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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1924

Page

8

Crawfordsville to host Legion fall festival in September

Local notes show social visits and travels of residents including Miss Iliene Flenstock visiting friend Harriett Phillips in Fairfield and Miss Carol Forrey returning from Abilene. The third annual Legion fall festival is planned in Crawfordsville for September 4 and 6 with ball games tennis and horse shoe tournaments and other events.

Iltiene Flenstock Fairfield Harriett Phillips Legion Crawfordsville Iowa E. B. Gibell Winfield Cedar Rapida

Local Notes From Muscatine And Nearby Trips

Mies Arvilla Duncan visits college friend Mies Auvilla Mayhew while Mr and Mrs Z McCall of Havre come for the day Pearl McClure of Crawfordsville visits Mr and Mrs Blaine Holmes Anna Doucal returns from Iowa City summer school Texaco Motor Oil praised as clear golden oil Jones Auto Co party travels west in Mr Duffy s car en route to Colorado Mr and Mrs Carl Roberts and daughter Mary expected home from Colorado road conditions may affect plans violin repairs offered by Newton piano maker at McNamara s

Carl Roberts Mary Colorado

Local notes and visits from Lincoln to Keota and beyond

Mrs. Julia McKevitt visits Lincoln while friends gather. Mrs. Maurice Colbert and daughter Mae return to Cedar Rapids after visiting at the J. J. Minick home. Hope Tansey from Oklahoma visits grandparents then travels to West Chester. Mr and Mrs C B Hardin go to Keota as Louise and Alice Belie head there. Piano tuner Newton to inspect pianos next week free of charge. Frances Thomas to Lipguorney for weekend with relatives. Mrs Curtis Peterson and son Stevie return from Chicago. H Ward back from New York on business. Rev FF Eastwood and Mrs Anderson return from Cedar Falls. Texaco Motor Oil ad with free crank case service by Jones Auto Co. Uncle Eben on luck and a two-dollar bill.

Hope Tansey Pawneerse Oklahoma

Local residents visit and travel notes date from Washington

Numerous entries detail visits and departures of residents and relatives. Jean Beddoes travels from Beardstown Illinois to see Martha Godfrey. Florence Schwartz heads to Davenport. Mrs A E Schaff and family move toward Harlington. Mrs Silas Caldwell and daughter Helen visit Youngstown Illinois. Hope Huston visits Washington. local auto ad mentions Texaco Motor Oil. Mr and Mrs E V Simons plan a western state trip. Mrs F D Haney returns to Chicago after a stay. Mrs J B Allen returns to Fairfield. Mrs W F Sweet travels to Brighton for the day. Mrs Will Zteeler visits Davenport and leaves for Eldon. Lucille Swan returns from Fairfield. Maude Stone visits for weekend at T C Davis home. several visitors from Seattle and Everett Washington pass through. Mr and Mrs Palmer Wilson visit parental homes. L E Latta and daughter Martha Isabelle return from Brighton. Jack Wilson from Chicago visits. Henrietta Hull visits Iowa City. Mrs Harry Ward Jr returns from Iowa City. Mrs W J Duncan visits Washington. Sally Alberson from Des Moines visits S J Kellogg. John Wilson family reunion planned with out-of-town relatives Garrett Kailema Kalamazoo and Palmer Wilson Ames.

John Wilson

New Brunswick Records List Include Duo Dog on Piano

The listing names several titles and acts such as Maksi Sally Lou Tl Cant Get the One I Want Maytime June Night Forsaken Blues and others. The top price paid for dogs is 10.30 dollars. Weather is described as generally fair tonight and tomorrow.

New Brunswick Records Maksi Sally Lou Forsaken Blues

Foreign Exchange Figures August Rates in New York

Foreign exchange markets show steady demand with quotes in cents for Great Britain 4.52 and a long list of currencies. France 5.48, Italy 4.47, Belgium 6.03, Germany 03, Norway 13.87, Sweden 26.52, Denmark 16.19, Switzerland 18.90, Spain 13.44, Greece 1.77, Poland 19, Czech-Slovakia 2.95, Jugoslavia 12.15, Austria 0.14, Romania 45, Argentina 33.75, Brazil 16.10, Tokio 41, Montreal 99 11-16.

New York Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Norway Sweden Denmark Swheerland Spain Greece Poland Jugo-Slavia Austria Romania Argentina Brazil Tokio Montreal

Children of Kansas Erect Memorial to President Harding

Children in Reno County Kansas raise funds by nickels and dimes to place a granite memorial with bronze tablet on the Chester O Neill wheat farm eight miles west of Hutchinson. The dedication on August 2 honors President Harding and notes the field harvest event and a flag custodianship by Ray school children.

Hutchinson Kas Harding Chester O'Neil Ohio Arthur Capper Jonathan M. Davis Kansas Reno County O'Neal Rays Hill Ray School

Washington's ridiculous beer debt calculation goes viral

A Chicago desk story recounts Wallace estimating the past interest on 17 shillings 16 pence from 1633 into dollars, yielding a total debt of 18 509 088.78 dollars over 291 years. Mrs. W. H. Hammer of Harper was described as a Washington visitor yesterday.

Wallace England George Washington Lawrence W. H. Hammer of Harper Washington

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