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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1905
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Carson Anderson returned from Fairfield after a short stay. John Babcock departed for Chicago following several weeks there.
Washington High school girls defeat West Liberty 17 to 7 at Commercial club gym. Guards Nena Wilson and Blanche Guthrie key on defense and scoring, with Emmons netting seven free throws and three field baskets. attendance was strong among local students.
Leon Louis Rice of Detroit Michigan, touring the south and west in concert recital work, will give a sacred song service at the Baptist church Sunday evening and a song recital Monday evening. He is praised as a rising American singer whose Texas recital drew 5 000 audience at a Chautauqua. Rice will spend Sunday in Washington and perform for a silver offering with no admission charge.
Prof W M R French, director of the Art Institute of Chicago, appears as the fourth lecturer in the Graham lecture series on December 19. His shows use live colored sketches created before the audience, engaging both children and adults.
Dr Henry Hull returns from the east with sister Mrs Daisy Startsman to East Orange New Jersey. He visited New York City Niagara Falls and Chicago. reports a most delightful trip.
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