Community Honors L. M. Boughtins of Haskins at Party
A farewell party in Haskins honored Mr and Mrs L M Boughtin Tuesday evening at the church basement with about seventy attendees. A rainstorm kept many country residents from coming. Mrs Delbert Brumfield presented an electric Glock as a token of esteem and the couple expressed gratitude as they depart for Chillieo the following July to take a Milwaukee agent post. The community hopes the station remains open despite a possible closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Boughtin
Jaskins
Delbert Brumfield
Boughtiun
Milwaukee
Haskins
Chillie@othe
1934 Graduates Plan Saturday Reunion Details
Washington high school and junior college 1934 graduates meet Saturday at the country club. Contact Helen Kow at telephone 17 for tickets by Thursday. A corrected number is given. dinner served at 6 50 pm followed by a toast program and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Country Club
Helen Kow
Helen Kos
W KC
G.A.R. Hall
Merry Maid Club Hosts Potluck and Meeting
Mrs Barl Hobbs hosted the Merry Maid club at her Wellman area home. Eleven members and five guests attended as officers were elected and a potluck supper planned for July. Cathleen Godfrey and Libbie Musil led games while Roy Johnson provided guitar music. Next gathering set for July 18 at Evelyn Hosworth’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Holos
Merry Maid Club
Hom
Wellman
Thomas Joliteon
Ernestine Klingel
Barl Hobbs
Blick
Sunset Park
Cathleen Godfrey
Libbie Musil
Karl Hobbs
Roy Johnson
Lick
Evelyn Hosworth
Registered Nurses Meeting Postponed in County
The Washington County Society of Registered Nurses postpones the July meeting to the second Tuesday in July. A picnic is planned with time and place to be announced this week. Members should watch the Journal for updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Society of Registered Nurses
Slayer Hunt for former inmate linked to Nashville girl death
Police sought a former asylum inmate in connection with the attack and murder of Marian Ellis, age 12, whose body was found in a culvert near her parents' Nashville home. The girl was gagged and a rope was wound around her neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Ellis
Nashville, Tenn
Morrisons celebrate 34th wedding anniversary today
Mr and Mrs RE Morrison Sr celebrate their thirty fourth wedding anniversary today. Also birthday notices include Keith Pieper son of Ardell Pieper turning four and Lawrence Whisler UC Boulder student turning birthday today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RE. D. Morrison, Sr
Keith Pieper
Ardell Pieper
Lawrence Whisler
University of Colorado At Boulder
Rodney Campbell
Mike Campbell
Social calendar highlights D A V and club events
Thursday events include D A V members and families picnic supper at 6:30 p m hosted by Mrs Lillian Hayes and a PSE meeting with Frank Kurtz at the Country club pollueck dinner 6:30 p m at the Clubhouse. Sunday school picnic Sunset Park with sandwiches and dish to pass and multiple church and community group gatherings listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.A.V
Lillian Hayes
Nv. A. RK
PSE Iies
Cva Oe
Frank Kurtz
Pollueck
Philathea Circle
M.E. Church
Sunset Park
C.D.A. Sewing Circle
P.m
J. M. Kelly
U.P. Woman's Missionary Society
R. L. Livingston
Presbyterian Church
M. E. Church
Lemley
West Monroe Street
Announcements for church events and ice making history
A play Rumors Wanted will be given at Haskins church Friday evening June 30. A lawn social at Bechet Presbyterian Church near Washington on Thursday evening June 29 offers ice cream and cake. St. James Ladies Food Sale is set for Saturday July 1 in Washington. Dr John Gorrie’s early work on artificial ice making is noted in Apalachicola Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins Church
Bechet Pres. Church
N. E. of
Wash
St. James
Washington
Lloyd Fosters Host Rosemary Club Night at Home
Rosemary club members and husbands were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Foster with five bridge tables last evening. Prizes went to Mrs. Donald Thrown for high, Mrs. Shirley Augustine for low. men’s high went to Donald Brown and Charles Casper won men’s low. The club planned a July 4 picnic at noon at Glenn Thompson’s home with Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Dale Jones, and Mrs. Donald Brown assisting.
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Rosemary Club
Lloyd Foster
Donald Thrown
Shirley Augustine
Donald Brown
Charles Casper
Glenn Thompson
Foster
Dale Jones
Prayer in Daily Work Says Fenelon
Advice to infuse daily tasks with prayer and peace. Emphasizes speaking, moving, and working as if in prayer, done without excitement through the spirit of grace. Fenelon urges gradual habituation to constant reverent conduct.
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Fenelon
Damascus Shrine Plans July August Break and October Ceremony
Damascus Shrine No. 10 held a regular meeting in the Masonic Temple and voted to skip July and August meetings. A ceremonial was scheduled for early October. Five dollars was donated to the Centennial fountain fund. Leola Magdefrau and Victor Blattner, with Mrs. Miller, will attend a Rocky Island ceremonial, while Mrs. Magdefrau and Mrs. Means participate. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. C. E. Schmitt and Mrs. Nick Roth.
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Damascus
White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Centennial Fountain Fund
Leola Magdefrau
Wayland
Watchman
Shepherds
Victor Blattner
H. G .Miller
Rocky Island
Ill
Magdefrau
Means
C. E. Schmitt
Nick Roth
Pigs Eat Primroses Claim Examined
A note states pigs are the only animals that will eat primroses, reflecting a belief about porcine diet and plant consumption.
Booster Club Hosts Meeting At Stewart Home
Eighteen members and one guest Miss Myrtle Morgan gathered at the home of Mrs. Fred J. Stewart. Vice president Mrs. Fred D. Stewart led the meeting in the president's absence, with a roll call and a musical entertainment segment led by Mrs. Harry Donaldson. Refreshments were served by the hostess and her daughters Ruth and Frances Stewart, joined by Martha Whitaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booster Club
Myrtle Morgan
Fred JD. Stewart
Fred D. Stewart
Charles Barthelow
Harry Donaldson
Ruth
Frances Stewart
Martha Whittaker
Mildred Shebeck Hosts Potluck and Street Carnival Group
A group of girls gathered at Mildred Shebeck home for a potluck supper and later attended the Street carnival at Ainsworth. Attending were Or Pha Catherine Yoder Mondele Harbison Hetty Grecian Louis Porter Helen Soukup Lucille Murphy and the hostess Miss Shebeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Shebeck
Ainsworth
Or Pha
Catherine Yoder
Modelle Harbison
Hetty Grecian
Louis Porter
Helen Soukup
Lucille Murphy
Miss Shebeck
Priscilla Club Meeting Topic and Guests
Mrs. Hugh McCleery hosted sixteen Priscilla club members with guests Mrs. Charles Webb visiting Washington Carolyn Hamilton Mrs. Richard McCleery and daughter Margaret Ann. Entertainment included clever Q and A and a Goofy game plus a Cairo finger bowl tale. No further meetings in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh McCleery
Priscilla Club
Charles Webb
Washington
Carolyn Hamilton
Richard McCleery
Margaret Ann
McCleery
Egypt
MecCleery
Silk Worth Weight in Gold and Emperor Aurelianus
Aurelianus valued silk as highly as gold in the third century AD and famously refused his wife even a single silk mantle, illustrating the extraordinary value placed on luxury textiles in antiquity.
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Aurelianus
Why Keep It Up Poets Stir Talk, Not Verses
A sharp note questions poets who are alternately praised yet unseen in public, arguing that constant ululation yields little real verse or spoken lines from everyday readers. The piece challenges literary hype versus actual popular exposure.
Bennett Reunion Brings Skyline of Bennett Kin Together
The second BE Bennett family reunion was held Sunday at Eagle Point Park in Dubuque. Nearly all attendees have lived in Washington and the community, marking the first time the entire family gathered. Members included O B Bennett, Homer Bennett with Dennis, Harlan Bennett, K C Culver family, B D Fox family, N H Bennett family, O L Bennett and relatives, and Rod gers of Peoria, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. B. Bennett
Eagle Point Park
Dubuque
Washington
B. Bennett
O. B. Bennett
Homer Bennett
Dennis
Harlan Bennett
K. C. Culver
Joyce
Ronald
Oakfield
Wis
B. D. Fox
Harold
Oskaloosa
N. H. Bennett
Bob and
Bruce
Marshalltown
O. L. Bennett
Bennett
Mrs. Rodgers
Peoria
H. M. Kelley and
Otis
Brighton Go-Getters 4-H Club Meeting Summary
The Brighton Go-Getters 4-H club held an all day meeting on June 23 led by vice president Alice Dunbar who spoke about Ames. Elsie Stout demonstrated making butterscotch cookies. A geo-operative lunch followed. The afternoon featured open discussion and photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Go-Getters 4-H Club
Alice Dunbar
Ames
Elsie Stout
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L. M. Boughtins
Mrs. Barl Hobbs
Merry Maids
Raspberries
Kime Orchards
Kichland, la
Paul Houseal
Pleasant Ridge
Linus Patterson
John Saul
Major
L. T Saul
Algona
Troy Foriash
West Chester
Harriett Kunik
Julius Kunik
Priday
John Gorrie
Fla
Ia Laso
Lloyd Fosters
Husbands
Damascus Shrine
F. D. Stewart
Washington Dairy Fountain
Go-Getters
Carter
Rayon Taffeta
Batiste
Mer
henMied White
Rayon Crepes
Rand
Rach
Greys
Tion
Megs
Philip
Neal
Bor
J. C. Penney
Compan
Valie
Aks
Iowa
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