Des Moines Girl to Wed West Point Lieutenant
Mrs. William Sage of Des Moines announces the engagement of her daughter Kathleen Downing to Lieut. Harold C. Brookhart of Des Moines. The wedding is set for June 13 at West Point chapel, with Brookhart graduating that day and to serve in aviation. They will reside in Des Moines until late September before moving to San Antonio Texas.
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Des Moines
Harold
T. L Brookhart
Washington
Brookhart
San Antonio
Tex
Aviation Service
Shirred Capelets Capture Paris Fashion Pulse
A Fashion Bureau note profiles shirred capelets gaining favor in Paris and abroad. The soft front shirring flatters face and neck while adding shoulder breadth. beige or gray sheer crepe options refresh wardrobe. The New Fashion Book offers an easy pattern plan with Pattern No. 5 65 for multiple sizes and yardage.
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Paris
London’s Name Origins and Roman Adaptation
A brief note traces London to the native name Lyndin meaning town on the lake. It cites the Romans calling the site Londinium and notes later corruption in form of the modern name.
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London
Londinium
Fear of Volcanoes Shapes Salvadoran Building Wisdom
The capital and other cities in El Balvador learn to cope with proximity to severe volcano activity. Residents favor low solid structures like stone and cement to withstand tremors and ash falls, reflecting practical adaptation in urban design.
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el Balvador
Volecanoes
San Salvador
Birthday notices and club events fill Washington page
Beatricn Wilson turns 18 after surgery at Washington County Hospital. Hattie Mae Morgan also celebrates eighteenth birthday. Community groups announce June meetings including Booster Club, Royal Neighbors, Baptist Young Women's Missionary Society, Loyal Sisterhood, and Washington chapter No 98 O E S. Notices urge dues, elections, and a science talk on medical alcohol.
Surprise Birthday Dinner for Mrs. Charlie Brown
Mrs. John Birkey hosted a surprise birthday dinner at her country home in Pileburg on Friday June 8 honoring her sister in law Mrs. Charlie Brown. A noon feast featured three birthday cakes and a later ice cream and cake reception extended the party. Attendants included Bessie Brown and daughters Mary Jane and Maybe!, Mrs. R Foster and her daughter, Mr. James Patterson and three sons Junior Donald and Bobby, Mrs. Roy Gabriel and daughter Jeanett, Mrs. A Penningroth, Mrs. Karl Hoefert, Mrs. Dewey Hoefert and daughter Dorta, Mrs Father Hamilton, Mrs Will Brown, Mrs. Clara Fisher, Mrs Charlie Brown and her daughter Bernice, and the host Mrs. John Birkey. The birthday song greeted the honoree. Best wishes and many more birthdays were presented.
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John Birkey
Pileburg
Charlie Brown
Bessie Brown
Mary Jane
Maybe
R Foster
James Patterson
Junior
Donald
Bobby
Roy Gabriel
Jeanett
A. Penningroth
Karl Hoefert
Dewey Hoefert
Dorta
Father Hamilton
Will Brown
Clara Fisher
Bernice
Best Wieher
Brown
Pythian Circle Hosts Sunset Park Picnic In June Evening
Tuesday social calendar lists the Pythian Past Chief Circle and their husbands hosting a Sunset Park picnic at 6 40 with ring sandwiches and table service. Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society also to picnic at 6 15 with Miss Stella Walier named hostess. West Chester Pythian Sisterhood holds regular meeting Tuesday evening June 4 with ALD tether asked to attend.
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Pythian
Chief Circle
Sunset Park
Alma Hearne
West Cheeter Pythisa Sistera
ALD Tether
Wednesday Club Meetings and Showers Announced
Wednesday Rosemary club plans a 2 PM meeting with Mrs Cloyce Stewart. Fleur De Lis club hosts a 1 PM luncheon at Mrs Hal Richards home with Mrs Toi Harvey assisting. Just Us eluth to entertain at Mrs Deear rock's home Wednesday afternoon. Harmony club gathers June 15 at Mrs Manford Wilcox's home. Sunshine Community club hosts a wedding shower for Mr and Mrs Lafe Klopfenstein at the Joe Klopfenstein home Wednesday evening with a tea towel, ice cream, cake, and own-family dishes requested. Ladies Golf breakfast set for 7:20 AM Wednesday. West Chester Ladies Aid hosting June 4 with invitations issued.
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Fleur-De-Lis
Hal Richards
Toi Harvey
Mrs. Deear Rock
Let Home
Harmony Club
Manford Wilcox
Sunshine Community Club
Lafe Klopfensatein
Joe Klopfenstein
Wreakie Flower Mission Circle Sets June 14 Meeting
The Wreakie Flower mission circle meets Thursday afternoon June 14 with program committee led by Mrs. Mary Phillips and others. The Rural Woman's era also meets that afternoon with Mrs. Wm No t. Harmony Community eles and families host an ice cream social June 14 at Sunset Park pavilion. Rebekah club gathers Thursday at 2 pm with Mrs. Richard Johnson.
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Sam Neill
Orley Page
Guy Stumpf
Wreakie Flower Mission Circle
Mary Phillips
Jennie Rittenhouse
Gertrude Pence Hosteps
Nellie Booth
Rebekal Shebeek
Mra Wm
Harmony Community
Eles
Bun Set Park Pavilion
Rebekah Club
Richard Johnson
Methodist Ladies Aid Meeting Scheduled at 2:30 Friday
The Methodist Ladies Aid society announces a general meeting at 2 30 Friday afternoon in the church social hall Unit 9 will oversee the social hour.
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Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Unit 9
Local notes from Crawfordsville rural route community
Vera L Sands reports from Crawfordsville area with residents visiting, canning and farming activity. Entries mention Mrs Earl Munson, Helen Young, Will Wooley, Harley Rhea, F H Sand, Tom Riley, Ernest Clark, Ctt Lease, T H Riley, Dale, Jimmie Young, Jean and Mary Cherryholmes. Jolly Farm Bureau Club met at Emma Helveltine on June 7 with next gathering set for July 1 at Harley Rhea’s.
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Crawfordsville
R. R
Earl Munson
Song Donald and
Russell
Helen Young
Will Wooley
Harley Rhea
F. H. Sand
Washington
Dave Sehanigz
Tom Riley
Chicago
Ernest Clark
T. H. Riley
Dale
Mt. Pleas
Jimmie Young
Jean
Mary Cherryholmes
Emma Helveltine
Jolly Farm Bureau Club
Emma's
Douglas Newsnote on Kaufman Family Visits
Correspondent reports social visits among local families including Andy Kaufman Genevieve Kvde Pleas ant Glanzman August Glatz man Jacob Kaufman Pete Graber and Clyde Clark with multiple gatherings noted across late spring and early summer dates.
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Andy Kaufman
August Glanzmans
Joe Kaufman
Louie Kaufman
August Glatzman
Jacob Kaufman
Joe Graber
Pete Graber
Clyde Clark
Kell Hydeung
Mike
Local families gather over June weekends and weddings
The page records multiple social visits from June 2 to June 7 with Blyberger Graber Sinn Weinike and others visiting or hosting at Beese Sims Kau man Bain Kaufman and Graber households. A wedding note announces the marriage of Maxine Manning and Bil Jameson. A fire destroyed the Wyse barn and Dr Miller’s garage in Wayland.
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Wilma Graber
Joe Graber
Geneva Clark
Bert Bain
Andy Kaufman
Louie Kaufmans
Maxine Manning
Bil Jameson
Wyse
Dr. Miller
Wayland
Juanita Krabill
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Merry-Makers Club
O. B. Mos
Stanley Mouser
Pilotburg
ATD Society
Roy Schulty
Pilotburg Ladies Aid Society
Dow Bishop
George Shalla
Toon
Carl Oldfield
Harry Green
Carl T. Anderson
Helen
Viola Eagle
Frank Wilson
Jennie Schulty
Oscar Wilson
Donna Mae
Homer Turnipseed
Wayne Fisher
Daug’ters
Ellen
Theodora
Roy
Friendship Club
Wallace Home
the Friendship Club
George Walace
Wes Mayer
Warren Donaldson
Iowa
This Waer
Elsie Wallace
Davenport
Coleman
White Way Club
S.W. Delong
Pearl Smith
Lee Craig
Irvin Dillon
Paul Delong
Milo Delong
Edgar Stewart
Jacksonites
Darbyshire
Jacksonite
Pauline
Maxine Darbyshire
Wilma Palmer
Ames
Ruth Speidel
Maxing Darbyshire
Jessie Norman Abhery
India
O. D. Norman
Wilna
Wayne Norman
Billy
Dave Winegarden
Dickie
George Norman
Mildred Patterson
Abbey
Mrs. Winegarden
Stillwater
Minn
Rev. Vere Abbey
H. BH. Moody
H. FE. Moody
Tons Beach
Calif
Jay Carris
John Libe
Dorothy Libe
Oskaloosa
Helen Libe
Edith
Fred Matthe
Lawrence Libe
Ernest Miller
Libe
Moody
Edith Miller
Susie Johson
Riverside Ss. & C
Wollrab's
Riverside
W. E. Nicola
Bert Cray
Worth Hartzell
John Moss
Leslie Hartzel
Henry Klein
Robert Wells
Robert Nicola
Iva Hartzell
Country Club
South Side Country Club
Ivo Schnoebele
Claude Wel
Santa Ana
California
Ernest Saladay
Lee Schnoebelen
H .F. Metcalfe
Jesse Sleichter
Harold Schnoebelen
Wesley Prehoda
Claude Flynn
Ray Curmings
Clair Flynn
Joseph Hotka
Melvin Havel
Carl Craig
Norval Flynn
Dorothea Thompson
Ted Bailey
Josephine Bailey
Miss Thomper
Ellen Worth
New York Fashion Bureau
Weat
9Th St
New York
Syndiwate
Wivenlog Journal
Pattern Department
Wastington
Gary
Michigan City
Detroit
Clevelands
Youngstown
York
Midvale
Pittsburgh
ENNI
Bethlehem
Homestead
Michael F. Tighe
Earl Forbeck
NRA
Roosevelt
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Eugene C. Grace
Earl J. Forbeck
Association
American Iron and Steel Institute
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Ally
Beatricn Wilson
Lawrence Wilso
Washington County Hospi
Hattie Mae Morgan
Dale Peters of
Ainsworth
H. F. Masson
Royal Neighbors of
America
Woodman Hall
Baptist Young Women’s Missionary Society
Sisterhood
M. KE
Alice Cherry
N. Ave. B
Russell Belt
James
W. Kyle
O. E
Masonic Temple
Mrs. Brown
Rosemary Club
Cloyce Stewart
Paul Gorham
Green
SM. Lindermeyer
Duval
Agnes Ross
James Griggs
West Chester Ladies Aid
W. C. Tft
Vera L. Sands
Douglar
Miss Genevieve Kvde
Mr. Pleasant
Blyberger
Joe Beese
Amos Graber
Lester Hill
Jacob Sims
Wade Sinn
Andy Kauman
Johnie Weinike
Jake Beese
Jake Sinn
Roll Hyde
Clarence
Hites
Coats
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