Local notes and visiting highlights in Washington area
Arch Best Oxfords and other shops advertise sales while residents list travel to Davenport Muscatine Oskaloosa and Washington visits. Names include Mrs Sarah Humm Marian Henderson Louise Henderson Dr Clow J A Work Insurance Mrs J Madison Dr Carbaugh Lemmon's Pharmacy Bevins Kelly Springfield tires and many residents like Mr and Mrs Hugh Arthur Miss Bessie Swift A Bennett D F Macon and Miss Maude Swift. Local social notes feature relatives visiting relatives and trips to Kilburn Des Moines and New Philadelphia Ohio with hospitality from O L Lyon and others.
Luck Can Work Wonders Quote by Douglas Jerrold
A compact display of a Douglas Jerrold quote on luck and wisdom, noting fate as a driver of outcomes and human folly. The line suggests luck alone can alter minds and actions, framing luck as a force shaping fortune and folly alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Jerrold
State Aids Washington County Public Health Plan Expansion
The state executive council appropriated 2500 for Washington County public health work, matching Rockefeller funds. The plan adds a health officer and two nurses, backed by 1500 from the school nurse fund and possible pauper fund support. If the county supervisors approve, total funding nears 10000 with outside pledges and local matching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh W. Bailey
Alberson
Rodney P. Fagen
State Board of Health
Executive Council
Thirty-eighth General Assembly
Washington County
R. E. Johnson
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Fund
Board of Education
County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Dubuque County
Washington
Blame Valera for Ireland's Troubles
The Publicity Department of the Free State government accuses Emond De Valera of instigating the campaign of the Irish Irregulars and republishes his captured correspondence as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poncoseteg Press
Dublin
Free State
Emond de Valera
No Change in U. S. Policy Toward the Carriers of Booze
The treasury indicated that U S policy toward rum runners beyond the three mile limit remains unchanged despite Federal Judge Woodroughs Brooklyn decision. The notice clarifies that enforcement outside three miles stays as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Woodrough
Brooklyn
Treasury
Mary Minter Denies Engaged to Taylor
Mary Mites Minter, a motion picture actress, says she was not formally engaged to director Mary William Desmond Taylor who was shot dead on February 1 1922. She recalls their relationship began with his question of marriage and her promise, and she discusses money disputes with her mother Charlotte Shelby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Mary Mites Minter
Arry William Desmond Taylor
Los Angeles Times
Miss Minton
Charlotte Shelby
Miss Minter
Taylor
New England
Mary
Europe
Brookhart Kendall to address farmers at southeast Iowa picnic
Senator Smith W. Brookhart and Governor N. E. Kendall have been invited to speak at the Farm Bureau picnic for farmers in the southeastern part of Iowa. The event will be held at the fair grounds in Oskaloosa on Saturday, August 18.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Smith W. Brookhart
N. E. Kendall
Farm Bureau
Fair Grounds
Haskins Visitors Attend Iowa City Family Event
Mrs J O Beatty and daughter Mrs Lee Ebner and son visit. Betty Wallace of Iowa City guests of grandparents Mr and Mrs Leigh Wallace. Mr and Mrs L S Patterson and their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Glen Laffer and Florence plan to travel to Holcomb NL for Everett Patterson wedding with Florence in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Beatty
Lee Ebner
Haskins
Washington
Betty Wallace
Iowa City
Mrs
Leigh Wallace
Bank Robbers Held in Missouri
Officials from Ringgold county Iowa move to Jefferson City Missouri to obtain the return of William Fuller and Fred Tracy held in Bethany for the Redding Savings Bank robbery. They were captured near Bethany after abandoning a car, and the loot was about five thousand dollars in cash and bonds.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Ringgold County
Jefferson City
Mt. Ayr
Iowa
William Fuller
Fred Tracy
Bethany
Redding Savings Bank
Kendall
G. L. Hayes
Fuller
Tracy
Marion Stephens
E. W. Rich
Redding Bank
Charles Smith
Redding
Saving Dimes with Our Dime Savers
In August 1922 a prominent city woman began saving a dime daily through our Dime Savers. She deposits monthly at the bank, earning interest to surpass $30 in a year. Start today and see how small daily savings grow, with Dime Savers available by request.
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Bebe Daniels
Conrad Nagel
Paramount Picture
Truxton King
George Barr McCutcheon
Gray
Stark
John Gilbert
Big Fox
Kelly Springfield
Bevins
Curtis &jRoss
Chautauqua
Barney
Google
Harrold
Dreamland
McNamara
Arch
Oxfords
Wilson's
Sarah Humm
Davenport
Vincent Eppel
Muscatine
Mittman
J. A. Work Insurance Agency
F. & M. Bank
Marian and
Louise Henderson
Ottumwa
Dr. Clow
George Hammond
Near
Wyman
Dorothy Walker
Mt. Pleasant
Patricia and
Joanne Keeley
John Munn
Baby John Sheilds Munn
J. Madison
Dr. Carbaugh
John Mooney
Chilicothe
Lemmon
Ead
Hugh Arthur
Walter Arthur
Wausaukee
Wis
Arthur
Will Keifer
Atchisone
Ott
Charley Green
Havre
Dayton McNeil
Crawfordsville
R. S. Warfel
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Bessie Swift
Chicago
A. Bennett
D. F. Macon
C. E. Ramsey
Kilburn
Maude Swift
Mercy Hospital
A. B. Swift
Hartman’s
South Side
Benetta Swift
I. C. A. Academy
W. T. Alberson
Philadelphia
Ohio
Mr. Alberson
A. N. Alberson
Mayor Alberson
Elsie Farnsworth
Jin Muscatine
Louisiana, Mo
Oscar Gordon
Rushville
Ind
Florida
Canada
O. L. Lyon
Gordons
J. L. Lyon
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Illinois
Gordon
Floida
California
Mrs. Jamesington
Myrtle Sb
Harry Edgington
Burlington
MR. Farmer
McElhinney Drug Co
Star Cord Tires
Motor Company
G. E. Mace
STAX
Valera
Ireland
Penn
Sylvania, Kentucky
Indiana, Illinois
Iowa Coals
John Shields & Sons
Mary M. Minter
Brookhart Invited
Chautauqua Service
Anc Velver
Cheauqua Grounds
City
Washington Cleaners
Missouri
Washington National Bank
Exide Automobile Batteries
Exide
Buick
Chevrolet
Cleveland
Essex
Ford
Maxwell
Nash
Oakland
Overland
Star
Studebaker
Velie
Auburn
Chandler
Durant
Hudson
Hupmobile
Jewett
Moon
Oldsmobile
Paige
Reo
Dodge, Franklin, Maxwell
Washington Exide Battery Station
A. J. Franzen
Neiswanger Bldg
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