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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1929
Page
6
Society notes invite readers to share party details with permission for publishing. Upcoming meetings include Snowball Social club with Mrs Phillips, Rural Woman's club with Mrs Rathmell, and Pilotsburg ladies aid society with Mrs Carson Wilson. The Merry Makers have postponed. Aug. date unclear.
The Ainsworth social club enjoyed a Washington trip with a fast departure and a welcome home reception by hostess Ethel Henderson. An all day August 7 picnic at Ethel Henderson's home was announced. The J. E. club gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Evans for an evening of games and refreshments. The So and Sew club met at Mrs. Willard Leet's country home for a July gathering with nine members and five visitors, planning a Sunset park picnic in August. A surprise wedding announcement for Merl H McDowell and Ruth E Lee ended the meeting.
Local groups announce meetings and events including FE O W club July 20 at Mrs Amos Norton. Pleasant Hill church play He's My Pal July 31 at 8 pm. Christian church social Aug earliest. K of C postponed to Aug 6 and Aug 9 home Rosary at Joe Lohberger. W B P M S mite box opening Aug 23 at Mrs Lewis Klein 602 East Washington. Orchestration classes resume July 31. Rebekah lodge for past Noble Grands. Washington County club pot luck Thursday 8 pm with bridge. bring dish to pass.
In Fountain City Tennessee Mrs Molly Austen collapsed and died as her daughter's casket was carried from the Austen home to the hearse. A double funeral was held the following day.
Eric Mowatt paid 100 dollars per minute for a three minute nap at the wheel of his car in Lynn Mass. The sleep occurred during a traffic accident leading to the fine.
In Watertown Massachusetts during a heat wave a bird caused a fire when sunlight through a glassed porch ignited a celluloid canary burning Mrs Marshall Prescott's home.
France reduces circulating paper currency and introduces nickel coins. The change aims to ease travel for tourists who tire of mixed small notes and denominations.
Charles St Amant, 26, reportedly revived after being pronounced dead. Doctors said he was in a coma resembling death due to heart trouble as relatives prepared funeral arrangements in Providence.
State officers at a Chillicothe picnic area spotted three stills from a distance. Two women arrived and began operating the equipment. After the outing, agents arrested the pair on liquor charges.
The county W C T U convened with Mrs. B E Miller of Wellin Song directing devotionals and Mae elghae tee on piano. Readings by county secretary D E Brumback and reports from Washington Crawfordsville Kalona and Brighton highlighted charity drives clothing donations and community outreach across rural schools civic partnership and temperance education.
Home economics specialist Inez S. Wilson urges color in meals as fruits and vegetables brighten spring and early summer menus. The recipe for Ham Souffle with New Potatoes guides melting butter, flour, milk then ham with egg yolks and whipped whites before baking in a water bath.
At Westchester and Long Island sports gatherings, sunburnt silk hosiery and mesh stockings in dark tans and grays emerge as key color trends. Observers note clock decorations on hosiery, a preference for dark grounds in patterned silks, and a mix of chiffon and mesh stockings alongside sun-tanned legs enhancing color depth.
Social calendar lists multiple gatherings this week among local clubs. Mrs. H H McCleery hosts Priscilla club at 615 East Main. Snowball social club meets with Mrs W A Phillips. Mrs Amos Norton hosts WEENESDAY events. Mrs Ralph Livingston hosts breakfast honoring Mrs Jerry Voorhis of San Diemas. Rural Woman's club and Pilotsburg Ladies Aid also meet at specified homes. church events include a ten cent social at the Christian church and the Methodist Woman's Foreign Missionary society mite-box tea at 602 East Washington.
In Marengo Iowa July 20 Spirit sp reports an ice cream plant worker Oral Gleason nearly froze to death after entering a freezing room with the door locked from outside. He endured two hours of extreme cold before help arrived and doctors say he likely will recover.
Des Moines. July 30. A. P. Kirkpatrick and Fred Wagner were jailed on charges of disturbing the public quiet after insulting households that refused to buy sewing machines. They later posted bail as police reports noted their remarks to Patrolman Andy Loeffler.
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