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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1920

Page

5

Recital and Social Evening Hosted by Mrs Elton and Mrs Mathers

Mrs Daryl Mathers hosted a social Tuesday with three tables of five hundred and refreshments. A piano recital by pupils of Mrs W S Elton followed, featuring Minuett Mannhardt age five and a program of solos duets readings and dances. Harry Thomas sang five numbers to enthusiastic applause as the event closed with a complete program listing.

Daryl Mathers Elton Harry Thomas Forest Sprites Drammond John Greenlee Marth Alice Warnock Elton Long Eric Estelle Davidson Alice Warnock Presser Robert Stutsman Eric Alice Warnock Estelle Davidson Bilfie Smith Evans Frances Thomas Betty Blue Eyes Anthony Eudora Roth Myrtle Boice Cochran Robert Stoteman Presner Ee Ee Jessie Rice Ellen Morrison Orange Blossoms Ludovic Minuetté Manohardt Elton Frances Thomas Elton Magnoum Davis Jessie Lyon Fergus Fergus Ellen Morrison Helen VanDyke Schubert Ellen Morrison Chopin Helen VandDyke Scott Homeland Voorhis Sanderson del Riego

Shrine events and club luncheon mark social season

Plans for a Halloween party are laid as a new member is voted into the club. A two course luncheon concludes the meeting. Invitations go out for the Damascus Shrine official visit led by High Priestess Blanche Wheeler on November 2 with a banquet at six thirty and degrees at eight, featuring the Cedar Rapids Patrol Team.

Hallowe'en Damascus Jerusalem Sojouarner Blanche Fr. Wheeler Cedar Rapids Mollie Cherry Oklahoma City Bob Willits Iowa Avenue Willits J.S. McElhinney Treey’ Phillips Miss Cherry

County Churches Prairie Flower Bible School Service

Prairie Flower Bible School at 10 am and B Y P U at 11 am. subject Making Prohibition Effective. Leader Pearl Phillips. Wednesday evening prayer meeting announced. Everyone welcome. (FB. A. Anderson, pastor)

Bible School P. U Pearl Phillips A. Anderson, Paater

Iowa Babies and Welfare Records in State Campaign

Iowa reports show birth registration expanded under a 1919 vital statistics law. The state board of health prints county birth records, with physicians and midwives required to report births and penalties for neglect. Politicians cite nonpartisan progress in child welfare and recall Cummins era efforts to establish juvenile courts and child welfare programs.

Des Moines State Board of Health Iowa Thirty-seventh General Assembly Muscatine Tsade Lee Hillis Cumming Ken Albert B. Cummins

Buck Jones Performs Daring Zipline Stunt for Fox Film

Buck Jones in Firebrand Trevison thrills audiences at the Fox Theatre with a Mojave River stunt crewed by Thomas N Heffron. The scene over a fifty foot embankment and fifty yard river had Jones cross on a half inch cable tied to a pulley above water swinging and hanging head down. He requested a tougher challenge and continued the dangerous sequence before returning to shore.

Buck Jones Charles Alden Seltzner William Fox Fox Theatre Mojave River Victorville Cal Thomas N. Heffron Mr. Heffron Buck

Coal Operators Plan Price Talks In Cleveland

Attorney General Ph ap pealéde te the bitumin pers ators of the country to reduce price en and a conference as operators of the country to e the question has been called at Cleveland, Ohio. Post and allow Sedbel Pet be viceaidhers od the News Calcialist newspaper, "tH, the mails. The court held that the postmaster had no authority to judge what news or editorial matter might appear in fu ture editions.

Washington, D Awerney Cleveland Ohio Su- Postand Sedbel

Fort Madison nurse Dorothy Koellner buried in hometown

The town of Fort Madison honors war nurse Dorothy Koellner who died from illness contracted overseas in France. Funeral services were at St. Mary's Church with Father Kern officiating. she was interred at Gethsemane escorted by Corporal Arthur David. Pallbearers included Major Hollowells and Lieutenants Bess Remers Potts and McKittrick. a firing squad saluted at the grave.

FT. Madison Fort Madison Dorothy Koellner France St. Mary's Church Peter Kern Gethsemane Koellner Arthur David Twenty-eighth Misa Koellner T. P. Hollowells Thomas Bess Remers Walter Potts Edward McKittrick

Whitford Returns to State Teachers in Football Return

Cedar Falls Oct 21 The Iowa State Teachers College football stock rises with the return of Lawrence Whitford Edgerton Wis star full back and captain of 1920. He resumes studies this week and will reclaim full back duties while Don Harschbarger may move to half. The team eyes a key game versus Upper Iowa University at Fayette Saturday as Coach Doseff reshapes backfield plans.

Cedar Falls Iowa State Teachers College Lawrence Whitford Edgerton Wisconsin Whitford T. C Ivan Doseff Don Harschbarger Upper Iowa University Fayette Dorman Doseff Cts Fayette ‘Colle

Oil fields town near Eastland Texas in 1990 notes

Fragmentary OCR places Sapoul near Eastland Texas within oil fields. Mentions percent figures and a date sequence around 1990 but details are unclear. describes regional oil activity and local town positioning among fields.

Eastland Texas

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure All

Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh stating it acts through the blood and mucous surfaces. Describes internal use and tonic blood-purifying ingredients. Claims proven results and offers testimonials and free literature from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.

Hall Insjhall F. J. Cheney & Co Props Toledo

Mourning Hue in Egypt and Inventions Highlight 1919 Notes

An Egyptian mourning hue described as yellow brown is noted. A Wisconsin inventor develops detachable crank operated propellers to replace oars on row boats. A Danish wood hardening process claims aging effects reduced to 24 hours. Global surplus female population rises from 6 million to 15 million since World War I began.

Egypt Wisconsin

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