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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1922

Page

7

Community Notes From Young America and Nearby Areas

The column reports visits and travels of residents and relatives. W H Tedford of Casper Wyoming visited his daughter Mrs Ken Briley. Families from Burlington and Chicago joined relatives in town events and threshing at Taylor Stout home near Brighton. A Rural Woman's club social is planned at William Marie home Friday evening.

Young America W. H. Tedford Casper Wyo Ken Briley Lloyd Humston Raymond Burlington Frank Butler Pacific Coast Navy Glenn Schwartz Gons David Willis Taylor Stout Brighton J.B. Spencer Buddy

Community Notes From Valley Valley Aug 9

Mr and Mrs Curt Mitchel visit relatives in Tyrone. Dortha Martin of Chicago visits E L Breitenbach home. Families attend threshing and fairs. Valley Aid to host ice cream social August 15. Anniversaries and church events noted with speakers and attendance at local gatherings.

Valley Curt Mitchel Tyrone Little Dortha Martin Chicago E. L .Breitenbach Guy Black Levi Bales Richland Will Wellman Verne Deal Washington E. L. Breitenbach Frankie Eva Augustine H. A. Engle Addie Opal Donavan Wallace Pfeifer Childre Geo. Augustine Keota Andy Sheetz Blanche Conrad Chas. Miller North English Blanche Jake Hotle Dallas Howard Leacox Gwen Madelon Givans W. J. Pfeifer Derby Gabby Frank Farrier Dark Pfeifer Henry Sheetz Gene Breitenbach, Jr Walter Sheetz Bill Hafferty Dortha Pfeifer Ollie Edd Hotle Walter Mayer Clyde Cobble Maude Wallace Mary Augustine Myrtle Frank Myrtle Black Delpha Joe West Valley Aid Society Dortha Pfeffer Ross Sheetz Fairfield Ethel Churchill Nebraska Florence Sheetz Richard H. V. Frank Addie Wallace Delpha Black

Brighton Route One Delegation Heads to State Convention

Pro dy Borkoski and Frank Clark of Wayland left Tuesday for Webster City to attend the State Convention of the Rural Letter Carrier's Association. A. L. Koch and family visited Orion Pfeiffers in Fairfield. H. W. Minert’s daughter broke her collar bone Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brinton and daughter Maude ...

Brighton Prody Borkoski Frank Clark Wayland Webster City Rural Letter Carrier's Association A. L. Koch Orion Pfeiffers Fairfield H. W. Minert Edward Brinton Miss Maude

Local Social Notes from Oakland and Nearby Towns

Miss Grace Conger visited her sister Mrs. Fred Grosscup this week. Brighton shoppers included Mrs. Walter Bales and Mrs. Amos Stout. Frank Stewart and daughter Marion visited Austin Sutherland. Walnut Women’s Club met with Mrs. Aus Sutherland. Busy Bee Club finished garments with Mrs. Lewis Duke. Families visited friends including Moran and Bowden households. Threshing finished. fall plowing underway. W A Whiting helped on his farm Friday.

Oakland Grace Conger Fred Grosscup Walter Bales Amos Stout Brighton Frank Stewart Marion Austin Sutherland Aus. Sutherland Girls Busy Bee Club Lewis Duke Oscar Jacobson Opal Mullikin Murrell Wilson Frank Moran Walter Nicholson Glenwood Bowden Riverview Womerts Club Taylor Stout George Masson Will Cherry M. Moran Haskins Jake Moran Fannie Shelton Washington C.P. Grosscup

The Romance of Bell and the Birth of the Telephone

A retrospective look at Alexander Graham Bell and the invention of the telephone. From the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition to 1915 Washington demonstrations, the piece traces Bell’s triumphs, legal battles, and related inventions shaping modern communication. It highlights Dom Pedro’s astonishment, the 1876 patent, and Bell’s later aviation and hydrofoil experiments.

Philadelphia Alexander Graham Bell Mr. Bell Dom Pedro de Alcantara Brazil Bell Dom Pedro Washington Wilson Thomas A. Watson Theodore N. Wall American Telephone and Telegraph Company Jekyl Island Watson Edinburgh Scotland Alexander Bell Alexander Melville Bell Canada Mabel Sxubbard Miss Hubbard Gardiner G. Hubbard Salem Mass Mr. Watson Jeff Lewis Tony

Local Socials Report From Burlington Area

Emery Leichty hospitalized for appendicitis at Washington hospital and doing well after surgery. Families and friends visit Cedar Vale and Crapo Park outings noted. Several others travel to Pulaski Lancaster Wellman Parsons College events and family visits across the region.

Noble Noble Emery Leichty Washington Hospital Frances Eicher Kathryn Newton Fréy Floyd Cedar Falie Hattie Feev Arthur Mitchell Crape Park Burlington P. P. Wenger Florence Edna Wenger Joe Mast Pulaski Lancaster J. R. Wenger Edd Wenger Jacob Good Will Reshley John Christner

Threshing in Pilotsburg yields strong output this season

In Pilotsburg the threshing pace continues with excellent yields led by Albert Maas 62 bushels per acre Frank Stransky 64 on a single field and Clayton Bear averaging 62 bushels on 55 acres. Local teachers Emma Fem in and Ajlie Maas named for fall positions. Rev M E Nehl from Chicago presented Passion Play pictures at the church and park scenes Friday.

Pilotsburg Albert Maas Frank Stransky Clayton Bear Mary Efimen Ajlie Maas Lookout M. E. Nehl Chicago Pilotsburg Ladies Aid Society Roy Shulty Carl Oldfield Shulty Cedar Rapids Hetty Byres Washington High School Joe Vodichka Clover

Crawfordsville News Notes Visit Residents and Church Call

Mrs Harley McCreedy and daughters Martha and Esther of Washington visited the W H McCall home in Crawfordsville. Mrs Frank Fletcher, Virgil, and Lois Fletcher spent yesterday in Washington. Howard Crozier of Washington was a town visitor. Rev Lanowe has received a call from a Milton Iowa church and plans to move soon.

Sadie Savage Geo. Hie Keokuk Grinnell R. E. Brown Washington A. W. Woodford Fairfield Parson's College John Horton Vincent Fritz Clarence Dayton Oskaloosa Anson Woodford Phyllis Esther Woodford Jefferson County Tom Brady Clay Church Whitty Lyons Cross Roads Richland Crawfordsville Harley McCreedy Martha Esther W. H. McCall Frank Fletcher Virgil Lois Howard Crozier Lanowe Milton Iowa

Color sensitive photography improves color separation in prints

The article explains that ordinary photographic plates are not color sensitive and render red, yellow, and green as nearly black. Using a color sensitive plate with a color filter on the lens reveals color differences in a shawl design, making the pattern clearer.

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al Reeves Banks Mouser Peseere Ray Walton F. Rickey Roy Mapie Wellman Chas. Ashby Chas. Rickey Union Church Kalona W. A. Whiting Sumner Taintor Sarfield Jiell Thomas FE. Selfridge United States Army Brac d'Or Lake Dr. Bell Baddeck Cape Bre Samuel P. Langley Quantico Langley Aerial Experiment Association Cape Breton St. Breton Fred Bartholomew Orvia Scott Prairie Flower Missionary Society Washington County MO. W. Applegate E. M. Bridges & Co Goodyear Price Tucker & Eicher Washington, Iowa Weehrle Auto CO Wellman, Iowa Kalona Motor CO Kalona, Iowa BUICK E. G. Kock & Son W. F. Jacobs & Son Eden Bros Ainsworth Riverside Motor CO Riverside, Iowa Fletcher & Huston
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