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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1928

Page

3

50th wedding anniversary and note of civic luncheon guests

Governor John Hammill attended a luncheon at 12 30 yesterday at the Baldridge home. The Lemleys of Des Moines celebrated their golden anniversary with a lawn dinner and a program including family recollections and poems by relatives. Attendees included Rev D I Coon and other guests from across the state and California.

John Hammill A. E. Baldridge South Marion Avenue John Lemley Des Moines Lewis Duke Brighton George Duke Mollie Heilman Ollie Mrs Ottumwa Frank Sage Washington D. I. Coon Kearney Nebraska Baptist Church State California

Annual July picnic at Sunset park with club members

The Sunset Park club held its annual picnic with all members and most families present including Mrs. Hart of Santa Barbara and Miss Vera Rittenhouse. The dinner featured fried chicken and salads. officers for the year were elected: Mrs. I. B. Coffey president, Mrs. Fred Foriash vice president, Miss Hattie R. Green secretary and treasurer.

Sunset Park Hart Santa Barbara California J. D. Dayton Vera Rittenhouse Freddie Lindenmyer Club I. B. Coffey Fred Foriash Hattie R. Green

Community Announcements For July Meetings And Prayer Sessions

Regular meeting of Women’s Relief corps scheduled for Saturday afternoon in July. Northern Star 4H club to meet Friday with Helen Donaldson. Participants asked to bring white linen and embroidery floss. Cottage prayer meeting at C. W. Busby’s home on East Washington Street Friday evening at 7 50. The meetings are non denominational and open to all seeking prayer.

Frank Sage D. I. Coons Karney Nebraska Baptist Church Washington Rev. Coon Sage West Jefferson Street Detroit Northern Baptist Convention Toronto Canada Women's Relief Corps Northern Star 4H Helen Donaldson C. W. Busby East Washington Street

Local Notes and Weather From Brighton Area

Miss Lucile Dague of Oklahoma City visits Verle Porter's. Ottumwa hosts Mr and Mrs Spenser. Lois Parcell visits Fairfield relatives. Mrs John Luers dies. community extends sympathy. Heaviest rainfall of season Thursday three inches. creeks and river rise. Keith Barnes harbors hail damaged crops. Prody Borkoski drives a new Ford.

Brighton Lucile Dague Oklahoma City Okla Verle Porter Wm. Spenser Ottumwa Werley Hendricks Lois Parcell Fairfield John Luers Luers Keith Barnes Bie Prody Borkoski

Topographic Engineers Surveyed Pacific Railroad Routes

Army topographic engineers surveyed key roads including the Pacific railroad routes under Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. The corps vanished in 1863, marking the end of an era for military surveying efforts.

Pacific Railroad Jefferson Davis

Agitator Notes Delay at National Republican Convention

ABE MARTIN reports delays as the Republican national convention waits for a train from Pennsylvania. He jokes that the farmer has failed as both public figure and political actor, reflecting on the era's rural disappointment.

National’’ Co Vention Pennsylvany Gits

Kellogg War Proposals Dominate Geneva Talks Ahead of Assembly

Geneva July 5 Kellogg anti war proposals will top the September League of Nations agenda in security and disarmament discussions. With Stresemann Briand absence June talks postponed to September, the proposals are expected to be a major factor in private ministerial talks and in commission discussions at the assembly.

Cieneva Kellogg League of Nations League Assembly Gustav Stresemann Aristide Briand League Council Asembly Assembly

Bandits Hold Up Chinese Mail Train at Harbin

Nippon Dempo reports bandits attacked a Chinese eastern railways passenger train near Harbin Manchuria killing four, wounding eight, and kidnapping many foreigners for ransom. Troops were fighting the bandits and communications were disrupted.

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Journal Wan Ads Pav A Trial Will Run

A garbled OCR item notes a trial related to an advertisement context. The fragment names a trial and Pav likely refers to a place or person, but details are unclear and the snippet provides no concrete outcomes or dates.

Journal Wan

Weekend guests from multiple cities visit Knups and Sowash home

Mrs. Barbara Hough and family from Fowler Colorado along with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hough and son Bob, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Nance and daughter Helen, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sturnus of Peoria Alabama, and Mr. and Mrs. J A Bundy of Knoxville were guests over the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S R Knups and Mrs Al Sowash.

S. R. Knapp al Sowash Barbara Hough Frank Fowler Colorado Emmet Nance Helen Charles Sturns Peoria Ill J. A. Bundy Knoxville Iowa Clayde Glenn Knupp Sunset Park Frank Hough Bobbie Emmett Nance Charles Sturnus S. R. Knups

Russians plan to spend big in England for equipment

The report notes Russia plans to invest over 20 million dollars in England this year to acquire industrial equipment. A police dog named Lost-Silver Gray is mentioned, along with Walter E B Smith, and a reference to Toward 1201.

England Walter EB. Smith

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