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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1929

Page

6

Society Notes Highlight Local Club Meetings and Halloween Theme

The Home Guards and the King's Heralds met at the church after school to discuss a lesson on Mexican children in America. The Baptist Young People's Union held a 7:30 session at the Little Red Schoolhouse with games and a noon dismissal and dinner pails. Ladies of the RSPU met with Mrs. Easter for a luncheon and social hour. New Haven church Ladies Social Union quilted and planned an all day October meet. Sunshine Community club met with Mrs Edna Ruebsam with a President McKinley life talk and a bottle question game. Woman's Missionary Society at Ainsworth United Presbyterian met at Mrs Matthews country home with sixteen members and ten guests and a costume mission study followed by social time and pumpkin pie.

Home Guards King’s Heralds America Little Red Baptist Church Baptist Young People’s Union David Catlett Ernestine Charles Murdock Phyllis Hamilton Ladies Social Union of New Haven Church Deleia Cuddabach Hester Combs Sach Sunshine Community Club Edna Ruebsam McKinley New York San Francisco Chicago Dorothy Ruehsam Margurite Scranton Virginia Scranton Alcidene Spencer Marguerite Olive Warren Carl Sneider Hallowe’en J. O. Matthews Woman's Missionary Society Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church Matthews R. J. Rowan Beal Belle McCreedy Emma C. Anderson Womens Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church East Washington Street J. H. Peet Homer Stephen George Dowell T. F. Barter Heet John Speidel Anderson The Presbyterian Church Maggie Foster G. W. Wallace McGuegin Orville Elder W. P. Wells W. L. Glassburner Roy Mallory W. H. Brinning Mike Flynn Harry McCall Harry Turner John Rittler

Picnic and Missionary Society Events Across Washington

Forty five Wash ington junior college students picnic at Cherry creek with a prize for the oldest clothes and a woodland games supper over two bon fires. Emma C. Anderson hosts a Women's Foreign Missionary Society meeting with a $1,000 yearly report, rummage sale plans, and flower gifts. A fall pot luck luncheon and bridge at the country club, with out of town guests. Presbyterian and D A R happenings include rummage sale plans, district meeting prep, and a bridge luncheon among fall flowers and tea.

Washington Junior College Cherry Creek

Juniors Work Highlighted In Society Meeting

Mrs. D. C. Kilgore led an impressive devotional period focusing on the Juniors. Talks by Mrs. Anwyl Mrs. Acheson and Mrs. George described phases of Junior work. An urgent used clothing appeal from Ezel Kentucky was read and a barrel of clothing planned. Mrs. AD. J. Palmer closed with prayer.

D. C. Kilgore Anwyl Acheson George Ezel AD. J. Palmer

Ladies Meeting and Business Women Club Notice

Announcement lists a hike at South Phair Living Lake district 11 meeting on Wednesday October 9 at M Vine Marek home with lesson on trays bring tape measure awl knife scissors towel and dish to pass plus sandwiches 19915 month's rest. The Business and Professional Women's club will meet Wednesday October 9 in the Community room with dinner at 6 15. Members may bring a guest or be excused by notifying Ethel Grecian before 7 p m. Call 489 until 5 p m and 495 red after 6 p m. POL Notice K of PL special lodge business Monday evening J A Huglin D D G C Fairfield will speak on the convention held October 21 all members welcome and brothers from neighboring lodges invited. By order of C C. 14912 ringne lodgesighboyedr

Ladies of Hike South Phair Living Lake School Distright M. Vine Marek Business and Professional Women's Club Ethel Grecian J. A. Huglin Fairfield C. C Ringne Yedr

Card party planned by AL on Tuesday

The article notes a card party hosted by AL on Tuesday at Oh IC Bets Iverybods, inviting all to attend.

The Oh Ic Bets Iverybods

Ladies of Shiloh to meet on Thursday for basket weaving

The Ladies of the Shiloh school district will meet with Mrs. Wi Caldwell on Thursday evening to finish the lesson on basket weaving. Reed will be supplied at small cost to others wishing to make baskets. Lotg

Shiloh Wi. Caldwell

New Pastor Rev J H Caller Arrives to Lead Local Services

The new pastor Rev J H Caller arrives this week and will reside locally. His sermons begin at the usual hours and announcements will appear Fridays. The public is cordially invited to attend the services. 1993.

J. H Re. Callier

The Hottentot brings Steeplechase thrills to Fox Theatre

Warner's new Vitaphone production The Hottentot adapts Victor Mapes and William Collier's stage hit with sound. Edward Everett Horton leads an all star cast including Patsy Ruth Miller and Edward Earle. Roy Del Ruth directs. show runs three days starting Monday at the Fox Theatre.

Sweatheart Warner Edward Everett Horton Patsy Ruth Miller Eainund Breese Edward Earle Stanley Taylor Otto Hoffman Douglas Gerrard Maude Turner Gordon Harvey Vitaphone Roy del Ruth Fox Theatre

All-Star Comedy Cast in New All-Planning Farce

A Columbia all talk production titled The Fall of Eye comes to Graham Theatre Monday. Eight stars headline the cast including Patsy Miller Ford Sterling Gertrude Astor Arthur Rankin Jes Prouty Betty Farrington Fred Kelsey Hank Mann and Ruth Miller. The farce is built on comedy situations with dialogue by Fred Eric and Fanny Hatton.

Columbia Graham Theatre Frederic Fanny Hatton Ace Patstush Miller Ford Sterling Gertrude Astor Arthur Rankin

We Americans Stages A Bright Stenographer Role

The piece highlights a witty stenographer in the title role, handling her men with flair. Ford Sterling, famed for Sennette comedies, stars as the major comic lead opposite the witty heroine. Fred Kelsey returns as a comical detective, famed for The Gorilla and The Donovan Affair.

Ford Sterling Fred Kelsey Donovan Eve

Methods of Escaping From Tornado's Grasp

The Kansas City Times outlines safe shelter options during tornadoes. It cites the old cyclone cellar and exterior caves as best refuges, notes the southwest basement corner of frame houses as safer, and warns brick basements can be deadly. It explains tornadoes come from the south or west and gives guidance for open-air, automobile, and foot responses.

Aingles Kansas City

Journal Want Ads Pay A Trial Will Convince

A brief note suggests that advertisements in the journal could pay, proposing a trial period to prove effectiveness. The message emphasizes results from weighing ad investment against returns.

Journal

Cars Registrations Rise by 327 Since Oct 5 1928

Miss Bessie Jones at the county treasurer's office reports 1928 registrations total 6,828 up from 5,521 on Oct 5 last year, a gain of 1,307. For the full year 1928, registrations reached 6,627 with a further rise expected this year. Past week added 21 new cars including Fords Chevrolets Studebakers and Buicks listed by owner and town across Washington Kalona Wellman Riverside Iowa City Crawfordsville and other locales.

Bessie Jones Chas. Neil Washington Ford H. G. Romoser Keota Ford Tudor Elmer Swickard Ford Tudo Geo. W. Beck Kalona Chevrolet Lester Kern Ed Beranek Willis Gingerch Geo. Greaser E. B. Young T. W. Shenefelt Washington Studebaker C. EF. Ensley Iowa City Vincent Marek Henry Berger Wellman Mortis Ward Albert Greiner Ford Pickup Clive Yount Riverside Buick Cari i W. E. Davis Mike Masek

Open hunting season on pheasants in twenty four Iowa counties

W. E. Albert state game warden announced an open hunting season on pheasants in twenty four northern Iowa counties for four days. The notice sets the four day window and lists the affected counties.

W. E. Albert Iowa

Regular service preserves life of locomotives and cars

R A Armstrong of Oakland Motor Car Co notes that regular inspection and expert attention extend locomotive life and prevent deterioration. He compares rail life to automobiles, arguing cars, exposed to irregular roadbed, need the same routine care to preserve performance and longevity.

R. A. Armstrong Oakland Motor Car Company Mr. Armstrong Secon

Iowa College of Pharmacy Announces Record Expansion

Dean Wilder Teeter of the University of Iowa college of pharmacy unveiled a new expansion record. The college now enrolls 127 students, up 75 from last year.

Wilder Teeter University of Iowa College of Pharmacy

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