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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
4
The Crawfordsville Imprint rebuts a Journal claim that Washington County could veto credit for road work, correcting October 1921 balance figures and noting federal and state funds boosting the available total to about $268,000 for January 1, 1922.
A humorous verse depicts Christmas gifting where slippers flood the doorstep. The speaker laments adult gifts as repetitive while children delight in toys, and the postman endures endless parcels, hoping no more slippers come this year.
A local journal reports on Washington County's primary road fund status with the State Highway Commission. It details credit balances as of October 1, 1921, including Federal Aid and Motor License Fees, and notes expenditures for maintenance and construction projects totaling $58,060.86, leaving a balance of $172,257.91 plus $21,000 in Federal aid.
The county reports total funds of about $268,257 with $213,000 available after pending contracts. Federal aid of $79,044.17, motor license fees and state allocations are said to be ready for use, and funds are protected against loss by law. Oregon? No.
For pump repairing call E. P. Foss, telephone 632 Red. 961f.
The passage blends light holiday quips with a jab at a rumor epidemic label. It notes a misspelled ad, a suggested holiday song, and a window decoration contest joke. It also mentions upcoming toy repair departments resuming work next Monday in Washington homes.
Rothschild recounts a Drake Hotel banquet where six hundred wealthy Chicago Jews gathered December 7 to discuss a Chicago drive for 2 million dollars. The tables were bare to spotlight famine abroad, with Jacob M. Loeb noting the event was a planned protest against extravagance and urging funds to feed the starving, clothe the naked, and heal the sick.
The text describes a failed banquet metaphor used to urge continued fundraising for the American Jewish Relief Committee. It notes the $14,000,000 goal and workers urging Chicago Jews to increase contributions, while contrasting restricted women’s liberty at the University of Chicago dormitories with past New England norms. Mrs. W. C. Willis visits Keota.
Rail timetable notes list local passenger and freight trains on the Washington Branch with arrival and departure times. Daily patterns exclude Sundays for several freight and passenger runs. freight No. 88 runs east Mon Wed Fri, and No. 87 runs west Tue Thu Sat. Agent H. W. Russell records station limits and service hours.
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