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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
5
Local notes report the birth of a girl to Jr. and Mrs. Mort Law yesterday. The item catalogs various city visits, travel plans, and social happenings including shambling Johnsons bakery boasts, and mentions several residents traveling to Lincoln Columbus Junction and Boulder. Mayor Ingledue of Marshalltown receives praise, with convention details and city statistics cited.
Nell Perle Hauser and John Oliver Roberts announce a May wedding at First Presbyterian Mediapolis Iowa with a reception at Hotel Dudley and a June fifteenth homecoming in Wapello. Swastika club plans May event for charity. church society and PEO meet. Seniors of the Academy enjoy a faculty banquet with toasts and Shakespearean nods. final exercises and "Topsy Turvy" staged tonight at the opera house.
The state convention of the Home Guards of the World met in Marshalltown at their new headquarters on Tuesday and Wednesday. J. A. Work, supreme president, called the meeting to order at 10 am and received a gavel carved from cocahola wood from Jerry Green. Delegates from local chapters across the state attended an enthusiastic and instructive session with presentations reflecting the group’s values.
Clifford Thorne attended the funeral of an old soldier with military honors representing the local lodge of this city. The event honored a veteran member and reflected the community’s respect.
Next Sunday's services will be held in the opera house. The morning sermon will be delivered by Rev. Elias Handy. Evening activities include League study, recipient of members, induction of new officers, and W F Brinton presenting moving pictures on the life of Joseph with a fine machine.
Ralph Shulty of northeast of West Chester suffered a serious accident when a hedge thorn pierced his eye while running along a hedge fence. He went to Iowa City for examination. the sight is lost, but the eye will be saved.
All Epworth League members of the M. E. church are urged to attend tomorrow evening at the Lewis Klein home for an officer election and important business.
Charley Saling Sr. traveled to Havre on a brief business trip this morning. Genevieve Hulse arrived from Keota to attend academy commencement and visit friends. Melicent and Margaret Brown left for Letts to visit friends and attend graduating exercises this week.
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