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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1927

Page

3

Fleming Family Reunion Attends Lexington Church

The eleventh Fleming reunion gathered at Lexington church on Saturday September 10 with about 45 relatives. A large dinner of fried chicken and angel food followed by a short business meeting elected Everette Fleming president Lielah Timmins secretary and Clarence Timmins treasurer. Attendees included many Flemings from Chicago Kansas City and Monrovia plus distant relatives.

Fleming Lexington Church Everette Fleming Lielah G. Timmins Clarence Timmins John Fleming F. M. Fleming Adda Fisher Etta Duvall Glen Swartz Elsie Powell Mary Darlene Donald W. A. Patterson James Willard L. E. Fleming John Glen Martin Maurine Helen Guy Moothart Irwin D. H Sigafoose L. F W.H. Sigafoose I. 10 Wilbur Beenblossom Susie Hopping Mary Walter Gardner Florence and Elwyn S. KE. Sigabtoose Lestey Beenblossom Lucile Dale Glen Beenblossom Richard and Louis W. H. Sigafoose Frances Jean Washington S. C. Simmons Jay Simmons Russel Simmons Betty Lawrence Bush Fairfield

Rural Women social at Mrs. Charles Cherry home

Community notices list a Rural Women social at Mrs. Charles Cherry's home on a Thursday afternoon. The T.S. BF club plans a Wednesday meeting at Mrs. Joan Jackson's residence. An 8th Ward social is set for September 15 in the corps room with Grand Army comrades invited. A W. F. C. 1860 event and a New Haven Baptist church chicken fry on Friday September 16 start serving at 6 PM.

Charles Cherry T.S. BF. Club Joan Jackson North Second Avenue New Haven Baptist Church

Independent elu to meet Mrs Lloyd Swift Thursday

The Independent elu will hold a meeting with Mrs Lloyd Swift on Thursday afternoon. Local organizers urge attendance and provide details at the community office.

Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society Mary Hunter Washington St Elu Lloyd Swift

Local church groups schedule bake sales meetings and picnics

Various church organizations hold events including a bake sale at Barclay store by the Ladies Aid, a Presbyterian Missionary Society meeting with a 2:30 p.m. start, and a social for the Presbyterian choir at 6 30 p.m. at the church. Also planned are a U and S picnic at Sunset Park, an DAR meeting at the log cabin with a 12 30 picnic dinner, a Parent Teacher Association gathering, a high school watermelon feast, and family visits to Corvallis Oregon and Minnesota with relatives returning home after vacations.

DD. A. R W. W. Bowers

Crawfordsville Opens Baseball Season with 14 12 Win

Crawfordsville high school opened its fall baseball season by defeating Wyman 14 to 12 on their diamond. Both teams produced a big first inning, Crawfordsville three runs and Wyman six, then Crawfordsville pulled ahead. The locals held a fourteenth to finish as three errors in the last inning allowed Wyman three runs. All Crawfordsville players scored a run and had a hit.

Crawfordsville

Mello-Glo Face Powder Promises Long Wear

An advertisement touts Mello-Glo face powder by Sherman Bros Druggists. It claims a light feel not drying or pore clogging, resistance to perspiration, long wear, and a pure fine formula made by a new French process.

Sherman Bros., Druguists

Poor Housewife Faces Kitchen Turmoil with Short-Lived Cooks

A reader laments ongoing problems hiring reliable help in the home. The first cook left after three days and the second remains troublesome, leaving the housewife frustrated with domestic staffing.

Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Flowers

We express our appreciation to all who assisted us with help and sympathy at the loss of our husband and father. The flowers were beautiful. Mrs. M. D. Yard C. B. Yard W. R. Yard A. W. Yard Mrs. Alice Huxford.

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