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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
6
Social calendar bursts with visits and parties. Neighbors share dinners at country homes north of town. Clubs meet to play games, hostesses serve refreshments, and the Iowa Rose Society garden pilgrimage visits Washington area gardens with forty plus attendees.
Weekend specials feature ripe pineapples at 2 for 26c and two sizes of olives in quart jars, one wine flavored. Ken-L-Ration dog food arrives this week. Micello sweet pickles in quart jars, Supreme Cocoa coconut bars, and a Creek Line of diet foods. Eagle Discount Stamps offered with cash purchases. full books redeemable for $2.00 in groceries.
Joyet hopes for another Washington gardens tour. The Garden lab has aroused more interest than almost any department of the Fortnightly club. The last meeting at Mrs Anwyls where rose Aisplay was held was one of the most interesting.
A 100 percent natural color talking singing and dancing feature titled Song of the West plays at the Fox Theatre. It follows a wagon train with soldiers from Fort Independence across California to the gold era, backed by scenes of outdoor vistas and camp life with a large chorus and cast including John Totx Vivi fat Joe B. Brown Marie Wells and others.
Betty Compson stars as Gus Arnheim and his Cocoanuts rave at the Ambassadeurs Clubs in Paris. The Radio picture showcases four numbers from Street Girl performed by Arnheim and his band as dancers perform in the Paris club. John Harron Jack Oakie Ned Sparks Joseph Cawthorn Ivan Lebledon Eddie Kane lead the supporting cast under Wesley Angels direction.
The D A R flags day event in Sunset Park includes a 2 80 p m log house gathering with a 5 o clock picnic lunch bring silver dishes sandwiches and one dish to pass. Boone Ia White Shrine invites Shrines for a state picnic June 15 at City park with baskets coffee supplied. A social and Baptist choir rehearsals are noted with times and hosts. Modern Woodmen notice and Washington Chapter F S 80 meet at Jones Funeral Home with visiting members welcome. Regular Presbyterian Church program listed among notices.
Miss Nettle Blair daughter of Mr and Mrs Blair and William G Lewis son of Mr and Mrs Lewis married at 7 30 Tuesday evening by Rev W A Lamp at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Stapp of Chicago Relatives attended and guests included the Blairs Stapps and Stapps The newlyweds will reside in Columbus where both have been active in community life Mrs Lewis has been office manager for Iowa Southern Utilities Co and Mr Lewis is a farmer Miss Marie Overholt a Columbus high school teacher travels to Europe with her mother for a two month tour They will visit England Ireland Holland Switzerland Austria Italy and France The Dixie chapter of the W C T U meets Thursday at Mrs Oscar Cassabaums Mrs L J Roberts and daughters Elizabeth and Patsy of Horger Texas visit the Roberts home Miss Musa Todd attended a meeting of Reformed churches of Iowa at Tipton Edith Marshall hosted the Philathea class at Presbyterian church Tuesday evening
Earsal Friday evening at 7 15 the church mission unit one of the Methodist Aid society will meet with Mrs T M Sorrell 716 West 3d St tomorrow Friday the 13 Presbyterian choir rehearsal Thursday night June 12 at the church at 7 15.
Officials investigate two Colfax fires on Sunday with incendiary origin suspected. One blaze consumed the interior of a vacant building owned by the city and another destroyed a former bottling works, prompting a formal inquiry.
Detroit reports a first preliminary total of 1,564,297 residents, showing an increase of 570,719 people or 57 percent over the past decade. The release underscores substantial urban growth and shifts in the city’s demographic makeup.
An ad promoting Radox footbath claims 15 minute soaks soften corns and callouses without cutting. It asserts corns lift out with roots and won t return unless shoes cause irritation, promising stronger feet and hard skin on heels and toes. Lemmon Pharmacy and other drugstores stock or can order Radox for foot comfort.
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