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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1924

Page

8

Local Notices From The Town Listings

Local items show Mrs. Rose Legill visiting her mother in Harper last evening. Mrs. H Smith and daughter Fdna of Harper spend today in Washington. A N Bower visits Joseph Rowan home in Ainsworth. T L Holland returns to St Louis after visiting her parents. Wheeler family heads to Ainsworth after visiting Ray Cox. Howard Doig assists at Grover Custer home then returns home. Lemley and Dempsey move insurance office to Washington National Bank building. Adda Fisher travels to West Chester then to Glen Martin home to care for a sick relative. New phone 678 Green 30086.

T. L. Holland St. Louis Mrs. ( Hay Lemley & Dempsey Washington National Bank

Local Notices and Ads from Centerville Era

Madge Boylan and Jack visit Centerville relatives this morning. Hemstitching and picot edge work offered by Singer Sewing Machine Co. at 118 EB Washington St. J. E. Graham returns to open at 18 gE Washington St. Acrobats shoes for children at Wilson's. The March Delineators arrive at Wards. The Candy Kitchen now operates on the North side square. Mr and Mrs Fred Mather leave Benz home. painter redecorates East Washington residence. Journal Want-ad brings results.

Singer Sewing Machine Co Washington St J. E. Graham Fred Mather Mary Benz Mather Benz East Washington Street Singer Sewing Machine Agency

Ernest Carlson sow sale Saturday at East End Garage

The notice promotes Ernest Carlson’s Duroc sow sale to be held Saturday afternoon at the East End Garage with auctioneers D F Macon and Charles Brown. It also mentions Carlsons’ and other local notices about business trips and De Molay lodge events.

Carlson Ernest Carlson East End

Merchant Reminder Echoes Old Ad Line

A note urges customers to tell merchants they saw their ad in the Journal. The prompt underscores a classic advertising nudge used to verify ad placement and track response.

American Food Package Aids German Relief Effort

A relief program backed by Major General Henry T. Allen and the American Friends Service Committee offers Americans a $10 food package sent to Germany. Each box weighs 119 pounds and includes flour rice sugar cooking fats cocoa and evaporated milk to feed distressed relatives or friends. Packages are mailed to American Committee for Relief of German Children Room 988 42 Broadway New York City.

America Germany Henry T. Allen American Friends Service Committee Quakers Allen's Committee American Committee For Relief of Broadway New York City The American Committee For Relief of German Children Food Package Department New York, N.Y

Supreme Court Upholds Public Use Of Bentonsport Streets

Des Moines Feb 7 The Iowa supreme court affirmed a district court ruling that streets of the defunct Bentonsport town cannot be appropriated for farming by L Rowland. The case, part of Van Buren county litigation, upheld public use against private occupation and noted related rulings in liquor nuisance and attorney client accounting cases.

Des Moines Supreme Court District Court van Buren County Bentonsport Iowa L. Rowland Ccounty Board of Supervisors Rowland Eli McKinney E. R. Mason High Court C. W. Vermillion Vermilion Justice DeGraff Lizzie Burns Wapello County H K. Evans Union County Ayers Brown

Railroad seeks bonds issue for refunding mortgage debts

The Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington railroad a Pennsylvania subsidiary asked the interstate commerce commission to authorize a 10 million dollar refunding mortgage bonds issue to reimburse banking institutions that lent funds. The New York Chicago and St Louis railroad sought approval of a 2.565 million dollar equipment trust certificates issue to purchase new rolling stock.

The Associated Press Washington Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Pennsylvania Interstate Commerce Commission New York Chicago St. Louis

France replies to German protest over Bavarian Palatinate

Paris reports France has reiterated it will not interfere in disputes between Germans in the occupied territories and will not take note of unproved German allegations. The reply comes as Berlin protests France’s attitude in the Bavarian Palatinate.

Associated Press Paris France Bavarian Palatinate Germany

Burlington Arrest for Vagrancy Ties to Des Moines Bond Jump

Mildred Scott, wanted in Des Moines for jumping a $300 bail bond, was arrested in Burlington today on a vagrancy charge.

Burlington Mildred Scott Des Moines

Former Sioux City bell boy pleads not guilty in bank wreck case

Frank Bedow, former Sioux City bell boy, extradited from Iowa to Parker, South Carolina, faced a preliminary hearing and was released on $10,000 bond after entering a not guilty plea. He is slated for trial at the May term.

Ell Boy Sioux City Frank Bedow Bell Iowa Parker

No one will buy larger paintings in postwar London

London dealers report a weak market for large canvases by old masters. Buyers favor small pictures as apartments and small houses replace mansions, and postwar social changes depress demand for huge masterpieces. Many country houses are sold, and rich buyers focus on money making, not art.

London Bond Street

Sioux City Banker W P Manley Probate Will Valued 600000

Sioux City banker W P Manley who died recently left an estate valued at 600000. The will filed for probate shows most of the estate goes to his widow and children.

Sioux City W. P. Manley

Election Notice for Washington Iowa School District Bonds and Directors

The Independent School District of Washington Iowa calls an election for March 10 1924 at J W Applegate 113 East Washington Street to vote on issuing 30000 dollars bonds to build and furnish a high school addition. Voters will also elect three directors for terms beginning March 1924 and a district treasurer beginning July 1 1924.

Washington Iowa J. W. Applegate East Washington Street City of Independent School Independent School District H. A. Pauls Independent School District of State of

Advertising Pays: The Journal Is Your Service

The Journal proclaims value in smart advertising and offers its services to readers seeking effective ads and messaging for their enterprises.

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