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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1932

Page

6

Snow Ball Social Club Picnic and Rebekah Event Noted

The Snow Ball Social Club picnic at Sunset Park drew about fifty attendees despite rain with a covered pavilion for noon dinner. Rebekah lodge endowment fund event at ICOF hall had around ten guests, featuring Pierce Knox and family performances and a Mason City homes talk by L. M. Leming.

Sunset Park Ross Pence Nears Wellman Frank Scranton Stanley Near Ainsworth Stanley Fishburn Lawrence Howell Glenn Knapp Walter Kyle Ethel Kerr Alvin Harriet Shebeck M. E. Booth Dwight Arthur Wiley Robert Wiley Clarence Fulton Carl Jarrard Rebekah Lodge I. C. O. F. Hall Wellman and Columbus Pierce Knox S. W. Knoy South of Washington Iowa School For the Blind Vinton Laucille Knox Ruth Knox Ellen Knox L. M. Leming Des Moines Mason City Roy Mallory Andy Polis Myrtle Anderson Eva Diller Dorothy Ruebsam Doris Zeck Rebekah Burlington

Fern Cliff 4H Bake Sale and Local Events

The Fern Cliff 4H Club hosts a bake sale Saturday morning at Washington Cleaners in Burlington. An Ficher plente at Crapo Park is set for September 7 at 3 30 start. Washington County Odd Fellows hold all day picnic September 5 at Chautauqua Park with basket dinner and 1 30 baseball game Wellman versus Washington Odd Fellows. Dancing to MacWilliam’s orchestra at 8 p m concludes the evening.

Fern Cliff Washington Cleaners Crapo Park Burlington Iowa Washington County Odd Fellows Chautauqua Park Wellman Odd Fellows Washington Odd Fellows Odd Fellows Hall MacWilliam

Wool loading and social visits in Kalona

KALONA Aug 30 1985 Kauffman Co. are loading wool onto a car this week. Mrs Rose Small and son Hazel called at the M B Ehrenfest home. Stanley Dawson and Dean Enfield, recently from Camp Dodge with Troop F of the 113th Cavalry Iowa National Guard, returned home. Mr and Mrs Cloyd Small of Wellman visited Tom Lahey. Geo Bell and Eddie Brown of Metz Mo visited the Chastsenler home. James Cameron and Sherman Lahey were business visitors in Omaha last Saturday. Joe Miller of Kalona Ele...

Kalona Kauffman & Co Rose Small Hazel M. B. Ehrenfest Stanley Dawson Dean Enfield Camp Dodge 113Th Cavalry Iowa National Guard Cloyd Small Wellman Tom Lahey Geo, Bell Eddie Brown Metz. Mo Chastensler James Cameron Sherman Lahey Omaha Joe Miller Kalona Ele

California Senate Race Sets Three Way Prohibition Clash

California voters head to November as three way race forms for the U.S. Senate with Tallant Tubbs leading the Republican ticket and William Gibbs McAdoo holding a commanding Democratic lead. Prohibition ally Rev. Robert Shuler wins the nomination, urging a dry platform against McAdoo and Tubbs. Final counts show Tubbs ahead in early returns, Shuler securing the prohibition nod, and McAdoo breaking 262 thousand votes.

San Francisco Tallant Tubbs William Gibbs McAdoo California United States Senate Robert Bob" Shuler Los Angeles Samuel M. Shortridge Tubbs Shortridge Tubbs Shortridge Rev. Shuler Joe Crail Leo V. Youngworth McAdoo Justus S. Wardell Shuler Senate

New Wonderful MELLO GLO Face Powder Debuts

The advertisement promotes MELLO GLO face powder from Sherman Bros. Drugists. It claims new French process for smoother spread and longer wear, minimizes pores and shine, and offers a youthful complexion.

Sherman Bros Drugegists

Audiences at State Enjoy Fine Program

Theatre patrons were well rewarded with the State presentation last night. Mitzi Shelton and her eleven piece all girl orchestra delivered a 40 minute musicale that pleased the crowd, with dancing and specialty acts drawing encores from each performer and the orchestra. The same program repeats tonight and Prince Electro and company will present the mechanical wax man next Thursday.

Pratt Mitzi Shelton Prince Electro and Company

Local Social Roundup Aimsworth and Nearby Notes

Mrs E W Spessard reports on visiting relatives in Frankfort Indiana and other local moves. Miss Martha Sands spent the weekend with friends in Milton. The Fitzgeralds of Toledo Iowa returned home after visiting James' parents and relatives. The Fried friendship class hosted a farewell for Grace Evans as Delbert prepares for Iowa Wesleyan. The Kensington club met at Lyn Van Horn's with ten members present.

Ainsworth C. R. Stearns Frankfort Indiana Martha Sands Milton James Fitzgerald, Jr Toledo Iowa James J. J. Fitzgerald Winnie Foster Marjorie Plainfield Baptist Parsonage M. KE Emmet Frame Grace Evans Mt. Pleasant Delbert Iowa Wesleyan Lyn van Horn Kensington Club Ella Crawford

School Opens With Large Attendance and Noted Staff

A new school opened Monday drawing a large attendance. The faculty includes Kr R Butterworth as superintendent James Bellitt principal and coach Miss Edith Forsythe science and typing Miss Louis Hutchison home economics Miss Kathleen Coffey English and music Miss Naomi Brant seventh and eighth grades Miss Margaret McElhinney sixth and seventh grades Mrs Ella Crawford fourth and fifth grades Miss Florence Koonts third and fourth grades Miss Marjorie Foster first and second grades The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the M Sk church plans an all day meeting and annual picnic led by president Mrs E R Lins Reverend Sharpe and his family move into the United Presbyterian parsonage and will supply for Ainsworth congregation Alma Taylor of Cincinnati Ohio visits two weeks with her sister Mrs George Lord and cousin.

Kr. R. Butterworth James Bellitt Edith Forsythe Louis Hutchison Kathleen Coffey Naomi Brant Margaret McElhinney Ella Crawford Florence Koonts Marjorie Foster Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the M. Sk. Church E.R. Lins Sharpe Winfield United Presbyterian Parsonage Ainsworth Alma Taylor Cincinnati Ohio George Lord

Local Social News Highlights Visitors and Visitors

Mrs BE W Spessard visits Mr and Mrs Lee Sands at Haskins. Laura Chambers visits. Wanda Spessard begins teaching at Milton High School. Frank Trotter family visit W H Ross in Keota. Iva Armstrong of Ottumwa visits her parents John and Mrs Strain. Fred Strain recovering from auto accident injuries near Prairie City last week.

BE. W. Spessard Laura Chambers Lee Sands Haskins Wanda Spessard Milton High School Frank Trotter W. H. Ross Keota Iva Armstrong Ottumwa John Strain Fred Strain Prairie City

Relief Workers Back State Loan From Reconstruction Finance Corp

The Iowa relief workers conference, 75 members, approved borrowing 16 million dollars from the Reconstruction Finance Corp to meet relief needs. The lump sum would be distributed by the state to address relief obligations.

Des Moines Iowa Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Conference backs state loans for relief groups

The meeting overrode the executive committee and urged communities to seek state backed relief loans via the finance corporation. It urged political subdivisions to support community chests and social work and endorsed using Iowa products in relief efforts. It also called full use of local resources as a prerequisite for federal relief loans.

State Relief Group Finance Corporation Iowa

Two Men Assault Cafe Owner in Apparent Robbery Try

Mount Pleasant police report two men assaulted Dave Kauffman, cafe owner, during an apparent robbery attempt. No money was taken.

Iowa Mount Pleasant Dave Kauffman

Fire damages Schwartz Auto Supply store in Marshalltown

A fire at the Schwartz Auto Supply store in Marshalltown caused an estimated $4,000 to $5,000 in damage. Investigators attributed the blaze to faulty wiring.

Marshalltown Schwartz Auto Supply

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