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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
7
Valley Social Roundup and Church Activities
The P. class met at the Dave Augustine home with music games and refreshments. Several families visited friends and attended church events. The Ladies Aid sewed quilt blocks, ambulance pillows were requested, and a birthday surprise for Minnie Sheets brought a joyful gathering despite the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosimond Breitenbach
Walter Mayer
Winnie Deal
Ed Blattner
Stgourney
Local Visitors and Weddings Highlight Brighton Week
Miss Lulu Wise of Patton visited the Gowey home. Faith Ingham and other women planned trips to Camp Cody Deming New Mexico and California to see relatives. Leslie Daggett and Marion Fulton of Fairfield wed in Fairfield as Daggett returns on furlough from Camp Cody. Isabel Neal visited Fairfield while W. Al White traveled from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines with Ringling Bros. news fading. Mrs Emma Conroy travelled to Jolly Iowa for a brief visit with friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Lulu Wise
Patton
Lon Gowey
Faith Ingham
Edgar Ingham
Avery Horton
Deming
N. M
Camp Cody
California
John McClelland
W.W. Harras
P. A. Long
Sigourney
Mary Fetters
Washington
Willie.Hintie
Cora Anderson
Blue Island
Leslie Daggett
Marion Fulton
Fairfield
Daggett
Co. M
Isabel Neal
al White
John Swadlinge
Ceder Rapids
Des Moines
Ringling Bros
Emma Conroy
Jolly
Iowa
Sew and So Club hosts quilting and picnic at Mrs Moore’s home
Dayton Grove notes public greetings and visits with eight members and eight guests at an all day quilting and picnic hosted by Mrs J B Moore. Upcoming meeting set at Mrs Geo Dusenbery’s home as she plans a September move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Grove
J. B Moore
Geo Dusenbery
West Chester
Irene Oldfield
Wellman
A. BE. Knotts
W. C. Embree
Kansas City
Herbert Rosely
Freshwater
Fairfield
W. A. Lett
Anna May Sansom
Cedar Rapids
C. C. Owen
Junkin
Cavender
Washington
F. G. Martin
Margaret Dusberry
J. B. Moore
Harry Dusenberry
Camp Lytle
Lester Sigmund
Carl Herring
Marguerite
Near Washington
J. A. Walker
Knotts Host Kin From Washington and Local Guests
Mr and Mrs A E Knotts hosted relatives from Washington state on Monday. Mr and Mrs Roy Waddell and daughter Mabel visited Sunday with Mrs Geo Dusenbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Knotts
State of Washington
Roy Waddell
Mabel
Geo. Dusenbery
Wellman Social Roundup Notes A Busy Weekend
Thelma Eckerman visited grandparents in Wellman. Local families gathered for Sunday visits including Mrs Harley Bull and children and Edd Matthess 2nd at Jim Robison home. Ferdinand Kreuger died in Wellman after a short illness and was laid to rest at Bunker Hill beside her children. Will Curl and family attended the Iowa City carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nira
Thelma Eckerman
Wellman
Harley Bull
Edd Matthess
Jim Robison
Ray Furman
John Davicon
J. P. Hradek
Riverside
Pete Adrian
Everette Curl
Will Curl
Glen Romine
George Banett
Ferdinand Kreuger
Bunker Hill
Jim Herrard
Lee Davison
Iowa City
Clarence Herr
Will Curland
Rev and Mrs Hayley Vacation After Repairs
Rev and Mrs P H Hayley and son Jack left Crawfordsville for Thornburg Iowa to visit friends for a week. There will be no preaching at the United Presbyterian church this Sunday due to parsonage repairs. Pierre Tracy of Brighton visited last night. Mr and Mrs Will Logan of Washington visited at the John Hanna home. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church met yesterday afternoon at Mrs M W Welch's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
P. H. Hayley
Jack
Thornburg
Iowa
United Presbyterian Church
Pierre Tracy
Brighton
Will Logan and Sons
Bruce and
Clarence
Washington
John Hanna
Methodist Church
M. W. Welch
Fol ey Kidney Pills Ad from Lemmons Pharmacy
Mrs Frank P Wood Morrill Maine says Foley Kidney Pills helped her and her husband with lame back sore muscles stiff joints and rheumatic pains. The advertisement notes quick relief and praises the product from Lemmons Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Wood
Morrill
Foley
Lemmons Pharmacy
May Raise Trolley Fares as Living Wage Decisions Hit
Washington reports the war labor board's living wage rulings may drive streetcar fare hikes in Iowa cities. Galesburg Illinois sets 42 cent hourly wage for experienced motormen and conductors, 38 cents for beginners, with gains from 35 to 65 percent in various cities. Recommendations tie higher wages to increased revenues and potential fare rises, signaling broader use of the standard in future labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Iowa
War Labor Board
Galesburg
Ill
Chicago
Labor Board For Settlement
Hoarded Flour Charge Against Butler County Farmer
August Jen Schurman a wealthy Butler county farmer was held to the federal grand jury on $5 000 bonds by U S Commissioner Demps ter on the charge of hoarding 700 pounds of flour in Waterloo Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Waterloo
Iowa
August Jen Schurman
United States
Dempster
Birthright of Happiness Quote by Epictetus
A quotation on happiness from Epictetus stating that unhappiness is a man's own fault because God made all men to be happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epictetus
Americans uncover giant German siege gun emplacement
In the Fere-en-Tardenois area American forces found a massive German siege gun site near Breey. A steel drum 31 feet across and 20 feet high rides on a heavy gun carriage, with an armor shell and a huge foundation. The weapon, marked Fried Krupp Magdeburg, weighs in the hundreds of tons and could range thirty to forty miles, signaling long German stay in the Soissons Rheims sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. James
New York Times
Fere-en-Tardenois
Paris
Bois du Chatelet
Breey
Epieds
Ferecen-Tardenois
Pittsburg
Friedkrupp
Magdeburg
Soissons-Rheims
Town Divided Over Teuton Name Change in Bismarck
Bismarck faces a national debate over renaming the city after 10 percent of its male adults serve in the armed forces. A fierce campaign uses yellow paint and bold signs while supporters cite history from Edwinton to Bismarck. The city archives hold a letter from Iron Chancellor Bismarck and a stolen steel engraving once displayed in city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
United States
North Dakota
Bismarck National Guard
National Guard
Northern Pacific Railroad
Edwinton
Berlin
Territorial
Baron von Eischendcher
General Grant
General Sherman
Custer
Grant
Sherman
Logan
Greeley
Northern Pacific
Will Probe Tragedy Coroner to Hold Inquest in Crossing Accident
Blackhawk County Coroner Dr Sidney D Smith will hold an inquest into the July 28 interurban versus auto crash in Waterloo Iowa that killed five people including Milton T Brown, his wife and two Bartlett children. Witnesses include Mrs Bartlett and one other survivor. The request came from Frank Bartlett, husband of one victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackhawk
Waterloo
Iowa
Sidney D. Smith
Milton T. Brown
Brainard
Frank Bartlett
Smith
Muscatine Gas Case Before Judge Wade
In Iowa City on Monday August 7 the Muscatine gas case was heard before Federal Judge Martin J. Wade. City officials and numerous attorneys attended as the council seeks to keep an ordinance charging $1.02 per thousand, cut to $2.00 per thousand annually, while the company asks $1.65 and seeks an injunction alleging rate confinement. The case will be argued again today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Muscatine
Martin J. Wade
Muscatine City
German Prisoners Tilled English Fields Amid Labor Shortage
German prisoners are used to till fields in England due to a severe labor shortage. The aim is to greatly expand cultivation, with last year’s potato area increasing by 97,637 acres and yielding about 1,400,000 bushels of potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
All England
Yellow Painted Buggy Stolen From George White
In Pleasant Aug 7 a buggy owned by George White was found in Mt Pleasant after being painted yellow and labeled Slacker. White, drafted in 1917, served in Camp Dodge and later remount veterinary work. he faces an official inquiry into the theft amid ongoing military orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pleasant
George White
White
Camp Dodge
Remount
Kansas City
Hoover urges cabbage use and stock raising for war effort
Herbert Hoover cites large 1918 harvests and war production gains urging Americans to conserve and eat cabbage in sauerkraut form and to raise stock. Visiting Housekeeper program in Detroit aids 368 cases with eight workers. Hirasch Brothers lose rice flour license for excess profits. King and Hearns hay license revoked after shipment refusal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
United States Food Administration
Hirasch Brothers
Chicago
Red Cross
King & Hearns
Kingston, N. C
Iowa Gas and Electric seeks 20 year franchise in Washington County
The Iowa Gas and Electric Company applies to the Washington County Board of Supervisors for a twenty year franchise to use and occupy certain highways in Township 76N R9W along the east lines of sections 29 32 28 33 27 34 35 26 and in Township 75N R8W along the east line of section 3 and the north line of section 7. The county auditor holds the written application for presentation to the board and a hearing will be scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Township Seventy Six
Township Seventy Five
Seventy Five
North End
Range Seven
City of
Washington, Lows
Township Seventy Four
Electric Franchise Hearing Notice in Washington Iowa
The Iowa Gas and Electric Co seeks a franchise to use and occupy public highways in Washington County Iowa for poles wires and equipment to furnish light heat and power The Board of Supervisors scheduled a hearing for August 19 1918 at 1 30 PM to consider the application All objections must be shown at the hearing before the franchise is granted to the company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suich
Board of Supervisors
Eaid Company
ALL
Giderites
Washington, Iowa
Iowa Gas and Electric Co
Doctor Prescribes Vincl for Weak Nervous Mother
A Jacksonville reader Mrs G H Lamson describes how Vincl restored her energy after a twenty month old baby left her tired and nervous. The ad claims Vincl as a constitutional remedy with beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese salts and glycerophosphates, available from Sherman Bros and druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
G. H. Lamson
Sherman Bros
Advt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Journal
Wash
Ington
Husband and Wife
War Board
Teuton
War Department
Manhattan
Kansas
Wade
Herbert Koover
Iona
Board OF Supervisors OF
Washington County
OWA
Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Gnvertisements
the Mutual
Mannhardt Bros
Mutual
Liberty Loan
Federal Reserve Panks
Treasury Department
Washington National Bank
John Alex Young
Charles C. Cunningham
Harvey S. Young
Donald C. Bell
Louis Fifer
Robert Noonan
Wim
A. Cook
Jas
A. Harwood
Chas
J. Wilson
Federal Reserve System
Frank L. Wilson
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