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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1932

Page

6

Girls perform at Y M C A in music week parents night

Wahwantaysee and Nawa kahmoka Campfire Girls entertained their mothers at the Y M C A with a largely musical program as part of music week. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Soule and Mrs. K M McConaughey.

Wahwantaysee Nawakahmoka Leigh Soule K. M. McConaughy Mary Elizabeth Atchison Carolyn Carbee Mary Katherine Widmer Harriet Reister Faye Killen Phillips Gweneth Kruser Martha Ann Mace Mary Annabel Westphal Darlene van Meter Helen Pullen Margaret Jean Snider Betty Kolesick Lois and Frances Sartor Helen Ruth Smith America

Fortnightly and Club Events Linked To May Meetings

Various local groups schedule May gatherings through May 12. Fortnightly Club departments, the Birthday Club, Pythian Sisters, Huff Auxiliary, Doreas Society, American Home sections, Drama department, Odd Fellows rally day, IX club, H. H. Bridge club, Wellston Social club, and missionary societies set meetings with times and host locations, including the Y, church, library, and homes. Several events note Mother's Day programs and travel arrangements.

Walnut Women's Club and Fleur de Lis Host Afternoon Meetings

Thursday gatherings feature flower seed bulb and plant exchanges with Mrs. Mick ey Mrs. Ray Bell and Mrs. J L Kennedy. Harmony club hosts at 2 o'clock with Co BK S regular meeting Washington chapter holds May 12 election of treasurer followed by initiation and a pot luck supper.

Walnut Womens Club Walter Mickey Fleur de Lis Club Ray Bell Harmony Club J. L. Kennedy

Local Club Meetings And Public Notices

The friendship club meets with Mrs. Fred Donalds on Friday May 12 for Mother's Day selection. Flower and seed exchange T212. Ko Cys holds a regular meeting Monday in Richmond with Knights, at the K hall. The Men's Forum at I P church gathers at 7 30 with Dr Wit ginman speaking on the meaning of a men's organization.

George Rudiger Friendship Club Fred Donalds Ko Cys Richmond Knights J. M. Kelly G. I I. P. Church Tenue

Pleads for War and Typhoid Fever

Des Moines Iowa May 9 ICC Citizens urged by Dr D C Steelsmith state health commissioner to cooperate in fighting typhoid fever as the season approaches Vaccination offers two to three years protection. He notes June July August see most cases and many deaths Carrier transmission linked to milk food and water outbreaks Highlighting travel and vacation risks the appeal urges preventive vaccination for travelers and workers.

Des Moines Iowa D. C. Steelsmith Stepsmith Towa United States

The Wet Parade Opens at State Theater

The Wet Parade based on Upton Sinclair opens on a southern plantation before World War I. A tragedy follows a father's liquor obsession and a daughter's turn to prohibition era zeal as bootlegging and romance unfold into a dramatic climax.

State Theater Upton Sinclair

Jean Harlows Hair Poses Lighting Dilemmas for Cameramen

Famous platinum blonde Jean Harlow faces lighting quirks on set as hair acts like a silver screen. Photographers must balance yellow and red tones to avoid tanning her locks in images from The Beast of the City at the Fox theater.

Jean Harrow Fox Theater Jean

Wednesday Auxiliary Meetings And May Social Gatherings

County wide American Legion auxiliary meeting is urged for Wednesday afternoon at Crawfordsville. The Ladies Aid Society of West Chester M E F church holds a May meeting on May 11 with guest day and combined April and May committees. Sunshine Community Club, Snowball Social Club, and Rosemary Club announce meetings on May 11 at various hosts. Business and Professional Women’s Club hosts its May breakfast at 7:00 AM and will hold its regular May meeting at 7 AM in the Y community room.

Presbyterian Church William Graf Ladies Social Ladies Missionary Society John McCall South Seventh Street West Missoula Montana Elsie Bratten Mathilda Berg Wahneetah Ingalls Arkansas Fred Moore Haskins Paul Edwards Alberta Farrington Mona Edwards Paul Masonholder Rock Island Edward Williams Presbyterian Churcen Mr. Edwards Lee Edwards Gladwin Edwards James Farrington Haskins School Washington High School Paul Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church H. [. Ward J. H. Peet J. E. Kunath W. F. Bickel Jeeve Burlington Remps Hampsher Leigh Soule F. C. Witrigman Charles Thomas Christ Sam PD. Whiting Lowa City Odd Fellows Leon Beatty American Legion American Legion Auxiliary Crawfordsville Ladies Aid Society of the West Chester M. EF. Church James Chorpening Lloyd Bauer Glenn Knupp Val Fuhr Henry Berdo Business and Professional Women's Club Business and Professional Women’s Club

Russians Among Those Captured by Japs in Manchuria

In Manchuria Japanese forces killed 20 rebels at Mutankiang and captured seven Russians. The operation aimed to clear insurgents east of here along the Chinese Eastern railway. Soviet officials voiced concern that Japan may have breached a February promise not to advance toward the Siberian border. Japanese flotilla moved along the Sungari river toward Efangcheng where Ting Chau leads 5,000 anti Manchukuo rebels, with fighting reported east of Hailin.

Harbin Manchuria Mutankiang Mutankying Here Hailin Siberian Sungari Efangcheng Ting Chau

Mushroom trip yields big catch for four men

John Custer Wade Welch Owen Ross and Lloyd Little left town yesterday morning after eight and returned about two in the afternoon. They drove 109 miles. Custer’s picking amounted to 450, Welch 251, and Ross and Little over 200 each. The mushrooms fed many friends and themselves.

John Custer Wade Welch Owen Ross Lloyd Little

Wellman Band Takes Third in State Class C

At the state music contest Lorimer dethroned Wellman in Class C marching bands with Wellman finishing third. Lost Nation claimed second while Roosevelt high of Des Moines topped Class A marching. Eldora training school won Class B marching. In concert bands Mason City won Class A and Marion won Class B with Blairstown in Class CC. Sigourney placed fourth in Class B marching and third in concert. Lost Nation tied with Lorimer for third in Class C concert.

Lorimer Wellman Lost Nation Roosevelt High Des Moines Eldora Training School Mason City Marion Blairstown Burlington Sigourney

Massie Leaves Hawaii for San Francisco Aboard Malolo

Thalia Massie sails from Honolulu to San Francisco aboard the Malolo after a violent Hawaii case later tied to her attackers. Her husband Lieutenant Thomas H. Massie and mother Grace Hubbard Portescue travel with two naval enlisted men who received commuted sentences. Detectives sought subpoenas at the port while famed attorney Clarence Darrow also travels as a passenger.

San Francisco Honolulu INS Thalia Massie Hawaii Massie Thomas H. Mass

Peruvians Quell Sailor Mutiny Against Navy

In Lima and Callao two Peruvian cruisers Almirante Grau and Coronel Bolognesi mutinied but were subdued within hours by a submarine and air attack. Rebels captured, a state of siege proclaimed, and leaders may face court martial within 48 hours.

Lima Peru INS Luis M. Sanchez Cerro South America Almirante Las Raul Haya de la Torre Apristas

Funeral rites for Miss Mary E. King at St James Church

Funeral services for Miss Mary E. King were held Saturday at nine o clock at St James Catholic Church with Father J H O Donnell presiding. Pallbearers included John B Hausen J M Kelly J E Wolf Joe Weir Charles Beliel and Harry Whittaker. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.

Miss King Marie BE. King St. James Catholic Church J. H. O'Donnell John Brownhausen J. M. Kelly J. E. Wolf Joe Weir Charles Beliel Harry Whittaker Elm Grove Cemetery

Farmer Killed by Lightning in Field at Mitchellville

James McCaulley a 41 year old farmer was instantly killed when a bolt struck him in a field during a severe electrical storm in Mitchellville Iowa His son Howard 17 was nearby but unharmed.

Mitchellville Towa James McCaulley Howard Shim

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