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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1926

Page

6

Walnut school term ends with honors and move

Miss Bertha Grady closes a successful Walnut term with a program and praise from parents. Theo Lowell achieves a second year of perfect attendance as Freddy Toledo and Kathryn Lowan also excel. Grady will teach Rubio next year and is farewell honored by students and families.

Bertha Grady Walnut Freddy Toledo Theo Kathryn lLowan Grady Rubio Geo. Chalupa Chas. McKay Hy Sines Lacey al Logan Maxine Margery Geo. Garrett June Wallace Mra Teylor Ralph Chorpontng Taos

Socials and meetings headlined by local clubs and churches

Multiple notices list events across groups: Eastern Star ten cent social at Masonic Temple on Friday April 30 at 2 pm. Ladies Encampment social at 1. O. O. F. hall at 7:30 pm. Nation-WRL regular meeting Saturday afternoon. Woman's Home Missionary Society meets at 2:30 pm with Mrs. J P Thomas. rummage sale May 1st near Washington Nat's tank. Annual Thank Offering at First Sunday May 2 with Miss Emma Auburn. Chamber of Commerce meeting May 5 at Y rooms with C W Bond. Garden Club plant exchange chaired by Mrs. George Maxwell and Mrs. D J Patterson. Sunday school pot-luck Friday 6:30. West Chester M E church mission talk May 1 at 3 pm. Baptist church social Friday at 2:30 with officer elections. Jolly Kitty Club: no dance May 1. Fortnightly club meeting May 3 with officer elections. London fashion note on Yacket suits.

The Eastern Star Masonic Temple All Eastern Star Nation — Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church J. P. Thomas East Washington Street C.C. Owen Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Washington Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Emma Auburn Raw Burma Woman's Home Missionary Society of the West Chester M. E. Church

No British Demand for Works of Art From This Country

NEW YORK April 28 There is no demand in England for the works of American artists and Reginald Grundy touring the United States to report on American museums He notes Sargent and Whistler would be welcomed as British owned painters He praises American museums for scale organization and educational value and suggests widening collecting to spread American art while England accepts moving collections to the U.S. to widen exposure

New York England Reginald Grundy United States Ma‘seume Assotution Great Britain Sargent and Whistler Sargent Academy Mr. Grundy America Iheland Leverhulme

Local Social from Haskins and Davenport Visitors

April 28 note of visits from Davenport to Haskins residents with families returning home. Hazel Booth and Marjorie McCreedy stay week. Vivian Booth remains to assist mother. Olive Moore returns from Washington. Thelma Swisher and Martha Mathers joined Benn in Washington. Dale Ebner visits Cedar Falls. Will McCreedy ill in Riverside. Boughton back at depot duties. Charles Davis attends Muscatine Presbytery.

Miss Benn Martha Dale Ebner Cedar Falls Georgie Ebner J. R. McCreedy Marjorie Riverside J. St. McCreedy Will Mr. Boughton Charles Davis Muscatine

Young Vanderbilt Seeks 300000 Loan To Save Papers

Cornelius Vanderbilt the third seeks a 300000 loan while offering a 1500000 estate as collateral to avert a collapse of his newspaper chain. Family funding has ended, and he faces a rift with his father Brigadier General Cornelius Vanderbilt over management and overexpansion across the Los Angeles San Francisco and Miami titles including the Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News San Francisco Illustrated Daily Herald Miami Daily Tag and two Vanderbilt weeklies and farmers’ edition.

New York Cornelius Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Poolisher Dudley Field Malone Clarence Darrow Vanderbilt Newspanc San Francisco Los Angeles Miami Malate Vut Richte Cornelium Vanderbilty Jry

Colleges of America Accuse Major Schools of Jewish Discrimination

In New York on April 29 Adolph Lewisohn and Gustavus A Rodgers charged that Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia and other leading institutions discriminate against Jews. Rodgers cited alleged quotas while Lewisohn said his grandsons were barred by a prominent eastern university.

New York Adolph Lewisohn Gustavus A. Rodgers Rodgers Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Lewisohn East

Airplane crashes into downtown Colorado Springs killing man

An airplane crashed into a downtown Colorado Springs business district, killing 26 year old Richard Ragan who was in his automobile. Two people in the plane were seriously injured as it circled above the area.

Colorado Springs Cola Richard Ragan

Flight Crash Fatal for Student Aviator Ragan

Norman Lee and instructor Ray Varney battled a failing control bar as their aircraft climbed 400 feet over the business district. The plane entered a tail spin. Ragan died instantly and Lee with Varney were rushed to a hospital in serious condition. Relatives of the Chorpenings and Porters visited the Ralph Chorpening home Sunday.

Cie Norman Lee Ray Varney Ragan Lee Varney James Chorpening Tom Porter Russel Reube Chorpening Ralph Chorpening

Alcove Memorializes Watterson in Louisville Library

Louisville dedicates a living memorial to Henry Watterson in its public library. An alcove named for Watterson will house his 6 15 volume library and autographed works collected by admirers, with opening planned for fall.

Watterson Louisville Henry Watterson Marie Henry Éuthors

Copper kettle found dating to 1700 sparks auction talk

In a fragmentary excerpt the text notes New York City waiters and hotels receive about 75,000 dollars daily in tips. It mentions copper equipment durability in homes and a copper kettle with brass handles from 1700 being discovered.

York City

Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets Claim Fast Weight Gain

An old advertisement touts McCoy Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a health booster. It promises 5 pounds of gained weight in 3 days and offers a money back guarantee if the boost does not occur. The product is sold in sugar coated tablets for 60 cents per box through druggists like J. E. Lemmons.

J. £. Lemmons

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Business and Professional Womans Club Elizabeth Dawson C. W. Stewart Edna Flynn Stewart Walter Johnson George Anderson Inez Sharp Plumley Mary Hunter Mary Welch Alma Kure Sylvia Warren H. F. Steck East Main Street David Grayson John Vance DeMorgan Methodist Churc S. W. Brookhart Lawn Little Jewel India J. E. Wright Monday Bridge Club 1. O. O. F. Hall Rebekahe Odd Fellows Notio—Chamber of Commerce C. W. Bond Chamber of Commerce Burlington Garden Club George Maxwell D. J. Patterson Richard Johnson Johnson's Grocery Methodist Sunday School Emma Amburn Rangoon Notics Ladies of the Baptist Church Jolly Kitty Club London Hartman’s Mutual Rumford Haskins Jim Bean Jatters Mrs. Wahl Lone Tree Sig Wallace Aldora Jim Rock Island Young Vanderbilt PERS Estati A. E. Atchison North Side E. M. Bridges & Company South Side Square Claims Colleges of America Department Store Organization Jerney West Side Square Washington, Iowa Golden Rule Way Kingwood Leona Deauville Crepe
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