Society Happenings and Club Events Highlight Community Life
Marion McLarvon Everett Griffith honored at a YMCA board dinner with thirteen members present as he prepares to move to Des Moines. Various hostess parties and club gatherings mark social life including a St Patrick color theme luncheon at the James Combs home and a Kensington club meeting at Mrs Lucy Simking's house amid national inauguration discussions.
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Everett Griffith
Ym.c. A
Griffith
Griffth
Des Moine
Orville Hardin
Emma Maple
Glenn Knapp
West Chester
Bessie Stewart
St. Patrick
Harden
Bessie Schnach
Uer
Treva
Tressa Ferguson
Gladys Pence
Blanche
Iash
Will Embree
Guson
Pearl
John Maple
Erna
Ben Holt
James Combs
Mentt
R. L. Coulter
Pl Banco
Kensington Club
Lucy Simking
Worth
Hoover
Curtis
Blanche Edmonds
E.W
Lodge notices and train schedules in brief
Lodges Washington Chapter No 93 meets second Thursday. Damascus Shrine No 10 meets third Tuesday at Mason Temple. Officials listed include Pearl Kennedy W M Irene Bickford Secretary and Mrs L A Jones W P Sara B Walker Scribe. Train times show Golden Star Limited No 4, No 12 Express, California services, Knoxville branch details, with J C McKay as agent.
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Washington
N O
Pearl Kennedy
W. M
Irene Bickford
Damascus Shrine
Masonica Temple
L. A. Jones
W. P. Sara B
Walker
Worthy
Golden State Limited
California
Knoxville
Indians as remarkable swimmers and sweating rituals
The Bureau of American Ethnology notes Indians were strong swimmers with deep water practices similar to Polynesians. They used six to seven methods including diving and cooperative water play. A key custom was the sweat bath in a closed sweathouse followed by sudden cold-water plunges and reentry to dry off without towels.
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Bureau of America
The Lombards of Lombard Street in London
A historical note traces Lombard Street’s name origin from twelfth century Malian goldsmiths and moneylenders, with spellings evolving from Longbard and Langebred to Langhourne and Langhorne, a term still used for the watch location.
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Lombard Street
Prince Quarter
London
Langhourne
Daring Air Thieves Steal From Cook Tents
A Detroit News report notes many birds of prey in the country, especially the kite, known for long waits in trees near camps and bold thefts from cook tents. They snatch food from pans and even prey on other animals at meals.
Union Veterans to Meet Monday Evening at 7:20
Announcement notes a Union Veterans of the Civil War gathering Monday at 7 20 PM with a request for good attendance. The notice mentions a missionary event at the church Tuesday evening hosted by Mildred W Woodard.
Missionary Letters From China to Prairie Flower Church
Miss Maxine McNeal a Prairie Flower Baptist missionary in China writes of quilt gifts from the church circle a Bible school project and Chinese ladies viewing the quilt She notes appreciation and requests prayers for the mission work in China and mentions a furlough and reading about St Deter’s South America.
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China
Prairie Flower
Maxine McNeal
Mision Circle
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Martha
Tavenkow
Sion Circle
Jose
St. Deter
South America
Missionary letter outlines Tawenkow work and prayers
Maxine McNeal writes about Brevard's leadership, weekly sprayer meetings, and village church plans near Tawenkow. She describes feeding Christians first to build self-governing church foundations, requests prayers and support, and mentions upcoming Bible study and school efforts for Christians and men.
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Miss Brovard
America
Tao
Ben
Miss Brevard
Mins Brevard
Suns
Tawenkow
Mayetty
March meetings and classes scheduled by church and groups
The Ladies of the Christian church plan a safe Saturday March gathering at Barclay's Grace. Mimsworth Lodge 365 will hold a regular session Monday evening March 11. A fall attendance is desired. Mrs Hebrat and Mrs Green advertise registration for physiology and anatomy classes. Fortnightly section meets Tuesday afternoon March at Mrs Frank Wilson's home.
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Ladies of the Christian Church
Barclay’s Grace
A. Pond VM
Mimsworth
Stewart, HL
Ww. M. Il
Dro P. Mason
Bey
Kimber
Department of the
Frank Wilson
Reon
Tye Trouble with Lap of Luxury Area
Fragmentary transcript notes trouble in a luxury area tied to Tye. Reading suggests unrest or tension with local figures, but details are unclear in the readable text.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Notice of Hearing on Will for William N Lowash
In Washington County Iowa in district court a last will and testament for William N Lowash dated February 2 1929 was filed read and set for hearing proof at 9 00 oclock a m on Friday March 1 1929 at the courthouse in Washington. Inter ested parties must appear and show cause why the will should not be probated as the deceaseds last will and testament by order of Edna C Purvis Clerk of District Court
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Washington County
William N. Lowash
Court House
Washington
Laws
District Court
Said
J Edita C. Purvis
Washingtonth
Town
Mareht
Spinach or Not New Zealand Variety Grows Annual Vine
New Zealand spinach is not a true spinach it is an annual vine with thick leaves. It grows best in hot weather and its tips are cut cooked and eaten as spinach.
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New Zealand
Long Ago in Washington County 1873 Scene and Settlers
In 1873 the Washington Press recalls a county scene with five schoolteachers, aging settlers like Jonathan Wilson, and varied townsfolk. Notes on marriages, business moves, and local enterprises weave through discussions of schools, sugar making, and new residents arriving from Denver and Chicago, plus talk of poor farms and women homesteading under the soldier act. The piece captures community life and local concerns of development and schooling across the county.
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