Fairview 4-H Girls Club elects team and hosts meetings
The Fairview 4-H girls club convened at Mrs. W L Smith home with a business session electing Thelma Edgar and Elizabeth Jones to the demonstration team to compete in August at Washington. A short program featured music and talks, followed by hat box making and lunch hosted by Mrs. Isabelle Anwyl and Mary Ethel White.
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Fairview
W. L. Smith
Thelma Eda@ar
Elizabeth Jones
c@unty
Washington
Gossip and notices from Washington Press 1878 79
Local items cover depot timber for Crooked Creek and Skunk River, relocations and marriages, troop organization in Washieton township, a Halloween party mishap, and gifts for Julia Dicken at J Irwins wedding. Includes departures to Chicago and social scenes with names like Mayer Dewey Hess and Dewey.
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Crooked Creek
Skunk
Scott Kilgore
Texas
Evangelist Robert
Wm. L. Patterson
O. EF. Brown
Kaw
Deyes
David Hess
Seneca Dewey
Pleasant Hill church social and Rural Woman's Club activities
The Rural Woman's club hosted a tea and cake social with Mrs. Lemmon and Mrs. Eastwood. Pleasant Hill church held an ice cream social attracting over a hundred attendees with an impromptu program and basement refreshments. Mrs. Baker hosted Twenty five guests for pockets lesson and music. The Presbyterian Young People's Bible class held a pot luck supper at Elmer Mason's home with horse shoes croquet and family sing along with Mr Mason on violin and Mrs Mason on piano.
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Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Veda Stryker
North Carolina
Ada Dewey
Robin Croft
Pasadena
California
Beee Klein
Jassie
J. O. Sexton
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Silas Korr
R. L. McGugin
C. S. Lemmon
E. C. Carris
China
Cloyce Horsey
Henry Klipligs
Linver
Jessie Kerr
Sara Grimes
Dainty
Pleasant Hill Church
Hiram Baker
Briley
Clara
Hesseltine
John Campbell
Finley Rickey
Trotman
Young People's Bible
The
Presbyterian Church
Elmer Mason
South Town Avenue
Eastwood
E Eastwood
Mason
Mrs. Mason
Speedy British race car urged toward 175 mph target
A small racing automobile in Britain aims to reach speeds around 175 miles per hour, signaling a bold performance objective with engineering challenges ahead.
Picnic supper for Presbyterian class at Mason home
The Young People's Bible class led by Dr Eastwood will host a picnic supper Friday at 6:30 pm at the home of Mr and Mrs Elmer Mason on 8S Iowa Streets. Members should bring a dish to pass along with sandwiches and utensils.
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Young People’s Bible
Presbyterian Church
Eastwood
Elmer Mason
Iowa
Lulu Parr Brings European Broncho Rider to Washington Circus
Miss Lulu Parr of London will perform in Mammoth Robbins Bros Big 4 Ring circus in Washington on July 20. A native of Oklahoma she has appeared in Paris and other European venues as a broncho busting rider. The show expands after consolidations with U S Circus properties Ponca Bills Wild West and Rough Riders Congress.
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Washington
Lulu P Parr
London
England
Paris
Oklahoma
France
Plaza
el Paso
Robbins Bros
U. S. Circus Corporation
Ponca Bill's
Wild West
Congress of Rough Riders
Chupches Sabbath Services and Endeavor Events
Chupches Second U P Chiteeh Sabbath school at 9 45 a m Public worship at 11 00 a m Sermon theme Strengthening the Heart Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m Public worship at 7 30 p m Sermon theme The Religion of Naomi Pastor Willard Wylie leads the services.
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Christian Endeavor
Naomi
Brighton Rebekah Lodge Officers Named at July Meeting
Brighton Urightson notes the activities for the ensuing term with Nobie Grand Mrs Ethel Singleton and other officers named including Vice Grand Rose Howell and Treas Ida Trewin. Local sisters host a slumber party for Miss Cassady’s group before a motor trip to Burlington and Monmouth.
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Brighton
Ida Irwin
J. Armetronge
S V. G
Hazel
Burlington
Monmouth
Mlinots
Ellen Prizer
Santa Monica
Califoria
Moyle
Lee Huston
Crawfordsville
Virginia Kurtz
Chicago
WH. L. Gordon
Fairburg
Neb
J. Harkins
Cedar Rapids
Sarah Pringle
Arnold
Beulah Drake
Trenton
C. G. Meek
B.S. Dudolph
Margaret Jean
Richland
Nat Birt
Fairfield
Gertrude Jones
Robert
Oxkaloosa
Bess Heacock
Henry Brinton
Des Moines
Ben
Anson
Addison
Mart
Local Family News From Fairfield Area Gathers Visits
Week's notes report Ira Sehafer and family visiting Scot and Mrs Mc Farland near Drakesville. Gretchen Buck returns from Fairfield hospital after tonsil and adenoid removal. James McCalel had tonsils removed at Fairfield hospital. Fannie Wrolliar buys Meek restaurant from Sandwich Shop. Ward grandparents visit from Omaha to see Helen Coy and Charles Ward. youths tour Dubuque, Waterloo, Fairfield and Brighton before heading home. Evalyn Helmick visits Burlington for Edna Lamansky visit.
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Ira Sehafer
Scot McFarland
Drakesville
N. A. Buck
Gretchen
Fairfield Hospital
Fannie Wrolliar
Eo Ward
Helen, Coy
Charles Ward
Omaha
Neb
Folke
Dubuque
Waterloo
Fairfield
Brighton
Evalyn Helmick
Burlington
Edna Mae Lamansky
Big Chautauqua Park religious gathering planned Sunday
Plans for a large Sunday afternoon event at Columbus Chautauqua Park begin at 2 pm. Glenn W. Avers organized a sacred concert by a 50 member band from Washington Cedar Rapids Wapello Morning Sun Lette and Columbus City Evangeliet Loren EK. A sermon on Faith will be delivered and a 100 voice chorus will sing. Admission is free with a free will offering for the band. Thousands are expected if roads and weather cooperate.
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Columbus, Jr
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Glenn W. Avers
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Wapello
Morning Sun
Lette
Columbus City
Loren EK
Impossible to salvage bank. debris frames clog Missouri channel
Fragments of junked cars stacked along the riverbank hinder channel clearing as the Missouri River erodes the bank. Local authorities report roadblocks due to debris while efforts to halt bank cutting continue.
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Missouri
School District Estimates Hearing Set in Ainsworth
The board of directors of Consolidated District of Ainsworth Washington County Iowa will meet July 27 1926 at 8 p m at the New School House. Taxpayers will be heard for or against the following estimate of expenditures at that time.
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Consolidated District of
Ainsworth
Washington County
Iowa
New School House
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