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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1925
Page
8
Rothschild just back from a buying trip in Chicago describing a windy city visit. He attended two parties including a Marshall Field's grill event and a Rainbow Garden banquet hosted by the Hoanios Manufacturers' association with about 2100 guests.
Mrs C Knowles visited Keota at her sister's home this morning. Mrs Mary Crabb and George Crabb returned to New London after visiting Mrs J E Kunath and family. Mr and Mrs BF Bostwick Sr left for Des Moines for a state dealer convention. Mrs Rena Page, visiting Washington friends, plans to return to Denver. Mrs A R Bird and son returned to Winfield after hospital stay. Mr Bird is Winfield schools superintendent. Charles George, recently ill at the County Hospital, rests easier this afternoon though pain remains intense.
A used kitchen cabinet in good condition is on hand alongside a group of new Sellers Cabinets featuring modern ideas to improve kitchen efficiency.
Misa Fern Benn shows steady improvement after appendicitis operation at county hospital. Miss Teatrice Daulle heads to Clinton for an indefinite stay. Mrs. Pred Stewart and baby visit Ainsworth on business. C. O. Stuart returns to Wayland. Juanita Rosenberger visiting near Washington with the Birneys. Joe Wright to Verdi to manage farm affairs. Miss Calla Turner of Kentucky origin travels via Cedarville to Kansas then back to school duties. Ford car battery ads cite 13 plate for 16.50. The Looster Choir meets at four. Fred J. Rogers and son Warren visit from Chicago, travel by Davenport then train. Miss Fiania Lampshire remains in stroke and fall recovery. doctor sees no rapid change. C Ws. Wilson remains critical, weaker, with brief rallying moments.
Berlin reports German railroads, freed from government control, plan passenger comfort upgrades and speed boosts under Rudolf Oeser. A revived prewar through service from Bremerhaven and Cuxhaven to Berlin is planned for May with wireless telephones on routes Berlin to Hamburg Frankfurt and Munich.
A crushing Yukon snowstorm slows relay dog teams delivering 480000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome. The teams, normally traveling ten miles per hour, move at under six miles per hour amid heavy snow and blizzard conditions.
Polk County peace officers including state agents deputies sheriffs policemen and constables will not receive witness fees for testifying before the grand jury or in criminal cases a ruling by District Judge Franklin ordered yesterday in Des Moines Iowa
London reports the cross word craze has reached Britain with daily puzzles and large prizes. Demand for cheap dictionaries and synonym books has exhausted stock, with dictionaries dated in the 1840s and 1850s selling quickly. Puzzle editors are using circular, triangular, and patched formats beyond standard grids.
Sir Robert Blair warns at Manchester conference that England will face 2,000,000 fewer workers within eight years as birth rates fall dramatically. He estimates 100,000 fewer children per year across age groups and notes the board of education budgets for a million fewer children than 14 years ago. War years partly explain the drop, say ministry officials.
Governor Pinchot told the general assembly that Philadelphia is the main U S center for regal drink from denatured alcohol and Pittsburgh for illegal beer. He urged enacting a bill to regulate distilleries and breweries. He warned passage would dry up legal sources of drink in Pennsylvania and defeat would worsen law violations.
President Joe W. Smith of Council Bluffs addressed the Iowa Retail Clothiers Association as it opened its twenty first annual convention in Des Moines urging concerted opposition to any rise in clothing prices by manufacturers.
Swedish military authorities conduct large scale parachute experiments to determine the best type. If results satisfy officials, parachutes may become compulsory for air pilots and passengers over Sweden.
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