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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1932
Page
5
Miss Olive Warren’s friends hosted a surprise party for her eighteenth birthday with nineteen guests on the lawn, music, games, and gifts. Refreshments were served by Leta Keiper, John Shook, Marguerite Warren, and Harold Gray.
July twenty four items report social updates from Wellman including a baby birth to Mr and Mrs George Pennington at Forrest Jones home, visits by Mrs Lewis of Buffalo Prairie, and Mrs Braden with Mrs Moyer. DeMolay and Masonic lodge activities list installations and attendees from Washington Sharon Kinross and nearby towns. Elizabeth Dickel was elected delegate to Cedar Rapids state convention. Traveling speedboat record set by Kaye Don in England II at 117 43 mph then 119 51 mph.
Miss Roberts hosts guests including Miss Carolyn MecCleery Miss Sevilla Royce Miss Francis Thomas Miss Elien Morrison Miss Dorothea Thompson Miss Margaret Sexton Mrs F W Eastwood Mrs C J Roberts and Miss Eleanor Hoff man of Oskaloosa as house guests at the Roberts home.
Mrs Jeanette Mann national director of the W C T U will address Crawfordsville Tuesday evening July 19 1912. The W C T U district picnic will be at Winfield July 19. Members should notify president Mrs A B Schmoeller 576 Black to attend bring sandwiches a dish to pass and own table service. Wire
Announcement for the county WCTU convention set for Wednesday at the Crawfordsville Methodist Church starting 10 AM. Sessions include officer reports and election with an afternoon program featuring Miss Jeanette Mann and an address. Condolences expressed to bereaved families in the closing notices.
The Daughters of Union Veterans hold a regular meeting Monday at 7:30 PM. The Young Women's Missionary Society of the Baptist church hosts a potluck supper Monday at 6 15 PM with Irene Yard. bring sandwiches and a dish to pass. Supper is served in the cafeteria garden. The Washington temple of the Pythian Sisters meets Tuesday at 8 PM at the K of P hall.
The Ladies of the Country club plan a 7 20 AM golf round with refreshments after. Call Mrs Pred Neiswanger at 515 blue before noon Tuesday to join. Washington County WCTU convention in Crawfordsville features speaker Mrs Janet Mann at 2 PM.
A social program by the children at Bethel Church northeast of town Tuesday. The Ladies Aid of West Chester M. E. Church meets at the church Wednesday afternoon July 20 with Mrs Clem Griffith serving chair assisted by Mrs Lelia Woodard and Mrs Roy Gardner. Pythian Past Chief Circle meets with Mrs John Applegate Thursday evening. Those unable to attend please notify hostess.
Central Pals reports two textile mills expanding staff. Waybosset Manufacturing, led by George W. Eberhardt, says orders warrant 500 additional operatives soon. Lorraine Manufacturing of Wantucket confirms the worsted department has large orders driving peak output.
In Greenfield Iowa a 17 year old youth Keith Williams who survived a fractured skull after an auto accident died by self inflicted gunshot at his Bridgewater area home. Coroner BE Sexamith notes a harness set struck the old wound triggering severe headaches and leading to the suicide.
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