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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1940

Page

6

Gracehill Church Lawn hosts play An Old Fashioned Mother

A Washington Christian church group will perform An Old Fashioned Mother at Gracehill next Wednesday evening Sept 11 at 8. If warm enough it will be on the church lawn. otherwise in the Community building A silver offering will be taken Everyone is invited The note mentions fall weather and storage of fruit and vegetables plus local visits and a family trip to Ohio and Niagara Falls

Gracehill Christian Church In Washington Myra Wilson Lloyd Schaeffers Bobby Carris O. W. Sankey Ohio Dave Turnipseed Niagara

Mixed Train Schedules Include Local and Branch Stops

The excerpt lists eastbound and mixed train services with stops at California and Goodlander agent areas. It notes daily operation with variations on Sundays and discharge and pickup at several stations.

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Falls and social notes with a hospital visit report

A short report details Mrs. Turnipseed’s slip and injury on a slippery hill with a hospital visit and x rays showing no broken bones. It also notes a Guest-day at the community building with good attendance, program, and refreshments. Local residents are listed in social visits and school begins at Pleasant school with ten pupils and teacher Alice Carria.

Cloyce Hayes Pleasant School Alice Carria Woodford Roy Bauer West Chester

Elect Officers at D A P Club Picnic

AINSWORTH Sept 10 The D A P club held its annual picnic at Mrs FE R Butterworth home with basket dinner and fried chicken. Officers elected were President Mrs Alice Stewart, vice president Mrs Mildred Stephens, secretary treasurer Mrs Leona Roberts. Afternoon visitations followed.

Ainsworth D.A.P. Club FE. R. Butterworth Alice Stewart Mildred Stephens Treas Leona Roberts Porm New Society the Methodist Church Virginian Coon Coggeshall Annas Annis

Strike demands call for minimum wage and closed shops

Workers demand a minimum wage of 50 cents an hour for a 40 hour week and seek conditions that include a closed shop. The report notes organized labor activity and the push for a standard work week.

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Church officers elected and meeting date set

The article lists officers including President Jennie Bassler and various secretaries for missionary work church literature supplies and children work. It states a regular meeting was decided for the fourth Thursday of every month at 2 pm and a meeting on September 26. committee chairs include Mildred Stephens for program and Fellowship.

Jennie Bassler Amres Gladys Evans Mary ,O'Connor Vera O'Connor Myrtle Thoma Floyd Blankephorn Ed Lambert W. J. Reaney J. M. Clegg

Dry Ice Made From By-Products Now Dominates Supply

Modern dry ice often comes from by product carbon dioxide created in fermentation and other processes. The shift reduces reliance on dedicated carbon dioxide production and reflects broader recycling of industrial gases.

Marguerite Weand and Earl Weller Marry in Mangold Home

Marguerite Weand daughter of Gilbertsville Pa residents married Earl Weller son of Boyertown Pa in a 5 pm ceremony at the Mangold grandparents home. Rev Carl W Klein officiated. attendees included the Mangolds and Verna Mangold. The couple plans to reside in Mr Weller's parents home.

Marguerite Weand Earl Weller Mangold Home William Weand Gilbertsville Hal Weller Warren Weller Boyertown Fred Mangold Carl W. Klein Mangold Weller Washington Olegon Armour Packing Company Redding Weiler Pennsylvania Mr. Weller

Technicolor Cameras Weigh 180 Pounds and Costly to Rent

Technicolor motion picture cameras weigh 180 pounds and take about six months to build. Each unit costs roughly $16,000 and is rented rather than sold. Some productions use up to four of the 22 cameras in existence.

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