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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
3
The sophomore girls’ gym class presents a Christmas pageant in the high school auditorium Friday at 7 45 PM. No admission fee. the public is invited. The American Forestry Association vows a united campaign at the next Congress session for a national forest policy.
Mrs. George Lilt a cod 26 of one mile north of Keota died yesterday at 4 30 p m in the county hospital after four weeks of treatment She was born in Clear Creek township Keokuk county daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Osweiler She leaves a husband and a three year old son Funeral services will be held at ten o clock Saturday morning at the Catholic church in Clear Creek township with burial in the nearby cemetery
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Missouri issues warning about a counterfeit $20 bill printed photographically on two sheets. Note is unusually thick and appears about half an inch short.
A humorous plea notes an elderly woman seeking a Hoover for Christmas and warns daughters not to be disappointed. The column urges readers to place reservations quickly as stockings fill with Hoover vacuums.
Washington Good Fellows prepare the largest Christmas basket distribution yet with 140 to 150 baskets costing three to four dollars each. The club, active for eight years, will fund the effort from last year’s $100 balance plus new donations from about 400 members who gave varied amounts. Every penny is used for baskets and volunteers charge nothing for their work.
The grain and poultry market notes say hens are starting to lay again and eggs are down. Farmers express cautious optimism that poultry prices may hold, while boys feel constrained by limits on strikes and labor actions.
Secretary Harry Goodrich of the state Y M C A boys department met the Community Y M C A board and Hi Y club in town. He said changing business conditions may allow hiring a local field secretary after W F Huxford’s departure. No decision was made, but Y work could resume in weeks or months.
The Collegiate Presbyterian Church of Ames plans a $20,000 pipe organ as a memorial to Tama Jim Wilson former secretary of agriculture and Iowa State College dean of agriculture. Wilson led a large Bible class in Ames and contributed to Westminster foundation.
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