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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1932

Page

5

Sunday School Picnic and Community Gatherings

Mrs. C S Williams's Sunday school class picnicked Friday noon at the Boy Scout shack west of town with a carload of girls. The Wellston Social club met with Mrs Paul Harvey with eleven members and four guests, while 4 H and Happy-Go-Getters activities continued in Ainsworth with demonstrations, music, and a large all state dinner. Dinner guests at the Stewart home included Mrs Hubert Essley and Mr Ward Essley and their daughters.

C. S. Williams Presbyterian Church Boy Scout Shack Stewart Home Hubert Essley New York Ward Essley Mary Jeanne South of Washington Roy Stewart

Masonic Lodges Schedule and Officers

Lodges Washington Lodge No. 26 A F A M holds regular meetings first Friday monthly. Darnamascus Shrine No. 10 W H of J meets fourth Tuesday monthly at Mason Temple rooms. Officers listed include Glenn Mace W M and Grace E Twinam W H P with secretaries and scribes named.

Washington Lodge No A.F A. M Glenn Mace W. M W. Yard Danamascus Shrite Masohie Temple Rooms Grace E. Twinam J. W. Bidwell W. Scribe

Railway Time Table Co RL and P Eastbound Services

Railway schedule notes daily departures and arrivals for eastbound trains including No 50 motor car No 30 passenger No 12 passenger Apache No 4 Golden State Limited and local freight Nos 81 3 4 and 11 stops for California passengers county seats and specific towns. Agents L Goodlander J G McKay and W C Bell list multiple daily trains with varied frequencies and exceptions.

Apache Golden State Limited California el Paso Brighton Fairfield Eldon Belknap Centerville Seymour Allerton Princeton Spickards Excelsior Springs Liberty L. Goodlander Washington W. C. Bell

Royal Neighbors and Daughters of the Revolution Schedule June Meetings

The Degree team of the Royal Neighbors will meet Monday at 7 30 PM. If weather allows the Daughters of the American Revolution plan a flag day meeting and picnic at Sunset Park log cabin on Tuesday June 14 with a 3 30 program and 5 30 picnic. Rain shifts to 6 15 for the picnic then business meeting at Mrs R S Warfel 510 South Iowa Avenue. Pythian Sisters of West Chester Temple meet Tuesday evening June 14 for their regular session.

Royal Neighbors Daughters of the American Revolution Sunset Park R. S. Warside R. S. Warfel South Iowa Avenue Pythian Sisters of West Chester Temple M. E

Brighton Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs L T LaMotte of Brighton celebrated fifty years married with their three living children and fourteen of sixteen grandchildren present. They wed in Tipton on June 11 and now live in Brighton where they have resided forty years. One son Earl died eleven years ago and a baby died in infancy.

Brighton L. T. LaMoite Harry Anderson South of Myrtle Anderson Gerald C. LaMotte Eagle Grove LaMotte Tipton Stella Z. Hampton Earl

Wednesday Club Meetings Scheduled Across Local Groups

The Just Us club meets with Mrs. Ezra Gardner on Wednesday afternoon and other groups plan gatherings. Women’s country club hosts a regular golf breakfast Wednesday morning. Legion Auxiliary meets at 2:30 pm. B B club and Kolah club meet later afternoon with specific hostesses. IX club convenes at 2 o clock. Pythian Circle to be entertained by Miss Julia Cavender at 620 S Town Ave. Daughters of Union Veterans host a social Thursday at 2:30 pm with 10 cent contribution. Christian Ladies Aid holds an all day meeting Thursday with pot luck and quilting. Rosemary club changes date and will meet with Mrs. Waggoner Thursday afternoon. Country Club hosts guest day luncheon Thursday at 1 pm. reservations to Mrs. Lytle by Tuesday night. Lexington Ladies Aid Middle division hosts children at church basement Thursday afternoon June 16. Havre Social club meets Thursday afternoon with officer elections.

Christian Ladies Aid Kathryn Koehler R. L. Lytle Lexington Ladies Aid Society Elmer Masons Frank Schneider George Chalupa Cleve Basham Rock Island Charley Green Crawfordsville Lewis Herings Basham Joe Kolosick Ainsworth Kolosick Rhea Fread Des Moines Howard Baker Rebekah Washington Margaret Farrier J. H. Thompson Eastwood Elmer Mason

Dentists and locations listed for W D Dwyer T J Pease and O F Boller

Directory style entry provides office addresses in Bailey Building and near Court House with turn directions. Includes contact phone numbers 176 364 and 76 for three dentists, W D Dwyer T J Pease and O F Boller with street addresses on West Main and West Washington Streets.

W. D. Dwyer Bailey Northeast Corner Square T. J. Pease Court House Penney Store Corner West Main St O. F. Boller Commercial Bank Corner Washington St Sherman’'S Funeral Home

Livingston and Eicher Abstract Office Listing

Attorneys LIVINGSTON and EICHER operate an abstract department at 204 West Main Street, one block east of the courthouse. Phone 147.

Livingston & Eicher W. Livingston E. C. Eicher West Main St Court House

West Chester EB Church Meeting With Mrs Bauer

The W H M S of West Chester M E church will meet with Mrs Walter Bauer on Friday, June 17.

West Chester M. EB. Church Walter Bauer

Regular meeting of K of P on Monday June 13

Regular meeting of K of P scheduled for Monday June 13 includes election of officers and report of state convention. J. M. Kelley and G. K. 10118 noted in the notice.

K. of J. M. Kelley G. K

Local notes from Verdi and surrounding areas

Mrs Wess Finch returned home after a brief stay with daughter Mrs W Bealer. Theo Logan visits aunt Mrs R Chorpening. Mr and Mrs Leslie Gates, their son and Mr Dan Gates attended an Old Schoolmates reunion near West Liberty. Gertrude Emery visits her brother in Nodaway Iowa. Mrs James Baird and Miss Lewis host Walnut Women’s club gathering.

Verdi Wess Finch W. Bealer Theo Logan R. Chorpening Leslie Gates Dan Gates West Liberty Gertrude Emery Nodaway Iowa James Baird Miss Lewis Walnut Women’s Club

Local golfers place sixth in one day Oskaloosa event

Eight Washington players competed at Oskaloosa field course in a twelve team, one day tournament. Albia won with 1312 strokes over two rounds, with Oskaloosa second and Fairfield third. Local standout Vic Westphal improved from 92 to 79 in round two.

Washington Oskaloosa Maskie Albia Fairfield Vic Westphal Clubehampion Keith Drog Sandy McGregor Sidney Smith Bill Shannon Keith Droz Jack Lytle Harry Montgomery Jr Ralph Gibson Will Harwood Claude Tucker

Mrs Graham Hosts Social Hour Club In Crawfordsville

In Crawfordsville on June 13 Mrs Mary Graham hosted the ladies of the Social Hour club with guest Mrs Artie Wells. A short business meeting planned a July picnic with families. Maud Lease helped serve refreshments. A county clinic by the farm bureau will be at the schoolhouse next Wednesday at 2 for the nurse Miss Jacobs lesson. Young mothers invited.

Wellston Social Club Paul Harvey Mary J. Turnipseed Christine D. Yordy Edd Libe Maxine Churchill Miss Yordy Rosella Hotle Elnora Brinning Will Brinning Alma Dawson Nora McKinstry Martha Leola Hotle Art Dawson Crawfordsville Mary Graham Artie Wells Maud Lease County Farm Bureau Jacobs

Wellston Community News Highlights

Mrs Edd Stoutmer reports a weekend of family visits in Wellston with gatherings at Grace Hill and well known locals. A birth brings Clifford Dean to Mr and Mrs Carl Corpman. Other notes mention illness, social club attendance, farm tasks, and farm visits among neighbors.

Wellston Ad Henry Dale Darlene Alex Gillis J. L. Johnson Ruth Forrest Brinning’s Grace Hill Frank Pratt Dick. Brumback Carl Corpman Clifford Dean Harold Hays Pleasant Plain B. E. Bandy Keota

Young Iowa music camp draws state high school groups

About 75 students from thirty towns across three states join the University of Iowa for all state high school orchestra chorus and band this summer. Mary Juliet Lemmon Betty Jones and Virginia Davis headline the ensembles with others including Karl Bevins Tom Stewart Donald I Davis and Billy Cox. Conductors include Prof Charles B. Relehter Olaf C. Christiansen and assistants from major music programs.

Washington University of Iowa Mary Juliet Lemmon J. E. Lemmon Lemmon Iowa City Mary Juliet Betty Jones L. A. Jones Willis Town City Virginia Davis D. D. Davis Donald I Davis Donald Karl Bevins Tom Stewart Billy Cox Charles B. Relehter Olaf C. Christiansen Oberlin College Oberlin John M. Kuypers Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra H. C. Stump University of West Virginia Asher Treat University of Wisconsin Helen Stowell Lincoln

Havre News Briefs and Neighborhood Notes

Havre correspondent invites neighbor news while reporting on visits and travel. Lyle Mason and wife from Jacksonville Florida stop to see uncle Elmer Mason, en route to a two week vacation in Ames. Mary Thompson returns from Brighton visit. Howard Baker delivers hogs to Ainsworth. Mr and Mrs Fred Burger and ...

Havre Lyle Mason Jacksonville Elmer Mason Ames Mason Penney Mary Thompson Margaret Farrier Brighton Howard Baker Ainsworth Fred Burger

Nine Iowa scholarships totaling 1650 awarded to UI students

Nine scholarships totaling 1650 were awarded to University of Iowa students in the college of law. The top awards are two John P. Laffey scholarships of 300 each to James P. Kelley of Le Mars and Herbert Box of Ottumwa. Other awards include the Miller scholarship 200 to Harold Saks, John F. Dillon 150 each to Forrest W Davidson and Oscar K. Whitebook, Denkmann 250 to Anne Poldervaart and Arthur Janssen, Hammond 150 to Merle Johnson, and Wright 150 to Murray S. Spurgin.

Iowa City University of Iowa College of Law John P. Laffey James P. Kelley le Mars Herbert Box Ottumwa Miller Harold Saks Council Bluffs John F. Dillon Forrest W Davidson Crawfordsville Oscar KE. Whitebook Frederick CC. Denkmann Anne Poldervaart Harris Arthur F. Janssen Maquoketa William G. Hammond Merle Johnson Marshalltown George G. Wright Murray S

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