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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1922

Page

7

News Notes From Wayne and Nearby Towns

Wayne column reports social visits and travels in Olds Wayland Crawfordsville and Washington. People include Mrs Adams and daughter Vernelda Mrs Hough Mr Crissinger and Fraser Hooper visiting relatives and undergoing medical care. Local events feature a high school play and various lodge meetings with officers elected and a bazaar raising funds.

Mildred Zickefoose Charles Crissing C. P. Hough Olds Ira Owens Ernest Zickefoose Aletha Wayland Charles Crissinger Rochester Minnesota Fraser Hooper August Sodergren Washington Forest Lance John Zickefoose Allan Crissinger Rebecca Crissinger Crawfordsville Edwin Griffith John Krantz Noble Yeste Alford Nash 8. C. Pearson Wm. Brown Clayton Pearson Kansas

Havre Community Notes Include Births Visits and Shipping

Havre reports a baby girl born Monday to Mr. and Mrs Hryon Swift. A B Carr shipped cattle to Chicago Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs Rennie Dawson visited Will Stafford’s Thursday. Mr and Mrs Gorilla Miller visited Hen Miller Wednesday. Lauder Kennedy shipped hogs Thursday. Charley and August Zieglowsky shipped hogs and Union sent a car load. Farmers Union oyster stew at Havre schoolhouse Wednesday with all reporting a fine time. Jake Meyers of Washington visited John Koch Thursday. Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid meets next Tuesday at Will Savilla’s for all day quilting.

Havre Hryon Swift A. B. Carr Here Chicago Rennie Dawson Will Stafford Gorilla Miller Hen Miller Lauder Kennedy Charley August Zieglowsky Union Farmers Union Nira O. K Jake Meyers Washington John Koch Pleasant Hill

Local notes from Haskins and nearby towns

Community items report attendances at a funeral in Des Moines nearby marriages and engagements, shopping trips to Washington, grain shipments from the elevator, and family visits. Lola Welliver and Corwin Jessup announced marriage in Des Moines with relocation there.

Haskins Haskins J. R. Stafford Burr Taylor Maxine Jeffrey Arnet Mathers Washington C. N. Mullen Lottie Birney John Birney Clara Geo. Birney Opal Godlove

Alfred Nash sale prompts mule incident at auction

The Alfred Nash sale held December 13 drew about 300 attendees. Thirty nine mules sold with a misstep causing one team to bolt into a crowd. Johnny Adams was struck a glancing blow and knocked unconscious briefly while Donald Hoyle sustained a deep facial wound near an eye. A basketball game at the high school gym followed later.

Ainsworth Alfred Nash Johnny Adams Mr. Adams Adams Donald Hoyle Nellie Hoyle

Riverside Roundup of Local Visits and Social News

Mrs Myron Kelso returned from Iowa City after visiting the Michaels home. Will Scott of Riverside sawed wood for Joe Hotka. Chas Lorak and R K Tobin are drawn for the January court term. Neighbors celebrated Melvin Havel’s nineteenth birthday with euchre and baskets. The Lorack Havel orchestra plans a dance in Richmond on the sixteenth. Several families shared meals and visits over the weekend. Robert Tobin’s condition improved after facial swellings. Victorian Burich hosted an oyster supper. Will Shebanek sold a carload of hogs. Christmas shopping reported among locals.

Riverside Route 1 Myron Kelso Iowa City Micheals Will Scott Joe Hotka Chas. Lorak R. KE. Tobin Chas. Havel Melvin Claire Flynn Car Craig's Lorack-Havel Z. C. B. J. Hall Richmond Frank Shalla Victor Burich Warren Watkins Joe Kupka Ed Murphy Peter Gerot Robert Tobin Will Shebanek Stanley Heck

Local Notes On Visits And Activities In Town

Miss Mare Timmons visiting nurse trainees at University Hospital Iowa City spent weekend with Cy Timmons at home. John Blaum hauled outs to West Chester. Miss Hazel Mathess and Mrs Everett Young attended Pilotsburg L A at Mrs Rickey’s home Wednesday afternoon. The Disney boys assisted Clarence.

Lexington Mare Timmons University Hospital Iowa City Cy Timmons John Blaum

Christmas Plans and Local News at Columbus Junction

A busy week as merchants gear up for Christmas trade. The Presbyterian Sunday school schedules a Christmas cantata for Friday night December 22 at the church. The M. E. Sunday school plans a Christmas program on Christmas Eve. A basketball game opens the season at Grandview Friday night. Glen Hamiston of Davenport visited Cairo. A. J. Stutsman Wil Dean families traveled to Muscatine. Mrs. Albert McCullough is ill at home on West Hill.

Presbyterian Sunday School Albert McCullough West Hill A. J. Stutsman Wil Dean Muscatine M. E. Sunday School

Mrs Gus Wilson Arrives For Visit At John Bullers Home

Mrs. Gus Wilson of Oskaloosa arrived yesterday for a visit at the home of her son John Bullers and to meet her new grandson J. McCleary. W. 8. McCleary was a visitor in Washington yesterday. The young people of the Presbyterian church held another social at the church last night.

Srawfordsville Crawfordsville Gus Wilson Oskaloosa John Bullers McCleary Washington Presbyterian Church

Lenox College May Face Merger With Coe College

Hastings note reports Lenox College Hopkinton may merge with Coe College Cedar Rapids after a Presbyterian synod recommendation. Lenox, oldest Iowa Presbyterian school founded 1856, has dwindling enrollment and endowment. If united, Lenox graduates gain Coe privileges. Coe already merged with Leander Clark in 1919. The story also notes a wrecked battleship Kearsarge turned crane ship with 250 ton lift capacity.

Hopkinton Iowa Lenox College Coe College Cedar Rapids Lenox Persbyterian Fairfield Dave Henderson Coe Leander Clark College J. F. Hinkhouse Presbyterian Synod of Iowa

Haiti Bets on Tourist Trade with New Modern Hotel

Ground broken on Edward P. Pawly estate on Bizotom Road for Haiti’s first modern hotel. Due May next year the 129 acre site offers bay views and facilities for golf boating swimming and more. The hotel promises a modest scale with bedroom suites dining hall dance floor and large roof garden.

Edward P. Pawly Bizotom

Jesus Among Friends and Foes in December Lesson

The lesson notes how people reveal character by their associations with Jesus. It highlights three Bethany figures Martha Mary and Lazarus as differing friendships while contrasting Jesus with Pharisees who seek status and oppose Him. It ends by urging self inspection through who our friends and foes are. Large deposits of coal are reported on Lake Tanganyika in the Belgian Congo.

Cromwell Lincoln Roosevelt Jesus Dhers Bethany Jerusalem Christ Lazarus Martha Mary God Lake Tansanyika Belgian Congo Mexico City Mexico Obregon Alvaro Obregon Carranza

Iowa Jobs Reach Normal After Months of Shortage

Federal Labor Department report shows widespread return to normal employment across Iowa. Des Moines sees brisk building and rail shops, Sioux City and Cedar Rapids report full labor demand in trades, while Mason City notes sugar plants hiring 400 workers. Germany losses include 140 papers ending, including Tagliche Rundschau.

Prec Des Moines Iowa Federal Department of Labor Sioux City Dubu Cedar Rapids Burlington Ottumwa Mason City

Mexico Two Years Under Obregon A Mixed Record

A Reuters dispatch from Mexico City surveys two years of Obregon's presidency. Peace has improved and rebels subdued but the economy remains weak with little foreign recognition and ongoing internal tensions. The army has been reduced, the de la Huerta accord stands, and Obregon contends the nation moves toward prosperity.

Mexico Francisco Murguia Tepehuanes Durango Juan Carrasco Sinaloa War Office Mario Ferrer Oaxaca Miguel Aleman Veracruz Puebla Jalisco Hidalgo Michoacan Guerrero Tamaulipas Coahuila Chihuahua United States Candido Aguilar Pablo Gonzales Esteban Cantu Manuel Palaez Obregon National Congress New York de la Huerta The Treasury de Partment Greatritain France Hughes Germany China Japan Italy Holland Sweden Congresa Senate Chamber of Deputies Galles Treasury Carranza Congress

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