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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1921
Page
6
Local residents and visitors travel to nearby towns including Brighton Winfield Sigourney Des Moines and Crawfordsville. Households like Essley Bain Walker Ellis and McCullough send relatives and friends to visit kin. trips cover Ainsworth Muscatine Pleasant Plain Washington and Des Moines with social calls and judging duties noted.
Ten years ago today two inmates escaped by picking a lock with a fingernail file. The men were identified as Alfred Fierce and Chas Smith. A local advisory note recommends Floorene varnish as a top choice for floor finishing.
The Lexington Methodist Church announces a 1:30 to 4:30 Friday vacation Bible School session with six meetings left. The King's Heralds skip this week due to a picnic but resume August 13 at James Patterson’s home. A Sunday school picnic is planned for August 6 at Rubio with services at Zion Center and Lexington next Sunday.
Misses Kathryn Frey and Marie Graber served as delegates from the Bicher Sunday school to the School of Methods at Penn College in Oskaloosa. The event featured ten lectures by Prof. Stranahan, with department based classes and a push for broader participation next year.
The Australian Commonwealth government offers 25000 pounds for oil in payable quantities and New South Wales adds 10000 pounds for oil. Despite small seepages of two to three gallons weekly in many areas, government engineers have not located oil in commercial quantities.
The Rev and Mrs T F Barker and their daughter Opal travelled this morning to Wyman to visit relatives. Located with Lyda Hellam chiropractor at 205 wd-fr-tt, phone 589, Southwest corner square, over Farmer's Union.
Mrs W J Taylor travels to Titus to spend the day as city meals offer 60 cent specials. The brief note notes a outing and appetite for local dining in the daytime visit.
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