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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1947

Page

3

Social calendar of community groups and meetings

Notices list Grace Hill Ladies Aid Gamma Psi Beta Sigma Phi West Chester Pythian Sisters and many others with dates, times, and venues. Activities include dinners, parties, pinochle, circle meetings, co hostings, and cooperative meals at churches clubs and temples through Friday.

Grace Hill Ladies Aid Gamma Psi Beta Sigma Phi William Sitler West Chester Pythian Sisters Country Club Masonic Temple Little Flower Circle al Ledger EB. E. Ward Dave Elder W. J Masson W.C. PD Charles Wilson St. Anthony Circle P.m Marcella Vi BE. B. Ward West Chester Dusenberry Rebekah Lodge C. B. Hall Women's Council of Christian Church Roy Kephart Bethlehem Commendery and Families Methodist Church General Meeting Church

Birthday milestones for local residents across anniversaries and birthdays

Congratulations note lists couples celebrating long marriages Mr and Mrs Harry Montgomery Jr 61st and Mr and Mrs Elmer Bontrager 44th. It also notes birthdays for Stephen Wayne Booth Betty Carolyn Potratz Jonathan Alsip Martha Ann Kennedy Lovisa Sejka and others including Craig Waddell. Also mentions birthday cakes with four candles and addresses route two.

Harry Montgomery, Jr Elmer Bontrager Stephen Wayne Booth Dale Booth Betty Carolyn Potratz Edward Potratz Martha Ann Kennedy Charles Kennedy Lovisa Sejka Ray Sejka

Crawfords Announce Secret Marriage of Marjorie Crawford

Mr and Mrs George Crawford of Keota announce the secret marriage of their daughter Marjorie Louise to Edward Wesley Henderson of Des Moines son of Mrs Mary Henderson of Seymour. The marriage occurred Sept 27 in Des Moines. Mrs Henderson attends Thompson s Beauty School and Mr Henderson is a Drake senior. They reside at 1153 Sixth Avenue.

George Crawford Keota Marjorie Louise Edward Wesley Henderson Des Moines Mary Henderson Seymour

Hobo Party for Club Families Held at Vernon White Home

Crawfordsville October 15 Social Hour club and their husbands hosted a hobo party at the Vernon White home Friday night. Twenty guests attended with Bob Williams crowned King of the Hobos. Basement Halloween decor featured corn shocks and bitter sweet. Food included hot chicken sandwiches potato salad pumpkin pie and coffee served on tin dishes.

Crawfordsville Vernon White John White Bob Williams

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Junior Missionary Society of U Fas Jonathan Alsip M. W. Alsip C. P. Berkhoff Eugene Steele Celia Campbell John Havel John Tucker Craig Waddell H. B. Waddell Amhenigomery Operd JR. Boy’s Crawtfords Wardlant
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