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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1931
Page
8
The Northern Star 47 percent plus 4H club met at Mildred Puters home on Tuesday afternoon July 14 with seven members present. Margaret Stewart discussed the state convention at Ames and Mrs Rennie Dawson led a lesson on Judging. Members brought canned produce for judging and refreshments followed.
A Monday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Shuman honored Mrs. Shuman and her sister Mrs. Nettie Seaton of Keota for their birthdays. Mrs. Ed Libe prepared the cake. flowers adorned the table as relatives and friends gathered for noon dinner and conversation.
The Snow Ball Social club gathered yesterday afternoon with fourteen members and two guests Miss Gladys Weaver of Louisville and Miss Velma Booth. Members shared on Mother's Favorite Recipe while Mabel and Virginia Wiley entertained and games and lawn contests followed. Two course refreshments were served by Mrs Wiley with help from several members.
In Columbus Junction and West Branch high society notes, students Grace Stone wins high score in bridge at a four-table event. Mrs. Lara Eden and Mrs. Ethel Trotter are noted. Country club women golf event details include low bogey and approaching putting prizes. O. W. Club elects officers at Graysons with planned birthday social. Five Washington youths joined Iowa City memorial union concert with local attendees and a radio audience.
The regular family dinner at the Country club is Thursday at 6 45 chaired by Mrs. George C Stewart. The Women's Home Missionary Society of West Chester meets with Mrs Howard Stewart Friday July 17 for officer installation. The Missionary society of the Presbyterian church meets Friday at 2 30. The Rebekah meeting is Friday night at eight.
Boys in YMCA swim classes prepare an eight o clock show focusing on summer progress. Dr Eastwood and Don Welsh lead advanced swimmers while Junior Boice handles reservations. The event aims to boost community interest in water activities and life saving demonstrations.
The Women’s Relief corps will meet in regular session Saturday at 2 30 o clock in their quarters at the G A R hall. Officers and members please be present. The Young Women’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet Monday evening July 20 with Miss Aileen Milligan at the home of Mrs A Anderson.
A strip of land named Accomac forms a county of Virginia at the end of a peninsula. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Chesapeake Bay to the west, defining its coastal geography.
The middlewest endured a July heat wave with record temps near or above 100 across plains states. Aberdeen S D led with 114 as Pierre S D hit 111. Chicago reached 97, with four heat related deaths in the city and flood/ storm damage reported in the East.
President Hoover plans to stay at the White House desk through the summer with only brief trips to a Virginia mountain retreat. Close associates urge relaxation, but he remains steadfast in continuing intensive work despite the heat.
An eastern Iowa tennis tournament will be held August 6 to 9 at the Cedar Rapids country club. Competitors are expected from Des Moines Dubuque Davenport Iowa City Muscatine Wapello Washington and Ottumwa. The event aims to promote competition and sportsmanship.
The 420 millionth Ford car, touring Ford branches, reaches central U.S. and heads north toward Chicago. Notable signers include Mayor James Walker, Governor of Michigan, Alvin C York, Admiral Richard Byrd, Glenna Collett, and Gifford Pinchot. The vehicle arrives in Pittsburgh with a gold key from the mayor and is due at 10 40 Friday morning.
Conservation groups and bird societies nationwide push a campaign to protect hollow trees as nesting sites for insectivorous birds. The effort highlights the value of standing dead trees in supporting biodiversity and providing habitats.
In Nanking Chiang Kai-shek, president of the Chinese government, declares the national framework for constitutional government has been laid and that communists will be suppressed. He defends wartime censorship, notes Soviet policy toward communists, and urges patience as critics accuse him of dictatorship.
Iowa data shows June primary road fund spending of 1.922 million for construction and 230 thousand for maintenance totaling 2.152 million, leaving 2.546 million balance on July 1. Receipts included 187 thousand gasoline tax, 87.9 thousand license fees, 833.6 thousand federal aid, and 332.4 thousand refunds plus 3.257 million carried from May.
The piece notes that the word bazaar is Arabic for market place and explains that some bazaars are open while others are covered. It contrasts open markets with roofed ones in historical context.
An advertisement touts MELLO-GLO face powder with a new French process for longer wear. It claims government approved coloring, a natural finish, no flaky look, no shine, and pore minimization. Sherman Bros., Drug.
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