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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1922
Page
5
Families on West Main and nearby streets hosted Christmas meals with goose and chicken dinners. Guests included the Cooks Rudigers Anwyls and Bells, with music, decorations, and friendly gatherings. Out of town relations from Ames to Cincinnati joined in festive reunions and dances at local homes.
Tuesday morning at St James Catholic church Misa Marguerite Broty and Joseph Hines were married in a single ring ceremony. Rev M J Hartivan officiated as Anna Redlinger played Lohengrin and the couple, attended by Dorothy Bruty and Leonard Flynn, left for Chicago and will reside on a farm eight miles north of Washington after January 1, 1923.
Iowa Hereford exhibitors dominated the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Hennie Brae 152nd owned by William Andrew & Sons won blue for yearling bull in a 26-entry class. Cassady & Sons stood out in six breeding and four steer classes with Good Stanway 2nd placing second in a class of twenty aged bulls and the Casady steer herd taking second overall. Fourth prizes went to Dauntless at Iowa State College and Dixon Repeater owned by B Gibbons & Son. Other winners included Foster Bros. Harsham, Howe & Straight Fonda, W W Fay Nevada, C C Jackson Earlham, and John Puls Malcolm.
Six men, sole survivors, drift ashore on a desert isle and live there for months. A sick humor notes the men’s traits. The two Irishmen fought daily, the two Englishmen avoided speaking due to lack of introductions, and the two Scots started a Caledonian Society.
A sad looking dog trails a young, ragged boy carrying a large bundle of wood. The boy shouts Come on, Beauty, as the animal lingers behind. The scene captures a moment of companionship amid hardship.
Local notices list regular meetings for Scout troop 1 at LeRoy Pratt’s home 6813 Washington, Worth in the first degree for a candidate, Walnut Women’s plot meeting postponed to Thursday January 4 at Mrs Wadger’s home 6813 The LO of ML ledge event at the hall December 28, Moose and G A R W R C joint installation set for Tuesday January 2 at 2 PM in the court house, retiring and new W R C officers to rehearse December 30 at two, Methodists choir short rehearsal December 29, Women’s Home Missionary Society meets Friday at 2 30 with Mrs J A Y Ashby, Christ mas service Family Night 7 30 at Methodist Church, Damascus Shrine White Shrine meeting at Commercial Club Thursday with light refreshments and to bring own dishes.
A belief in Bulgaria requires a girl's hope chest to be fully handmade, including linens and fabrics, before she is eligible for marriage. Any machine work is forbidden due to superstition, predicted to bring sorrow until the chest is completed by hand.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Young and their son Robert visited the Young family in Crawfordsville after time in Ft Madison S R Harper spent Christmas with sister Mrs Richard Bennett in Herick Ia Ruth Bennet accompanied him to visit relatives I D Nicholson of Iowa City and his wife spent Christmas here Frank McCoy and children from Martinsburg Iowa were visitors Evan Owens has a sick spell and hopes for quick recovery Mrs Whalen learned of her daughter Mrs Matthess illness near Muscatine Matthess and Gertrude left for the Matthess home Monday night The next lecture on the course will be Monday January 1 Delphian entertainers to perform.
The cross bill finch is said to have pried through Christ's crown with a specially formed beak to remove thorns. Its plumage supposedly stained with blood, earning a blessing from the dying Savior for mercy.
A London Opinion quip recalls Lord Northcliffe and Thackeray. The critic notes true fame follows sustained effort, not a single moment of luck. Thackeray had long labored, writing eight hours daily for fifteen years before recognition emerged.
On December 26 Crawfordsville observed Christmas with special church services. United Presbyterian held a Christmas sermon with music and decorations. evening programs featured Methodist and Presbyterian offerings. The day included numerous readings, solos, choirs, and a snappy program, plus visits by local families and a showing of The Yellow Typhoon.
Prague dispatch reports 1922 saw banks in Czechoslovakia consolidate under joint control to limit duplicate activity. Large bank branches are being abolished with deposits moved to savings banks. The drive aims to finance import and export trade as part of four years of consolidation progress.
At Urbandale near Des Moines on December 27 a street car struck the truck carrying Rd Baker and Hyman K. Miller. Baker, fifty, was instantly killed while Miller was seriously injured. Two coal trucks blocked Baker from leaping clear as the car approached shortly after eight o clock.
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