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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1922

Page

6

Wedding of Marianne Wilde to Lionel Tefft Opens Summer Season

The Washington girl Marianne Wilde wed Lionel Tefft in Peoria at her parents home 1409 Knoxville Avenue. Summer garden flowers adorned the altar and rooms while relatives and out of town guests attended. The couple planned a moonlit honeymoon at Hemlock Lodge Wisconsin and will return late July.

Washington Marianne Wilde Walter B. Wilde Peoria Transcript Walter M. Wilde Knoxville Avenue Marianne Lionel Tefft W. V. Tefft High Street Georgette Hayes Creighton Second Presbyterian Church Ivan Tefft Chicago John Edward Martin Paul Schnellbacher Walter Donley Carl Meek Lucile Walker John Edward Martin, Jr

Out of Town Guests Attend Social Gathering

Late hour refreshments were served by the hostess. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jugenheimer of Le Claire Iowa and Mr. and Mrs. Will Jugenheimer with two children of Eldridge Iowa. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. BE Ellerbrock of Byron Iowa and granddaughter Billy Greham of Fremont Nebraska, Mrs. Launer of Columbus Nebraska, and from Washington Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jugenheimer with Mrs. Lou Jugenheimer and their daughter Francis.

Henry Jugenheimer le Claire Iowa Will Jugenheimer Eldridge Loway BE. N. Ellerbrock Byron, Iown Billy Greham Fremont Nebraska Launer Columbus Washington Oscar Jugenheimer Lou Jugenheimer Francis

Interchurch Sale To Aid Bible School in Progress

The Interchurch committee will host an eatable safe on Saturday in the vacant room on the south side of the square to defray Bible school expenses. The school has been a great success and every woman in town is asked to contribute something for this sale. The Interchurch committee greatly appreciates any help.

Interchurch Committee Bible School

Enormous English Trees Rival Redwood Heights

England hosts colossal trees in parks and forests. ash trees in Cobham Hall reach extraordinary heights. The tallest hornbeam near West Wycombe stood 12 feet, field maples reach 75 feet in Kent and Sussex, and the wild cherry at Benconsfield rivals any measured size.

England Augustine Henry London Country Life Europe Cobham West Wycomb Kent Sussex Scotland Benconsfield

Strange heredity puzzle in one family sparks curiosity

A Philadelphia columnist jokes about a family where each son embodies a different trade or talent from singing to boxing to publicity. The punchline notes the father ruled with an iron hand, while the sons display a mix of "mercurial" temperament and varied skills.

Ledzer Philadelphia

Baccon Shakespeare controversy dismissed by Mr Stormington Barnes

In a brief exchange, Mr Stormington Barnes dismisses the Baccon Shakespeare controversy noting Shakespeare retains public reputation and that naming an alternative author would not engage readers on UN boards. The article then shifts to a feature on foods from odd sources, detailing oils and proteins derived from peanuts and seeds.

Stormington Barnes

Quarrel Over a Loved One Reaches Agedlerald

In a brief fragment from Virwinghwa Agedlerald a young husband fears his lover is lost. The father urges calling her mother to settle the quarrel and suggests the dressmaker as a further step.

Lovey Dave Virwinghwa Agedlerald

Cheristabed Quotes Belong Engagement in Christabel Note

In Edith Henrietta Fowler's Christabel Cheristabed muses that belonging to a marriage feels like breakfast after a delightful party. The remark frames marriage as a quiet consequence of a lively evening.

Cheristabed Edith Henrietta Fowler

Community organizations and events listed for today

The Booster Club meets with Mrs. Harry Anderson. Pythian Sisters hold regular meeting and initiation. Ad Club hosts their fifth anniversary banquet at the Commercial Club. Hoyay Camp Wire girls depart tomorrow for a two day hike to Hammer shack with chaperones Miss Lucile Forgey and Miss Helen Wylie. Wayne Collins celebrates seventh birthday at Sunset Park. Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society meets at M. bh. church. Pythian Circle meets with Mrs. 4. A. Y. Ashby. Woman's Improvement League holds business meeting in Rest Room at three. Social Hour Club meets with Mrs. Charles Thompson at 2 30. B. O. W. class and families picnic at Sunset Park. Mr and Mrs Kart Corbin entertain at bridge for sixth wedding anniversary. Younger Seg Dancing Club hosts party at Commercial Clab in evening. Brotherhood of American Yeomen holds all day picnic at Sunset Park meeting at ten A M. Ralph Pratt and Lovie Jones host county home theater party at the Fox to see Penrod.

Hoyay Camp Hammer Shack Lucile Forgey Helen Wylie Wayne Collins Sunset Park Alma Hearne Holland Pythian Circle A. Y. Ashby Woman's Emprovement League Charles Thompson Kart Corbin Bridge Seg Dancing Club Commercial Clab Brotherhood of American Yeomen Ralph Pratt Lovie Jones the Fox

Social events and meetings listed for Miss Maude Hott and area clubs

Miss Maude Hott entertains at her home on South Second Avenue. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church meets at the church. Pleasant Plain missionary society celebrates their goth anniversary at Mr. and Mrs. George Reed’s home. Ice cream supper planned at Prairie Flower church. Wellston Social Club gathers at Jones Seiberts’ home. Pleur de Lis Club meets with Mrs. Arthur Durst. Ladies League Baptist hosts a ten cent social. Presbyterian Sunday school Bible class meets Friday at 2 30 at Mrs. A C Miller’s home 428 South 4th Avenue.

Pleasant Plain Ladies Bible The Presbyterian Sunday School A. C. Miller South Fourth Ave

Masonic Notice Urges Attendance for June 21 Inspection

Grand Master A. D. Meeker and Grand Custodian P. E. Brown visit Wednesday evening June 21 for inspection and instruction. Royal Master and Select Master degrees to be conferred. Grand Council officers will discuss the Supersalilant degree planned for fall. Ellitt Grayson OS812, I. M.

A. D. Meeker P. E. Brown

Ants Threaten Italian Flower Industry

A new large aggressive ant invades the Italian Riviera disrupting flower production. Horticulturists must report sightings immediately and follow prescribed destruction steps. Supposedly introduced from Argentina.

Riviera Scientific American

Ghost possession belief drives local cleansing rite in Central Africa

A Wa native claims possession by a ghost and seeks help from a local medicine man. The healer plans a ritual feeding to tempt the ghost from the body, reflecting traditional beliefs in supernatural influence on health.

Firme Weller Central Africa

Unlucky Cricket Sound Foretells Youth in Folklore

Superstitious folk hear the cricket's sound as a sign of fate. In many lands the sound is listened to with care as a possible omen. The belief links cricket tones to upcoming youth or change, though opinions vary.

Community notices and club meetings schedule

Local notices list planned gatherings including Washington Lodge No 26 Masons meeting June 20, Epworth League church gathering, Royal Neighbors, Pleasant Plain Missionary anniversary June 22, Young America lecture by Critchfield, Younger Set dancing at Commercial Club, Social Hour Club at Mrs Charles Thompson, Prairie Flower church ice cream supper June 22, Women’s Mite Missionary Society report, A M E church fundraiser, Presbyterian Bible class and Yeomen district picnic at Sunset Park, Pleur de Lis and Wellston Social Club events, and a Wellston family picnic at Sunset Park June 2.

Charity Bake Sale for Bible School in South Square

A Saturday edible sale is planned in the vacant room on the South side of the square to raise funds for the Bible school. The invitation asks every woman in town to contribute.

First English Farming Book Bought by British Museum

The British Museum purchased the early farming manual A Boke of Husbandrye, regarded as England’s first farming treatise. It was printed in 1528 by Richarde Tynsen and bought for St1. Gsio.

England Gsio British Museum Richarde Tynsen

Suckers Swindlers and Detectives

A witty Erie Times line notes that a simple person can spot a swindler even as expert detectives fail, highlighting the irony and humor in everyday judgment.

Erie Times

Iowa farm women push home accounts and beautification drive

An Iowa State College extension project led by Miss Gertrude Lynn increases home accounting among farm women across Jones Buena Vista and Clinton counties. The effort cuts L O K entries, promotes systematic record keeping, and coordinates a county wide beautification contest with tours, photos, reports, and shared methods.

Anamosa Iowa Agricultural Extension Service Iowa State College Gertrude Lynn Jones Buena Vista Clinton Miss Lynn Jones County Verna M. Hazen Hazen Farm Bureau Ames Lynn Monticello Wyoming Oxford

Family Lemon Cherry Gelato Style Dessert Shared by Friends

Mrs A R Miller’s sampler recipe circulates among friends who publish it. The dish uses box red Plymouth Rock gelatin soaked in cold water then hot water with sugar and lemon rind. It includes vanilla lemon juice milk and beaten egg whites folded in after freezing.

A. R. Miller

Women News Writers Grow in New York Era

New York shows nearly 1000 newspaper women with supporters among male members. Women are proposed for admission to the Architectural League of New York.

New York The Architectural League of New York

Guthrie Center Methodist Churches Celebrate Jubilee

Guthrie Center marked a jubilee with nine Methodist Episcopal churches participating. Bishop W Shepard of Portland Ore delivered the principal address at the gathering held yesterday.

Guthrie Center Methodist Episcopal Churches Guthrie W. ©. Shepard Portland, Ore

Also Mentioned on This Page

Adda van Dyke Armour Griggs D.C Lethal Taylor Norene Schmoeller Clear Lake Nellie Schiebel University of Iowa Virginia Griffith Mildred Rice Helen Wilson Penrod the Baptist Church Assan India Carol Forgey Edna, McCarty Amy Edworthy Elmer Mason Heredity Booster Club Harry Anderson Pythian Sisters Ad Club Commercial Club Weests Pleur de Lis Club Arthur Durst Ellitt Grayson, 1. M Washington Lodge H. T. Carris W. M Epworth League Ladies Aid of the Christian Church Young America Critchfield North Dakota Equitable Marketing Association Claob Ogle Varsity Five Iowa City Prairie Flower Church Women's Mite Missionary Society A. M. E. Parsonage Johnson Buxton Mary Campbell A. M. E. Church Sts Wellston Jonas Seiberts KUB Nomore Company Fort Wate Indiana Mahaska County Oskaloosa Clark & Enslin West Side Square
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