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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1921
Page
3
Washington's school tax levy runs below the average for cities of its size, per W. C. Harding citing Iowa State Extension findings. He praised Washington schools for high standards while noting several local districts show lower levies linked to higher valuations.
Washington churches prepare Christmas events with cantatas, choirs, and Sunday school pageants. First United Presbyterian hosts a cantata The Best Christmas by Bush Filmore featuring sixty children. The Methodist, Presbyterian, and Baptist Sunday schools hold Christmas programs and parties Friday and Thursday evenings. Special music is planned for Christmas Day.
The store will be open Thursday Friday and Saturday nights to accommodate Christmas shoppers. The note is signed by Lemmon, Jeweler.
In a brief note the listing announces that each afternoon one of the young actresses will appear in the shop's display window the feature labeled National. The quirky snippet hints at a rotating performer lineup bound to draw attention during daily shopping hours.
With ten days left only 1,350 of 4,600 county automobiles are registered. The county treasurer urges town residents to register now to avoid year end crowds as 64 trucks have already been licensed this month for 1922. Banks and other towns process via mail while deputies work extra hours to speed the rush.
The Washington public schools close today at 3 39 for a two weeks vacation and resume on Wednesday morning January 4. Teachers and students travel home for Christmas and New Year. The break provides a breathing spell after four months of continuous work.
The O. M. Cavin Packard touring car, stolen days earlier in Muscatine, was found undamaged in a Moline, Illinois garage. No suspects or clues were identified. A $500 reward was offered with half paid by Mr. Cavin and half by Muscatine county. the recipient is not yet determined.
The article cites Wayne Gideon explaining that seventy turkeys hatched last spring but were difficult to raise, making turkeys scarce this season. The note mentions ongoing truck deliveries and a market ad on page two announcing price changes for poultry sales.
Bills of State Center has accepted the Wash idgtor county farm bureau offer and will arrive December 27 to take the county agent post. He is 26, Iowa State College graduate in husbandry, and previously assisted County Agent O'Donnell of Cerro Gordo county. M. H. Fedderson resigns to take Mahaska county post, aiding Ellis briefly in transition. Alumni basketball game teased for Washington high, with former players from Duke, Davis, Swift, and Kelsey. Washington defeats Kalona 25 to 10 in practice, Waynack tops scoring. Kalona’s Shider shines. Weat Chester high to visit for another practice game.
Despite severe winter weather last Saturday about one hundred people visited the Washington Telephone Company office between noon and 9 30 p m. Employees gave tours and the hosts praised the courtesy of management. A second visitor day is planned and Manager Fred Moore invites the public to inspect the plant at any time. Each visitor received a carnation and flowers were used in decorating the offices.
Boice Wagner of Washington a former Santa Fe fireman who once fired engine 3185 and knew all the men killed in the boiler explosion near Marceline Missouri. He also worked with engineers Hunt and McKierman and had feared permanent railway injury.
Earl Liutz and 198 Kos of Richmond were injured about six o clock yesterday when their Ford collided with a truck driven by Ha Flander two miles northeast of Washington. Mrs Flander had facial cuts. her husband was unhurt. Liutz and Kos suffered facial cuts knee injury and a badly cut nose. They were taken to Washington county hospital for treatment.
Dr C W Stewart of Washington was elected president at the annual meeting. Dr N J Lease of Crawfordsville was chosen vice president, Dr H C Hull secretary and treasurer, and Dr C A Boice delegate to the state society. Hull declined the office and it will be filled by appointment. Dr Paul A White of Davenport gave an illustrated talk on Radium.
About 130 singers from various church choirs will visit homes of sick and shut-in residents to sing Christmas carols on Christmas Eve. They will be divided into four groups touring the town Saturday evening with residents requested to display a lighted candle in their front windows to guide the singers.
The Lodders family thanks neighbors and friends for kindness flowers and expressions of sympathy during their recent bereavement.
We express sincere appreciation for the kindnesses shown by neighbors and friends during our recent bereavement in the death of our wife and mother Ray Blankenhorn.
Quote from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph scene shows a woman coaxing a philosopher who notes the difficulty of writing hard things about women is a matter of selections. The exchange highlights gender attitudes in dialogue.
The Youth's Companion notes a Boston Herald quote printed on bookplates: And please return it For I find that, although most of my friends are poor mathematicians, y are good bookkeepers. The item highlights readers who lend books and value timely returns.
A concise reflection notes that extending life through memory allows enjoyment of past days. the cand man proverbially seeks longevity by savoring memories, suggesting living twice through reminiscence.
A humorous clipping compares a stylish bathing suit to a bold daring design and notes a shopper confidently agrees to buy it. Other brief items joke about golf misplays and personal perfection standards among bachelors and readers.
The Detroit Free Press reports Elinor Glyn at a dinner quipping about Spanish family sizes. She notes averages of twelve children per family and a humorous tale of a Spanish grandee in New York drawn by a policeman asking why children follow him.
A fashionable woman, seeking to save money, collected rents herself and confronted a tenant in a bad mood. She attempted to head off complaints by claiming the kitchen was in terrible condition, with Mr. Holt confirming the shabby state and joking about her paintless appearance for six years.
A spectator recounts a violent knife and stick confrontation outside a bank where a man intervened to separate two assailants. The tale ends with the observer noting his father’s bravery and the young heir praising him for averting danger.
Charles E. Hughes, then Brown University student and future Secretary of State, hinted at national leadership potential while stating his aim to teach. He earned a bachelor’s degree before 21 and once sought a Greek teaching post where the department head quipped about his youthful beard as an obstacle.
In a Philadelphia Chronicle Telegraph style anecdote Mr Headley laments a secretary's romance with an assistant while noting keeping the staff faithful. Dick Jervis head of White House security calls Lancaster Inn to arrange quarters for agents during President Harding's stay at Secretary Weeks.
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