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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1924
Page
8
Miss Hazel Askea arrived back in Davenport after a week of Christmas leave and resumed teaching duties in the area near the city.
A seven pound daughter named Ruth Jeag was born to Mr and Mrs L D Henderson of Scotts Bluff Nebraska on Christmas Eve. Mr Henderson formerly headed the local junior high and Hazel Swisher is his wife. Fred Welt of the Colenso Hotel gave candy boxes to eighteen Washington Telephone Co employees. Mrs Bonnie Hartman and her son visited Fairfield relatives for Christmas. Also advertised are 25 percent off men and boys coats at Dougherty Bros West Side Clothiers and battery services by Blaine Holmes.
Samuel Marshall and family visit Waterloo relatives while en route to California. Ralph Bunce returns from Burlington for Christmas. Mr and Mrs William Reubsam visit Crawfordsville for a goose dinner with friends. Miss Eunice Acheson visits Mt. Pleasant and Jennie Acheson. Several others plan trips to California for winter.
Yesterday's cheerful mood gave way to a return to business with three new Gate Lego Tables announced. A matching chair and Davenport were also introduced to complement the line.
Miss Lydia Eicher of Sioux City visits her mother Mrs H M Eicher for the holiday. Heinie Richer returns from Iowa City for a two week vacation. White Yard Go delivers goods. Miss Ora Larkin from Des Moines visits her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Kurtz. Mr and Mrs J S Stockmen of Beardstown Ill spend Christmas with local relatives. Mrs W P Kelsey returns to Fairfield after visiting Dr C W Stewart. Nellie Wilson returns from Des Moines to visit her father J M Wilson. A baby born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Steve Crawford four miles NW of Washington, their sixth son. Mrs Ernest Atchison hosts her father and mother Mr and Mrs W J Marshall and daughter Miss Mary of Morning Sun. the Marshalls plan to move to California. Miss Sylvia Warren from Brooklyn visits her sister Miss Ella Warren. Miss Jessie Kerr travels to Manchester for the wedding of school friend Miss Gladys McIntosh.
Yuletide celebrations spread through Iowa state institutions as Santa visited with gifts for each person. Dinner featured garden-sourced chicken and dressing with cranberries and plum pudding. Plays were staged at Eldora Training School and other facilities. juveniles will continue events through the week.
New York leads with seven influential pastors in a Christian Century poll of 25,000 ministers. Chicago follows with five. Detroit has two. The roster lists G Campbell Morgan, Robert E Speer, Fosdick, Newton, Merril, Coffin, Jefferson, Gilkey, Hughes, Stone, Tittle, Hough, Cadman, Matthews, Connell, Munit, Dowell, Vance, Conwell, Sunday, Hillis and others across cities from Brooklyn to San Francisco.
A series of local announcements includes the Ladies of the U and I club entertaining husbands at the Oscar Jurgenheimer home, the Women’s Home Missionary Society meeting at 401 East Jefferson Street with Miss Clara Huber, and Mrs Bunce leading a lesson. Several organizational meetings are set for Thursday and Friday evenings and a New Year dinner for Gart at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Stransky on January 1 1925 with dues payable.
Mr and Mrs F G Moore returned from Oskaloosa after Christmas. Mrs J D Gasgow came back from Des Moines where she visited Mr Glasgow. Mrs R S Young hosts Lorena Frew and relatives from Hannibal Missouri and Hugh Frew of Chicago. Mr and Mrs Manton Hebner visit from Keokuk. Harris McGugin from Wellman visits Dr Fred Reid’s home. David McCartney from Des Moines for a holiday visit. Notice to Hunters no hunting on our farms by Will Fleming and Wim Reinert. 6912 ht emo.
Sofia reports that the Gypsie language has appeared in print for autumn political campaign use. The Romany text is in Slavic script. most words unreadable to Bulgarians though political terms are Slavic. The document recalls Stamboulisky’s enfranchisement aim, blocked by the Democratic Union, and notes Gypsies have equal rights under Bulgarian law.
A Belfast committee seeks 5000 to provide the city’s hospitals with radio receiving sets. If successful the project will extend to other Northern towns. Belfast’s radio station has proven popular and in high demand.
The Baptist Young Woman's Missionary Society invites a full attendance at a social gathering on Monday evening December 25 with Miss Dorothy Chance of East Madison Street. The Standard Bearers of the Methodist church plan a bake sale tomorrow at Ashington Cleaners on the south side starting at ten o'clock.
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