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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1925
Page
5
West Chester notes report track teams preparing for meets in Iowa City on May 2 and Parsons on May 9. Students also organize a Hiking Club led by Miss Hedge with about twenty girls joining the first four mile hike.
The report shows the U S population at 114 090 000 with a gain over 19 million from births surpassing deaths, not immigration. Births rose since 1909 while deaths stayed near constant, yielding a 2 to 1 birth death ratio and a 21 percent population increase since 1911. The death rate fell faster than the birth rate, boosting growth. 38 percent of the population were gainfully employed in 1924, with the rest split between children and adults.
Ping Pong returns to favor in Berlin as a table tennis club opens and 50 organizations join. A tournament is planned for next fall, signaling renewed interest in the sport and organized play.
The breeding and rearing of silk worms forms one of the most important and lucrative occupations among women of the Italian countryside.
Denison April 21 reports shifting Texas agriculture as tractors replace cattle work in West and Northwest plains. Ranchers sell ranges to farmers, with cotton rising in prominence and projections of 6 to 12 million bales yileds amid panhandle land transfers and broader farming gains.
President emphasizes self government as an inner control for liberty and progress. He lauds Daughters of the American Revolution for Americanization work among immigrants and supports immigration limits to ensure national unity and manageable assimilation. The speech argues true national life comes from spiritual and moral unity aided by immigrant contributions.
In China the doctor collects a fee for keeping the patient well. When the patient falls ill, the physician’s fees stop until the patient stands on his feet again.
A fragmented passage argues that shared interests between groups forge a rounded national character. It emphasizes mutual recognition as key to serving both sides and the nation, urging broader unity through this strategic alignment.
Prosperity Encampment No 59 and the Ladies Auxiliary announce a pot luck supper this Friday at 6 30 PM in Odd Fellows Hall. Members unable to attend should notify committee chair Mrs Oral Mayor by Friday morning.
Chapter 1 PL BE O will meet Miss Lou Cunningham Thursday at 1 luncheon. Fortnightly Art Dept at Miss Etna Dawson this evening. Independent club meets Thursday with Mrs Mela Kallous. West Chester Baptist church holds annual supper and meeting Wednesday April 22 at 6. Woman's Home Missionary society West Chester Methodist church meets Friday with Mrs Antoinette Gray. All members urged to attend.
In New York on April 21 the Metropolitan Museum of Art refused the $3.9 million Clark art gift due to will conditions requiring acceptance of all items and exclusive permanent exhibition. Executors and Dr. Lewis R. Morris said changes are impossible. the collection heads to Corsonaro galleries in Washington under original terms. The works include Corot Cazin Montecelli Rodin Donatello lace and tapestries.
In Hanford California two women the widow and the divorced wife of rancher L A Broderick prepared to testify at the murder trial of L A Kinder. Kinder shot Broderick claiming defense of home honor. Both Broderick women plan to join forces to clear his name.
Richard Talmadge headlines Laughing at Danger at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday. The stunt king headlines the Frank Howard Clark script with Eva Novak Joseph Girard Joseph Harrington and Stanhope Wheatcroft in the cast. James Horne directs the production following his near-fatal neck injury during a prior stunt.
A compact fragment reflects on union and fate, stating that true love endures beyond any change or chance, echoing themes of steadfast connection and resilience amid uncertainty.
Des Moines reports show Iowa improving with 1.1 percent job gain in March and building activity described as on the upgrade. Governor plans tax reform in line with Van Alstine commission recommendations.
Wayland B 2B Shellhouse, alleged by Kiuzw Klan organiser, was fined 50 dollars for holding a public meeting without the mayor’s written consent. He said he would appeal. Des Moines police sought help locating relatives for an amnesia case, identifying B. McKay, a Danvers Minnesota farmer, as a missing link.
Drake University solfers defeated the University of Iowa golf team by ten to six in Iowa City.
Herds of musket are reported within a day’s run of the north shore of the Great Slave Lake with scattered sightings and warning advisories issued to nearby settlements.
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