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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1929

Page

3

Social clubs share St Patrick day events and bridge

Ainsworth hosts a social club gathering with St Patrick day games and prizes. Mrs Gladys Evans presides with Edna Sands and Ethel Henderson leading activities. Refreshments follow in green and white. Next meeting planned at Mrs Gladys Spencer's home in April Fool theme.

Ainsworth Gladys Evans St. Patrick Edna Sands Ethel Henderson Mildred Stephens Myrtle Thomas

White Way club gathering at Mrs Fornash home

On Tuesday March 12 Mrs Fred Fornash hosted the White Way club despite near impassable roads. Ten members and seven visitors joined a brief business meeting led by the president. Mrs Will Munroe organized games, followed by a two course luncheon in green and white. Guests included Mrs Geo Evans Mrs Booth Mrs Alex Gilles and others. Owing to sickness the next meeting will be with Mrs Schultz.

Carl Koehler Minnie Elizabeth Sunshie Koehler Laura Matthews Ruth Schneder Gladys Spencer del Cjmus Elizabeth Koehler John Koehler Ehmie Koehler Weebel Worman Fred Jarvis Fred Fornash White Way Club Altho Will Munroe Geo. Evans Booth Alex Gilles Wm. Embree Woddard Jean Crayne Rep Schultz

Community Club Meetings And Society Notices

The afternoon literature department meets Monday with Mrs. W. A. Gibson. The Bart nightly music department meets Monday at 7 45 with Mrs R. H. McCleery and Miss Elizabeth Fisher in charge. The Patent Teacher association of West Chester meets at the school house Tuesday at 7 20 for citizenship. The Nineteenth Century club gathers Monday March 8 at 7 20 with Miss Helen Wilson. Hank Chats by Mrs Henry Hull and read a play by Mr Carl Roberts. Baptist choir rehearsals tonight. Young Woman's Home Missionary Society potluck at Mrs W. W. Bowers home Monday evening. Zote

The Bart T. W Harwood WH. McCleery Elizabeth Fisher Patent-Teacher Association of West Chester Nineteenth Century Club Helen Wilson Henry Hull Hank Carl “Roberts Young Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church W. W. Bowers

West Chester letter reflects spring hopes and local gossip

West Chester correspondent reports on mild winter end, crop prospects, hog and cattle prices, and inflation worries. He jokes about Joe Jinks and Jack Dempsey, notes road mud and car mishaps, mentions Hoover inauguration, Des Moines tax talk, judges' wages, and Ladies Auxiliary meetings, ending with spring optimism and local chatter.

Joe Jinks Jack Dempsey Joe Mr. Hoover United States Maggie Des Moines

Newton Named Third Secretary to President Hoover

Representative Walter H. Newton of Minnesota is named third secretary to President Hoover. He will leave Congress immediately and serve as administrative assistant coordinating work across government bureaus and commissions. Newton directed the western Speakers bureau and helped Hoover campaign efforts in the Midwest. He will work with cabinet members on plans to reorganize federal departments and will maintain contact with agencies including the Shipping Board and Smithsonian Institute.

Washington Walter H. Newton Minnesota Hoover White House Newton Congress Chicago Middle West

Eight State Basketball Games Set for Iowa City Tourney

The Iowa high school basketball finals at the University of Iowa field house, March 21 22 and 23, feature eight district winners in first round matchups including Abraham Lincoln Council Bluffs vs Roosevelt Des Moines Aplington vs Reinbeck Davenport vs Ottumwa and Barat Sioux City vs Ellsworth. Semifinals Friday and finals Saturday determine the state champion with a consolation game preceding the final.

Iowa Coury Iowa High School Athletic Associations University of Iowa Field House George A Brown P. J. Belting Abraham Lincoln Council Bluffs Roosevelt Des Moines Aplington Reinbeck Davenport Ottum Barat Sioux City Ellsworth

Great Britain Uses 2 798 378 100 Buttons a Year

The Clean-Up Statistician notes Great Britain consumes 2 798 378 100 buttons annually. The wash ladies share the same labor across the world, reflecting a common domestic ritual.

Great Britain Cleveland Plain Dealer

Those Simian Thoughts

A beauty specialist claims beauty stems from beautiful thoughts affecting face and form. The piece ends with a strong jab on gorilla intellect, noting it would be a horrible thinker. San Bernardino Sun.

San Bernardino Sun

Early Spring Hopes Amid Snow Slide News

A reader reflects on fine weather and the rush of spring while recalling a Montana snow slide that derailed five cars and injured several, with one man killed. The note mentions a paper about spring hats for Spokane and the impact on Easter bonnet expectations, and notes the force of distant mountain snow slides.

Montana Spokane

Church Concerts and Services Schedule Read in 1940s Style

A dated list outlines morning worship at 9 45 a m with Ralph Kellar as superintendent and a 11 00 a m sermon. Sermons and evangelistic services proceed through the day with Kalona and other locations, led by Odell Harter and others, featuring multiple musical selections and postludes. The Welsh Cambrian Concert Company is noted for April 1, details include organ preludes, anthems by Schuster and Rogers, and offertories, with various solo and choral pieces. continued in the Costa m and Ogden churches under H N Schuster and Carolyn Hamilton with Rev D C Fulton as pastor and director of music.

Ralph Kellar Kalona Endeavor Odell Harter Washington Welsh Cambrian Concert Company P. E. Roil

Christian Science Church Services Sunday at 11

The Christian Science church will hold Sunday services at 11 o clock with the subject Substance. The public is cordially invited to attend.

The Christian Science Church

Bible School and Evening Service at First Church

The church schedules Bible school at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m and a Christian Endeavor and Intermediate society with Hay den Hughes and FP W Eastwood leading discussions on helping others join Jesus and living the Christian life. Morning sermon on A Citys Best Asset and evening sermon Is Christianity a failure with questions. Music includes organ preludes anthems and solos by Roberts Preston Wolf Mrs Lawrence Wilson and others. Minister Kr Eastwood. director Mrs Henry Shields.

Hayden Hughes Jesus FP. W. Eastwood Hammond H. W. Ramseyer Wema Henry Shields Kr. W. Eastwood

Friendly Folk church invites all to services and Bible school

The church of Friendly Folk invites area residents to Bible school at 9:30 led by Bees Rye Brown with Mary Morierty guiding the youth program at 6:00 PM and an evening worship at 7:00 PM with sermons on living the Christian life. The minister Arthur A. Vinz invites nonmembers to join a congenial home for worship and service.

Church of Friendly Folk Mary Morierty Frank RR. Sage Lester J. Thompson Arthur A. Vinz

Methodist Church Weekend Activities and Sermon Series

The Methodist Episcopal church schedules a 9 50 a m Sunday school for all ages led by John Speidel, a 10 45 a m worship with the third sermon in Some Essentials of Our Faith on Sin And Its Forgiveness, and 7 00 pm evangelistic service. Youth and children meet for leagues at 6 0 pm with discussions on Christian belief and behavior. The service invites all city residents and strangers to attend.

John Speidel Charlotte Foster Mildred Grown

Church Schedule and Evening Sermons Listed in Two Cities

At West Chester Sunday school 10:00 morning worship 11:00 Epworth league 6:30 evening worship 7:30 Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30. In Lexington morning worship 9:30 Sunday school 10:30 sermon themes The Living Christ and The Waste of Sin. Prayer meeting features review of reading course books by laymen. Fifty ladies attended Aid meeting amid poor roads.

West Chester Lexington Lloyd Baner Warner Johnston

Pleasant Hill church announces services by Pastor Vernon Carter

Pleasant Hill Christian church invites all to regular services by Pastor Vernon Carter on Sunday March 17. Morning sermon at 11 and Sunday school at 10, with evening service at 7:30. All welcome.

Pleasant Till Christian Church Vernon Cartery

Fire devastates Ishioka city with 1200 buildings burning

Tokyo March 15 officials report a disastrous fire in Ishioka city, Ibaraki Prefecture, with 1200 buildings ablaze including the post office. A violent wind fanned the flames as troops assist firefighters in battling the blaze that began last night.

Tokio Ishioka Iborag

The Best Woods Tool Anax in Field and Stream

The Best Woods Tool Anax proves useful daily for retting frewood creating tent stakes and poles clearing camp ground removing saplings and brush building emergency rafts and to craft minor metalwork by using its poll as an anvil. It also halves bone processing making fish heads ribs and small bones easier to cut than with a hunting knife.

International fishery share of cod catch across nations

The North American Atlantic coast yields about 1.108 billion pounds of cod annually for 30 years. Newfoundland accounts for 40 percent, Canada 20 percent, France 17 percent, United States 12 percent, and Portugal 2 percent.

North American Atlantic Newfoundland Canada France United States Portugal

Remarkable Konjola Medicine Praised by Doctor

A report from Dr Geo H Spriggs of Cincinnati extols Konjola as a remarkable remedy shown to aid kidney, neuritis, rheumatism, digestion and general health. Testimonials claim renewed energy, weight gain, and relief after weeks of use. Sold by Geo L McDaniel in Washington with many locals inquiring about the medicine.

Ington Geo. L. McDaniel Geo. H. Spriggs Nature Bwonjola Ile Konjola Iwonjola Washington

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