Local notes tell of visits and travels around Washington
Miss Ada Hethcote visits with sister Mrs Simons. Mrs C M Maxwell of Crawfordsville shops in Washington. Mrs F M Smith of Crawfordsville also shops here. Miss Vivian Caldwell and Maude Randall visit friends in Iowa City. Richard Godfrey visits Knox College after leaving home. Miss Amil Anderson travels to Galesburg to see relatives. Mrs W D Booth ill but improving. Francis Riley returns to work after Crawfordsville visit. Mary Engel of Keota visits Washington then returns home. Mrs Ode Ferguson visits from Crawfordsville. Mildred Kafka returns to Clinton Iowa school after two week stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Caldwell
Maude Randall
Iowa City
Francis Riley
Crawfordsville
Mildred Kafka
Clinton
Iowa
Chas. Hahn
Community Notes From Fairfield and Nearby Areas
Local residents travel and visits are reported including Bevins and Mrs Palmer and Miss Stella Palmer returning from relatives in Wellman and Davenn. The New York Store advertises a silk and wool hose sale at 1.49. Local figures Gorham and Lyons families travel to Tarpon Springs and Florida, with several relatives remaining in Washington. Winners in a declamatory contest at Wyman are named and will compete in the county event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Palmer
Miss Stella Palmer
Wellman
New York
Washington Area Notes Of People Traveling And Visiting
Miss Ruth Fabric and Miss Mae Stewart of West Chester spent Saturday in Washington shopping. Miss Marie Clark of Keota visits Ottumwa for a few days. Miss Lucile Forgey goes to Des Moines to clerk for Senator Brookhart. Dr. P. L. Etter announces osteopathic office. Mrs. J. Seigel Meyer returns to Burlington after visiting the Boswicks. Miss Besse Busby returns to Crawfordsville after visiting her parents. Mrs. Alice Stever returns home from Fairfield. Miss Celesta Hall returns to Ottumwa for schoolwork after holidays. Miss Cecile Shrader visits Crawfordsville then returns to work. Washington Cleaners advertise cleaning services. Miss Doris Benn back to Rubio for work after weekend at home. Miss Mable Coppock returns home in Richland after visiting cousin. Mrs. J. C. McKay travels to Ottumwa for a few days with her sister. Lilue Grace Schilling returns to Ottumwa for school. Miss Geneva Thoma returns to Davenport after weekend with her parents. Mrs. W. J. McLean visits Blairs Town. Mattie Shoemaker accompanies her home. Lloyd Cook travels to Des Moines to join his mother. plans to start at Des Moines High School. M. W. Bailey and son Henry return from Chicago. Eleanor Bailey Brown and daughter Roberta head to Boston. Earl Moore, Geneva College faculty member, is reader for a concert company. broadcast planned from Pittsburgh station this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Moore
J. A. Moore
Geneva College
Leaver Falls
Pittsburgh, Pa
Iowa Sleuth Trails Mrs Clara Phillips in Ft Madison
Private detective L Hellige identifies a woman aboard a Santa Fe train as Clara Phillips the so called hammer murderess who escaped Los Angeles jail after a life sentence for the murder of Mrs Alberta Meadows. He followed her through Ft Madison seeking a room and lost track when she fled in a taxi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Madison
Clara Phillips
Hammer
Los Angeles
Cal
Alberta Meadows
L. Hellige
Phillips
Hellige
Kansas legislator Ida M. Walker on wives mental drive
Norton Kansas January 5 Mrs Ida M Walker re elected to a second term discusses the future role of women in legislation. She argues married women with small families can become mentally lazy if they adopt others opinions and supports Kansas industrial court though seeks improvements. She notes her lifelong public service in teaching and women’s clubs and the WTU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton
Kan
Ida M. Walker
Kansas
Society Notes Highlight Local Socials And Gatherings
Miss Louise Cunningham hosts the Bachelor Maids at her East Washington home in honor of Mrs Otto Dede of Baltimore. Katheryn Latta entertains eight friends at a six o’clock dinner on South Fourth Avenue. A Methodist church social hall party features Mary Tucker and Edith Otto Sunday school classes in a playful contest with fourteen boys and refreshments. The Miller home hosts a six o’clock dinner for about twenty friends as snow falls, with Clarice Wenzell and Barbara Miller serving. Mr Miller departs for a lecture tour, his wife staging the social in his honor for a fond farewell at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Cunningham
East Washington Street
Otto Dede
Baltimore
Pate
Katheryn Latta
South Fourth Avenue
Latta
George Clapper
The
Methodist Church
Mary Tucker
Edith Otto
George Zeck
Clifford Evestone
Sam Kelley
Owen Blick
Marion George
Clifford Reinhart
Harold Tucker
Victor Westphal
Henry Little
Charles Barkley
Carlton Lytle
Don Benz
Lester Rath
Homer Jackson
Alex Miller
Miller
Caine
Clarice Wenzell
Barbara Miller
Emerson Hough Lies Gravely Ill in Chicago Hospital
Famed novelist Emerson Hough is critically ill at a Chicago Presbyterian hospital. Relatives, led by his sister Ella Hough, raced to his bedside as news wires reported a possible operation amid plans to publish his new novel North of 36. He had endured months of illness since summer, including treatment in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Iia
Emerson Hough
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
Ella Hough
Philadelphia
Colorado
Denver
Rosewood Quiet After Racial Dispute And Fatal Search
Rosewood Florida remains quiet after a racial clash that left several dead during a manhunt for Jess Williams. Officials and a posses searched the area following an attack on a white woman in Sumner last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rosewood
Fla
Jess Williams
Sumner
Heaviness of Gold
The item notes gold’s weight relation to water, stating gold is about twenty times as heavy as its own volume in water. It presents a scientific observation on density without broader context or application.
Most Desirable Qualification Common Sense Is Genius Goethe
A compact reflection marks common sense as humanity’s asset. The quote attributes genius to practical judgment, attributed to Goethe, highlighting timeless value of sound reasoning and plain good sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
Herrin Riot Trial Adjourned. Alibi Evidence Planned
Five men charged with murder in the Herrin riots will resume after a brief adjournment. Judge D. T. Hartwell remained away in Metropolis while the defense aims to present alibi witnesses, ten in number, on Tuesday in Marion County court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Precey
Marion
Herrin
D. T. Hartwell
Metropolis
Massae County
Leeper Held to Grand Jury in Murder Case
Robert Leeper was held to the grand jury without bail on a first degree murder charge in Iowa City. State witnesses included William Barts who said Leeper planned to marry Wertz’s daughter and kill Wertz for a $20,000 inheritance, and John Heldt who testified Leeper showed a pistol like the murder weapon. Indications point to continued hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
T. E. Murphy
William Barts
Barts
Leeper
Wertz
John Heldt
University of Town
Muscles Used in Simple Action in Walking
A health note explains that during walking the body engages 54 muscles in the brief half second between lifting the heel and placing the foot back on the ground. The discussion highlights the rapid coordination of muscles for a single step.
Thought for the Day sparks on reveal of character
Brief aphorism notes that circumstances do not make the man but reveal his true nature, urging readers to consider inner character over external tests.
Pip and Pep. A sharp saying on true vim and showy glare
An aphorism from Debs' Magazine notes that some people mistake mere pep for real vigor, warning against overhyped enthusiasm and urging substance behind appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debs
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Broadway
William Fox
Wilson Hose Co
Charles Hebner
N. H Jones
Mayor Classon
C. A. Dewy
Etter
McElhinney Drug Co
Ada Hethcote
Mrs. Simons
Roy
C. M. Maxwell
Washington
F. M. Smith
Floyd Blankenhorn
Richard Godfrey
Knox College
Galesburg
J. M. Godfrey
Miss Amil Anderson
Andrew Granbey
W. D. Booth
Lyon's
Lemmon’s
Mary Engel
Keota
Art Sanders
Mary Walrich
Muscatine
Ode Ferguson
Bevins
Marguerite Voc
Davenn
Truck Chains
Bevine
Charlie Gorham
Garden City
Mary
Sam Gorham
Gorham
O. L. Lyons
Charles
Eugene
Nellie Ruth
Tarpon Springs
J. L. Lyons
W. EF. Reisner
Mabel
Frank L. Wilson
Chicaco
Shoe Dealers’ Convention
Portsmouth
Ohio
Archrest Shoe Factory
Lloyd Purvis
J. C. Purvis
Burke
J. F. Frame
St. Marys
Idaho
A. John Droz
Virginia
Fairfield
Kate Glover
Wyman
Harold Zickafoose
Ruth Turkington
Maglena Williams
Bobby Shafto
Lois Holland
Susan
Verda Metzgar
Dixie
Charles J. Brabin
Arch
Oxfords
Wilson's
Ruth Fabric
Mae Stewart
West Chester
Lyon’s
Marie Clark
Ottumwa
Lucile Forgey
Des Moines
Brookhart
P. L. Etter
Osteopath
Dr. Arthaud
J. Seigel Meyer
Burlington
Mrs. Boswick
Besse Busby
Mrs. C. W. Busby
Alcend
Alice Stever
C. L. McGugin
Celesta Hall
Hills
Lucy Casey
Henrietta Whittaker
Cecile Shrader
Washington Cleaners
Wright Oii
Doris
Benn
Rubio
Mable Coppock
Richland
Gladys Genkinger
J. C. McKay
S. A. Anderson
Guy Park
Sacredo
John Park
Lilue
Grace Schilling
Alechel
Geneva Thoma
Davenport
A. E. Thoma
W. J. McLean
Blairstown
Mattie Shoemaker
Lloyd Cook
Gladwin
Des Moines High School
M. W. Bailey
Henry
Eleanor Bailey Brown
Roberta
Boston
Pione
East Washington St
Opera
J. C. Huston
Hope
Crawfordayville
Lucy Leet
la Salle
W. W. Wilson
Bie
Kanged
Sleuth Trails
Washington County
Tion
MO. W. Applegate
Florida
Pip
Pep
District Court
Thompson Shoe Store
Public Square
Geo. F. Morrison
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Stuart Hotel
Ben
Ayton & Son
Washington, Iowa
John Shield
B. Lupton
Schulty Motor Cn
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