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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1925
Page
7
A soft breeze plays through fragrant honeysuckle as sunlit rays favor a southern scene. A woman lifts her eyes to meet a man’s, and in that moment he reads his destined happiness.
In the July notes the Young America Threshing Co. finishes threshing locally and moves toward Dublin. The column also records community visits, travel from Keota to Egypt missionary plans, and a rain benefitting the corn crop with reflections on weather and local life.
Mr H V Stickley of Galveston visited his parents Mr and Mrs W J Stickley this week. Mrs Stickley and others have been visiting at local homes. Mrs R C McKiernan and daughters and Katherine Peterson returned from Omaha. Miss Kellar from Fairfield assisted with school business. Jess Marr nursed a cut hand from barbed wire. Ainsworth sent many to the circus. rain affected plans. The Fourth division of the M F E Ladies Aid met in church parlors. Foreign Missionary society gathered in church parlors. Mrs J J Fitzgerald and Mrs Wm Simkins hosted. A Kerchief Shower honored Mrs Beulah Hoge and daughter Helen before Florida move. Mrs Hilda Olds visited relatives at Lexington. Mrs Win Simkins and Everette stayed at Cedar Falls with ill Merle Simkins.
In West Chester on August 7, rain spoiled a planned circus day with parade excitement but left hopes for strong profits and feeding the crowd. Local residents note changes as McFarlane shifts invoicing while Pat Hoover prepares to open a Wellston storefront. The town’s travelers and writers recount a ponding journey and a stop where coons were displayed, including a tame older coon and five young ones.
A speaker urges steady confidence after years of disruption. The message emphasizes building trust, steady leadership, and a clear plan to restore momentum and optimism for the near future.
The hail storm damaged corn by at least fifty percent and possibly more with leaves split and ground littered with torn foliage. Oats were also harmed by about half, and threshing confirmed the forecast. Mr and Mrs Frank Libe and Mr and Mrs JL WM Orr began a three week trip north. Mr and Mrs Don Beatty visited Washington over the weekend to see Mrs Beatty’s mother and sister.
Southampton authorities celebrate the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company planning to use the port for most services after 16 years of abandonment due to lack of accommodation. The move is seen as validation of local efforts to make Southampton the United Kingdom’s chief passenger port.
A block of classified listings shows multiple local suppliers and services in Washington Iowa. Businesses include Wilson Heating Co plumbing and tin shop, Nesbitt Motor Co cylinder grinding and welding, insurance and real estate firms Harvey and Tucker and J W Wilson, Applegate Real Estate, Dayton Westchester property listings, and Dr I Pease Dentist. Contacts listed with street addresses and phone numbers.
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