Defense Day Plans Formed by City Officials
Mayor A N Alberson announces committees for Washington defense day activities on Friday Sept 12. Parade music speakers and publicity teams named. A wartime draft board will assess local medical and hospital capacity and county agricultural reserves. Captain Phil Crafl of Troop D orders mobilization of local troops for the defense test day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Alberson
Washington
L. B. Lupton
L. A. Jones
Jesse J. Miller
Neil Hum
C.A. Boice
R. H. Merry
A. L. Griffith
Phil Crafl
National Guard
349Th Infantry
S8th
Pulver Family Holds Third Annual Reunion at Keota Park
The Pulver family met for its third annual reunion at Keota park with sixty six attendees. Music by the Pulver martial band accompanied a picnic. distant relatives joined from Manefield Ohio Cedar Falls Wapello Oakville Iowa and Colorado. The next gathering is planned for Wapello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulver
Keota Park
Sunset Park
Woashington
Eixty
Pulver Martial Band
Frank Pulver
Manefield
Ohio
Edna Davis
Cedar Falla
Eimer Pulver
Wapello
Fred Pulver
Ben Pulver
Oakville
Iowa
Agnes Bowen
Colorado
Returns to Persia Miss Margaret Cowden
Miss Margaret Cowden returns to Persia after months in Washington at her home to serve with the Presbyterian foreign mission board. She will give two addresses in Cincinnati, then visit Columbia Mereland Boston and Hartford before sailing from New York to Beirut on Sept. 9. She spent nine months at McCormick Seminary in Chicago after returning home last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Cowden
Washington
Hamadan
Persia
Presbyterian Foreign Mission Board
Cincinnati
Columbia
Mereland
Boston
Hartford
New York
Beruit
McCormick Seminary
Chicago
Reserve engineers units ordered to mobilize here
The quarters and service company of the First Engineers and Company DPD, 269th Engineers, are ordered to mobilize here. These are reserve units with skeleton recruitment and few enlisted men, but several reserve officers are living in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Engineers
269Th Engineers
Slow Start to Enrollment at Local High School This Year
Registration for the new school term falls about eighty students short of last year as many students have not enrolled yet. Classes begin Monday and teachers prepare by week’s end with assignments for students and schedule changes including junior high assembly moved to 4 39 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mounday
Florence Bodman
Howard Freshwaters
Mary Harnette
Cannon Visit Reported by Wyman Couple in City
Mr and Mrs J C Cannon of Wyman were callers in the city today, according to a Journal Want-ad note indicating results from the ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman
Rebekahs of County Convene in Wellman
The district Rebekah judges held a convention in Wellman with about two hundred participants. Washington sent a 25 member delegation and the state president attended. Officers elected for next year include Lucille Bates as president and Jennie Jugenheimer as treasurer. The meeting will again be in this place with clubs from Brighton Washington Riverside and Wellman attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
Wellman
Washington
Lucille Bates
Richard Johnson
Meek
Riverside
Cordin Dusenberry
Jennie Jugenheimer
Brighton
Rachel Tierney
Hazelett
Davidson to Sigourney Troop Leader Moves With Family
Sergeant Harry Davidson of the regular army has been with Troop D of the 113th Cavalry for over a year and will move to Sigourney next week with his wife and son. He will join the Sigourney cavalry troop for a time and is noted for his popularity and role in raising the unit’s standing among the state National Guard organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Davidson
Regular Army
113Th Cavalry
Sigourney
Sigourney Cavalry
National Guard
Eddy Misidentification clarified in obituary note
Yesterday's report on Frank H. Smith's death in Los Angeles misnamed the music teacher as Sherwood Eddy. The actual instructor was Clarence Eddy, a prominent YMCA figure with international reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Smith
Los Angeles
Sherwood Eddy
Eddy
Clarence Eddy
Taxi mail service petition circulates among Washington businessmen
A petition signed by over a hundred local business people requests a new bus line mail route between Washington and Iowa City. They seek faster service connecting with Riverside Kalona Wellman and Iowa City air mail, arguing it would speed mail to Chicago and Omaha via Iowa City trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa City
Harry McCall
Riverside
Kalona
Wellman
McCall
Chicago
Omaha
Convention Draws Large Crowd of Advertisers in Washington
The 9th District Convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World in Washington drew many retailers and businessmen from southeastern Iowa though many could not attend. Experienced leaders and successful shopkeepers shared practical ideas to aid small town merchants, with Washington’s ad club noted for its hospitality and lively atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
Iowa
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Washington
Ottumwa Delegates Shine at Ninth District Ad Club Meet
About 300 attended the Washington banquet hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Ottumwa sent eight men including W. C. Wall and John Huston. Officers elected were Ralph Shannon as President, Graham Stewart and G F Fiers as vice presidents, and Isaac Rothschild as secretary and treasurer. Centerville to host next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa Courier
Ottumwans
Advertising Clubs
Ninth District
Washington
Chamber of Commece of Washington
Chamber of Commerce
City of
Nebraska
Iowa
Centerville
Ralph Shannon
Graham Stewart
Des Moines
G. F. Fiers
Isaac Rothschild
Iowa City
Ottumwa
Strickler Resumes Iowa City Bus Line Operations
L. E. Strickler of Iowa City resumes leadership of the local bus line to Iowa City succeeding Jerry Bush who ran the route for six months. The Strickler bus will run two daily trips and he will supervise service personally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Strickler
Iowa City
Here
Jerry Bush
Strickler
Directory lists subscribers as of August 21 1924
The new directory provides a complete correct list of all subscribers dated August 21 1924. Call numbers should refer to the directory rather than memory as many numbers have changed recently. Destroy directories dated before September 1924 to avoid obsolete listings. Washington Telephone Co. 682.
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Telephone Company
Washington Telephone CO
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W. Livingston
W. M. Keeley
Fred West
Orville Bléer
Eltiot Grayson
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Baby
C. H. Guther
N. W. Corner Square
S. Lemmon
Optometrist
Rebekahs
Davidson
Eddys
Ad Club
Commercial Savings Bank
The
Evening Journal
Cal
C. A. Reubsam
di Kiefer
R. E. Brown
Majestic Range
H. J. McCreedy
DUROC
Farrow
Ernest Carlson
Cloyde Stewart
Ab Hall
Enneman
Equate
Inquire Journal
Gite
Vern
J. A. Work Inc
Opta
J. A. Work Ins
Bunnet Park
D. B. Twinam
Crawfordsville
Callus
Arnold
N. E. Corner Square
Migs
Buttes
Remington
J. A. Work Insurance Agency
Fr. & M. Bank Bldg
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