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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1930

Page

6

Social Calendar Week Jun 17 24 Events listed

The social calendar outlines meetings and gatherings for June 17 to June 24. Groups include Pythian Sisters and circle, E O W club, Loyal Sisterhood at Methodist church, Damascus Shrine, Sunshine Community club, Booster club, Legion Auxiliary, Pythian circles, Country club family dinner, Lexington Ladies Aid, Harmony Community club, Philathea class, Garden club, Rural Women’s club, Independent club, Rebekah club, Laans Aid Society, Society of the Presbyterian church, and Friendship club. Events occur at Castle Hall, churchs, homes, and clubhouses with afternoon or evening timings and hostesses named.

Isaac Kleese Charles Shheibel Philathea Methodist Church Dorothy Crossett Garden Club G. Maxwell Tennis Hunter Rural Women’s Club James Palmer Independent Club Rebekah Club Richard Johnson

Calico Cushions Decorate Bedroom in Simple Patchwork

Decorative pillows use quaint calico prints on unbleached cotton. Techniques cover basted appliques, vertical embroidery stitches, bias fold leaves, and edge stitching. Designs suit 15 inch cushions or quilt blocks and can extend to coverlets or regualr counterpains with simple assembly and hand or machine quilting. Needlcraft, July.

Community announcements from local clubs and societies

Regular meeting of the Royal Neighbors at Modern Woodman hall Tuesday 8 PM with balloting and business. Lexington ladies meet at the church Thursday afternoon June 19 with refreshment and entertainment committees listed. Shrine No 10 meets June 17 at 8 PM at Sherman's Funeral Home. Sunstinenity club hosts an ice cream social Wednesday June 18 at Frank Scranton home. MB Church meeting with Mrs Dorothy Crossett Thursday evening. U P auxiliary at U P church Thursday afternoon with Kensington leading devotionals and refreshments. Ladies urged to attend. C W choir meets with Mrs Sam Miller Tuesday night. bring needles and tunble.

Aees Pythian Castle Hall E. O. W. Club Sam Miller Methodist Church George Jarrard Booster Club Damascus Shrine No Sherman Challeyence Woodman Hall Lexington Ladies and Society Henry Whitoff Bohn Whitett H. L. Huber Chas. Stewart Warren Bishop Equar Sherman Edith Pulver Hazel Haven Frank Scranton Sington U. P U.P Kensington Oats Anna Hays East Main Street Amos Weaver Joe Wright Will E. Jones HL. Ward The Legion Auxiliary Legion Hall Knox~ville Hospital

Women’s Christian Temperance union meets county groups

The West Chester W C T U held a Friday institute at the Methodist church with Mrs. B D Miller present to report from the state convention. The program included ministers talks on Christ citizenship and prohibition plus leaflets, music, and planning for a July county convention.

West Chester Method'st B.D. Miller Wellman Widhes Miller Woman's Christian Temperance Union Crawfordsville Katona Washington

Pythian meet with Mrs Mount and Gardeners with Mr Maxwell

The Pythian circle will meet with Mrs W R Mount on Wednesday at 2 20 PM The Gardeners will meet with Mr G Maxwell on Thursday evening in the community notices setting forth local meetings and schedules

W. R. Mount Loate G. Maxwell

Elopees in Forgery Nabbed After Bank Theft Plan

Alvin Krause and Mrs. Olga Lossow, Minneapolis residents, eloped to Garretson near Sioux Falls. They forged Lossow’s name to cash a $300 certificate, then fled east. Authorities tracked them to Superior, Wisconsin, where they were arrested and charged with forgery. Both received indeterminate sentences up to five years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary.

Sioux Falls Alvin Ke Use Olga Lossow Minneapolis State Penitentiary John ‘S. Media Krause Alvin Krouse Lossow Minneapoliggy Garretson Werman Elopers Krouse Garretson Bank Mr. Lossow Superior Wistor Kronse Sious Falls Etopir

Nature’s Marble Heart and Head In Hammond Bank Lobby

The bank lobby in Hammond features natural marble carvings that resemble a human heart and a head. Experts note the left and right ventricles are outlined with accurate heart details, while a hidden spot in the basement vault reveals a lifelike head, illustrating nature’s skill beyond human makers.

First Trust and Savings Bank Hammond Piture

Community notices and club meeting reminders from Oxford

Local items urge Legion Auxiliary and 4-H girls to attend meetings at Legion hall and schools. Farm Bureau and church groups plan events, with dates in June. A Balloon Union flight is noted to cause Oxford gas service disruption for the day.

Oxford England University Balloon Union

Water Borne Fem Belts Ken Fone Ine Gies

Water borne female person belts ken fone ine ges few of these wells are so constructed.

Kimberley diamond claim yields 54-carat find revival tale

A digger who lost his stake is treated to a farewell drink when a native announces a 54-carat diamond found on his claim. The gem later sold for $20,000, reviving romance around the Kimberley field. A trial will convince.

Capetown Kimberley

Window Display Odd in Berlin Attracts Attention

A famous Berlin window near Unter den Linden features a life size wax figure of a man facing a mirror with a pistol to his head, clearly staged to suggest he is about to commit suicide. The display draws curiosity and concern among passersby and watchers.

Berlin Unter den Linden Suterde

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Priday the Laans Aid Society Sunstiinenity Club MB. Church C. W. Chuir Rons Irs. C Etha Dawson W. A. Gibson C. A. Speer Harold Montgomery Fairfield Grand Circle Edna Flynn Flynn Hazel Moore Fred Bye Young Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Sunset Park Veda Stryker South Women’s Bible Call of the St Alms C.K. Stearns Rowan Mary Woodside Ting Farm Bureau Franklin Township Jim Combs Dolly Jokers Alice Meeks E. Laudies P. Finch the Missionary Society of the Country Club James Wa Independent Clu Adies Ald Society M. Church Halliday P.m Rebekah M. E. Church Stewart K. of C's Thurs Joe Piper G. K M. B Chas. Palmer Ladies and Society of the Christian Church Friendsteip Club Chas. Davis Oxfords Mil Quality Shoes N. W. Corner Square
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