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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1920
Page
6
Barelay Miller is due tonight on Number 11 from St Louis for an over Sunday visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Jus C Miller. He holds a high post in St Louis as private secretary to the second vice president of the Cotton Belt Line.
Mrs L F Shaffer and daughter Marjorie spent the day in Ottumwa. Miss Pearl Shrack visits home in Wast Preseant Plain after friends. Pearl Shrack visits Keota and Des Moines travelers share news. Liberty Bell Bank promotes saving during vacation with Washington National branding amid assorted notices.
A mixed string of social notes and visits lists Miss Lillian Holmes, Aurilla Mayhew, Edna Tobin, Edna Chandler, Angeline Burke, F A Heinzman and others visiting friends in towns such as Keota Fairfield What Cheer Ainsworth and Pleasant Plain. The piece notes church inquiries and Interchurch World Movement subscriptions and Red Cross arrangements with Lydia Wieher to assist veterans at the Ainsworth Savings Bank.
The contract for collecting tin cans bottles and similar items in Washington has been awarded to A L Hall of the city and will begin Monday April 26 1920 starting in the First Ward. Residents are asked to place all cans and bottles in barrels or boxes at alleys or curbside to speed collection and cooperate for a complete cleanup. Mayor J Bover and City Clerk H J Kellogg notice dates and ward start times.
People judge by appearance and the well dressed man gains advantages in rush and hustle. A Beau Brummel shirt is recommended as a stylish and comfortable combination.
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