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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1924
Page
8
Margaret Cowden spoke at the Presbyterian church in the morning about mission work in Persia and later at the union church service for the evening audience.
Mr and Mrs H Guth er return from a ten day car trip to Chicago and Milwaukee for a national photographer meeting. Names include Ethel Wilson Mable Donkwart and Roy Hayes with visits, travels, and local errands noted.
Local residents and visitors are listed in a community roundup. Mrs G s Beal of Yorba Linda California visits her sister Mrs A W Clow. Families travel to Riverside and Corydon for camping and harvest help. Texaco Motor Oil and Jones Auto Co advertise services amidst social notices.
Several Davenport sofas arrive at our store offering comfortable seating at surprisingly low prices. A newly uncrated couch covered in Tapestry adds to the selection for customers shopping for living room furniture.
President M. M. Gage of Coe college will be commencement speaker at the University of Iowa August 22 as 100 degrees are awarded. The exercises close the second summer session and classes suspend until September 22. Fall registration begins September 18 and ten doctors of philosophy will be awarded. Gage’s topic is Ideal Motives in business and Professional Life. Second term summer session registration reaches 1,800 students, near the first term of two years ago and higher than 1921 enrollments.
Ottumwa residents return from weekend with relatives in Keota Sigourney and Madrid. Oskaloosa visits include Miss Dayton and Miss Segill with trips to Harper and Columbus Junction. Notable arrivals include Dr. David N. Schaffer from Chicago, author of The Lillen ium and Medical Science.
New York Governor Smith urges the state National Guard to join the September 12 defense tests and asks citizens to assemble in places of worship to offer prayers for peace. He praises guardsmen as the first line of defense and calls for public support as military strength is assessed. North Carolina also proclaims defense day in line with federal policy.
Washington announces upcoming Iowa visits by General John J Pershing and Secretary Wilbur and by the airship Shenandoah. Pershing will review the Iowa National Guard August 16, Wilbur August 23. the Shenandoah is expected August 28. Secretary Wilbur will visit Boone then St Paris Marshalltown as plans form for receptions.
A Washington Evening Star report quotes Senator Sorghum asserting the investigation has escaped control and moved beyond anyone’s ability to contain it. The exchange emphasizes the probe’s irreversible momentum and mounting pressure.
A man failed in his bid for a small loan and laments changes in a harsher, tighter economy. He contends the world now feels larger and harder to navigate after repeated refusals.
A reflection on neighborly duty suggesting people would work around the clock to mirror the care shown by others. The remark frames communal sacrifice as central to social harmony and moral obligation.
Des Moines August 11 The consolidated statement of 855 savings banks 393 state banks and 21 trust companies shows June 30 deposits at 605 937 170 84. Borrowers paid 33 076 650 21 into banks in first six months while deposits fell 19 977 098 06. State superintendent Robert Leach calls the banking condition very satisfactory and foresees higher deposits in the next call from farm product sales.
The British Museum has acquired the first printed world map from 1506 showing Columbus voyages and his erroneous belief that he had reached Asia, a view later corrected by others.
The University of Washington faculty ranks Benjamin Franklin as the sole American among eighteen greatest contributors to global learning. The list highlights Franklin for his lasting impact on science, government, and education across centuries.
A French product called fish flour is produced from nonedible fish found in trawler nets. It is processed for use as feed for poultry rabbits dogs sheep cattle and other livestock.
CHICAGO August 11 John J was named by La Follette managers to lead their campaign team in the upcoming political drive. The announcement emphasizes organizational strength and district outreach as key to mounting the effort.
A fragmented Boston Tran script presents an odd snippet with phrases about misery and company on a cook's day off, offering little coherent context or identifiable events. No clear persons, places, or organizations are confirmed from the readable text.
A freezing facility maintains temperatures as low as 16 degrees below zero to preserve fish in good condition for more than a year. This method extends shelf life and supports long term storage for seafood.
Blaine of Seattle Allen Bogue Parker H F Samuels of Samuels Idaho and Ernest Kroner of Portland named state managers of the LaFollette campaign. John M Nelson, national LaFollette campaign manager, announced today.
A city lad grows savings from age based deposits and odd jobs. His father adds a dollar per year of age each birthday and guides him to never spend, keeping funds in a savings account to pay for college. The writer urges readers to start similar accounts for their children.
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