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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1928

Page

3

Prairie Center Fall Festival Social and Local News

Prairie Center news notes visitors and homecomings including Mrs. Frank Dallam guesting with Mrs. John Adams and Mrs. Carl Yiegiowsky’s Illinois trip. Reports of scarlet fever in the community, sunshine club bonfire, and a school district push for caution amid a spread. Families travel to Illinois, picnics with the Koehler and Campbell clans, and vivid fall scenery observations.

Prairie Center Frank Dallam John Adam Dallam Ednie Koehler Ainsworth Carl Yiegiowsky Illinois Sam Warren Ohio Carl Schneider Washington Donna Ruth Dale Darbyshire Rucbsam South Dakota Dorothy Sunshine Community Club Frank Scranton Hervey Finney Freda Pearson Harry Pearson Ehme Koehler John Koehler Will Richards Harry Campbell

The Wright Idea at Fox Theatre Delights Audiences

Johnny Hines stars in The Wright Idea produced by Dr. C Burr and shown at the Fox Theatre on Friday and Saturday. The comedy promises fast paced laughter and clean photoplay with a humorous love plot and a moral wink for American youth.

Johnny Hines Wright Dr. C. Burr Fox Theatre Burr Dame Fortune Johnny

The King of Kings to Run Four Days at New Graham

Manager J A Sebesta of the New Graham Theatre books Cecil B DeMilles The King of Kings for a four day stint starting Monday. The film played to packed houses in New York and enjoyed successful runs in Chicago Boston Philadelphia and other cities worldwide. Critics praised DeMilles venture beyond The Ten Commandments and hailed the production.

J. A. Sebesta Graham Theatre Cecil B. de Mille Gaiety Theatre New York Chicago Boston Philadephia Los Angeles

Jeanie Macpherson Leads Refined Screen Narrative

The passage credits Miss Jeanie Macpherson, the scenarist, with producing a more finely constructed story than The Ten Commandments. It notes the creator used all personal resources and new and old screen techniques with help from faith representatives and scholars of authority.

Mr. DeMille Jeanie Macpherson

Baptist Ladies Dutch Market October 18

Announcements list several social meetings. The Baptist Ladies plan a Dutch Market on October 18, with other groups like the Havre social club and Walnut women’s club holding Thursday afternoon gatherings. The Christian church ladies meet to tie comforts, Alma Hearne Holland missionary society holds a Tuesday evening session, and Miss Charlotte Foster reviews the lesson followed by a pot luck supper at 6:30.

Christian Church Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society Winnie Palmer Charlotte Foster

Fern Cliff 4-H Club Meeting With Lucile Baker

The Fern Cliff 4 H club invites members to meet with Lucile Baker on Saturday October 15. Members should bring woolen dress material of light color for project work.

Fern Cliff Lucile Baker

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