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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1920
Page
2
Estimated receipts today hogs 2900 cattle 1000 sheep 1900. Second report shows steady market with hogs top 16.50, feed costs varied by weight and grade. Official yesterday totals include hogs 4108 cattle 312 sheep 1262 with no shipments.
E. W. Wagner & Co. furnishes information on Jowe l B Haunt as manager for the local jewelry firm in Iowa City with contact by phone 786.
The Hlinote Agricultural Association promotes statewide buying and distribution of fertilizers to broaden access. Iowa farms rely on manures but expect adoption of balanced materials as states move away from manure alone. The manure spreader is praised as a key saver, with storage and drying cited as ideal but impractical. debate continues over pit storage versus spreading.
At a special school board meeting Washington schools vote to grant a two day spring vacation for teachers and pupils starting Thursday evening and running through Tuesday morning. Dr A S Smith president of Town Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant spoke to the high school afternoon at 1 15. Iowa Wesleyan president, formerly pastor here, is booked as speaker at the June 2 commencement.
A Connecticut livestock owner reports 23 percent cattle kept for breeding including purebred cows and a half interest in a purebred bull. The herd also includes a purebred stallion and 147 standardbred fowls as more breeders join fractional ownership to favor high quality sires over inferior stock.
USDA reports show strong national interest in the Better Lives Better Stock campaign with more poultry on farms than any other live stock and a high share of pure blood birds. A Connecticut farmer enrolled in the better-sires movement lists 30 cattle and 1,939 poultry, all pure breeding, reflecting male participation in poultry improvement.
Mr and Mrs Waldo Wells spent yesterday in Washington. Hazel Anwyl returned to Iowa Wesleyan at Mt Pleasant after a home visit. Lee Huston, a Champaign student, visited with his parents. Grace Lease is home from Parsons College Fairfield for a brief visit. J R Lease and family traveled to Burlington for a short stay. Rev and Mrs Barnett and their daughters hosted dinner for several guests. Deward Franklin of Burlington spent days with his father E B Franklin.
Miss Trilby Will and Mr. Miles Stearns wed at four o clock Sunday with Rev. A C McBlain officiating. Attendants include Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rabenold. The bride wore pekin blue and rose charmeuse with silver lace. A four course turkey dinner followed. The couple plan to reside on South Hill and begin life together.
The Woman’s Auxiliary met Monday at noon with Mrs. I Bh. Crail presiding. Discussions focused on Clara Barton street paving, hospital welfare, and a Hospital Motor Corps. Treasurer reported 195.95 balance with some members delinquent on dues. The group agreed to aid the last graduate nurse and lamented a shortage of young women entering the training school. The Daughters of the American Revolution met Tuesday evening.
Ella tries to lift a baby from a crib but stops when her mother looks. She tells a friend she can sense when her mother wants her to stop, saying she can see her mother think.
A lively Grinnell Chapter of the Op A R heard letters from Miss Esther MacGuegin about the chapter’s activities. They discussed sending $52 in clothing to Dorothy Sharp School in North Carolina and heard talks on Americanization and related efforts at Springfield College and in Clinton and Chicago. Light refreshments followed.
Olive Thomas headlines the Fox Theatre feature Youthful Folly. She stars and wrote the plot, delivering a domestic society drama with a world of action.
The review notes refined melodrama as the preferred entertainment form. A lively fistic display leads to a Wig climax when a jealous husband wounds his rival and an innocent party. Craufurd Kent supports Miss Thomas alongside Helen Gill Hugh Huntley and Harry Trusedale.
The National muscww notes that for short-distance running the cheery is the fleetest of animals. This animal belongs to the ent fagily and is native to India and Africa. It is trained to run down antelopes.
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