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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1933

Page

8

Beulah Davis Expected Home After Ten Years Abroad

Word: Miss Beulah Davis daughter of Shan Davis who has spent ten years abroad is expected home in a few days.

Beulah Davis Shan Davis

Character Means Success In Baccalaureate Sermon

Rev Vinz urged 1933 graduates to base life on Christian teachings as the path to lasting success citing examples of apparent rise followed by personal ruin. An organ processional and choral numbers closed with prayers and benediction from local ministers.

Mr. Ving Vinz Add Carolyn McCleery Helen Coffey Velda Parcell Helen Alcorn Vernette Johnson F. C. Witzigman Methodist Church C. W Klein St. Paul's Evangelical Church F. C. Satchett Christian Church C. S. Williams

Landscape garden talk set at YWCA Thursday

Hil Ho comments on silence and thought. Garden dept Fortnightly has no meeting on June Jet due to date conflicts. A landscape garden talk by Y W C A is set for Thursday at 7 30 pm in the Woman's room open to interested persons. Luties Aid Society of Haskins meets Thursday at two with Mrs James Cherwinker. Chapter 1 P EB O meets Thursday at 2 30 pm at Mrs Carl Roberts home. Meeting place change noted.

Garden Dept Luties Aid Society of Haskins James Cherwinker P. EB. O Carl Roberts

Young Americans Forge New Philosophies For Prosperity

Des Moines May 23. W H Stacy Iowa State College extension worker reports a six town survey of 18 to 25 year olds showing youth discard old time philosophies and craft new cooperative plans for an economy of abundance. Groups in Strawberry Point Ida Grove Rowan Iowa Falls and other counties organize civic clubs and Future Farmers chapters with Farm Bureau and church support.

W. H. Stacy Iowa State College Iowa E. £. Mayhew Story City Jn Stacy America Strawberry Point Minster Wif Black Hawk Lee, Fayette Pocahontas Cerro Gordo Webster Scott Story Howards Counties Farm Bureau Iowa State College Extension Service

Columbus Junction Community Notes and Local Events

In Columbus Junction on Decoration Day 11 a m a memorial ceremony will be held at the city cemetery under the American Legion. The high school band will perform. Emma Krob of Solon, a University of Iowa student, will accompany Miss Marion Jet home for the weekend. Several residents and visitors travel between Davenport, Mechanicsville, Kirksville, and other towns for family and social visits. The East Side basketball team defeated Cotter 2 to 0 at Pine’s airport. A large forestry reforestation crew will work in Louisa county over the next month, clearing brush and ditching to improve levees. one camp will be near Wapello and another at Oakville Park. Elizabeth Gillette of Columbus Junction was crowned queen of Muscatine Junior College’s spring dance.

Columbus Junction Columbus City American Legion Post Emma Krob Solon University of Iown Marion Jet Town City H. Carter Adolph Haase Davenport Sinters K. Lambert L. Olson Peoria Illinois Stats Teachers’ College H. W. Sargeant Herbert Mishler Kirksville, MO W. A. Norris G. N Duncan J. B. Reaney Wic Silla Club William Rock Hershey Hospital Muscatine Thomas Miller Kliessrut Wash Sheldon Forbes East Side Cotter Pine's Irene McRoberts Louisa County Leree Iowa River Davison Wapello Snother Oakville Elizabeth Gillette Muscatine Junior College

Local residents meet for visits and school events

Durand Ross from Davenport visits his mother Mrs. PD J Ross. Miss Baja Boller of Nes Moines spends the weekend here and returns home tomorrow evening. Mrs Tom Carris leaves Washington county hospital after her operation. A group of children undergo tonsil removals at Washington county hospital. Readouts include Earl Harris Maye Belle Brown Marjorie Watson Ethel Bruegge Viola Bell. Ernest Plechsig and Mrs C S Stewart with relatives attend Margaret Stewart's high school graduation and class play. Presbyterian prayer meeting led by Anna Scott. Harry Boice and family visit J C Boice relatives while Elizabeth Boice plans to attend William and Mary College. Elizabeth will join family in June.

Durand Ross Davenport PD. J. Ross Baja Boller Nes Moines Tom Carris Washington County Hospital Earl Harris Washington Arthur Harris Maye Belle Brown Wellman Frank Brown Marjorie Watson Washington, Rt Wilbur Watson Ethel Bruegge Riverside Merc Ben Bruegge Viola Bell Daugher William Bell Ernest Plechsig Chiago Flechsig Donald McLaughlin C. S. Stewart C. S. White Des Moines Margaret Stewart Stewart Grace Mary White Presbyterian Prayer Anna Scott Harry Boice Rock Springs Wyo J. C. Boice Elizabeth William and Mary College Williamsburg

Mrs. Asta M. Riley Funeral in Muscatine

Funeral services for Mrs. Asta M. Riley 59 of Muscatine were to be held in Muscatine this afternoon. She died Saturday after taking poison at home, with ill health and nervous condition given as the probable cause. Born in Germany as Radtke she came to America in youth and married Robert H. Riley of Washington in 1919. Survived by husband and sister Frances Klopfenstein. Cremation planned after services by Rev. J. B. Rendell at the Fairbanks home.

Asta M. Riley Muscatine Riley Washington Bellevue Hospital Germany America Radtke Robert H. Riley Iowa Frances Klopfenstein Mt Pleasant Fairbanks Home J. B. Rendell First Presbyterian Church

Ainsworth Beats Lone Tree In Iown Cedar League Clash

Ainsworth defeated Lone Tree in a Cedar League baseball game 6 to 6. Both teams had seven hits and multiple errors. Ainsworth offense featured Harbison McAvoy Cook Kiesey Boyd Wagenknecht Edmondson P Wagenknecht Coon with Lone Tree led by D Green P Green R Flake Zeigler M Fake Smid Dunn Plake Harrell. Next Sunday Ainsworth hosts Hills at the Washington area diamond on road No. .

Ainsworth Lone Tree Washington Harbison McAvoy Cook Kiesey Boyd Bo Wagenknecht Edmondson P. Wagenknecht

Editorial excerpts on Morgan inquiry in Iowa papers

Iowa editors comment on House of Morgan activity and farm relief in columnist selections from Waterloo Daily Courier Davenport Democrat Carroll Daily Herald Perry Daily Chief Charles City Press Washington Evening Journal Oskaloosa Daily Herald Cedar Rapids Gazette Cedar Valley Times Vinton. Pieces discuss income tax loopholes big bankers influence inflation and state politics with emphasis on Iowa senate appointments and administration restraint.

House of Morgan Iowa Waterloo Daily Courier Morgan Davenport Democrat Washington Lindbergh Lershing Carroll Daily Herald Morgan Firm Calvin Coolidge Jess William Gibbs McAdoo Perry Daily Pecora Friendsip Charles City Press Morgan House Washington Evening Journal Oskaloosa Daily Herald Congress Diay United States Treasury Cedar Rapids Cedar Valley Times Vinton Harry C. White State Board of Control Herring Benton-Tama

Riverside notes on visits and travel across Iowa

Riverside residents report family trips and visits to Iowa Falls Wellston Iowa City Des Moines and Wellston. Ed Jr Speer Kalesick Grimm Prymek Allen and Mary Viasek are mentioned with relatives and training in Camp Dodge. The St Marys senior class visited St Marys in Iowa City.

Iowa City Leo Grimm Walter Prymek Burlington Prank Prymek Gilbert Allen Des Moines Camp Dodge Forestry Corps U.S St Mary's High School St. Mary's High School

Language choices mark a hopeful marriage proposal

The excerpt describes a young man’s refined request to a girl for marriage and then shifts to a series of local school picnics, visitors, and a birth in West Liberty. It also notes family health concerns, travel to California, and a district American Legion Auxiliary meeting.

Travelers and visitors arrive for Decoration Day and summer

C A Owen of Assiut Beyet will arrive this afternoon and stay through summer with his wife and family. Mr and Mrs E G Butterbaugh and daughter Beatrice of Stuart visited over Memorial Day with Mrs Butterbaughs mother Mrs Jak Palmer and relatives. Miss Alice Goodspeed of Chicago came for Decoration Day. James Sexton from Dayton's Minneapolis and Mr Nicholson head of the show department are visiting Sextons. Mrs H Fisher of San Francisco visits. Ruth Davis and daughter Ruth attend graduation in Tama tonight. Miss Dorothea Thompson returns from Dallas Center to teach in Washington next year.

C. A. Owen Assiut Beyet E. G. Butterbaugh Beatrice of Stuart Minneapolis Ite Nicholson Nicholson Clint McGee St. Paul Sexton J. O. Sexton J. O Sexton H. Fisher San Francisco Calif Margaret Sexton Norine Wells Chicago Stewart C. W. Stewart University Hospital Iowa City Dorothea Thompson Dallas Center Washington

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