Society notices of Mrs Harvey gatherings and clubs
A series of society items from Washington area clubs and families. Mrs Paul Harvey hosted a card club with two bridge tables where Mrs A H Staton and Mrs John Elgar won. Elgar named president and plans set for three weeks hence. Various meetings follow including Wellston Social Club with 65 attendees for Mrs Florence Smith birthday and a New Haven Ladies Social Union day event with a community meal and visitors from Minnesota. The Junior Catholic Daughters held sewing lessons. Christian church plans a bazaar and ten cent social. youth group held a weiner roast at Verna Palmer’s with many neighbors attending. a charity auction of antiques accompanied by a reception for the Methodist choir. Verna Palmer’s birthday party and a family dinner for S F Taylor of Stafford Kansas.
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Paul Harvey
Card Club
Washington
A. H. Staton
John Elgar
Ladies and Society of the Christian Church
William Putnam
W. W. McFarland
Will Easter
P. E. Roll
Real Philosophers Quote Sparks Debate
A San Francisco Chronicle quote attributes higher crash rates to women being driven by husbands, sparking discussion on gender roles and driving responsibility.
Speak no harsh words of Earth
A reflective line from Alexander Smith reframes how people treat the world as mother. It underscores responsibility toward the planet and the idea that many have altered its beauty through their actions. The line invites restraint and reverence for nature.
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Earth
Alexander Smith
For Sale Good Sprayed Winter Apples
Winter apples in good condition for sale at $1.25 per bushel. Contact William Hesseltine at 2113.
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William Hesseltine
Local announcements from Washington Township town meetings and events
Community notices list multiple fall activities including a Washington Township Farm Bureau meeting at Young America school on Friday Oct 18 and a cottage prayer meeting at C W Busby’s home. Also scheduled are a Past Noble Grand circle gathering, a Valley St Pauls Ladies Aid bake sale and bazaar on Oct 19, and a D A R fruit for orphans drive due Oct 26.
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Washington
Farm Bureau
Young America School
C. W. Busby
East Washington Street
The
Valley
St. Paul's Evangelical Ladies Aid Society
Cunningham's Grocery
Fish Moves Fast Baracuda Sets Speed Record
The barracuda ranks among the fastest fishes capable of speeds from 70 to 72 miles per hour.
Weather Wears On Men’s Minds in Atchison Globe
The Atchison Globe notes fatigue and disgust from weather, wondering if divine control would ease the burden more than human rule. The piece muses on how weather impacts daily life and morale without directing blame.
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Atchison Globe
Chinese Like Shark Fins Popular Food Among Chinese
Shark fins are described as a favored delicacy for Chinese people who would pay one dollar for each fin.
Sunset Circle Meeting Opens Baskets Project
The Sunset Circle west of Crawfordsville will meet October 24 in the afternoon with Mrs. Ernest Jones to work on unfinished baskets. The Young Woman's Home Missionary Society meets Monday evening with Mrs. Chas Kennedy at the library at 7 15. Irene Reed has charge of the lesson. Cars will be furnished.
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Wellston
Allen Schaeffer
Oliver Furst
Carl Corpman
Frank Prat Gderved
Leona Parcell
Palmers
Verna Palmer
Twyla Reed
Genevieve Wehr
Jean Stirling
Leona Pawcell
Dorothy Booth
Barbara Cuddy
Edwin Davidson
Harold Booth
Stanley Knupp
Donald Kerr
Harold Timmons
George Jones
Rolland Benson
The
Baptist Young Women's Missionary Society
Buache Mission
Crawfordsville
Oet
Ernest Jones
Young Woman's Home Missionary Society
Chas. Kennedy
Irene Reed
Delphian Society to Meet with Mrs Lemmon Monday Evening
The Delphian society will meet with Mrs J B Lemmon Monday evening at 7 30. The event is announced to be held at 2403.
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Delphian Society
J. B. Lemmon
Family car ownership across roles described in local note
A Pratt Republican column explains a family car shifts ownership roles: idle equals mother's, in use equals children's, and when disabled or with a flat tire equals father's.
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Dad
Pratt Republican
Oil Flash Point and Vapor Ignition Defined
The Bureau of Standards states the flash point is the temperature at which vapor given off by oil will flash when a flame nears the surface, signaling ignition risk.
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Bureau of Standards
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Marion McLaughlin
New Haven Ladies Social Union
Henry “Uddeback
Earnest Snyder
Lamberton
Minn
Cora Davidson
Chas. McKinstry
Florence Smith
Belle Combs
Fresno
Katie Hart
Arlene
Burlington
Lottie Robertson
Ruth Sheets
Della Neal
Isabelle Combs
Ethel Hotle
W. C. Hotle
Florence
Catholic Daughters of America
Winifredt
Elizabeth Ragan
Julius Sodini
Loretta Cantoni
Lewis Warren
Methodist Church
Keith Vine
Frank Macon
Ralph Dougherty
Jessie Klein
Amy Christian
Warren
A. W. Henke
Charlie Palmer
Verna
Palmer
Mrs. Palmer
Wilma
Josephine Hull
Mary Bricell
Dorothy Masson
Walter Wells
Marion McAvoy
Ed Peipher
Dwight Booth
Howard Benn
A. J. Dawson
East Jefferson Street
S. F. Taylor
Stafford
Kansas
A. J. Mikefell
Airfield
Don Wylie
Frank Ditmer
Wylie
C. H. Guther
Johnson’s Grocery
Jersey
Lpa
Wonder
Naelaoe
Eanes Grandpa’s
San Francisco Chronicle
Mother Earth
Noble Grand Circle
M. D. Lee
Northern Stars
Mildred Kolosick
D. A. Ra's
Eva Smetzer
Presbyterian
Valley St. Pauls Evangelical Ladies Aid Society
Lizzie Crawford
Washington Oil Company
Washington, Iowa
Eagle
Yours Truly
Washington Oil CO
Scott Furniture CO
FORD
Washington Motor Company
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