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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1922
Page
3
Local organizers expect a strong sale day tomorrow for Chautauqua season tickets at the four banks in Washington. By noon today about 150 tickets had been sold, with many out of town visitors and nine townspeople coming in tomorrow. The event opens next Tuesday, and past pledges are due.
A special American Legion Auxiliary meeting was held to plan a district Pap Meeting at Crapo Park Burlington on August 9 with a picnic and speeches by Frank Miles. The event invites all members and includes a Washington attendance note and delegate selections. A State Fair page promotes a poultry breed quiz with prizes and contest rules. The obituary notes the death of Mrs J H Kyle at 220 East Madison Washington born 1862, survived by husband four children and seven grandchildren. funeral Saturday 2:30 pm at home with Elm Grove Cemetery burial.
John Applegate a noted real estate man greeted a long-lost cousin Mrs. Fred Schultz of Bloomington, Ind, during a Washington motor trip to Denver. She recognized his office on East Washington Street and halted the car to renew the acquaintance after years apart.
A branch from Charles Kallaus farm thirteen miles northeast of Washing ton displays seventy three Green Gage plums on a foot long sprig. Kallaus grows eleven trees of the variety and props are needed to hold the heavy limbs. He also shows a peach yield with branches bearing 240 and 460 peaches before a wind storm toppled one. Nearby H N Morris’s flower garden at 409 East Second Street features a trellis eighteen feet high with flowering vines pushing two feet above the top.
Notices list regular meetings of W R C and Rebekahs in August. W G Robertson to preach at Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church Sunday. William Keeley hosts Afternoon Bridge Club dinner Friday. Farmers Union picnic at Richmond August 16 with music and entertainment. everyone invited.
Local items report Mr and Mrs Ralph Pratt at the Winfield fair. L H Orr Max Lowe and C L McKvenzie drove to Cedar Falls for a day visit. Mrs Maryetta V Minner of Ames visits L F Henderson home. Katherine Vacha and son Lamar travel to Dodge Neb to visit Led Vacha. Ida Roberts of Colorado Springs leaves for trip east. Kate Morris and nephew Jack Morris of Chicago visit Mrs M Hollinge. Howard P McCall and Helen E Paul obtain a marriage license. Mrs Mary Davis of West Chester and Miss Dorothy Schlatter of Wayland visit Washington. L F Henderson family and Mrs Minner of Ames visit Richland yesterday.
Local residents report trips to Washington Cedar Rapids and Chicago with visits to relatives. Upcoming visits include Esther McGugin from Cleveland and Mrs. Greenfield from Chicago. Also advertised are silk crepes for sale and a 12 oz tent offered for 20 dollars at Mason’s.
The school district signed a ten year lease for a five acre tract on South Fifth avenue to develop an athletic field with space for football baseball and a running track. The Guzeman tract lies four blocks south of the high school and will be improved gradually with fences bleachers and a track surface using school cinders.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wells visited Winfield for the fair. Mr. and Mrs. W A Gook and Miss Esther Maxwell returned from Monmouth after a convention. Mr. and Mrs. F M Kelley and two daughters Myrtle and Mabel came back from Chicago by car. Crail's urges women feeding threshers to consider table damask remnants at reduced yard lengths.
A reflective column likens bold driving to risk in life and warns that a man who sprints in front of cars should avoid marrying a woman who resists danger. The piece blends social commentary with witty maxims.
Local Ad club members plan to attend the state convention in Mason City. The meeting was moved from August 29-30 to September 12-13 to avoid the Iowa State fair clash. Secretary H M Van Auken notes the two day short course aims to boost business in Iowa and benefits all advertising professionals.
In Ft Madison last night a Santa Fe shopman named Johnson was attacked near the Santa Fe shops after leaving Snapper Moore's. He was chased by two men aided by several others and given a severe beating. Rumors of armed black employees and impending trouble circulated but no further incidents were reported.
Corydon Iowa appeals to Iowa Southern Utilities Co for coal to keep its municipal plant running as the utility offers to supply power if connected to its high line two miles away. The town asks if selling the light plant to the company could pay the Walden Estate judgment of 22500 while preserving service. The utility has stored coal for emergencies and plans to operate until about October first.
A brief reflection contrasts truth to coal feeding a starved mind in plenty, warning that abundance without appetite yields spiritual hunger. The aphorism suggests inner nourishment matters more than outward abundance.
Des Moines Aug. 4. Dean Morrow of Drake University urges reviving the old spelling bee to teach simple words and correct spelling and grammar. He says modern students fixate on non essentials and often misuse words, harming prospects in business.
Glenn E Plumb, prominent lawyer and author of the Plumb Plan for railroad operation and ownership, died in Washington D C after months of heart illness. Born September 1 1866 in Clay Iowa, he rose to prominence in 1918 with his plan adopted by railway worker groups. He married Grace B Clarke in 1895 and Marie Coyle in 1907.
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