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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1930

Page

5

Society Notes From Washington and Nearby Towns

Washington social events open the season with a Mansion miniature golf party for instructors and students. Activities highlight reunions and a YWCA camp connection, with local girls from Cedar Rapids Manchester Pella and Washington sharing memories. A Shrine ceremony, church gathering, and a Pythian Sister party add to a busy slate of fall social life with community figures and families remembered.

Washington Aiior College Mansion

Theatres at Graham feature crooning and raids

Movie listings describe scenes shot with noises on set for a scene in Safety in Numbers at the Graham theatre, with cast including Buddy Rogers and June Clyde. Other films at the Graham feature The Lost Lady and Top Speed, with plans and schedules for Fox and Gra tham theatres, plus local society notices about quilting, showers, and church events.

Graham Theatre Ompson Hugh Trevor Lowell Sherman Waymond Hatton June Clyde Marcelle Corday Charles Buddy Rogers Grahame Y Hawk London Brit Sty Pelvi Conway Tearle Vanlix Ricardo Cortez Gratiam

Motor Boat Races At Fort Madison Inland Event

Mississippi spectators gathered for the Fort Madison motor boat races with boats reaching speeds above 40 miles per hour. Entrants from five states include Raymond Mregenzer of Antioch who recently set a 497 mile per hour record in a separate craft, as competition spans four classes over two days with sculling exhibitions and aqua plane feats among side attractions.

Fort Madison Mississippi Raymond Mregenzer Antioch Caite States Belen

Community Announcements From Local Groups

Missionary church will hold a program meeting at the church at 7 30 Monday evening. Shrine No 19 will have a meeting at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening September 16 at Sherman funeral home. K Pulver W H P Hazel Haven WF 18103 The Pythian Sisters will meet Tuesday September 16 all are expected in their chairs. It is impossible for you to be there.

Dam Shrine Jean Haines Terry Davenport F T Muscatine Lows City Stom Heth Sen Harrison Dodder Ethel Liwabnee Waleters Ruth Frances Hoyd West Main Street Miss Ruthyd Pax Metro Goitwyn Mayer Company Mouths Mazatlan Fox Theatre Charles Bickford Nils Asther Raquel Torres Pictur Speed TRE Feday Pox Theatre Aegra Rage Joe E. Brown Darnice Claire Douglas Fairbanks J Onny Hever Ani Meir Douglas Fairbank Jr Hitler Fairbanks M.S Woodman Hall Ushureh Shrine No Sherman Funeral Home K. Pulver Hazel Haven

Local Notes From Strawberry Point and Surroundings

Misses Etate and Thelma Moser of Strawberry Point spent the weekend here with friends. George Freshwaters and James Shulta attended the district conference of football officials and coaches in Fairfield for uniform officiating. W D Condit of Los Angeles visiting E.R. Harvey home en route home from New York City. Joy Lorene Wright, ten months old, won a $5 beauty contest at Hyfailmers tent show on North Iowa avenue. About twenty-one children entered. Thanks expressed for sympathy after the death of Mrs Anna Hamilton of Crawfordsville. Fran Hamilton and Mrs vis Dodd extend condolences.

Kamp Kory Picn W. E. Jones Mise Thelma Moser Strawberry Point George Freshwaters James Shulta Fairfield Fang Ries W. D. Condit Los Angeles Cart E.R. Harvey New York City Fred Condit Joy Lorene Wright Howard Wreaht Joy Lorene Hyfailmers Iowa Avenue Third Street Allroad Anna Hamilton Crawfordsville Hamilton Vis Dodd

Des Moines District Approves Merger of Two Methodist Conferences

Des Moines district backs a merger of the 2M E conferences as the plan moves toward ratification by the general conference. The vote drew only light opposition during the discussion of church union details in Council Bluffs Iowa, with ministers noting the cooperative effort in caring for religious acts.

Des Moines Council Bluffs Iowa Towa Methodist Church General Conference Tala N. Miters

Rural Women Study Kitchen Tools Training Lesson

Esther Pond of Ames described selection of kitchen utensils as the first training lesson in the first year Home Management course by the Farm Bureau. The Thursday meeting at city hall drew leaders from Jackson, Franklin, Washington and West Marian townships to discuss methods and tools in cake making and solving kitchen troubles. Follow ups in townships will share material with a larger group to help housewives manage homes with more efficiency. FB. Day from Chicago addressed the gathering.

Esther Pond Ames Jackson Franklin Washington West Marian

One Stop Does it One Stop Does it

A brief note reports a local shop named One Stop that offers discount stamps and related services. The item mentions the store’s presence in the community and highlights its discount stamp offerings.

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