Chautauqua Opens Amid Rain to Large Crowds
Rain could not dampen interest as Washingtons Chautauqua opened with a well filled tent and strong turnout. Laurant the magician delivered an hour of mystifying tricks aided by a crowd of youngsters while Dr J B Schreckengast and W I L hosts urged Bible lectures and community support for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqus
Washington
Laurant
Curtis Wells
Mary Dee Lupton
William Sartor
Frances Stifel
W. W. Bowers
Chautauqua Association
Chautauqua Assembly
J. B. Schreckengast
Chautauqua
Schreckengast
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Christ
Dr. Schreckengast
Thessalonians
Paul
Chautauqua Program Highlights Daily Events
The schedule lists concerts lectures and entertainments for August dates featuring Howard Quin tet, Boggs and Baisley, The Romany Girls, Russian Sextet, Senator Ferris, Gov Brough, Jubilee Singers, Murray Family Orchestra, and Drs Schrecken gast and Bready with daily preludes, afternoons, and evening programs plus youth activities.
Ad Men Bring Baseball Challenge to Washington Convention
A North English baseball group will visit Washington during the Advertising Clubs convention to challenge local Washington players. Lee Holland of Washington plans to assemble a business crowd lineup to win and showcase the sport. The game is set for Tuesday at Chautauqua Park after the convention's business session with free admission. The event precedes J W Coverdale’s evening address and a horseshoe tournament is planned for Wednesday with local pitchers and visiting stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lee Holland
Chautauqua Park
Schedule for Coming School Year Announces 1925 Dates
Superintendent W C Harding releases the full coming school year timetable. School opens September 1 with brief fall and spring recesses tied to institutes and conventions. Christmas vacation runs December 19 to January 5. first semester ends January 16. spring vacation coincides with Southeastern Iowa teachers convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Harding
County Teachers’ Institute
Harding
Washington
Convention Speaker Mr French Heads Cedar Rapids Ad Firm
Mr French of the French Advertising Company of Cedar Rapids heads a convention program. A speaker of extraordinary ability he will address the convention Wednesday afternoon August 27 on The Retailers Opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French
French Advertising Company
Cedar Rapids
Train kills young man east of town
Thomas N. Rhodes of Muscatine, 23, was found dead five miles east of Washington after a Rock Island train passed. He left home Sunday night to seek civil engineering work in St Joseph Michigan. The exact circumstances remain unclear and an inquest was undecided.
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Train
Thomas N. Rhodes
Muscatine
Rock Island
Washington
Everette Tobin
Young Tobin
Pat Tobin
L. A. Jones
Rhodes
Thomas W. Rhodes
West Second Street
Musecatine
Iowa
United States Civil Service
Arthur Dankwardt
Frank Bilkey
Louis C. Rhodes
Thomas
Cincinnati
St. Joseph
Mich
Boys Prepare Animals for Washington County Exhibit
Washington county baby beef and pig clubs close feeding for the Washington show near Tuesday August 19. Calves and pigs in excellent condition with notable gains, prize money and cups donated by Clark & Paslin and J Rotheghild for grand champions. Cash awards listed by breed and class with Rothschild trophy for market pig champion.
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Washington
Clark & Paslin
J. Rotheghild
Poland
China
Duroe
Duroie
Rothschild
Clark @ Eystin
IL 8aW Your Ad in the Journal
The note instructs merchants to place their advertisement in the Journal. It emphasizes requesting space and outlines a call to action to secure an ad slot. The short message appears designed as a direct prompt for business promotion within the publication.
Girls seek training at Washington county hospital
For the first time the waiting list for the nurses training school at Washington county hospital exceeds capacity. Five places remain, while fifteen applicants seek admission, pleasing hospital board members and staff as local young women pursue valuable hospital opportunities.
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Washington County Hospital
Hollis J. Whiting New Maxwell Chrysler Agent
Hollis J. Whiting becomes the Maxwell and Chrysler automobile agent for the city succeeding T. C. Kyle who is ill and plans to move west. Whiting will place demonstrations soon and aims to build a successful local agency offering Maxwell and Chrysler cars.
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Hollis J. Whiting
Maxwell Land
Chrysler Automobiles
T. C. Kyle
Kyle
Hollix
Maxwell and
Chrysler
Maxwell
Mr. Whiting
Whiting
Marriage Licenses Issued
Marriage licenses were secured at the courthouse by Guy E. Davison of Brighton and Louella Hall of Morning Sun and by Orley F. Roberson and Helen Hayes, both of Fort Dodge.
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Court House
Guy E. Davison
Brighton
Louella Hall
Morning Sun
Orley F. Roberson
Helen Hayes
Fort Dodge
Jubilee Singers Give Benefit Concert in Wellman
The Jubilee Singers from the AME church visited Wellman for a concert at the Methodist church under Epworth League sponsorship. About a dozen singers drew a large crowd despite rain, marking the third attempt after prior showers, and Wellman residents hope for a return engagement.
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Jubilee Singers
Wellman
Methodist Church
Ouspiece
Epworth League
AME
Bridegroom Injured. Wedding Off in Iowa
Winfred Mather, 25, of West Branch, was severely injured when the motorcycle he rode swerved off the road between Iowa City and West Branch and crashed into a post. He was unconscious when found. The wedding to Miss Helen Walden was called off pending his recovery.
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Iowa City
Oskaloosa
Helen Waland
Winfred Mather
West Branch
Here
Polite Exchange On Deck Aboard Ocean Liner
A passenger asks about his wife aboard the liner, but a deck hand replies the question does not apply to him. The brief exchange captures a moment of onboard courtesy and ambiguity during sea travel.
Wimbledon Grass from Cumberland Wellsprings into Courts
Wild grass for tennis at Wimbledon is cited as vir gin turf sourced from Cumberland wilds. The report notes the lawns used on the famous courts and highlights the origin of the grass.
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Wimbledon
England
Cumberland
Girl Scout Leader Kinney Visits Iowa City Scouts
Mrs. F A Kinney executive from Iowa City met Washington Scout Council at Mrs Keeley s home then with local Scouts at the Chautauqua. Fifty two girls enrolled and two passed tenderfoot tests Florence Brookhart and Anita Pratt. The Lions Club and Improvement League back the Washington unit as a strong state asset with Florence Cunningham and Isabel Lemmon leading scout tests for ages ten to sixteen.
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F. A. Kinney
Iowa City
Washington
Scout Council
W. M. Keeley
Kinney
Chautauqua
Yowa City
Iow
Keeler
Penary
Minnie Comer
Fred Reid
Ai O Man
The
Lion's mi
Lion's Club
Improvement League
Girl Scouts
Florence Cunningham
Isabel Lemmon
Mexico and Russia Resume Relations After Berlin Talks
Soviet Russia and Mexico renew diplomatic ties following negotiations in Berlin as reported in a Journal Want-ad. The resumed relations mark a thaw between the nations, with officials signaling renewed cooperation and official exchanges to follow.
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Moscow
Mexico
Soviet
Russia
Berlin
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Assembly
Dr Tower
First Ward
South of Town
A. H. Riepe
Eleanor
Lillian
Lieut. Riepe
Burlington
Underwriters’ Laboratories
Howard
Prelude
Boggs and
Baisley
Wheeler McMillen
Boggs and Bailey
Iggnature
Karl
Alexander
Charles
Grant
Romany Girls
W. N. Ferris
Glenn Wells Company
Russell H. Bready
Williama Jubilee
Gov. Brough
Arkansas
Murray Family Orchestra
Ilya Tolstoy
Murray Orchestra
Murray
Dan Matthews
AD Men
North
Ton
Chau
Tauqua Park
Frank H. French
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Island
Evening Journal
Denison's
American Pearl Butten Co
Boyd Berdo
Stewart
Geo. W. Stewart
H. J. Whiting
Maxwell Agency
WN. E. West
West Chester Mutual
Harry D. Smith
Win Smouse
Harvey & Tucker
Arnold
Henry Ford
Aesop
CBSA
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