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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1922
Page
3
Will Johnson 32 died within an hour after a tractor toppled on him while pulling a stuck county work truck six miles west of Washington. The death marks a second accidental fatality in the Johnson family in little over a year. Funeral Monday at two.
In Parte One the scene shows bareheaded women sitting in quiet corners among trees by a church, combing wool from matted fibers. The narrative notes a poor French peasant who nearly always has a comfortable bed with a non MAL Tee.
A satirical verse critiques male legislators pushing rigid fashion rules on women, predicting laws will clash with nature. It contrasts the powerful, club-wielding cave man with frail women defying reform, ending with a blunt business ad for a Washington cash buyer of dairy and poultry.
Funeral services for Private Dewey McAvoy were held at the Methodist church with a large turnout of veterans in uniform, followed by a military escort to Woodlawn cemetery. The church program for the night featured the musical comedy The New Minister by the Standard Penter Circle to raise funds for church mission boards, with notable performances from Evelyn Caldwell and Helen Mauthe and music by the Harmonie boys’ orchestra.
Citizens rally to a sweeping city cleanup led by Mayor Alberson with captains coordinating districts. Ward two collects trash this week while wards one and others prepare for Monday action. residents seek disposal teams and anticipate major progress across the city.
Movie directors seek a universal charm in women but offer varying definitions. Sir J. M. Barrie describes charm as a bloom that, if present, negates the need to love other things, while lacking it makes all else irrelevant. The Toledo Blade notes men disagree on specifics, preventing a single definition from dominating life.
The Board of Park Commissioners of Washington Iowa invites sealed bids for about 2000 square yards of Concerto paving in Sunset Park. Proposals due by 6 pm May 4 1922 on printed blanks. plans at Frank Stewart's office. Commission reserves right to reject any or all bids.
The Daughters of the American Revolution awarded two cash prizes at the junior high school. Sterrett Robb and Jessie McChesney each received 4.00 for essays on Edison the inventor and the life of McKinley. The K A R Society supports annual prize essays on American history. The aim is to foster patriotism among youth.
A damaged OCR fragment presents a hazy personal recollection with quoted speech about a romantic moment in a car, referencing Bertha and an unseen event. The text is garbled and lacks clear names or dates.
Miss Martha Bare a longtime resident of the area for about 35 years died shortly before six o'clock yesterday evening after a period of illness. Born in Virginia about 75 years ago she leaves three sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held at 3 30 Sunday afternoon at the Jones McKihhinney chapel conducted by Dr W W Bowers of the Methodist Church.
Benjamin Baltzer of Chicago will address the union of all churches at the Methodist church Sunday at 7 30 pm. Mrs Hazel Locke of Des Moines will present Near East relief and the offering will be shared equally between Russian and Armenian sufferers. The community is urged to attend and contribute to aid the destitute regions.
Tickets for the Junior High operetta The Rivals by Rhys Herbert will be checked Monday at 8 am at Phillips Drug Store. Directed by Bertha Hay and Junior High teachers, the event at the high school aims to raise funds for school purposes.
At the Republican state convention the committee on resolutions will likely back a constitutional amendment letting taxing bodies collect from all holders of government and municipal bonds to meet government expenses. Ainsworth reports near unanimous support from bankers and others.
The article discusses estimates of Earth's oldest rocks and the rate of cooling used to date them. It notes figures around fifteen hundred years old and references the concept of rocks forming over vast geological timescales.
The Musecan tine District of the Methodist Woman's Foreign Missionary Societies holds its annual meeting in Ainsworth Iowa at the Methodist church Tuesday and Wednesday with leading county women on the program Miss Kate Ogburn of Wuhu China attends on furlough. Programs include devotions reports literature round table and a reading course followed by evening sessions and a Wednesday program featuring district spirit and educational campaigns.
The Thirty-ninth general assembly passed a dog law last July that increases correspondence for the state auditor. The tax is $1 for male or spayed dogs and $3 for other females, due January 15 with delinquency penalties after May 1. owners have little recourse if unlicensed dogs are shot.
Margot Ostensen, five, traveled unescorted from Christiana Norway to Sioux City to live with her uncle Victor Ostensen. The voyage covered about 6000 miles after her mother's December death left her an orphan. She reached New York and Chicago before arriving in Sioux City under care of relatives and adoption papers filed in February.
A man employed in the finishing department of Zimmerman Brothers camera store expresses pride in his family and calls his daughter the best little girl in the country or Norway. He has entrusted the child to a family in Morningside for care.
Miss Lela Pryor 16 of Dunlap was killed when the car she rode in overturned one mile south of Dunlap while returning from a dance. Driver Mr Binwall of Dow City was seriously injured. Pryor was the daughter of a widow and had a twin sister among eleven siblings.
In Vermont the state senate is composed of one member from each county and the house of representatives of one from each town, forming the bicameral legislature with distinct representation.
A fragmentary message from Kenneth to Grand Diether Gray honors her eightieth birthday. The text recalls an earlier visit and includes a warm salutation to the recipient, though details are incomplete due to damaged transcription.
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