Piano Recitals And Socials Highlight Local Weekend
Eighteen Philathe class members hosted a Friday evening gathering at Mrs Gladys Dunlap home with nine piano students from Miss Elsie Pratten and Miss Bratten classes performing a varied program. Recitals by Miss Brattens pupils followed Saturday at multiple homes including Frances Witthoft and Helen Harvey with numerous solo duets and trios. A HS C planned picnic at Sunset Park featured guest families from Wayland Washington Spokane and local hosts. A dinner for 36 at the Gamon farm celebrated William and his wife with gifts and a state fair honeymoon and plans to move east of the Gamon home.
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Ty ; LA
Gladys Dunlap
Nanda Adair
Rosamond Bauer
Shields
John Munn
Elsie Pratten
Martin
Betty Grecian
Dora Polka
L. Streabog
Violet
Lechner
Loise Samson
Mary Ann
Stahl
Lucile ‘Murpdy
Baldwin
Sea Breeze
Woodward
Cowslips
Smartswood
Winifred Gerdes
Nannie
Agnes Hindgahl
Clover Blossoms
Kohler
Florence Hindahl
Alice Waltz
Doris Kelofer
Dahlia Polka
June Gorham
New Christian Endeavor
Walter
Elfin Labitzky
Success
Bachmann
Arlene Easter
Miss_ Bratten
Miss Bratten
Washington
Frances Witthoft
Beyer
Ralph
Jacok the
Giant Killer
le Grand
Keeting
Dewdrop
Spencer
Ernest Witthoff
Levering
Letha Turnipseed
Edna Turnip
H.S. C
Sunset Park
Dorothy Schlanter
Wayland
Marie Schneider
Alta Himmelreich
George McConahey
Constance
Spokane
Will McCreedy
Helen Harvey
East Washington Street
Shadow Waltz
Bernard
Walter Westen
W. R. Gamon
William
C. O. Huber
Tohse
GC. O. Huber
Don Darbyshire
John Wagner
Roy Kephart
Will Saville
Ferguson and Son buy farmer's grocer building
Ferguson and Son of the Farmers Grocer have bought the brick building once owned by Mike Schilling on the South side and will move their stock into it today. The item notes local commerce and small business activity in a 1871 Washington piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson and Son
Farmer’s Grocery
Mike Schilling
Wilkins’ Ohio
Wiseman
Martin Cochran
J. W. Martin
Faber
Canada
Mundstrate
R. T. McCall
Jaarnet
Kansas
Washington
Howard G
Harriet E. Burrell
Holy Eucharist Congress Opens in Sydney
Delegates from around the world converge on Sydney for the twenty-ninth Holy Eucharist Congress. Cardinal Cerretti, papal legate of Pope Pius XI, greeted by city officials as thousands gather for ceremonies and a concert at the city hall.
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Sydney
Cardinal Erretti
Pius XI
Australia
Cardinal Cerretti
Fleming
Marriages and society notices fill local pages with events
The section details weddings in the Methodist church with Wilma Conklin and Harold Davidson and Eugene Starks and Ferne Beggs, a dinner party for guests including L. A. Bingham of Boston, and various club meetings and social events. Notices include church programs, ladies aid gatherings, embroidery classes, and planned celebrations throughout September and October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Wilma B. Conklin
Keota
Harold R. Davidson
W. W. Bowers
Leg E. Jacobs
Iva Davidson
Eugene Stickel Starks
Ferne Beggs
Marion
Iowa
Nellieve Borah
Jessie Klein
Washington
Sunshine Community Club Meeting Plans With Mrs Dittmer
Sunshine Community club will meet September 65th at the home of Mrs Frank Dittmer and Mrs Will Richards. Bring suggestions for school items and small embroidery projects. The Pleasant Plains Missionary Society holds an all day meeting at Mrs J H Genkinger’s home on Wednesday September 5. Election of officers.
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Harmony Club
Malcolm Montgomery
Smith
Woodman Hall
Lexington Ladies Aid Society
Sunshine Community Club
Frank Dittmer
Will Rihards
Pleasant Plains
Sosiety
J. H. Genkinger
King’s Heralds
Department of Child Study
KE. B. Hammer
Baptist Bazaar and Dinner at Local Church
Baptist ladies plan a bazaar and dinner on December 1 at the church. The Linger Longer Club is set to meet in the same notice.
Community meeting notices and social event schedule
The G. ALR. meets Tuesday at 2 o clock in the hall led by Commander J. A. Embree. The Rural Women’s club gathers with Mrs. William Morton next Thursday afternoon. A social is set for Thursday evening September 4 at Boyd Foster home for Bethel Presbyterian Bible class members.
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G. Alr
J. A. Embree
Rural Women’s Club
William Morton
Boyd Foster
Bethel Presbyteriam’ Church
Terrapins Compete for Speed Honors at 101 Ranch
Fifty terrapins qualified for the final heat of the fifth annual terrapin derby at the 101 ranch near Ponca City Oklahoma. From 4500 starters, the Fifty finalists race 25 yards in two minutes for a share of 7500 dollars. Sear Face the bronze speedster from Medford Oklahoma led prelims with a 1 53 in the gruelling sprint.
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Ponca City
Okla
Here
Sear Face
T. J. Dean
Medford
Indians End Pow Wow at Altoona Today
Mesquakie tribe members conclude their pow wow in Altoona with labor day ceremonies. Chief Young Bear delivers a farewell address as Indian games dances music and orations close the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Young Bear
Local residents visit Washington in weekend travel notes
A series of social visits and shopping trips are logged with Mrs. Carl Voorhees of West Chester and Mrs. Omer Boshart of Wayland among others arriving in Washington Saturday. Many locals plan short visits to Davenport, Chicago, and nearby towns, with several staying a week or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Voorhees
West Chester
Washington
Elmer Wells
Chiago
Nordie Duke
Omer Boshart
Wayland
Blaine Tolmes
Guy Stansbury
Walter Johnson
Jean
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Johnson
William Fisl
Crawfordsville
B. G. Holt
Floyd Britain
Pilanche Beatty
Davenport
Blanche
Ralph Garber
Blancha
Harold Guyer
Mardelle
Waterloo
Howard Crosier
F. A. Hunt
Ainsworth
H. P. Faris
Oak Park
Harold
Edith Faris
Wueh Davis
Ned Haney
Dorothy May
George Robert Fisher
Iowa City
Navgne
Mary FB. Fisher
Paul Snakenberr
Sigourney
Harold Mangold
Mary Warfield
Mary Frances Davis
Monmouth
Ralph Livingston
Renulah McKune
Andy Anecustine
Hubert Avken
Reister
T. V. Knerr
Mre
Lester Klein
iKalona
Young Farmer Held for Shooting School Teacher Near Winterset
Lorenzo Hartman, 21, faced arraignment on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder after a rural Iowa shooting near Barney left Jane Robinett, 19, hospitalized in Des Moines in critical but stabilizing condition. Hartman denied the accusation. authorities noted no clear motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winterset
Lorenzo Hartman
W. W Cassiday
Robert Breeding
Hartman
Jane Rodinett
Barney
Breeding
Des Moines
Miss Robinett
Tes Moines
Carm Post
Iowne Robinett
Inquest Planned Into Des Moines Gas Death
An inquest was to be held into the death of Joseph Widdle, 30, who killed himself by inhaling gas fumes at his Des Moines home. Neighbors say he had been out of work for months and had quarreled with his wife Hazel Riddle just before the death.
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Des Moines
Joseph Widdle
Hazel Riddle
August Weather Summary From Washington Report
Rain fell on ten days in August with total precipitation of 4.31 inches. The month was warm with many days at or above ninety degrees. The maximum reached 93 on the 2nd and 16th, while the low was 49 on the 31st.
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Washington
Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Tanner at county hospital
A baby daughter was born Saturday evening at the county hospital to Mr and Mrs J Tanner. The infant weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fh. J. Tanner
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Julia
Zieglowsky
Presser
Florence Zieglowsky
Hellen Harvey
Rhode
Everette Westen
Henry Zieslowsky
Heins
Bath
Marie Zieglowsky
Cury
Lynes
Everette
Walter Westin
Krogmann
Mild
Red Frey
Streabog
Mildred
Frances Frey
Edna Westin
Long Hartmann
Franke
Edna
Everette Westin
Prof. Beiter
Shubert
Beiter
Richard Peiffer
Fisher
Vanderbeck
Vera Smith
Lehmamann
Schubert
Mary Pauls
Sawyer
Edith Peiffer
American Legion
Lavalle
Irene Saunders
Greenwold
Margaret Smith
de Luilli
Margaret
Lucille Zihlman
Cochran
Wanda Casper
Martha
Flotow
Wanda
Vida Casper
Heyser
Maxine Shafer
Little Fairy
Millinery Department
Rothschild’s
The
Washington Press
Leonard Smease
Elma Kilgore
T. D. Wallace
Baptist
A.M. EB
Ball's Hall
J. R. Davis
Perry
Davis County
Chicago
Wilson
Wallace
W. Washington Street
Tom Walker
First National
Voka
Doubletree
Morton
Chilcotes Corner
Gamons
Gamon
Isabelle Lemmon
Maurine McLaughlin
Eleanor Brown
Marsh W. Bailey
L.A. Bingham
Boston
Massachusetts
Priscilla Morrison
Ed Morrison
West Washington Street
Ostess
Ellen
J. W. Nethergall
Pythian Sisters
Pilotsbur Ladies Aid Society
Clara Fisher
Young_ Womens missionary society of the Baptist church
Ht. J. Club
Wellston Social Club
Stella Hotle
Pleasant Hill Club
Mires
Alice
New Haven Ladies Social Union
Hazel Strreen
Linger Longer
Terrapins
Baptist Kensington
Kensington
Bruce Moore
Lee Ralston
P. EB. O
C. J. Roberts
Koof Po
K. of
J. M Kelley
G. K
Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid
Christian Ladies Aid
Earl Wenders
Peter Widmer
Walter Stone
Warren Stone
John Christ
Purlineton
Russell Jennings
Melo
the Hygienic Products CO
Canton, Ohio
United States
Homer Stephen
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