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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1927
Page
6
H. M. Barnes of Dysart, ex assistant principal of Washington High, was in town with his household goods stored here. He has bought a half interest in the Dysart Ford garage and will leave the teaching profession, having previously been elected to a Dysart high school post, his boyhood home.
1st Guy Carlton of the Washington Democrat plans a Thursday trip home to Humeston and back to resume work at the junior high in September. Also notes a St James hospital birth of Joanna Morris, daughter of Ralph Morris and Mrs. Morris of Chicago Heights, born July 29 weighing five and a half pounds. Plus local ads for summer dresses at $1.95 and Tire Service by Triangle Auto Supply Co.
Dr and Mrs W E Anderson left last night on a western tour visiting Colorado Springs Portland Seattle and Vancouver before crossing to Canada. They will travel via the Canadian Pacific Railway to Glacier Lake Louise Banff and other Canadian mountain points on a planned extensive itinerary.
Dr A W Clow reports over 2000 osteopaths attend the American Osteopathic Association meeting in Denver Colorado with four strong programs. Crow lectured on patient care and clinics offer daily exams and treatments for the public. Visitors enjoy mountain tours as part of a worldwide association with members in ten nations.
Yesterday evening we visited Harry Rittenhouse's farm to see a new harvester thresher in operation pulled by a tractor. The machine cuts a ten foot swath and threshes while a wagon runs alongside. Rittenhouse reported 20 to 30 acres harvested daily across barley oats and other grains with soybeans and timothy also threshed. He bought the outfit from local dealer Geo L Stewart.
The ad claims Weyenbure Work Shoes with a confiex sole are extra heavy yet flexible and resistant to acids. They feature a home-grade insole and outsole, require no break-in period, and are promoted for fourm work environments due to their durable construction.
Frank Carpenter, son of the late Walt Carpenter and formerly of Washington, visits Muscatine for a few days with friends. He plans to see his mother who lives in Muscatine before returning to Washington state. He notes the town has greatly improved since he left twelve years ago.
The British Beekeepers Association notes wild bees show aggression in late summer and early fall as nectar wanes. They steal from each other and can attack when disturbed, with reported cases of bees killing chickens in England.
Folklore in England holds that winter never comes if a cuckoo stays year round. The belief appears in Cornwall and Oxfordshire where cuckoo pens on the Chiltern hills are said to have aimed at delaying the bird’s migration.
In Nome Alaska hard luck milkmen deliver reindeer milk in frozen blocks. They drill holes and insert icicles to keep supplies usable. Dassing Show London sources note unusual challenges in Arctic logistics.
Washington notes recall of Captain Charles Wilkes 1840 Antarctic South Sea Exploring Expedition. It spurred debates over discovery claims, funding, and later fame for Wilkes who challenged British and French explorers, with Admiralty and international controversy surrounding the Antarctic continent.
Rev. H. R. Stark and Mrs. Stark arrive tonight and invite friends to call at Carl J. Roberts home tomorrow afternoon. Several locals travel for visits and vacations, including Mrs. Winnie Palmer and daughters heading to McGregor for a week of camping and Eva Diller and Mrs. Knox to Fairfield for several days.
John Westphal travels to Chicago for a jewelers convention this week. Mrs. FE Styles and grandson visit Keola with Carl and Mrs. Fisher. Mrs. Van S Walker and two children arrive from Ocala for a short stay. Mrs. Haney returns from Summerset and Moline visits continue. Eva Burham returns from Lake Forest and Chicago. John Willis leaves for Montgomery Missouri for a four week vacation. Mrs. A B Schmoeller and Mrs. Loren Helwick attend the Iowa Pythian Sisters grand temple in Davenport. Kurtz and Randall families visit Hutchinson Kansas then Muscatine and Chicago. Moor Man's mineral car at Burlington depot. Call to get yours.
The fragment indicates Gehrig attended Yo lumbis University but did not complete a degree. It mentions the British Open championship as a noted item and includes brief notes on Helen Wills as a pioneering American winner.
Julius Schoentag plans to start a new role as teacher of vocational agriculture and manual training in Monona Iowa around August 15 after returning from a conference in Ames. A modern high school is slated to open this fall and the location is described as desirable.
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