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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1924

Page

3

Mrs. Elizabeth Runyon Young Dies in Iowa Home

Mrs. Elizabeth A Runyon Young, aged likely in her 70s, died at 10:30 AM in the East Main Street home of her son Harvey S Young. Ill since last week from heart trouble she leaves daughter Ella Hall of Colfax and grandchildren Norman Hall and others. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 PM at the residence with Dr W W Bowers in charge. interment Elm Grove Cemetery.

John Alex Young Harvey S. Young East Main Street Ella Hall Colfax Aince W. W. Bowers Elm Grove Cemetery Hush Elizabeth A. Runyon Jefferson County Ohio Micajah D Elizabeth Argo Runyon Milton Redlake Miss Iowa Louisa County Washington County Young Elizabeth Runyon Ella A. W. Hall Norman Hall Mr Young Co. A 2Th Iowa Volunteer Infantry John Wilbur Mr. Young

Farmers Are Guests of the Lions Today

Members of the Washington Lions club hosted about thirty farmers as guests at a luncheon. Judge D W Hamilton of Grinnell and Prof Harold Montgomery spoke on vocational education, farm work at the high school, and the Smith Hughes law. The talk highlighted farming’s share of costs and the need to raise agricultural product prices to match household prices.

Eact Washington Lions Club D. W. Hamilton Grinnell Harold Montgomery al Baldrige Montgomery Judge Hamilton United States

Cold Wave Forecast Fails to Warm Des Moines Area

A new cold wave is forecast for tomorrow across the northwest and north central Iowa. Below zero temperatures are possible statewide before it ends, with precipitation likely as snow or rain preceding the chill.

Des Moines

Widow Shares Time After Loss In Colfax And Nearby

After the death of Mr. Young two years ago the widow divided her time between Colfax with her daughter and with her son Harvey and his wife here. A little for sale advertisement will sell it.

Mr. Young Colfax Harvey

Motion argued in Barthelow Morgan board dispute

A motion to make the plaintiff's petition more specific and to strike parts was argued before Judge D W Hamilton as the Barthelow Morgan board of supervisors dispute continues The judge reserved decision and a ruling may delay the case The docket was reviewed for upcoming assignments and grand jury impaneled this afternoon Harold Reese Princeton freshman hockey player dies after head injury from a stick in a freshman game

D. W. Hamilton Barthelow-Morgan Board of superVisors Hamilton Princeton N. J Harold TB. Reese Asheville N. C New York Canadian Royal Bank

Rotary Club Hear Two Splendid Vocational Talks

Members of the Rotary club enjoyed two talks by L. B. Lupton and Harry Ward on monuments and evolving fashions. Lupton traced monument history from the Pyramids to modern design emphasizing harmony with surroundings. Ward discussed fashion changes from Eve’s first garment to silk, corsets, and evolving styles affecting business, with a humorous note on Iowa history tests.

Rotary Club L. B. Lupton Harry Ward Lup Garden of Eden Mother Eve Mr. Ward C. C. Cunningham Joe McElhinney Lowa Iowa

Smith Farms Sells in Foreclosure Bid by Sheriff

The 160 acre farm west of town once owned by Sidney Smith sold by foreclosure with Sheriff Charles Denison transferring title to E. D. Morrison for 36000 dollars. An 80 acre parcel once owned by We Smith was bid in to Sidney Smith for 6009 dollars after the new owners defaulted.

Message from B F Younger Reaches Local Friends

John Shields received a letter today from B F Younger a former resident now in Columbus Kansas aged 83 in good health. He leads singing in Sunday school and prayer meeting teaches a Sunday school class and feels fit as a fiddle. Local readers will be glad to hear this news.

John Shields B. F. Younger Younger Columbus Kansas

American Legion Sets 1924 Convention Dates and City

The American Legion national executive committee chosen for 1924 set the convention for the third week in September. St Paul Minnesota was selected as the convention city at the San Francisco meeting.

Indianapolis Ind The American Legion National Executive Committee St. Paul Minn San Francisco of the Legion

Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson Divorce Probe

Robert J. Sanderson husband of Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson says he has instructed his attorney to begin an investigation to determine grounds for divorce. He asks the public to suspend judgment until facts are known, following a decree vacated in a Nassau Island court.

New York Robert J. Sanderson Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson

Weather forecast for Missouri and south north regions

Forecast calls for rain in the south with rain or snow in the north tonight and Wednesday. Central portions see rain likely with gradual change. Colder conditions arrive late Wednesday in the extreme northwest. Missouri unsettled tonight into Wednesday with rain changing to snow in the northwest, warmer in the south, colder Wednesday and Wednesday night.

North Northwest Missouri South

Halls Catarrh Medicine Promises Relief for Deafness

Catarrhal deafness linked to a inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. The medicine claims to restore hearing by addressing the catarrh and is advertised as successful for over forty years, distributed by B J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio through druggists.

Orty BJ. Cheney

December 1923 Public Health Service report for Washington County

The Washington County Public Health Service reports December 1923 activities under Dr. C. W. Stewart. It covers communicable diseases, nursing visits, school examinations, fumigation, laboratory work, sanitation, and charity, with county cases quarantined and actions taken across West Chester Riverside Kalona and Washington.

C. W. Stewart County Health Service Rodney P. Fagan State Board of Health Board of Supervisors Stewart County Hospital Laboratory Washington County Washington Iowa Public Health Service Washington City Board of Health Washington County Hospital West Chester Riverside Kalona Katona Richmond Co. W. Stewart Miss Lewis C W. Stewart Edna Lewis Miss Campbell Mae Campbell Bole W. Stewart pouRty Re C.A. Boice

Road Association Elects Leaders at Annual Meeting

Des Moines January 15 Joseph Waerner of Davenport was elected president of the White Way Seven Highway Association at its annual meeting in Des Moines. Lincoln Nebraska’s GC ll hover was reelected vice president for Nebraska Eric W Korb of La Salle Illinois was chosen as vice president for Illinois KF M Nebe of Atlantic was made vice president for Iowa and O J Kuulk of Hown City was treasurer. About one hundred delegates from Illinois Iowa and Nebraska attended.

Des Moines Joseph Waerner Davenport White Way-Seven GC. Ll. Hover Lincoln Nebraska Vicw Eric W. Korb la Salle Ilinois KF. M. Nebe Atlantic Iowa O. J. Kuulk Ilown City Illinois

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