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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1922
Page
3
Juniors and the English club present The Merchant of Venice Up to Date at the high school auditorium Friday April 14 at eight oclock. Proceeds fund the senior banquet and English club finances with reserved seats at 56 cents. Seats go on sale Tuesday at Phillips drug store.
Local brief reports Miss Madge Stone返urns to Arlmsworth after a week visiting sister Mrs T C Davis and friend Helen Russert. She is accompanied by nephew Grant Davis who will spend spring vacation with grandparents. Mrs Max Mayer of Iowa City stopped over in Washington en route to Keota. Miss Margaret Doolittle travels to Oskaloosa for teachers conference. Miss Ireta Pauls and Miss Ruth Vincent depart for Oska loosa.
New York City speaker Mrs Grace Wilmot arrives this evening to address Washington club women tomorrow at eight o clock at the Second United Presbyterian Church. She will discuss house furnishings for artistic effect and meet Fortnightly members and federated clubs including Nine teenth Century Kalilah and Harmony.
Miss Bessie Busby of Crawfordsville schools spent last night visiting at her home and went to Oskaloosa this morning.
Washington plans the first Fourth of July celebration in the state with a monster pageant depicting three periods of Abraham Lincoln's life on an outdoor stage. Leon Beatty of the American Legion leads the prep, with Frank Beatty guiding the parade and L. B. Lupton assisting in the pageant.
Blanche Sutherland visits Brighton for spring vacation. Harry Shrader travels to Keota on business. L F Henderson stays home recovering from illness. Mrs A J Paterson and daughter from Ainsworth shop in town. Mrs J P Levider and daughter Mary of Keota shop in Washington. Mrs J G Ranous and Ruth Keota spend the day in town. Reading truncated lines mention a Tall man conference and an act.
The article recounts ancient attitudes to cats from Egypt under Roman rule with a mob tearing a soldier for staining a cat. It notes a hereditary office of cat keeper, Turkish adoption of Felis domesticus, and Cairo’s ordered feeding by the kadin. Lane notes a sultan founded a cat home near his garden.
A weather forecast contrasts with the town’s needs. The meteorologist signals readiness to deliver requested changes. Residents are urged to visit the cream station to buy cream without prior notice, as Washington butter manufacturers seek lower cream prices for Friday.
April 6 report from Secretary W. E. Fateh of the National Fraternal Congress of America notes over one million people join fraternal beneficiary societies annually. The group totals about 10 million members across ninety three organizations, with about 12 billion in protection and more than 1.5 billion added in annual family protection. He cites over 5.5 billion dollars paid by societies in fifty years.
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