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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1928

Page

6

Local 4H and club activities update and recital notes

The report details the Long and Vivian Felen group meeting with ten members and two visitors, with Marjorie Brown initiated. It covers demonstrations for exhibit patterns, a planned August 8 meet with Ruth and Helen Foster, and a lawn social at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heinzman’s home with ice cream and games. Five pianoforte pupils under Miss Elsie Bratten performed a recital, followed by refreshments. The H. H. club enjoyed a July meeting at Mrs. Lorena Wilcox’s with cake recipes, guitar music by Miss Helen Brown, and a planned August 5 gathering with Mrs. Louis Rath. A recipe correction for Lemon Tapioca Pudding appears for Journal readers.

Satkorttex Old Long Vivian Felen Marjorie Brown Jacksonites Ruth Helen Foster Frank Heinzman Rural Womens Club Lu Rhodebeck Edgar Porter Glenn Schwartz Ora Rhodebeck Elmer Cherry Chas Cherry H. H. Club Lorena Wilcox Young Daughter George Brown Louis Rath Helen Brown

Church Groups Plan Summer Bake Sales and Meetings

Announcements show Crawfordsville Presbyterian women hosting a bake sale in a drug store at 11 oclock on July 28 and Ainsworth Methodist women serving ice cream and cake Saturday evening. A cottage prayer meeting is set at C W Busbys home Friday at 730 pm. Grace Hill ladies offer ice cream and cake on church lawn Tuesday July 1. Pleasant Plains missionary society will meet with Mrs Gallagher for an all day session Wednesday August 1.

Ladies of the Presbyterian Church of Crawfordsville The Ainsworth Methodist Church C. W. Busby East Washington Street Grace Hill Pleasant Plains Missionary Society C. R. Gallagher

Equatorial Tides and Local Variations

Tides exist at the equator with rise and fall varying by locality. Variations depend on ocean depth and coast configuration.

Equator

English Religious War Marprelate Pamphlet Controversy 1589

The Marprelate controversy in England was a vigorous pamphlet war waged by Puritans against defenders of the Church of England around 1589. The pamphlets were written by various persons.

England Church of England

How to Dodge the Sheriff

A letter to the editor tells of using a Rainy Day Corporation ad to escape debts, move towns, and secure raises. The writer claims creditors are outrun by relocating to Great Neck and Long Island while repudiating bills. Letters from friends are cited praising the scheme, with sensational twists and a final disclaimer from the Bell Syndicate.

Linois Goyt Quayles Rainy Day Corporation Old Town Great Neck N. Y Old Chi Long’s Island Acces

Hoover Receives Kinglike Home Welcome in San Francisco

Herbert Hoover returned to San Francisco amid a parade and flags as crowds lined streets for a celebratory homecoming. Residents who recalled his early days at Stanford and a laundry job cheered the Republican presidential nominee, who traveled from the town to the parade route with nearly 100 cars in the motorcade.

San Francisco Herbert Hoover Hoover Stanford University Nevada City Louis Janin Townsend Street Stanford

Dutch gypsy returns pearls. chooses reward

A Dutch gypsy living in Amsterdam found a $20,000 string of pearls in a residential street and handed them to an insurance company. He was asked to name his own reward and selected a horse a new wagon and a new scissor grinding machine as his prizes.

Amsterdam

Not Modern Hair Fashion Says Antiquity Shapes Flair

The custom of wearing hair short is ancient, with flair likely cut as soon as sharp implements could cut appeared. The statement notes antiquity and early adoption tied to tool availability.

Harvest Rush Prompts Community Notes From District 5

District No. 5 reports harvest in full swing as Young America threshers arrive. Local residents host dinners and visits at the Lloyd Humston, Pringle, Cherry, Bush, and Vincent homes. Social events include a Rural Women's club lawn gathering with games and ice cream.

Briley T Washington Mary Willa Briley Frank Pringle Cy Bush Trene Edna Flynn J. N. Phillips Harry Kleese KE. L. Barthalow Chas Mildred Benson Minnie Keyes Des Moines Jno Cherry Chas. Cherry R. Greenwood E. L.partholow Irene Lloyd Humston Elmer Cherry Clara Darbyshire Everette Fulton Frank Beatty Charles Ora Rhodebeck Frank Heinzman Heinzman Ben Briley Frank Bandy Jr Edgar Porter Will Marie William Tish Humston Ruth Norton William Norton Maple Trenton Parks Fairfield Frey Ollie

Cuckoos Build Twig Platforms for Eggs

Nature Magazine notes cuckoos fashion flat twig platforms to lay their blue eggs. It also describes the ruby throated hummingbird beginning a nest perched on a maple or hemlock twig over a rippling stream.

Nature Magazine

Follies at Graham Theatre Next Week

Eight lavishly costumed girls and four handsome men bring a singing and dancing revue to New Graham. They travel with a special scenery car to create gorgeous settings and synchronized performances. Appears Monday Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

Radio Tubes and Batteries Always On

Readable line notes ongoing supply of radio tubes and batteries at all times though some text appears incomplete for full confirmation.

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