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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1926
Page
5
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce offers a 250 reward to any Filipino retail merchant who doubles an initial 2500 capital within five years. The plan favors those who can compete with foreign dealers in districts where Chinese and Japanese merchants dominate Manila’s retail trade.
Corn husking season resumes with strong sale attendance for John Krantz’s stock. Local residents and visitors frequent Washington, Mt. Pleasant, and Crawfordsville homes for dinners, visits, and holidays. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. J A Moorhead, Clarence Moorhead, Wallace Carson, Ellis Nicholaus, Roy Johnston, and the Nicholaus family. college student Ellis at Lombard College in Galesburg Illinois.
Mrs Ru fus Orr of Brighton Colorado visits her mother Mrs James Col ton. A Cairo house owned by Joe Reynolds and wife burned on Saturday night likely due to arson. Legion Post and Auxiliary set to be installed Thursday at the Legion home. W B class Presbyterian Sunday school to serve a 6 30 dinner.
Mrs R J Reaney hosts Home Missionary society Thursday. Mrs Howard Crozier of Washington spent Wednesday here. Mrs William Rock and children visit sister Mrs Loyd Polton at Belle Plain. Mrs W F Ruston hosted Half Hour club with leader Mrs Kelly McKee. John Walton of Riverside visited Miss Wilma Masonholder. George Hreneman Jr dislocated shoulder on Second Street hill. Mrs D Dol Stringer of PotterMinn visits sister Mrs Arthur Phillips. Hooker Gamble learns of brother John Gamble's serious illness in Pueblo Colorado after a stroke. Alvin Jennings farm in Spring Nun hosts closing out sale Jan 14. Funeral for Mrs C W Starr formerly of Conesville held in Burlington. survivor widower and son Walter. Home in Manley Iowa for years. 4H club members return from Ames short course. Andrew Fedderson and Davenport family move to Janction. Mrs Fedderson music supervisor in Columbus schools. Columbus high basketball hosts two games at Grandview. Wapello boys Cotter girls at Leite. Special evangelistic services start Jan 11 at Cairo Evangelical Church led by Rev O C Garrell. Mrs Ellen Hamiston ill at Third Street home. Marriage announced for Rev J G H Light of Sumner Iowa now in Reading PA. Light former pastor at multiple United Brethren churches.
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