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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1925
Page
8
Regular American Legion meeting announced for Tuesday night January 6 with a feed and entertainment. Various residents travel to visit relatives, shop, or attend events while local stores promote sales on fabrics, patterns, radios, and groceries. Community notes include PTA plans, court whist score cards, and visits to family in Florida and Missouri.
James Shrader traveled as a business passenger to Fairfield this morning. Beulah Davis returns to New York City after holidays with her parents the Shans. Oral Larkin goes back to Des Moines after visiting her parents in Ames. Lois Brown returns to Ames after visiting E R Brown. Bargain sale at H I Ward & Co highlighted.
A 13 plate Ford battery offers greater capacity and longer life for 16.50 as a mass promotion. The item is touted as superior to competitors with repeated claims of 85 percent car usage and a bold price point. Various local notes mention residents traveling, guests at social events, and a student returning to Monmouth College.
Mrs Addie Kelsey visited here with her mother Mrs Lovelett and her son Billy. She returned to her work in Burlington this morning.
Victor Freding arrives from Des Moines for a short visit while Mrs. J P Thomas plans a Groton South Dakota trip after staying with the Eyestone family. Buyers are urged to attend the Friday 9th hog sale for Pure-bred Poland China sows. Crail's promotes sleeping garments for children and a beef and hog sale. Local residents visit ill Bert Gordon, watch Glen Davis depart for Parsons College, and note Mayor Alberson and Harold Putnam setbacks. Captain Leigh Bell reports watching California Notre Dame game. Shinnebargers announce a newborn son.
The Is raelite House of David at Benton Harbor Michigan lost a supreme court bid for rehearing in the case brought by John W Hansel and Margaret Hansel of Nashville Tennessee against the group in lower courts.
New York January 6 F M Hamill has been named executive vice president of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway, a newly created post overseeing all roads activities under the president.
Paris reports that Winston Churchill proposes an inter allied debt conference in Brussels next March inviting a U S delegate. France names its delegation including Clementel and Seydoux as talks focus on German payments and Dawes plan proceeds. Churchill departs London for Paris with British officials meeting in the shadow of American claims.
Des Moines hosts the twenty ninth annual Iowa Implement Dealers association convention a three day session. Key speakers include C H Chase of Sioux City and E T Meredith of Des Moines former agriculture secretary. Wednesday features O M Thurber and Finley P Mount with a radio speech from WHO. Thursday covers vocational agriculture with Dr C S Medbury and Louis Wermelskirchen. The event closes Thursday morning with officer elections.
An informal French proposal on refunding the debt offered a possible foothold for negotiations but no new French views beyond what Secretary Mellon had learned from Ambassador Jusserand. Further light from Ambassador Herrick could affect any move, while the State Department noted no need for a special meeting of the American debt funding commission at this stage.
Two young men from Sigourney fought at Rock Island’s passenger station late last night. They damaged a window pane in the waiting room. One man, bound for California, was said to be attacked as he waited. No arrests were made and both left by different trains.
A new camera design claims to expose a photograph for a mere 200000th of a second. Inventors tout ultra fast shutter capability enabling motion capture previously unseen.
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