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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
5
The Presbyterian church hosts a public hooked rug demonstration Friday afternoon from 2:15 to 4:15. Mrs. Lottie Hotchkiss of South English, a winner of state and national rug making honors, will present the event and share details of her hobby. The display includes her rugs and is sponsored by Group 2 of the Ladies Aid society.
A brief notice mentions a request for ten cents as admission. The line implies a minimal fee for a kiss-related event or display, with no additional details on location or organizers.
Fifteen members and four guests gathered Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Virnus Bradford for a Friendly Social club meeting. With the presidency vacant by the death of Mrs. Will Saville, vice president Mrs. Frank Macon assumed the role and Mrs. Frank Schneider was elected to assist.
After a business meeting, a flower exchange took place and refreshments were served by Mrs. Ora Askea. The club extends sympathy to the Saville family for the loss of a devoted mother and wife.
Maude and Ethel McCreedy hosted a bridge tea Saturday at 5 30 p m to compliment Bernice Nash who will marry James W Hadley of Nichols in June. Three tables of bridge, Lucy Stahl won the high score prize. A hostess gift was presented to Miss Nash. The bride’s colors blue and pink were reflected in candles and nut cups on the table.
Lloyd Nolan, long known for villain roles, is urged by fans to become the hero in Paramount's Tip-off Girls. Once praised for The Plainsman and other films, he shifted from lawbreakers to a leading, heroic part as the drama opens at the Fox Theatre.
Walton family members Ray and Ellis Walton of Washington and their relatives spent Sunday at Earl Neal's home in Brighton Route 1. The visit included a surprise party for Mrs. Clara McClintie on her birthday.
The article notes an actor portraying a police chief in Dangerous to Know who helps topple a political gangster and a G-man in Tip-Off Girls who fights hijacking amid romance. Supported by Mary Carlisle Roscoe Kuris and Larry Crabbe, the cast highlights veteran character players.
In Kalona on May 4 Supt and Mrs Snodgrass hosted the Senior class for an annual May breakfast. Readings list seniors present including Ralph Drollinger Dennis Michum Eunice Nilfenegger Mildred Thatcher Velma Thelma Stutznich Richard Welte Maynard Strabala Lor etta Eagle Donald Kern Lovella Gingerich Leona Miller Donald Thompson Martin Levy Edith Yoder. Also notes a birthday party for Mrs Stuart Peterson and her son Roger with a Lund of attendees.
The article notes camphor’s growing commercial importance in recent years. It is used in explosives during war and, in peacetime, in celluloid, varnish, tanning, disinfectants, hermicides, perfumes, cosmetics, and as a heart medicine, with millions of pounds produced annually.
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