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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1927
Page
6
The Amboy Community club hosted Mr and Mrs Hal Richards for a Halloween gathering on Friday October 28 with a seven o’clock supper. Activities included a haunted cellar scene, games, and progressive rock as the evening closed.
A Halloween party hosted by Lester McGinnis entertained about thirty friends at his home with games and stories while Mrs. Jennie Jay praised the J W Baker Relief corps No 300 in West Chester after a Saturday afternoon visit. Helen Genkinger hosted a Friday party with twenty five guests featuring a spook house and Uncle Sam costume prize won by Bud Wallace.
The Rosemary club plans a Monday evening meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brown on October 31 followed by a kid masquerade. Rural Women's club meets Thursday with Mrs. Frank Heinzman to demonstrate care of clothing and bring wrapping paper. The Pythian Sisters hold a regular meeting at the hall Tuesday with K of P work in the first rank and a good attendance desired.
Mrs. Fred Sweet hosts the Fern Leaf club on Wednesday at 1 30 with 221t2 American Legion Auxiliary to meet Thursday at 7 30 in club rooms Officers and district convention delegates to be elected P T A of St James school meets tomorrow at 4 00 pm
Ladies Missionary society of the Baptist church will hold their study meeting Thursday afternoon at 2 30 at the church. Please bring articles for Christmas box. Mrs. Augusta Lester at 110 East Monroe Street will entertain the Navajo club Wednesday afternoon November 2.
In Maquoreta Ira on October 31 voters in Jackson County will decide a proposed 1,000,000 bond issue to improve primary roads. Both supporters and opponents campaigned and interest runs high as polls open tomorrow.
The Woman's Home Missionary society of the M FE church will meet with Mrs Frank Kurtz at 395 South Avenue C on Friday afternoon Mrs Julia Cavender will lead the lesson It is a guest and birthday party all are invited
Local clubs schedule meetings and events across weeks in November and late October. Priscilla club gathering. Fortnightly Music department date change. Ladies Mission cafeteria supper. Linger Longer club lesson. Country club dinner and dance. Farm Bureau lesson. D A R regular meeting with visiting officers. New Haven Social union. Pleasant Plains Missionary society. Fortnightly Art department. Baptist Kensington and Harmony club meetings. Dutch market by Baptist Ladies. Delphian Society and Sunshine Community club. Independent club gathering. Chaffer J P L E O meet with Lemmon. Child study department venue change. Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid. G A R and Royal Neighbors notices. Lincoln Rural school candy social. M E K West Chester guest day.
Des Moines resident Fred Waldo, 36, was severely injured when struck by a car yesterday. He remains hospitalized with a fractured leg and possible skull fracture. The vehicle was driven by Ross Green.
A survey of local high school officials shows parents oppose keeping girls basketball in western Iowa. All practice is halted immediately and several teams including Alton Paulina Sheldon Rock Rapids Orange City Hawarden and Le Mars have dropped their girls teams.
In Iowa a statewide vigilante network hunts bank robbers using mobile bands of business leaders and sheriffs. The Pottawattamie County group led by Sheriff Percy A. Lainson reports organized defense, with bankers funding equipment and a rapid communication system aiding a Modale bank robbery pursuit that captured suspects hours after the alarm.
The Sunset Circle will meet Thursday, November 8 with Mrs. Robt Wells. Please bring a thimble to knot comfort after the monthly lesson is given. The IX club will meet with Mrs. Howard McBride Thursday afternoon.
Radio Digest 1927 schedule notes programs tonight and tomorrow with stations KDKA KMA KPO KYW WJZ and WEAF alignment. Highlights include a Sacred song concert at KDKA and organ recital at KPO with 11 pm bridge game and National Broadcasting Company affiliation.
A list of radio programs and air times across multiple stations in Kansas City New York Chicago Des Moines Schenectady and more includes orchestras concerts talk and variety shows with times ranging from early evening to night and multiple sponsors or station call letters such as WDAF WEAF WGN WJZ WBZ KDKA KYW and WGR featuring segments like Great Moments in History Sam n Henry and Capitol theater artistes.
European commercial aviation drives a race for stronger engines and newer planes. Three and even multi engine models such as the Armstrong Whitworth Argosy and De Havilland Hercules reshape cross Channel and Cairo routes while airships gain prominence for long distance work.
Listings show time slots for orchestras and concerts on stations in Chicago San Francisco Davenport Omaha Atlantic City Chicago Cincinnati and others. Notable acts include Don Malin Constance Eberhardt Henry Filmore and Henry Fillmore's band with diverse programs and vocalists.
Funeral services for J. Carson Fulton, who died last week in Iowa City university hospital, were held Sunday afternoon at L. A. Jones funeral home. Rev. Willard Wylie officiated, assisted by Dr. W. C. Williamson. Pallbearers were Walter Fulton, Howard Fulton, Alfred Fulton, John Miller, and Dr. E. M. McConaughy, William McConaughy. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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