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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1921
Page
5
CORRESPONDENTS OF JOURNAL REPORTS from Rubio describe a severe storm blanketing the area on April 21 with gale winds and snow threatening crops and homes. The piece notes cold, late-season weather, local repairs, and social visits as residents cope with the storm and lingering unsettled conditions.
Mrs W W Twinam led a gathering of 26 ladies in the church parlors for a Presbyterian Missionary Society meeting. Mrs Lois Rhea, Mrs G W Hanna and Mrs Clyde Maxwell organized the serving with each bringing a dish. Caroline Johnson, visiting from Ottumwa, returned home yesterday.
Haskins W county society served 30 people at their banquet plus staff and cleared 15 dollars despite a heavy Friday night storm. No preaching or Sunday school held Sunday as town remained drifted. Several residents, including Miss Dorothy Stafford, J R McCreedy and family, and Ralph Leffler, are noted for various local activities.
On April 22 at Pleasant Hill Mr and Mrs Howard Baker and children visited Earl Kephart. Bryan Swift and son Bernard visited Will Caldwell. Roy Randall and son Charles visited the Randall home. Rev B W Pettit was entertained at Fred Telford's. Will Saville delivered hogs to Washington Wednesday. Mrs Roy Kephart and children and Mrs Elmer Kephart visited Mrs Earl Kephart. The Pleasant Hills Ladies Aid was mentioned.
Entertained at the Wes Meyer home Wednesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs A B Carr spent Thursday at the Homer Kephart home.
Oscar Pfeiffer, 55, a Council Bluffs water works employee since 1881, was found dead in a manhole in Wasacey Kansas after going to read a meter. The event was reported from Council Bluffs on April 22.
Archaeologists or local observers report the uncovering of what appears to be an ancient road bed along the Lake Keokuk shore in front of the George Sutherland home. The stone road, 18 to 30 inches wide, lies under 2-3 inches of water and runs parallel to the current shoreline, with underlying clay layers and roots from an old apple orchard.
Global rainfall totals about 47 cubic miles annually with 6 524 cubic miles draining via rivers to the sea. River water carries roughly 4 275 650 000 tons per cubic mile and about 420 000 tons of solids dissolved. In all about 2 735 000 000 tons of solid matter are carried to the ocean each year from farm lands.
The Japanese beetle, introduced with the peach moth, has entrenched itself and may not be exterminated, risking eventual spread nationwide. The European corn borer has appeared in several states, with federal quarantines by the horticultural board to curb its advance into the corn belt.
Deacons seeking suitable ministers approached English pulpit orator Charles Spurgeon. They asked for a student who could fit the chapel and received news that one big enough was scarce. Spurgeon replied he might send a candidate, and a minister named Whale was eventually sent.
A note explains Brazilian Grass as a misapplied name for a palm leaf material used to make cheap hats known as Brazilian grass hats and chip hats. The leaves are imported to Great Britain and other markets, mainly from Cuba, for this manufacture.
A letter from Mrs. Paul MacEachron in Techow China describes frequent visitors from the United States and Europe at the mission. She praises American aid for famine relief, notes many guests including soldiers and missionaries, and recounts experiences with local workers women and children in relief programs.
The message states that every cent of money will be used directly in relief work and is signed by Helen MacKachron.
Tom Mix stars in The Road Demon a William Fox production at the Fox Theater for two days. The cowboy hero battles gangs and wow s audiences with horseman ship daring auto stunts romance and character depth.
Keokuk April 22. The civil service commission set a 45 year age limit for policewoman applicants, excluding one candidate. A second applicant did not appear for the tests, so no examination was held for policewoman.
A Detrograd court official spent years pursuing a peculiar idea about an overcoat that could reverse. He wore it in winter by entering friends’ homes in beaver and leaving dressed in reindeer fur. He claimed to attend weddings and funerals in the same suit.
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