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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1928

Page

6

Bethel Women’s Missionary Society Meets at Plecker Home

Bethel Women’s Missionary Society met at Mrs Charley Plecker’s home with fifteen members and one visitor. Sessions covered foreign topics, home topics, and a closing tea with refreshments. attendance included Mrs Alice Brown Mrs Belle Davis and Mrs Homer Ri ri among others.

Bethel Women’s Misstary Society Charley Plecker Bether Std Alice Brown Belle Davis Homer Riri Rengerald Ed Klein

Community announcements and church events scroll

A collection of notices from a small town church and civic groups lists meetings and activities. The Women’s Missionary Society, Philathea class, bake sales, Halloween parties, political discussions on taxation, a Wesleyan supper, Rebekah’s event, and prayer meetings are scheduled. Locations include Main Street church, Valley schoolhouse, Haskins, and Keota areas with October dates and organizers named.

Hassell and Cramer Reach Chicago Today

Hassell and Parker Cramer, who flew from Rockford to Sweden but ended in Greenland, arrived in Chicago enroute home. Mayor Burt Allen of Rockford greeted them at Union Station, with local businessmen, and a committee escorted them to a special train for the trip back to Rockford.

Hicago Hert I Iawsell Parker Cramer Sweden Rockford Greenland Chieto Union Station Burt Ali Owier

Chicago Beer War Returns as One Dies in Feud

Chicago reports another deadly flare in the beer industry battle as Ross J. Murphy lies dead and a second man is gravely wounded amid the ongoing conflict for control of Chicago’s beer trade. Authorities investigate the violence prompting calls for order.

Chicago Ons Nan Ross J. Murphy

Chicago Faces Task of Making Big Cut in City Expenditures

Chicago moves to trim $4,000,000 from budgets by January 1 as Mayor William Hale Thompson enforces a strict retrenchment. The city vows tighter spending after bond-issu e proposals were rejected, with essential services like notice and fire departments kept lean while nonessential compensation is cut.

Chicago William Halé Thompson Bill United States Chienzo Big bin

Local Notes and Shifts Amid City Social Roundup

VEO Mrs George Bray correspondence notes Oct 16 and a series of local visits. Maxine Balderson missed school due to sickness. Vee Shipping association met for officer elections. Widespread chatter links to a sensational gang story involving Bob Nugent and former Capone associates.

VEO Maxine Balderson Fannie Jones R.A Lucille’ Jones Letha Roberts Laufern Velma Mildred Emry Fairfield High School Vee Shipping Association No. & School House Luther Johnson Pleasant Plain 0. C. Spalding H.C. Jones George Walter Bray Eva Roberts George Ash Donald Kike Quinlan Bob Nugent Ralph Sheldon Alf Papone

Bridge Awarded for Ames Road Span in Iowa

Howard C. Graham of Cedar Bluffs won the bridge contract for the Monkey Run crossing on primary road No. 2 west of Columbus Junction at Ames for 8436 dollars. The spans will be a concrete arch. Louisa county baby beet club members plan to feed 47 calves. J M Isett and son and Zeta Flathers visited the Isett home.

Columbus Junction Howard C. Graham Cedar Bids State Highway Commission Ames Louisa County Baby Beet Club J. M. Isett J. G. Isett Athol, Kas Mrs. Zeta Flathers Franklin, Nebr Frank Isett Johnston J. R. John

Methodist church hosts homecoming program note

fragments report a homecoming program at a Methodist church and a birthday celebration for Mrs. George Selfers. The foreign missionary society gathering with Mrs. Ewyl and Mrs. G B Stapp and Irene Stapp from Cotter is mentioned as part of church activities.

Garden City Kansas Methodist Church George Selfers Foreien Missionary Society of the Methodist E Wyl G. B. Stapp Irene Cotter

Fragmented line about a person, mapyates Kemte

Readable text mentions a person and a service or event, but details are unclear. The fragment hints at a potential obituary or personal notice with names but provides no dates or places. Further readable context is needed to craft a precise card.

Hoover Saved 20,000,600 How many fives have these saved

A garbled quotation discusses Hoover and savings figures, with an estimate of ten million at a minimum and a caution that twenty million could be closer to the truth. The text attributes the remark to an unnamed European source.

Hoover Hoover Organizations

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