Community Club Notes Amid Social Gatherings and Elections
Mrs Walter hosted the Snowball club with twelve members and children present. The Kenington club held its annual picnic on the schoolhouse lawn with nine members attending and lively conversation including politics. The Sunshine community club hosted an ice cream social on the Wolfe lawn with over a hundred guests enjoying games and cake. The Baptist women held a monthly social with a luncheon and redecorating plans for the church. Forest Donaldson and Mrs Reeves hosted Sunshine members with a scheduled ice cream social at C H Wolfe home. Marlen Bitting celebrated his twelfth birthday with family dinner and gifts at 902 South Iowa avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenington Club
Chool House
Hoover
Wm. Simmns
C. H. Wolfe
Sunshine Community Club
Walter Gardner
Wiebma
Weerman
Gardner
J. C
Forest Donaldson
John Zieglowsky
Reeves
Carl Zieglowsky
Marlen Bitting
A. P. Bitting
South
Iowa Avenue
Gary O'Loughlin
Fulton Fleming reunion at Sunset Park draws fifty relatives
A Fulton-Fleming reunion held at Sunset Park brought together fifty relatives, with five close friends as guests. Out of town attendees included J. D. Fulton and daughters Margaret and Ruth, Ray N Ellis, Mrs Charles Gorham and daughter, and Earl Fulton visiting from California. The event featured a long table, baskets, and children playing in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton-Fleming
Sunset Park
J. D. Fulton
Margaret
Ruth
Ray N. Ellis
Savensburg
Kansas
Charles Gorham
Garden
Church notices announce summer social events and meetings
The Grace Hill ladies host homemade ice cream and cake on the church lawn Tuesday night July 31. The Pleasant Plains missionary society plans an all day meeting with Mrs. C R Gallagher on Wednesday Aug 1. Bethel church northeast of Washington hosts an ice cream social for the church benefit Monday evening July 30. The Priscila club meets Tuesday afternoon July 31 with Mrs. Harry Ward at 622 KE Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hill
Pleasant Plains Missionary Society
C. R. Gallagher
Bethel Church
Washington
Priscila Club
Harry Ward
KE. Main
Movie houses in Ames reopen Sunday after law repeal
Ames July 28 motion picture houses will open Sunday for the first time in years after the city council rescinded a Sunday closing law. Churches oppose the move and anticipate legal action following tomorrow's shows. The council issued permits after a special election defeated the Sunday shows ballot question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Five Best Features on the Radio Sunday
The 1928 United Press listing highlights WEAF and WOR schedules across networks. It features Capitol Theatre at 5 30 UST 7 15 Kent quartet at 8 15 Nat ional Symphony and operatic concerts with Olive Kline Pryor’s band and United Opera company plus Mozart on WIZ and a toxin gang note at 5 30 CST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
WEAF
Capitol Theatre
Atwater Kent
WJZ
WPG
Atlantic City
WOR
Buick
Pryor
Band
Olive Kline
United Opera Company
WIZ
Local families set off on various vacations
Mrs John Pulman Jr and children of Washington and Mr and Mrs Will Stafford of Havre depart by car for Big Stone Lake SD for a several week vacation. Mrs Cora Davis Helen Watkins Mrs Ed Davis Lillian and Florence Crone and Mrs Nora Hicks visit Keota with Dudley Crone. A A Spies and children Patricia and Bob plan an Iowa Spencer trip then into Minnesota for two weeks. Sherman Ginser ich from Monticello expected tomorrow and Twilla and Irene Reed join for vacation. Lewis Jones travels from Wellman to Washington for business and vacation day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pulman, Jr
Washington
Will Stafford
Havre
Big Stone Lake
South Dakota
Cora Davis
Helen Watkins
Ed Davis
Lillian
Florence Crone
Nora Hicks
Keota
Dudley Crone
A. A
Patricia
Bob
Spencer
Iowa
Minnesota
Mrs. Sherman. Ginserich
Monticello
Twilla
Irene Reed
Funeral rites held for Joseph Prebyyl at Richmond
Funeral services for Joseph Prebyyl were conducted at the Richmond Methodist church on July 25 1928 with burial in Richmond cemetery. Pallbearers included John Shalla Edward Kalleus Frank Shebeck Will Pribvyl John Knotek and Frank Hora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Prebyyl
Richmond
Methodist Church
John Shalla
Edw. Kalleus
Frank Shebeck
Will Pribvyl
John Knotek
Frank Hora
Thanks for kindness during illness and death of husband
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for their kindness during the illness and at the time of the death of our beloved husband and father. We appreciate the beautiful floral offerings and assure you all will be kindly remembered by Mrs Joseph Prebyl, Charles Prebyl, Edward Prebyl, Mrs Elsie Schnoebelen, Mrs Blanch Lafourek, Wilma Prebyl, Dorothy Prebyl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Prebyl
Charles Prebyl
Edward Prebyl
Elsie Schnoebelen
Blanch Lafourek
Wilma Prebyl
Dorothy Prebyl
Chevrolet Delivers 750000 Bigger and Better Chevrolets
R H Grant of Chevrolet Mot or Company reports 750 000 Bigger and Better Chevrolets placed in owners hands since January first. Weekly deliveries average 30 000 cars with seven month year record, crediting strong manufacturing and 14 factories nationwide for prompt production and shipping from Oak Ind to Tarrytown NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Grant
Chevrolet Motor Company
Chevrolet
Maton
Suits Division
Oak Ind
Cal
Tarrytown
N. Y
Fetory
Covenant er Church Sabbath School and Services
Covenant er Church offers Sabbath school at 10 o clock with preaching at 11 and 7 o clock. Rev Remo Robh will deliver sermons at both services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remo Robh
Funeral services for Virginia Ma con
Funeral services for Virginia Ma con were held yesterday at J. A. Jones funeral home conducted by Rev. Carl W. Klein with a solo by Miss Karthryn Flemne. Pallbearers were LeRoy Pratt George Benson Merle Gallagher William McConnaughy Ernest Marshall and Ben Lytle. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery. A great number of Miss Virginia and Macon family friends attended the service, and there was a profusion of floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Macon
Carl W. Klein
Karthryn Flemne
LeRoy Pratt
George Benson
Merle Gallagher
William McConnaughy
Ernest Marshall
Ben Lytle
Elm Grove Cemetery
Virginia
Macon
Washington Has Beautiful Trees in Our City
A hometown sketch praises Washington streets for abundant elm, maple, birch, and pine trees. It highlights notable specimens on West Main Street, South Tuwa Avenue, East Jefferson, and other sites, praising their size age and beauty and urging residents to take pride in local arboreal heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Mass
West Main Street
Dr. B.S. Stutsman
Washington Street
Carl M. Kesk
Keck
Jeffrey
Colege
South Marion Avenue
Prof
Wilson
South Tuwa ‘Avenue
Joyce Shilmer
Harrison Arnold Pall
Howard Crozier
East
Jefferson Street
W. A. Gibson
Iowa
F. Hi. Wilson
Washington
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W. J. Brooks
Elywin Lewis
Lee “McAvoy
Anna Bowman
al. Crone
Maud Outright
Leonora Minick
Carrie Blake
Frank Sage
Florence Morgan
Howard Sitler
Mable Livingston
Mary Lukavsky
Washington, Iowa
The
Radio Sunday
Toxy’s Gang
WGY
Ies
Des Moines
Journal
Lewis Jones
Wellman
Joseph Preby
Talinks
Covenanter Church
Virginia Slacon
Ple
Tucker & Eicher
Bo TV
Flint
Mich
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