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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1934

Page

8

Local social notes from Maquoketa and region

Miss Paula Tracy visits Iowa City for weekend with Miss Lucille Shuman. Miss Cathryn Dempsey returns from Sioux City with sister and Mr F Baldwin. Mrs T J Dempsey and others greet relatives. Cherry crops praised amid drought. Everett Griffith family visits from Des Moines after Illinois funeral. Jean Williamson visits grandmother in Elkader. Eva Blake visits Fairfield. Betty Jacobe heads to St Catherine’s Hall Des Moines for dancing lessons with Pat Caviness.

Everett Griffith Tommy Catherine Ann Des Moines A L. Griffith Champaign William Mueller Illinois Jean Williamson Elkader Ia R. L. Coulter Eva Blake Fairfield

Seasonal Flowers Mnemonic Fragment Incomplete

A jumbled list of month names linked to flowers appears broken with missing letters and punctuation. Readers see January snowdrop February primrose March April daisy May hawthorn June benersuckle July water August poppe September morning glory October hops November chrysanthemum December halle.

Baseball standings and results from the American League

Yesterday scores show Boston defeating Chicago 11 to 1 and Detroit beating Washington 11 to 3. Cleveland won 4 to 1 over New York while St Louis beat Philadelphia 3 to none with the latter game called in the eighth due to rain. Today matchups include Detroit at Washington and St Louis at Philadelphia.

Detroit York Cleveland Ee Boston Washington St. Louis Philadelphia Chicaro Cleveland New York St Louis Sreland Chicago

Local Social Notes From Crawfordsville and Nearby

Miss Hope Huston of Crawfordsville visited Washington yesterday. Otto Frey a Noble storekeeper was in town on business yesterday. Schuyler Livingston attended the State Bar Association meeting in Waterloo Thursday afternoon and returned home. Ted Bailey accompanied him. Mrs. B. S. Moyle of Maquoketa visits her parents on East Main Street and Ruth Moyle, here since Monday, will return home with her tonight. Mrs. J. R. Kruser and Gweneth Kruser went to Iowa City to bring back J. R. Kruser who has been playing saxophone in the Za-Ga-Zig Shrine band from Des Moines. William Manussier and Hal Reister, who traveled with the Kaaba Temple band from Davenport, have returned home. Mrs. John Fladying and children of Wellman shopped here yesterday.

Otto Frey Noble Schuyler Livingston Waterloo State Bar Associatins Ted Bailey B. S. Moyle Maquoketa Airs. Wilson Gweneth Iowa City J. R. Kruser Minneslus Des Moines William Manussier Hal Reister Davenport John Flading Wellman

Hospital patients Geoffrey Freshwaters and Leon Lockett

George Freshwaters left Washington county hospital today to return home after an appendectomy. Leon Lockett of Ainsworth had his tonsils removed at the Washington county hospital this morning. The article notes a massing of veterans in Tournai.

George Freshwaters Washington County Hospital Leon Lockett Ainsworth

Farewell luncheon and bridge honors Mrs Ritchey party

Mrs F M Ritchey and daughter Mrs Carol Colvig headed to Des Moines July 1 were celebrated at a downstairs luncheon bridge party hosted by Mrs Rothschild with assistance from her daughter Miss Jeanette Rothschild. Contract bridge was played at three tables with Hich score prizes to Mrs KB FE Stutsman and guest honors to Mrs Ritchey and Mrs Colvig. Miss Rothschild entertained with song after luncheon.

F. M. Ritchey Carol Colvig Des Moines Rothschild Jeanette Rothschild Ritcheys O. M. Chaney Newell Iowa W. Ot. Rukgaber

Seattle Visitor Honored Yesterday At Cotter Luncheon

Mrs W C Hedges and Mrs W KEK Jones hosted a relatives luncheon at Mrs Jones home near Cotter honoring cousin Mrs Ellen Ball Wilcox of Seattle visiting Wayland. Guests included Ara Ruth Jane and Martha Ann Bidwell and several Jones relatives. The décor featured sweet peas and flowers.

Seattle W. C. Hedges W. Kek. Jones Herbert Hills Mt. Pleasant Omer Noshart Wayland E. C. Allen WJ. Allen Alvin Allen Richland Louise Kathleen A. W Wenger

U. S. Employment Exams Planned in Iowa towns

The Town State Employment Service announces open examinations for clerks and stenographers on July 12 13 and 14. Examinations will be held in Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Sioux City with application blanks available through Professor Dale Yoder at the College of Commerce State University. The tests are a special United States Employment Service program not a Civil Service Commission exam.

Dale Yoder College of Commerce State University of Town Town City Cedar Rapids Des Moines Sioux City Civil Service State Employment Service Civil Service Commission Special Employment Service United States Femplovment Service Towa

Roots and Roads Shape a New American Identity

An essay traces how farmers and cities intertwine as markets broaden and rural life confronts modern complexity. It speaks of returning to the mother land, balancing independence with group welfare, and foreseeing a mature America that blends urban dynamism with farm rootedness.

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Employment Office Qualifications Guide Reserved Posts

The document details minimum ages and qualifications for managers interviewers stenographers clerks and typists in a service affiliated with Office Managers It outlines education requirements high school graduation or equivalent college degrees and years of relevant full time experience plus knowledge of employment laws and labor conditions and practical hiring abilities

Clerical and Typist Positions Detail Requirements

Experience in clerical work within five years and knowledge of modern office practice. Applicants must follow instructions, be neat and accurate, with good judgment reliability and tact. Typists must copy 45 five letter words per minute and both roles require at least 18 years of age.

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