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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1922
Page
6
Irma Totker hosted a Saturday gathering of the Buddy Lee club with members bringing Buddy Lee dolls. Guests enjoyed games sewing and light refreshments. Maurine Rathme Virginia and Marguerite Scranton attended as part of the small event.
A collage of quotes from Baltimore American, Cor, New York Tribune and Harper's Bazaar. It highlights political candidacy nostalgia, love declarations, a Mexico presidency joke, a college grad’s prep for work, and a camel water remark.
A renowned San Francisco lawyer famed for probing Chinese witnesses misreads a dress quality and confronts a dialogue with Sell Lung who answers that he will address the State Ministerial Association on the Divinity of Christ next Thursday, leaving the case with the enduring question You savvy God.
Al Minco the famed circus clown, age 77, suffered a paralytic stroke and now lives on Eighth Avenue. He has not opened with the Madison Square Garden show for thirty years. Mrs Minco and fellow performers urge him to stay home though he longs to perform.
In Cedar Rapids on April 10 a hooch making ring inside Linn County Jail was foiled. Three inmates were sentenced from thirty days to six months for anti Volstead liquor production. They received outside help with food and jars, but Mrs Avery detected the odor from the sheriff’s residence, halting the operation.
A humorous note from the Toledo Blade notes that every congressman hopes the petunia seeds he sent will grow, imagining the safety of the country through flourishing gardens and gardens as a metaphor for progress.
Naval experts study a plan to fund and run the scrapping of seventeen old battleships and more, with government crews in navy yards or private bids, to store or sell scrap metal and sustain employment while meeting postwar disarmament terms. The project, led by Rear Admiral Tastor, weighs government vs private disposal, with the board to submit a final report to Secretary Denby.
Rear Admiral Josiah McKean commandant at Mare Island suggests using twelve old bat ships to extend the break water at San Pedro. The boats would be stripped and salvaged, then sunk to form a quiet anchorage for the Pacific Fleet in Los Angeles harbor, which currently lacks such protection.
A nationwide survey by the Playground and Recreation Association of America reports increased public recreation spending in 502 cities totaling about 9 million dollars, up 1.5 million from 1920. Cities like Chicago Detroit Duluth and Memphis funded parks pools golf courses and community programs to deter juvenile delinquency and expand leisure activities.
Washington audiences will view The Old Nest at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday Thursday and Friday. The film depicts a mother watching her six children leave home and return in memory. Mary Alden stars as the mother in a Goldwyn production directed by Reginald Harker.
The survey shows over 100 American cities report they run summer camps at reasonable rates, reflecting broad community support for affordable youth programs during vacation periods.
The text argues that a lazy mind grows worse when indulged and quits work whenever it complains. It emphasizes that nerves and muscles require consistent effort to stay in good condition and productive.
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