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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1927

Page

6

Family Reunion Celebrates Tress-Jar Kin on North Second

Mrs Pearl Tress Jar hosted a Sunday family reunion with siblings A A Allsup Harry Allsup Mrs Tom Bunnell Mrs L B Shidler and Mrs Fred Garrett among attendees from Oskaloosa Delta Thornburg Wellston Bri ghton and Crawfordsville. Cafeteria style dinner featured salads chicken pies and desserts as relatives enjoyed visits and photos.

Pearl Tress- Jar North Second Avenue A. A. Allsup Harry Allisup Tom Bunnell L. B. Shidler Fred Garrett Paul Tresslar Oskaloosa Harry Allsup George Bensler Nedra Viola George Allsup Roy Allsup Delta Homer Ralph Bunnell Dean and Dale Thornburg Roy Fraze Sigourney Rex Fellman Juanita Clara Pearl Gordon Ollie Bender Ruth Melvin Brighton Doris Wellston Finley, Robert Clyde Clara Roy Fread Crawfordsville

Church announcements and social events for July

Multiple notices invite church members to a reception for Rev. and Mrs Arthur Vinz at the Baptist church. The Woman's Home Missionary Society meets Friday at 2 30 with lesson by Mrs Fred Mauthe. Other groups plan social events and choir practice. A New York cleanup after Colonel Lindbergh's welcome cost 16000 dollars.

Thrashers Club Haskins M. Swisher C. L. Club of Ainsworth Jarrett Peters Hugh Jones The Baptist Church Arthur Vinz Woman's Home Missionary Society of the M. KB. Church R. G. Cherry E. Washington Street Fred Mauthe Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church Carol Forgey

Local residents mingle in social visits and shoppings

Crawford and nearby families including Homer Weaver Joe Schlatter Milo Kempf and families visited at the Lyman Johnson Hugh Conrad and Joe Conrad homes. Edwin Saltzman and Arthur Wyse family shopped in Washington while others called on friends and relatives Friday and Saturday evenings.

Crawford Homer Weaver John Conrad Lyman Johnson Edwin Saltzman Ernest Seabranch Pleasant Anna Mae Conrad Douglas John Gugel John Abrahamson Olds Myrtle Los Angeles California Joe Schlatter Milo Kempf Hugh Conrad Wayland Clever Wittmer Washington Joe Conrad Arthur Wyse

Composite Church and Its Global Mission Network

The Church of Asia refers to a merged set of religious and educational bodies formed by missions from the United States Great Britain and Europe across China Japan and India. It represents a cross denomination effort to spread faith and learning in these regions.

Would Hurt Politicians What a pity

A concise remark from the Des Moines Register criticizing wasteful discussion, noting harm to politicians and urging more productive debate. The quip emphasizes efficiency over talk and reflects editorial wit.

Society For the Prevention Des Moines Register

Local Social Notes From Ainsworth Area

Mrs I N Park and her Utah visiting sister Mrs T H Will. Philip Gerdes family Sabbaths at parental home. Irene Gerdes staying a few days. W J Grinstead of Verdi visited sister H R Baker. Helen Baker joined him. Harold Gerdes back after week with grandparents. Ray Woodford Gardener Speer families from Brighton Lexington Washington visited Howard Stewart home. Fuller Brush man called. Neighborhood readied threshing crew this week.

Philip Gerdes Gerdes Irene Gerdes W. J. Grinstead Verdi H. R. Baker Helen Baker Harold Gerdes Grandma Gerdes Ray Woodford Brighton Mrs. Wade Lexington

Remarkable Reptile Regrowth Experiments Reported

A renowned scientist describes salamander studies showing four-legged regeneration with 98 bones plus tail vertebrae reproducing six times in three months. In other cases the lower jaw along with muscles vessels and teeth regrows. In one instance an eye is said to restore within a year if the optic nerve remains.

Madeira and Channel Islands Boost Tomato Exports

The island of Madeira grows many of the choicest tomatoes for the British market. For years the Canary Islands especially Teneriffe with volcanic soil sent tons of tomatoes to Britain. The Channel islands also grow tomatoes and supply England and send yearly tomatoes to the United States.

Madeira Canary Islands Teneriffe Channel Islands England United States

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