Ten Years Ago Today Homecoming After Kansas City Trip
W. G. Stewart and Will Hotle returned home from Kansas City where they had been buying a cattle.
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W. G. Stewart
Will Hotle
Kansas City
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1928
Page
6
Fly Destroyer Praised for Home Use and Pleasant Odor
Product review notes Cend Fly Destroyer kills flies and is pleasant smelling. Mention of buying locally and references to pickle making supplies like saccharine alum dill and celery seed. Weather brief forecasts fair tonight with partly cloudy skies and possible showers. Hog price noted at 12.89 dollars.
Jiggs Rumor and Road Comforts Town Letter
Chester notes a cat like Jiggs, a son returning from Spokane for vacation, and a local road comparison from Ottumwa to Fairfield. Cousin Mrs Craven and daughter visit the Luers, with Theodore Romeser and wife calling on friends at their farm in ’76 township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
John Kennedy
Jiggs
Ottumwa
Gind
West Geain
J. W. Luers
Craven
Denver
Luers
Milt Craven
President Coolidge Praises Kellogg Treaty At Legion Meet
President Coolidge addresses 15 000 people at the Wisconsin American Legion convention in Wausau praising the Kellogg anti war pact as a milestone toward international peace since the 1918 armistice. He travels from the summer White House with John and Mrs Coolidge and is introduced by Mark Schneller, State Legion commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
Coolidge
Paris
Wisconsin
The
American Legion
Marathon County
Mr. Coolidge
Mark Schneller
State Legion
Straton vows to push debate despite Smith refusal
The Rev Dr John Straton reveals plans to rent a large hall and repeat his charges against Democratic presidential candidate Alfred E Smith. Smith demands the debate occur in Straton's Calvary Baptist church and calls the matter closed until then. Straton says he will roll out the same sermon to a larger audience if blocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Roach Straton
Joy
Alfred E. Smith
Governor Smith
America
Smith
Calvary Baptist Church
Straton
Dr. Straton
City to Cut Weeds on Washington Lots If Unattended
City notices property owners must cut weeds on lots in Washington. If owners fail, the city will remove the weeds and add the cost to property tax assessments. J. W. Applegate, Mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Washington
J. W. Applegate
Ribbon shade hunt spurs shopping spree humor
A tired husband endures a Saturday ribbon quest with his wife as she searches for a precise shade. After a long browse, she sighs they must go elsewhere while the salesman and nearby shoppers share a muted laugh at the misadventure.
Fire Resisting Buildings Cut Fire Losses and Spread
Fire resisting construction avoids total collapse of structure during fires. Finishes may be damaged while structural members stay intact. Adjacent building exposure can be resisted with limited interior damage though facing materials and windows may suffer. Fire resisting designs reduce destruction, ease extinguishment, and hazard to neighbors.
Ruth Pratt Rises From City Fight to National Hoover Support
Ruth Pratt, famed for opposing Tammany Hall in the New York City Board of Aldermen race, gains broad recognition as she enters the national arena to back the Hoover-Curtis ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany Hall
New York City
Local notices from Washington and nearby towns
Dr G B McCreary the Bible lecturer arrives in Washington to visit Mr and Mrs Hush McCreery during CHAUTAUQUA stay. Mrs S E Sage visits daughter in Brghton. Roy Mallory and son Billy travel to Cedar Rapids. Eloise Mallory and Marian Ballard visit relatives. Mary Moore from Columbus Junction visits Mary Fisher. Albert Deenovan travels to Davenport for the fair. Mrs M O Sharp and son visit Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. McCreary
St. Louis
Chautauqua, Arived
Washington
Hush McCreery
Roy Mallory
Billy
Cedar Rapids
Max Kurtz
Eloise Mallory
Mary Moore
Columbus Junction
Mary Fisher
River search for missing girl Virginia Bequeaith
Police and volunteers scoured the Des Moines River at night for 14 year old Virginia Bequeaith who vanished after stepping into a deep hole while wading with companions. Searchlights scanned the surface as authorities recounted the girl’s scream and sudden disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Virginia Bequeaith
Ward recounts local visits and church notes
Journal Wan 408 notes a trial involving George Sherman last year. Mrs Lyman Gilbert visits friends near the Harding farm east of town before a trip to New York to see a daughter. The Swetland church orchestra will play at West Chester next Sunday. Rev. Dobbin, former local pastor, preached at United Presbyterian, now serving in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sherman
Lyman Gilbert
Harding
New York
Swetland
West Chester
Dobbin
United Presbyterian Church
Kansas
Fountains Will Be Reopened After Mischief
Mayor J W Applegate announced drinking fountains at the square corners will be put back into service once repairs are completed. Damaged by young boys who removed cores, the issue may see city action if parents fail to curb the mischief, with ordinances and state laws offering penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Applegate
Explosion at Lenox plant injures barber burns
A large explosion at the Boltinghouse and Carter plant in Lenox Iowa injured barber Jim Monroe who was in the office at the time. Boltinghouse escaped unharmed and officials suspect gasoline fumes ignited the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox, In
Boltinghouse and Carter
Jim Monroe
Boltinghouse
Birds Nesting Begins in April Says Nature Magazine
In April bluebirds robins chickadees nuthatches and phoebes begin housebuilding. A few well placed houses may attract tenants early and watching them from fences or laundry poles offers close observation of the nesting birds.
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Nature Magazine
Washington social notes and travel visits listed
Local residents and visitors appear in a Washington roundup. Eldred Berk and Jane Berksh ire return from Crawfordsville after visiting the Howard Crozier home and Chautauqua. Several couples travel or shop, including Mr. and Mrs. W L McConnell of Ainsworth visiting Tacoma tempora rily, Mrs J E Adams of Ainsworth en route to Denver, and Mrs R B Kessel of Brighton shopping in Washington. Local names include D F Maron auctioneer, Ferne Duncan, and Jeremiah Logan with wedding attendance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldred
Wayne
Jane Berkshire
Crawfordsville
Washington
Howard Crozier
Chautauqua
W. L. McConnell
Ainsworth
Joe M.connell
Tacoma
Mrs Marguerite Sexton Returns to Waterloo After Week
Mrs. Marguerite Sexton returns to her Waterloo home following a week visiting her sister Mrs. John Wehr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Davison left by auto for Excelsior Springs Missouri this morning. The Walnut School District in Washington County Iowa offers a 50 dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone harming or stealing school property. The district board includes Myrtle Dunbar president and Chas J McKay among its members. Long funeral attendees included Captain D A Boyer Jesse Harvey James Thompson J A Dawson and Thomas Innis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Sexton
Waterloo
John Wehr
Walnut
Washington County
Iowa
Board of Directors
Walnut School District
Myrtle Dunbar
Tammatuaa
D. A. Boyer
Jesse Harvey
James Thompson
J. A. Dawson
Thomas Innis
Crawfordsville
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Thorsandy
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A. C
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Brown’s Tire Shop
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Consin Legion Conven
TION
John
Mrs Coolidge
White House
AL Smith
NEW Grahaf Theatre
Karl Dane
Charlotte Greenwood
Dane
Arthur
Tammany
Sitler’s
S. E. Sage
Brighton
John Heller
Marian Ballard
East Pleasant Plain
Mrs
Henry Ballard
Albert Deenovan
Davenport
Lenox
A. E. Atchison
North Side
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wisie Long, Prop
D. F. Maron
Josephine
Mary Swinney
Winfield
Ferne Duncan
Win Smouse
J. E. Adams
Colorado
D. A. Maloney
William Williams
Wyman
Wasington
Dewey Conrad
E. L. Edmondson
Clarence Logan
Nichols
Lewis Warren
R. B. Kessel
Marvin Berry
Keota
Lulu Johnson
Jerry
George 4
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Farmers’ Cooperative Exchange
John W. Davison
Excelsior Springs
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