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Local weddings and community Fourth of July events
Edna Woods of Fairfield and Joe Simmering near Washington marry and will reside with the Simmering family. A Woman's Missionary Society gathering at the First United Presbyterian Church observed devotionals and reports from Monmouth and the presbyterial convention. Community groups held Fourth of July picnics at Sunset Park and Washington Country Club with dinners, races, and a flag parade led by Dr. A A Smith of Owne Waleyan College, plus multiple out of town guests and club meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washaxton
Edna Woods
Fairfield
Joe Simmering
Washington
Simmering
Woods
Joe
John Simmering
L. D. Robinson
Hosteas
Woman's Missionary Society
First United Presbyterian Church
Monmouth
Iinois
J. C. Boice
Jennie Acheson
John Davidson
United Presbyterian Church
America
Will Wilson
Women's Missionary Society of the
West Chester
Hotle
Robertson
Edwards
Augustine
Sunset Park
Beardstown
Illinois
George Edwards
Rock Island
Ralph Kleese
Ralph Edwards
Methodist Church Sunday School
Chautauqua Park
Harrison Modder
Claude Willets
A. VA. Smith
owneWaleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Meyers
Smith
Washington Country Club
al Baldrige
Ralph Gibson
Lawrence Wilson
Picnte
W. M. Keeley
Frank Carter
Shelley Eberling
Fred Neiswanger
Branche Guthrie
Chicago
Howard MccCleery
Town City
Arthur Clifford
Kansas City
John Park
Clinton
Town
Omer Jones
Muscatine
Donald Bell
Mechanicsville
Robert Patterson
St. Louis
Tom Holland
Emma Morrison
Oliver Morrison
Glenn Gilliland
Lloyd Latta
Lake Wales
Florida
Avis Campbell
Montclaire
New Jersey
Jane Ewing
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Florence Laffer
Ft. Dodge
J. Voorhis
Lake Villa
Frances Scott Key
Gertrude Darbyshire
Margaret Pratt
Pleasant Hill
Lee Thompson
Ben
Mary Putman