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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1924

Page

6

Booster club gatherings and society notes in Iowa town

Miss Mae Allen wedding plans spark a chapter of social events as the Misses Klein host a pink and white themed shower with towel hemming and prize strings. The Booster club holds a Tuesday meeting at Mrs. John Miller’s with talk of a family play revival and a two course lunch. The Nineteenth Century Club meets with Miss Margaret Doolittle presiding and a review of The Hawkeyes led by Mrs. Elder. Other items include marriages announced by Corinne S Cherry, a double engagement party hosted by the Livingston family for Augusta Lucas and Louise Livingston, and birthday dinner for Ray Coxe hosted by Mrs. Louise Richardson. Various social visits and gatherings round out the society page.

Fdna Jessie Klein Mae Allen Ruth Hedges Miss Allen Carl Hedges J. H. Warren Mabel Morton Alice Klippel Stella Palmer Helen Wylie Edna Mercer Mary Hunter Lillian Minnick Gertrude Beatty Carol Forgey Lela Rhodes Hazel Smith Cora Irwin Booster Club John Miller Earl Smith Arthur Wiley al LaFever Orville Elder South Iowa Avenue Margaret Doolittle Milan Shields Improvement League Herbert Quicks Mrra. Elder Vandemark 8. W. Livingston Rooking Klub Myrta Jeffrey California Reimers Davenport Mabel Margaret Livingston Augusta David Louise Jerry Augusta Lucas Winterset Iowa Monmouth David Livingston Washington Jerry Vorhis

Our Ascended Christ in Prophecy Fulfillment

Rev Eastwood delivers scripture from Psalm 68 Luke 24 and Acts 1 on Our Ascended Christ. The sermon frames Christ life death and ascension as complete prophecy fulfillment and asserts gifts eternally available to believers through faith and obedience.

Eastwood Christ Isaiah God

Mrs J F Buxbaum Visits Local Shop

Mrs J F Buxbaum of Craw fordeville spent Saturday in town shopping and browsing local stores for items of interest.

J. F. Buxbaum Crawfordeville

Civic and Club Announcements From Local Sections

Local notices list upcoming meetings across departments and clubs. Highlights include the Afternoon Literature Section at 2:30 with Mrs. Milan Shields on Guest Day, the Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society meeting at 6:15, the Fortnightly Club Home Economics round table on Tuesday, Prairie Flower church social May 20, and multiple church and community group gatherings through May and June noted with hosts and times.

Milan Shields Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Tos Home Economic Department Frank Wilson

Schools Compete at the State Fair in Des Moines

Public schools across Iowa prepare for state fair contests with a $1 061 prize fund. Entries cover rural graded consolidated and high schools plus mining camp programs with no exhibit fee and August 10 entry deadline. Prizes awarded for grades 1 through 8, special high school, manual training, photography, and collective exhibits. A Journal Want ad notes a Thursday meeting with Mrs Will Mohland and church notices.

Des Moines Iowa Fair Management

A Coward of Conscience

Elmira Lowndes confronts a concealed will that would disinherit her and plunge her family into poverty. After a fall and a confession to a pastor, she clings to the document hoping to redeem herself by later action, while facing a legal challenge that deems the will invalid. Betty Smith bears the burden of their changed fortunes as the family weighs conscience against greed.

Elmira Lowndes New York Robert Nelle Betty Smith Nellie Hiram Betty Mrs. Lowndes New England Rob Mr. Eames Elmira

Duel in the Alps: Royal eagle Versus Stont in Sky

A dramatic aerial encounter over the Alps pitted a large royal eagle against a stont in a lethal duel. Witnesses reported intense maneuvers and a dramatic clash high above misty peaks.

Alps

Simmons at 79 Shapes Fight Over Mellon Tax Bill

Washington reports detail the Senate rejection of Mellons surtax rates and adoption of Simmons proposed rates. House moves to floor on Transportation Act amendment. Senate backs outside counsel in probe, signaling independence from White House. Simmons' long Senate tenure and stature contrast with his small stature and strong financial expertise.

Ashington D. C Congress Coolidge Senate Simmons North Carolina House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee Francis J. Herney Courens Committee Tressag Department Revenue Bureau Sevareblads MeHon Evitl Clei White House Furniford McLendel Simmons A. B New Bern N. C Lee Slater Overman Overman Cal McRon

Eagle and Stoat Fatal Aerial Duel Above Engelberg

In Engelberg Switzerland an eagle snatched a stoat from the ground and flew high. The stoat clamped its jaws on the eagle’s head and eventually the eagle collapsed in a fatal fall. Guides later found both animals dead in the snow with the stoat having possibly injured a vital organ of the eagle.

Engelberg Switzerland

Copper coins flood China as minting loses profit

In China the circulation of copper coins has reached about 40 billion units, making minting unprofitable. Authorities face a currency supply challenge as the large stock of copper coins weighs on costs and policy decisions.

China

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Corinne Cherry Viola Nada Keith D. Jones A. B. Jones Presbyterian Church F. W. Eastwood S. Seventh St Louise Richardson Ray Coxe Nellie Garner Stanley Miller Mr. Pleasant Miller J. C. McCord Withrow James T. Whiting Frank Montgomery George McKibben W. H. Evans Junion Reporter Prairie Flower Church Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church Sunshine Community Club Harry Campbell Jessie Richards Commercial Club Frank RK. Sage Kate Art Department R. G. Cherry Pythian Circle Julia Cavender FE. O. W. Club Ed Grayson Woman's Department The Church of Christ Dereirie Flower Mission Circle Frank Dittmar Lloyd Swift Ae Roth Havre Social Club Will Mohland Bethlehem Commandry No. 45 H. T. Carris By Ella Saunders Western Aper Union Ketty Pimira Lowndes Harry B. Huntner Cpen Reseda Washington, Iowa Wah Physicians and Surgeons A. John Droz West Main St Frank Boller City Mutual W. Washington T. J. Pease Farmers and Merchants Bank Blue Mutual J. D. Dayton Westchester Washington County R. R Austin Sutherland Brighton T A. Michels Morrison & Morrison Morrison Bldg North Side Brookstart Bros. Law—Abstracts Opera House Mutual Phone J. Wilson C. C. Witson Wilson & Wilson Lawyers Opposite Journal Livingston & Eicher Abstract Department Nat'l Bank Green
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