Express Company Moves Monday for Better Service
The American Railways Express Company will move its local office next Monday to a new building near the Rock Island passenger depot with a downtown office at the McElhinnery drug store for public convenience. Three daily pick ups from the downtown suboffice are planned, improving delivery times as parcels no longer are handled twice. Rosalie Higby arrives from Fairfield to visit her sister. A nationwide observance of General Ulysses S Grant’s hundredth birthday will be held at the Christian church next Thursday evening April 27, with a G A R and W A C patriotic program led by various leaders and choirs starting at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. McCloskey
American Railways Express Company
Rock Island
McElhinney
McCloskey
Express Company
Grant
Christian Church
United States
Grand Army of the Republic
Indianapolis
General Grant
Mrs. A. B. Neiswanger Dies at Home
Mrs. A. B. Neiswanger of South Iowa avenue died about two o'clock this afternoon at her home after a period of illness. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:30 at the residence conducted by Dr. W. W. Bowers. Burial at Bim Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Neiswanger
South
Iowa Avenue
W. W. Bowers
Bim Grove
Mrs James Boyd Dies This Morning at 84
Mary Jane Reid Boyd, aged 84, died at nine this morning at her daughter’s home on East Washington Street after declining health since her husband James Boyd’s death on February first. Funeral planned at St James Catholic Church next Monday morning, with postponement possible if a Colorado daughter can attend. Survived by nine children, forty-seven grandchildren, forty-two great grandchildren. born in Ireland, married 1855, lived in Urbana and Illinois before settling in Oregon and Washington townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Boyd
Agd
Martin Swift
East Washington Street
St. James Catholic Church
Colorado
Mary Jane Reid
County Down
Ireland
America
Urbana
Ohio
Ilinois
Washington County
Oregon Township
Washington
Boyd
John Dyche
Conesville
Mike Quinn
Frazier, Colo
John Quinn
Riverside
Hugh Henry Bord
Geo. Allbaugh
W. J. Boyd
Ainsworth
Francia Swift
J. Bord
Detours Mapped for White Way West of Town
County board lays out temporary detours for the White Way west from Washington six miles. West to Dublin Grace Hill and Rubio follows West Main to Sidney Smith farm then south to the White Way. Keota travelers go northwest past the county home to Crawford corner then connect to White Way. A thief steals detour signs. reward offered. Graders from J W Peed Sons mobilize three large gangs to prepare the road before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Washington
Dublin
Grace Hill
Rubio
West Main Street
Sidney Smith Farm
Keota
Crawford Corner
West Chester
White Way
Albort
J. W. Peed @ Sons
Gas Range Sale Ends April 29 by Iowa Gas & Electric
Iowa Gas and Electric Co announces the final day of its gas range sale on April 29. Customers are urged to act quickly for limited stock and special pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Democratic County Central Committee Meeting Set
The Democratic County Central Committee of Washington County Iowa calls a meeting in Washington on Tuesday April 25 1922 at 730 PM in the city hall. The purpose is to select suitable candidates for county offices to be voted on in the June primary. All county Democrats are urged to attend and help in the election. Secretary M DeLong signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic County Central Committee
Washington County
Iowa
Washington
Democratic County Committee
Thorne Heads to Des Moines Then Washington for Campaign
Clifford Thorne leaves Des Moines for a brief business visit then travels to Washington D C to argue a case for independent oil men of Oskaloosa. After this trip he will return to lead his campaign for the Republican senatorial nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Thorne
Des Moines
Washington, D. C
Oskaloosa
Thorne
Washington
Last Chance to Enter 81000 Beauty Contest Des Moines Register
The Des Moines Register invites entries for the 1000 beauty contest at the Iowa State Fair. Send photographs by April 20 to select the most beautiful girl in each Iowa county and crown the state fair queen with a $1000 gold prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Sunday Register
Car Troubles and A Creeky Ford Fixes
A man struggles with a Ford lacking a starter. He cranks, checks spark plugs, wires, and the carburetor, then discovers the ignition switch was off. The scene includes a nearby ad for W. H. Reister & Sons advertising cash buyers of cream eggs and poultry, with Washington butter pricing unchanged for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tragic drowning of Herbert Harter shocks community
Two year old Herbert Harter died after apparently falling head first into a shallow water tank at the Orley Speer farm southwest of town. Rescue efforts by his family and local helpers failed. burial set for Elm Grove cemetery following services at George W. Brown’s home with Dr W W Bowers presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Harter
Washington
Herbert
Omez
Asa Harter
Washington County
Waynesville
Herbert Leo
Orley & Speer
Harter
Odell
Walter
Washington High School
Wilbur
Harold
George W. Brown
W. W. Bowers
Methodist Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mary Garden Opera Star Heads to Washington
Two special trains bearing Maury Garden and her Chicago grand opera company from Kansas City to Chicago are due in Washington Sunday afternoon about 3 30. Mary has made no arrangement to see the town during her visit and the specials are expected to draw attention in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury Garden
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Kansas City
Chicago
Washington
Mary
Congress Urged to Probe Russian Famine Relief Efforts
James H. McGill secretary treasurer of the American Committee for Russian Famine Relief has asked Congress to investigate the famine in Russia. He disputes claims that the famine is over and cites reports attributed to Herbert Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. McGill
American Committee For Russian Famine Relief
Steinway Building
Chicago
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
McGill
Russia
Mr. McGill
Herbert Hoover
Only the Rich Can Afford It in a New Telephone Directory
A promotional note extols telephone service as a perpetual servant for households, costing about five cents daily. It urges readers to subscribe and signals that new names and addresses will appear in a forthcoming telephone directory, with a contact number provided.
Famine Relief Funds Questioned Amid Claims of End
The speaker clashes with private relief groups over famine in Russia. Statements from Congress and Mr. Hoover differ from those of relief organizations, prompting calls for a swift congressional investigation to determine if famine is over and funds are misused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mr. Loover
Russia
Volga Valley
American Relief Administration
Mr. McGill
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Rosalie Higby
Fairfield
Jay Bunby
the Christian Church
Orlat
W. P. Moothart
Rev
C.W. Klein
Christian Choir
Gen. A
A. R. Oates
Legion Quartet
J. R. McCrory
M. R. Regan Diusic
Legion
McKinley
W. H. Hampton
S. K. Coates
Evenine
Gas & Electric
Neiswanger
Her Home
Kodak Store
M. C.“Delong
Cen. Com
Uncle Kbew
Baptists
Res
W. 8S. Reister & Sons Cash Buyers of
Mary Garden
Washington Telephone CO
Evening Journal
American Pearl Button Co
Call Journal
John J. Black
Iowa Street
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
Wedo
Plumly Music House
Effie Knowels
East Third St
Green
Eliy
McConnon & Company
Winona
Minn
Conn Products Co
Waterloo
Asa B. Jones
W. RR. Gamon
Jones Auto Co
Evergreen Mill Farm
Red Ball
P. L. Nickolaus
Crawfordsville
Blue
Marion Ave
J. N. Pickens
North 4Th Ave
Coop
Ruode Island
Oscar George
Rhode Island
K. C. Wells
West Chester Mutual Prine
WreNinRien
A. C. Durst
Schmoeller Bros
Ioor Hut
Jurnal
Inquire Journal
C. O. Davis
MODEL
Oakland
OAK Buffett
Earle F. Libe
Grenogee
Alsteel Mtg. Co
Battle Creek
Michigan
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