevance and lists signers including John Adams Samuel Adams Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin among others. The piece reflects on the principles of equality rights and government by consent.
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Great Britain
Ile
Mor
United States of America
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