Local residents travel and family visits reported
L. A. Pratt returned home from Winfield after visiting his sister and relatives. Hannah and Dorothy Lullaty left for Ottumwa to resume studies at a business college after a short vacation with their parents. Miss Frances Gretter of Keota came to stay with her aunt Mrs. Joan Shuman who is in the county hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah
Dorothy Lullaty
Ottumwa
Frances Gretter
Keota
Joan Shuman
Eather Gibson
Chares City
Will Gibson
Local residents run errands and travel for business
Mrs W B Rittenhouse of West Chester spends the day in town tending to business. Miss Adelaide Barrett visits Muscatine with family. L Griffith returns to Crawfordsville after weekend with kin. Mrs Darnell to Oskaloosa for a few days. Mrs Frank Miller travels to Parmington to visit relatives. Patterson and Gibson go to St Louis for business matters. Harold Reynolds from Fairfield visits. Grove Letts returns to Fairfield to resume study after weekend with parents near Haskins. Cough syrup and Pine Balm from Phillips Drug Store advertised for relief. Mrs Donald Paul and son visit Winfield with sister Mrs Ralph Hess. Mrs Louise Feldman returns home to Burlington after brief visit with sister Mrs S W Kort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Paul
Donald Lee
Winfield
Ralph Hess
Household Economics to Skip January Meeting
Mr and Mrs Walter Stuart announce the birth of a baby girl on January 8. Due to the YY W meeting on Monday evening January 10 the regular January meeting of Household Economics department section No 2 will be omitted. The program for January and February meetings will be given at the February meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Walter Stuart
YY. W
Household Economics Department
Journal boys in big celebration
Journal carriers and substitutes held their annual celebration at the Elder home on Coppock Highway. Harold Schneider and Johnie Jackson led the festivities and noted they would rest for Sunday school. No gold watch prize was awarded as no one served a full year, but several boys plan to stay on and compete for future collecting prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Town
Journal
Coppock Highway
Harold Schneider
Johnie Jackson
Harold
Journal Carrier Club Celebrates Year of Change
The article notes a year of many carrier changes with several named carriers carrying less than a year and others over one year. Prizes were awarded for contests including ping pong and putting with winners named, a pig feed event followed by stories of Journal Route adventures, and a plan for a stricter prize campaign and monthly pig feeding in the coming year.
Local Amusement and Social Notes from Washington Area
Town notices report visits, shopper stops, and health updates. Various residents and guests including Miss Jessie Riley and Mrs. Mae Smith are noted, with several illness reports such as measles and pneumonia. Local businesses advertise tire chains, remnants, and a closing sale near Washington.
Sinclair Must Be Tried for Contempt of Senate
Washington January 10 Harry F Sinclair must stand trial on contempt of the senate for refusing to answer questions before the Senate investigating committee The Supreme Court denied his appeal of the Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the indictment after more than two years since the case began
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
United States Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Funeral services for J. W. Davis in Ainsworth church
Funeral services for J. W. Davis were held Sunday afternoon at the United Presbyterian church in Ainsworth. The service was conducted by Rev. W. B. McCrory with assistance from Rev. Mr. Stockwell of Bethe Presbyterian. Pallbearers were Robert and Will Acheson, Frank Henderson, Mark Campbell, Will Paul, and Mac Gordon. Burial followed in Ainsworth Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Davis
United Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth
W. B. McCrory
Mr. Stockwell
Bethe Presbyterian Church
Robert
Will Acheson
Frank Henderson
Mark Campbell
Will Paul
Mac Gordon
Ainsworth Cemetery
Ainsworth Notes on Visits Illness and OES Installations
Mrs W S Moore returns from Burlington visit while Eliza Hayden visits in Washington. Edwin Porter attends to business, local sickness rises with colds and grippe. OES 1927 officers installed led by Mrs Jennie Carson as W M and Mrs Nellie Richards as associate conductor. Lee Norris visits Riverside. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meetings at Mrs Wm Anderson's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Peterson
Wwarden
Della Adams
Marshall
Blanche McConnell
Lee Norris
Riverside
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church
Wm. Anderson
Reptile Fasting Observed at Melbourne Zoo
A large python at Melbourne zoo reportedly fasted for eighteen months before resuming meals. An iguana reportedly fasted nine months then ate eight sparrows, with the last two gulped quickly. Birds chirped briefly after reaching their destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne Zoo
Doldrums Describe Ocean Zone and Meaning
The doldrums are near the equator with variable winds and light air that can stall sailing ships for weeks. The phrase to be in the doldrums denotes low spirits or mental depression.
The $8.85 Florsheim Shoe Campaign
The ad announces an $8.85 price for Florsheim shoes, inviting readers to choose from stock and join a national campaign promoting comfort appearance and service. It promotes cooperation with the Florsheim Company to offer the bargain price per pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florsheims
Florsheim Company
Prolific Fruit Tales From Average Trees
An orange tree of average use and health yields about 20000 oranges while a lemon tree produces roughly 5000 lemons. The figures illustrate remarkable fruiting potential in common trees.
Kos Family Ties Span Iowa Visits and Moves
Frank Kos left Monday morning for Woodbine Iowa to take a bank position. Mr and Mrs Edward Kos visited in Iowa City Sunday. Mrs A E Shaw and daughter Mary travel to Milan Missouri for about two weeks with relatives. Charles Freding went to Davenport to visit his daughter. William R Smylie departed for Des Moines to enlist in the cavalry. Everette Ewing went to Fairfield to teach after time with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kos
Woodbine
Iowa
Edward Kos
Iowa City
A. E. Shaw
Mary
Milan
William R. Smylie
Des Moines
Cavalry
Everette Ewing
Fairfield
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Mae Murrau
Merry Widow
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Lloyd Hegnes
Felix
L. A. Pratt
Lulu
Harold Neff
Hedrick
E. J. Raffle
Geo. L. McDaniel
McEihinney Drug
W. B. Rittenhouse
West Chester
Adelaide Barrett
Muscatine
L. Griffith
Crawfordsville
Goodrich
Phillips Drug Store
Doris Benn
Richland
Mrs. T. R. Benn
Frank Miller
Parmington
Robert Patterson
Ralph Gibson
St. Louis
Ira Mitchell
Harold Reynolds
Grove Letts
Haskins
Philips Drag Store
Louise Feldman
Burlington
S. W. Kort
Magnavon Radios Llo. Vultee
Homer Stephen
Mildred White
Brighton
Ward
Farmers’ Co-operative
William Schulty
Leslie Blick
Floyd Donovan
Clarence Lee
Ray Rittenhouse
John Jackson
George Metall
Max Lee
Arthur Cottovan
Bob Shannon
Reguar
Bill Shannon
Dale Crandall
Stanley Simpson
Earl Rath
Merle Waters
Merle Walker
Bill Stewart
Rex Fish
William Shannon
George McCall
Black Cat
W. M. Terry
Palmyra
Ill
Emma Wright
Ernest Marshall
Columbus Junction
McWilliams
N. D. Anderson
Dickie Olds
Hilton Olds
Randolph Kelsey
John
William Ganon
Fred Taylor
What Cheer
Miss Jessie Riley
Miss Dessie Riley
G. W. Houston
Ray Cox
Studebaker Garage
L. Summin
Sigourney
Ward Gilliland
Mae Smith
J. H. Wittmer
Wayland
Wards Bargain
Chicago
Rex. McCarty
Rube Blake
Tom Dodd
L. R. Richardson
C. D. Moore
Arizona
Velma Richardson
Chas Beach of
Henderson Wallace
Florence Crone
Letts
John Little
W. E. Anwyl
J. J. Anwyl
P. BR. Gray
Carter
Sarah Culett
Rock Island
Willie Cullett
Geart Cnossen
Warren's
John Munn
Buffalo
Arthur Conrad
D. F. Maron
Ives McKay
Lyle Festler
Glenn McCall
Watts
Henry Campbell
W. 3Rd St
Dr. Watts
Emmett Ross
Globe Barber Shop
Mount Pleasant
Jake Hertig
Ben Ross
Annette Gupton
Mrf. Ebner
Alvie Boileau
Ward’s
Berdie Hartman
L. W. Mathess
C. H. Guther
Davenport
Gilbert Goff
Taylor Smylie
Graham
Warner Bros
Syd Chaplin
Harry Sinclair
South Side Square
the Champ
Carol Dempsey
Knox College
Galesburg, Il
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Washington Cleaners
Florsheima
A. BE. Atchison
Chas. Freding
Ben
Brak
U.S. Pat
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