Society Notes Highlight Local Club Gatherings
The Friendship Club met at Mrs. Ed Davis’s home on May 10 with fifteen members and four guests. Music games and a pink and white luncheon followed. The White Way Club met May 6 at Mrs. James O Loughlin’s home with a stunt-focused program and luncheon. next meeting May 27 at Mrs. Floyd Crayne’s. Town gas office workers held a weiner roast south of town. a breakfast organized by court house stenographers required an early rise and campfire cooking. The Household Economy Evening section plans a six o’clock way party at Miss Nellie Tripp’s home. John McGill turned seventeen with thirty friends gathering to celebrate and enjoy cake, coffee, and sandwiches served by Mrs. McGill.
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Friendship Club
Ed Davis
Marguerite Hicks
Mary Applegate
James O'Loughlin
White Way Club
Rittenhouse
Ralston
Floyd Crayne
Big
Little
Beth Ralston
Velda Shultz
Miss Bratton
Household Economire
Nellie Tripp
John McGill
West Chester Social Calendar Highlights May Events
May events span Lion's Club luncheon at noon, West Chester high's The Gold Bug play in the evening, plus numerous club meetings. Fortnightly Port club, Pythian Sisters, and church groups gather across afternoons and evenings with listed hosts and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester High School
Orville Elder
Fortnightly Club Women Plan Last Meetings of Year
Washington women in the Fortnightly Club engage in last meetings of the year with social events. The Child Study Department reports all members in the Improvement League and aims for 100 percent membership. An anniversary business meeting marks years as a departmental club. Executive Board tea for Improvement League delegates is scheduled at Mrs. Carlton Wilson's home.
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Washington
Improvement League
Carlton Wilson
Dicken House on South Iowa Avenue Preserved as Historic Washington Landmark
The old Dicken home built in 1847 by A B Dicken remains a center of recollection with memories of Civil War activity and notable residents. Modernization will add a furnace and bathroom while preserving the exterior and historic character.
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South
Iowa Avenue
Washington
You and I
A. B. Dicken
Wilson
Jonathan Wilson
Dickens
A. H. Gazeman
Burlington
Dicken
C .H. Wilson
Old College
Julia
Julia Cavender
Polly Ashby
Rhubarb Dessert by Miss Ida Cavender
Miss Ida Cavender presents a rhubarb dessert recipe boiling the fruit until done then dissolving sugar, thinning cornstarch with water and adding vanilla. Cool the mixture and fold in beaten egg whites for a very light, good pudding.
Prickly Pear a Pest Spreading Across NSW Farmland
The prickly pear weed already covers 5,000,000 acres in New South Wales and expands at 20,000 acres each month. Local authorities warn of continuing spread and agricultural impact.
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New South Wales
Nevada man grows twelve foot beard in months long effort
A Nevada resident has let his beard reach twelve feet three inches, a stunt undertaken to display dedication and endurance. The lengthy beard drew attention as it reached its remarkable final length.
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Nevada
Sunset Park Invites Picnickers in Washington
The article extols Sunset Park created in 1899 by Abijah Savage, praising caretaker Frank Swickard, lush flower beds of peonies and yucca, and ample shade. It highlights picnic facilities tables benches running water swings and a wading pool while urging citizens to visit during springtime beauty.
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Sunset Park
Washington
Abipah Savage
Frank Swickard
Kilmer
W. BR
Jane Mann
Pine Seed Trees Grow Faster After Logging Study
Forest service experiments show that yellow pine seed trees left after logging reach about twice the growth rate of similar trees in virgin forests. The finding emphasizes regrowth potential from residual trees and impacts management plans.
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Forest Service
Clean Race In Yucatan Emphasizes Hygiene Practices
A description notes that the people of Yucatan, descendants of the Maya, are among the cleanest races in the world, with shower baths in general use throughout the country.
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Yucatan
Tragedy as Father Murders Wife Then Kills Himself
Eleven hour vigil ends as 3 year old Ilfeclen Duncan sits beside the slain bodies of her mother and father in Kansas City. Earl Duncan, the husband, killed his wife and then took his own life, leaving the child alive until police entry.
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Ilfeclen Duncan
Earl Duncan
Kansas City
Washington D C political briefings outline key committee actions
Senate and house meet as President and cabinet convene. Daugherty committee is formed and the oil leasing probe resumes with a federal grand jury. Agriculture panel handles Muscle Shoals hearing while shipping board inquiry continues. Elections panel hears Mayfield contest. foreign relations in executive session to discuss diplomatic and consular reorganization bill.
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Associated Press
Senate
House
Senkite
Senate Daugherty
Federal Grand Jury
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Committee
Shipping Board
Senate Elections Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Lion’s Club
Commercial Club
Household Economics
Mary McCreedy
Pythian Sisters
West Chester
Methodist Church
Juanita Rosenberger
Household Economics Department of the Portnightly
Pilotsberg Ladies Aid
Ralph Oldfield
Rooster Club
John Miller
Rose Mary Club
George McGinnis
Sam McCleery
T. 8
BE. Club
John Jackson
The
Baptist Church
Woman's Department of the Christian Church
KB. O
Idloyd Lytle
Rebekah
Howard Gardner
Maple
Harry Gardner
Lexington Ladies Aid
Wellston Social Club
Preston Hoover
Rebekah Club
Clarence Hollingsworth
Alice Rownd
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Edna and
Jessie Klein
Mae Allen
Woman's Relief Corps
Dicker
Mount
W. KR. Mount
Ida Cavender
Kaynee
Klein Klothing Kompany
Cone
A. E. Atchison
North Side Square
Washington, D. C
Physicians and Surgeons
A. Joan Droz
West Main St
Frank Boller
City
Mutual
W. Washington
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Blue Mutual
J. D. Dayton
Westchester
Iowa
Farma
Bale
Washington County
Austin Sutherland
Brighton
T A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison
Brookhart Bros. Law—Abstracts
Federa
Opera House
Cg, J. Wilson
C. C. Witson
Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal
Livingston & Eicher Law
Abstract Department
Nat'l Bank
South of Water Works
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