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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1924
Page
6
Edna Mercer and Elizabeth Irwin hosted a sewing party at the Anwyll home on South Fourth Avenue for about fifteen guests. Rural Women’s club and several other groups held meetings with officer changes, reports, and plans for upcoming events across town.
Notices list meetings bake sales services and gatherings across groups. Events include White Way club at Mrs DeLong's home October 21 elect officers and Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid bake sale October 25 at Queen Esther tevn Irene Chadwick in charge plus other society meetings at Mission room Bible department DeMolay and Fortnightly club with hosts and times shown.
Officers of the Pythian Sisters call a 7:30 PM hall rehearsal this evening and invite all planning to go to Ottumwa to attend. A regular meeting is set for Tuesday evening October 21 with sandwiches to be provided. The Fortnightly Era Art Department Evening Section meets with Miss Etna Dawson at 7:30 to collect dues.
Theodore Roosevelt republican candidate for governor spoke in Elmira Jamestown Batavia during a hectic campaign schedule. He reacted to a controversial introduction about race ideas with humor noting his family includes four children and joking about credit for being against race death by own action.
Edith Brookhart leads as Editor-in-Chief with Catharine McConnaughy and Wayne Brown as assistant editors for 8th and 7th grades. Mary Pauls and Carlton Lytle join as 6th grade assistants in athletics.
Wayne Brown of Home Room 202 urges a schoolwide push against ignorance using books as weapons. He likens training to ancient Greeks and Spartans and says equal opportunities exist, calling students to train hard to succeed later in life.
The following students hold the highest grades in the major subjects in each grade. The list identifies top achievers by grade and subject, reflecting outstanding academic performance across core disciplines.
The sixth grade organizes a Pen Tangle Language Club with five committees matching its five angles. Officers include a prep and a secretary. Students aim for purity of speech, correct sentences, honest expressions, and beautiful thoughts.
A school diary details clubs and talks planned by Mion Hay and Hubert Lehrer. It covers Citizenship on Tuesday Current Events on Wednesday foreign affairs, assembly and story days Thursdays, and a champion speller. Debates in Home Rooms 106 and 103 on chicken versus pig and U S War of 1812 justify, with officers elected in Home Room 201.
Seventh and eighth graders held an October 9 assembly. Doctor Bowers of the Methodist church was to lead the devotional but left town for a funeral, so Miss Hay conducted the session and the period was used for chorus singing.
At the Junior High the annual Home Rooms Basketball Tournament determined champions. Home Room 201-Eighth Grade won 28 6 over 202-Seventh, with 107-Eighth and 201-Eighth also winning prior matches. The issue also introduces a serial on The Renaming of The Homestead by Catherine McConnaughy.
The Faith Mission room north of Graham Theater hosts a 7 30 p m service tonight and Sunday afternoon at 2 30. The Sunday topic is Kadesh Barnea. Everyone is welcome. Mrs C W Busby assists.
An unidentified man about 40 was killed near Prescott Adams county by an eastbound Burlington passenger train at 1 30 this morning. He was hitchhiking on a westbound freight on a sidetrack. No identification found except a cap bearing an Ottumwa store name.
The West Chester Methodist Church led by Rev. P. B. Gray advertises Sunday services at Lexington and West Chester with choir music and sermons on God and Radio and The Climax of Redemption. A revival draws interest with Russel Ewart, a noted singer, appearing Tuesday evening. all are welcome.
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