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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1928

Page

3

Kensington and Harmony club notes and weddings

Eleven Kensington club members met at Mrs. Charles Stearns home in Ainsworth for a one course luncheon. The Harmony club held its September meeting at Mrs. Malcolm Montgomery’s with new officers installed and Miss Anna Dawson speaking on parliamentary law. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hough celebrated their golden wedding in West Chester with about fifty guests and floral tributes from Pythian sisters. The Woman's Foreign Missionary society met at Mrs. Mary Eyestone's with gifts and endowment fund additions.

Kensington Club Charles Stearns Ainsworth Harmony Club Malcolm Montgomery John Wheelan Anna Dawson Boyd Stephens John A. Hough West Chester Mrs. Hough Pythian Sisters Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Mary Eyestone South Marion Avenue W. W Bowers T. ¥. Barker Bowersy Edith Chilcote Alfred Chilcote Endowries Fund T. F. Barker Jessie Brindley Turkington W. L. Alcorn Barker Alcorn Hoover Pauls Benn Gardner Homer Stephen J. H. Peet BE. E. Stutsman Remps Hampsher Warren Glascock A. Anderson Amelia Klein J. H. Warren Leo Hoover Patricia Ann Hoover James Brooks Lewis Warren Cunningham Crawfordsville

Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society Meets

The Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society gathers at 404 East Washington Street with Mary Hunter on Tuesday September 11th. A regular pot luck supper is planned for 6 30. A September social for the Deltas of the M E church is set at Mrs Walter Brown's home north of town next Wednesday afternoon. A farewell party for Rev Gray and family of West Chester is planned for Monday evening in the church parlors with all members and friends invited.

Pleasant Plains Missionary Society J. H. Genkinger Ek. T. Wickham Cora Rathmel Effie Wright Myrtle Foster Stella Gallahger Maggie Zeck Maud Brown Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society Mary Hunter East Washington Street Alfa’s M. KE Walter Sr Brown Gray West Chester R. FE. Brown

Ainsworth Notes and Social Items

Jessie Dryden daughter of Chicago undergoing nose and throat operation in Washington county hospital. Wm. Love of Roann Indiana dies, son of Samuel Love pioneer. Social club picnic at city park draws large crowd. Fred Spalding of Salt Lake City visiting relatives here. Odd Fellows trip east into Canada. Fannie Rowan visiting relatives in Westboro Missouri. Mrs B R Richards and Elsie Swift travel to Detroit for several weeks. Regular church services planned. Foreign Missionary society picnic at Marrs home. Keokuk visitors Tuesday. J M Lord visiting relatives in Illinois. Eastern Star holds regular monthly meeting.

Ainsworth Jessie Dryden Jesse Marr Washington County Hospital Fred Spalding Salt Lake City Utah Marshal Madmonson Canada Odd Fellows Lodge Fannie Rowan West Boro B. R. Richards Daughtes Elsie Swift J. M. Lord Illinois Order Eastern Star

Five Best Features on the Radio Sunday

Radio program listings from 1928 show WEAF airing Capitol theatre music at 4 30 pm and Kent hour at 7 15 pm on the Atavat er Kent hour. WJZ presents The Continentals at 7 15 pm and Moran and Mack at 7 30 pm on the WABC network. Symphonie hour is on WABC at 1 00 pm. Monday features United Opera company on WOR at 7 00 pm and Thoxy and others on WJZ at 5 30 pm.

Anited Press WEAF Capitol Theatre Music Atavater Kent Hour WJZ the Continentals WABC Moran and Mack Best WOR United Opera Company Thoxy

Hanch Claims Hunch Equals Woman's Intuition

The Noston Herald notes a remark by Hanch equating a hunch to a man's counter part for a woman's intuition. The comment prompts discussion on gendered intuition in everyday judgment.

Noston Herald

Fragmented OCR Highlights Local Network Garble

The readable text shows garbled phrases about a 3 30 schedule and reference to a network with numbers 7229 and 6 80. Mentions The Gypsies and unclear meeting times. Strong entities are weakly recoverable due to corrupted OCR.

Local visitors and travels noted in Washington notes

Local residents and visitors are listed with departures and arrivals in Washington. Names include Mr and Mrs Robert W Shields, Kathryn Everheart, Vivian Allen, Lorina Cooper, Ella Sleintney, Roy Snyder, Alliman, Harold Montgomery, Mrs Willscott and family, J A Arnold, Harry James Arnold, G E Mason, Rod ney and Oma Mason, Jeanette Burch, Mrs Be Young, Mrs Williamson, Mrs Charles Speer, and Roenspies of St Louis.

Jeanette Burch St. Louis Washington J. W. Long

Crawfordsville News Roundup of Local Visits and School News

Crawfordsville sizzling with social and academic updates as Nellie Manners reports visits by Robert McElhinney from Long Beach and Frank Macon from Washington. Local society notes Mrs Artie Wells Social Hour meeting elects officers Margat Graham president Ollie Anwyl vice president Daisy Huber secretary. Claire Twinam Iowa City medical instructor. Miss Jeannette Wooley to Iowa City for teaching prep. Dennis Jones returns from Seattle via fraternity convention.

Crawfordsville Robert McElhinney Long Beach Calif McElhinney California John Wooley Columbia Artie Wells Social Hour Club Taglies T. W. Rickey Adda McFarland Ina Wells Barr Margat Graham Ollie Anwy Daisy Huber Janie Graham Ollie Anwyl Caroline Johnson Mildred F. Bd Maxwell Frank Macon Washington Jeannette Wooley Iowa City Dennis Jones Seattle Wash Kk. W. Griffith Minnesota Crawfordsville High School Claire Twinam College of Medicine

Local Figures Visit and Move Across Towns in May

Mrs Clara and Dean opened a shop in Columbus Junction with May Douglas of Days enport starting as a new operator. Visiting family includes Mrs W J Brady and Mary Margaret of Jacksonville Illinois for a Sunset Park reunion. Neighbors Ruth Gibson departs for Ft Madison teaching post. others visit Washington, Muscatine, and Chicago relatives.

Clara, Dean Columbus Junction T May Douglas Daysenport W. J. Brady Darehter Mary Margaret Jacksonville Illinois John Woods Harve Borter Sunset Park

Walcott Nominated U.S. Senate Candidate at Connecticut GOP Convention

Frederick C. Walcott, Red Cross executive tied to Hoover in war relief, won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate at the Connecticut state convention. He defeated William Bledsett by 106 to 24 votes. Governor John T. Trumbull was unanimously nominated to succeed himself.

New Haven Conn Sept. S Frederick ¢. Walcott Red Cross Herbert Hoover United States Senate William 2. Bledsett John Trumbull John Coolidge

College-bound youths honored by United Presbyterian social

The United Presbyterian church hosted a social at J H W Crooks home to honor six young people who will attend college next week. The event highlighted the high distinction of being chosen for the prestigious college-bound position and noted Abs Spangler Weekley of Monmouth, IL as a recent visitor.

Abs. Spangler Weekley Monmouth J. H W. Crooks United Presbyterian Church JAY LO College

For Sale Full Line of Suits and Top Coats

Classified notice sells a full line of suits and top coats for 24 50 and Panis items at 6 00 with listing under Schmoeller Prog located at 176519.

Schmoeller Prog

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