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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1922

Page

6

Social gatherings and club events at Heights and area

Mem aTee mem aTee Miss Carel Forgey hosts teachers dinner. Rosemary club hosts husbands with Rook and Edison music. Kenneth Carrin hosts three course dinner with Mrs Carris and Mrs Berdo. Havre Social club plant exchange and refreshments. Campfire Girls candle lighting and Wohelo songs. Bethel Church Ladies Missionary society meets with new member and studies The Negro and The Trail Maker. Grant schoolhouse ends with picnic and honors three students. Women’s Home Missionary society elects delegates for Wellman convention and notes Brewster hospital training colored girls.

Kenneth Carrin Carris EB C. Carris Tom Berdo Havre Aaron Stafford Glenn Pratt John Putnam Ladies Missionary Society of Bethel Church Boyd Forter Mary Applegate Emma Waggoner Nellie Juzeler John Foster Myrtle Pearson Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Frank Kurtz Amos White Wellman J. A. Harwood Mary Eyestone WH. M. Shaver Julia Cavender Harwood Dean E. T. Wickham J. A. Work J. W. Warren Home Mission Bara Goodwin

Viaduct Plan Set for Rock Island Crossing

April 29 report states engineers plan a new concrete six span deck girder viaduct across the Rock Island line two miles east of the city. County share about 28000 dollars with remaining from Rock Island. construction may start after bids are issued within days.

Nevada Rock Trachea Iniuck County Board of Supervisors Peterson and Simmons Rock Island Steigerwalt Highway Commission Bayence Bert B. Welty

Mystery of Unseen Hands in Local Office Elections

A fragment from Uncle Bhen mocks lawyers and cross examination as locals debate the popularity needed for holding office. The tone hints at political intrigue and public skepticism during an election period.

Uncle Bhen

Education in Teeland Awakens Parents as Teachers

The article claims Lee land has a wholly literate population. It emphasizes parental responsibility for teaching children in elementary subjects and notes yearly examinations for all children under 14.

Teeland Leeland

Brothers Hunt Spanish Gold Hidden by Padres near Mexican Border

Five Missouri brothers led by Frank P. Magee search an ancient mine known as La Mira Veria rumored to house a $4,000,000 treasure hidden by fleeing Spanish missionaries. Magee and Antonio Mendoza report 600 feet of cedar and mahogany timbering with ladders intact as they press on under pressure from border towns and El Paso backers.

Les Padres Frank P. Magee el Paso Tex Antonio Mendoza Magee Mendoza Frank Magee Jotn, JA Vance Magee Macon Tom Magee Moberry Mexico City Senor Mendoza Meliton Ordaz Chihuahua City la Mira Veria

Unemployment in Iowa Declines in March Survey

The Iowa Employment Survey for March 1922 shows a 4.8 percent rise in employment across 321 firms from February. Gains occurred in iron and steel, washing machines, paper products, stone and clay, cement, brick and tile, while food and kindred products, shoes, and tobacco industries showed declines. Time at full operation rose to 70 firms. 24.0 part time and 6 shut down.

Des Moines Iowa A. L. Urick

Skunk Attack Affects Dance Row at Center Nebraska

Fred C Williamson of Center Nebraska allegedly released a live skunk at a school dance after a dispute with Geraldine McPherson over a rival. He is said to have blocked exits and climbed to the roof to drop a heavy object, injuring several attendees before fleeing as police search for him.

Geraldine McPherson Fred C. Williamson Center Neb Fale van Wikamsen Hamson Howard Williamson Miss McPherson Gana Geal Gyrenehia

Plans to Re district Shrine Abandoned after Dispute

Davenport April 28 Potentate Lee Gardner of Kaaba Temple said a redistricting plan faced misunderstanding after Des Moines meetings. Senator Haskill of El Rahir Temple demanded concurrent jurisdiction in Iowa and Johnson counties, leading Kaaba to withdraw giving up six counties. Kaaba agrees to none of the six counties unless Iowa and Johnson stay under Kaaba exclusively.

Davenport Lee Gardner Kaaba Temple Des Moines William Haskill el Rahir Temple of Cedar Rapids Iowal Johnson Union Ringgeld Lucas Clark Decatur Wayne Za-Ga- Zig Abu-Bekr el Kahir Temple Haskill Iowa Kaaba Nut Kaaba

Olympic Peninsula Shows Heaviest Timber Growth

The forest service reports the strongest timber growth in the Unit 4 States occurs on the Olympic peninsula in Washington. The area has undergone several growth periods.

The Forest Service Unit 4 Olympic Peninsula Washington

The Hopeless Search in a Family Fortune Tale

A wry reflection on poverty and sudden wealth as readers hope to find a distant millionaire relative. The piece notes how every few months such stories surface, yet no rich kin are ever found, leaving the search untouched and the dream intact.

Good Record Por State Herd Mount Pleasant

A herd of 74 Holstein cows at the state hospital farm produced 80,525 pounds of milk in March. If sold at 10 cents a quart the value would be $4,021.20, but steward Ralph Huling reports sale price to the farm at $2.40 per hundredweight, value $1,932.60. Feed cost $798.54, leaving $1,138.46 for labor and housing. top cow yielded 2,522 pounds with ten cows over 2,000 pounds.

Mount Pleasant State Hospital G. Hexter Ralph Huling Hauling

Horizon of Human Vision Expands Beyond Ancient Measures

Experts debate the reach of human sight from mountains to far stars. Calculations limit horizons to Mount Everest while actual vision seems vast, stretching across millions of miles to impress the retina with bright celestial objects.

Mount Everest

Milkman Pan Pipes Parlor Tour Through Paris Sights

An old Paris scene recalls a milkman delivering to customers by door with a Pan Pipes reed instrument. The piece notes curious sights for American youths in the citys older quarters as the milkman goes from house to house with fresh milk.

Paris

Moravia Becomes Center of Egg Breaking Industry

Moravia hosts an egg breaking plant opened April 10 by R. W. Winsler's produce house. The facility uses new freezers to freeze eggs, ships in carload lots, and plans to separate whites and yolks. About 15 workers currently, 12 or more are women, with capacity for up to 24 workers. The operation includes candling and grading, with shells repurposed as fertilizer and plans for a fryer. The business reportedly aims for over a million dollars annually and is among the state's largest.

Moravia Union Appalioose Moravia R. W. Winsler Chicago Kansas City Winsler

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