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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1918
Page
7
Washington County communities receive a concise roundup of coming and going, with brief notes on local happenings, events, and lighter updates from neighborhood areas.
Ainsworth Red Cross members sent a donation to Washington including 30 pairs of socks 4 pairs of wristlets 2 sweaters 2 helmets 105 absorbent pads and various gauze wipes and bandages. They shifted surgical dressing days to Wednesday and Saturday and Friday became sewing day. Thursday donations totaled 52.65 to support ongoing workroom needs.
Crawfordsville March 30. Mrs. Marsh Sewell and daughter Mrs. Clyde Dimmick of Winfield spent the day at the 8 C Fletcher home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mize of West Branch visiting at the Fletcher home. Mrs. Will Arthaud of Winfield visited yesterday at her brother W. H. Hagie's. Mrs J J Anwy and daughter Hazel Rev and Mrs W G Robert son Mrs J F Buxbaum Mr and Mrs Robert Wells and son Charles and Miss Maude Murphy were visitors in Washington yesterday.
The Fox Theatre presents Over There tomorrow with unusually extensive battle areas and a ramifying trench system. Lieutenant W A O Hara of the Mth Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force supervised the trench work after seven months in Northern France and battles from Ypres to Vimy. The film graphically duplicates the western front and is a genuine treat at regular admission.
Ty Cobb Tris Speaker Joe Jackson Hans Wagner Benny Kauff Larry Lajoie Home Run Baker Eddie Collins Rogers Hornsby Garry Cravath Larry Doyle and Babe Ruth back a 19000 bat shipment to the American front in Lorraine France. The project, part of Y M C A athletic gear, aims to lift soldier morale as major leaguers’ names adorn heavy bats used by troops in training and combat areas.
Metro's new film Draft 258 follows The Slacker as a patriotic torch, urging national duty for sons, brothers, and sweethearts. The advertisement touts a broad audience appeal and a powerful, excitement filled presentation.
A short meditation on automatic moral integrity arising from sturdy habits. It notes that a person formed by steady upright habits acts rightly without needing deliberate moral deliberation.
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