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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1944

Page

6

Camp Fire girls celebrate second anniversary event

The Camp Fire girls held their council fire at the Y and marked their second anniversary with an impressive ceremony led by Mrs Dowell. New members joined, and a call went out for a younger sponsor to assist. The next day the group visited the Methodist church. Miss Warren celebrated a birthday. reactions followed for local residents including the late W F Jurging and the Stewart Webb wedding ring bearers photo noted in the Des Moines Register.

The Randolph Kelsey Stewart-Webb Des Moines Register Eleanor Theodore Bailey Fred Downing

Bakers Start 300 Minorca Cockerels at Westminster

Westminster March 27 The Bakers have started 300 Minorca cockerels as a prelude to this year’s poultry yard activity They plan to release the major portion of the upcoming chick flocks later this season Also notes on local residents travels Red Cross canvass and community news from Westminster Iowa

Westminster Poultry Yard C. L. Bakers

Brighton wedding ties two Iowa couples in Newkirk ceremony

Mrs Van Zanten attended the March 15 Dutch Reform church wedding of Edward Van Zanten and Joyce Vander Schaaf in Newkirk with 200 guests. The groom works at a Sheldon department store and serves as a flying instructor at the Sheldon airfield.

Ednar. Crile Brighton Wm. van Zanten Sheldon Edward van Zanten van Zanten Joyce Vander Schaaf Garret Vander Schaaf Hospers Newkirk Corn Wilbur Charles Walker J. C. Dunbar Taylor FE Stout Sigourney Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Club Nellie Balderson Tony Meath Myrtle Hanlon Mary Bales Henry Lechner Jennie Madden Verne Madden Ottumwa Des Moines Phyllis Woodford Betty Cox Oskaloosa Miss Wodford Anson Woodford Keith Willis Mary Maxine Tracy Cpl. Willis Camp Polk Loren Phinney the Friends Church Pleasant Plain Paton Charles

Crawfordsville High Presents Tiger House Mystery Comedy

Crawfordsville high school stages Robert St Clairs Tiger House at the auditorium March 31 at 8:00 PM. The mystery comedy centers on Erma Lowrie and guests at Mystery Manor with romance and light humor, no violence, featuring Ann Sommer Yami Ruth Rich Joyce Gault and Roger Hamilton among the cast.

Crawfordsville Crawfordsville High School Robert St. Clair Erma Arthur Hale Oswald Kerins Sophia Peggy van Ess Erma Lowrie Ann Sommer Yami Junior Despain Ruth Rich Murdock Joyce Gault MaeIntosh Dwight Graber Roger Hamilton

The Mystery Woman and Notable Names in a Tiny Ledger

A fragmented listing includes Oswald Kerins Cleo Cherryholmes Peggy Van Ess Betty Huston Harry Suter and Dorothy Waters with director Miss Ann Langford referenced. The context appears a scattered page item referencing figures and a titles figure The Tiger Man. The text remains unclear and incomplete.

Cleo Cherryholmes Peggy van Ess Betty Huston Prompsor Nisi Harry Suter Mystery Woman Lestaneeeerh Dorothy Waters Ann Langford

Wayland Social News Roundup Faces Shifts in Families

Mr and Mrs Cornelius Schrock moved to Shipshewana Indiana starting new home arrangements. Mrs Will Kauffman learned of sister in law Mrs Lee Natzinger s death in Goshen Indiana. Peter Alliman hosts guests including Lydia Johnson and children from Longview Washington and Ira Alliman US Navy. Clair Sodergren and sons Bob and Lt Richard Sodergren visited Ezra Wittmer Tuesday evening.

John Stauffer U. S. Navy Farragut Idaho Jacob Stauffer Marvin Keith Camp Roberts Calif A. D. Keith Ft. Ord Ezra Witmer Davison Coppock Chas. Zear Ike Neff Burlington Bertha Schlatter Omaha Neb Fred Tixson Schlatter Richard Sodergren Hondo Texas Clair Sodergren Bob Lt. Sodergren Roswell New Mexico Bombardier Oral Conrad Beverly Conrad B. E. Herr Hillsboro Ralph Herr Horr Mar Ezra Wittmer Wayland Cornelius Schrock Shipshewanee Ind Will Kauffman Lee Natzinger Goshen Peter Alliman Lydia Johnson Lillian Alliman Will Alliman Wanda Longview Wash Clarence Alliman Pottsville Ira Alliman Cuba Bob

New Light on Kassite Elamite Rule in Babylonia

Archaeologists report discovery at the site of the Babylonian capital where five inscribed pivot stones and several inscribed tablets shed light on the Kassite Elamite dynasty that overran Babylonia circa 1780 B.C. and ruled for five centuries.

Babylonia Kurigalzu

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