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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1926
Page
8
Washington readers receive Auction Sale ads and social notes from area residents. A mix of brief travels to Kenosha and Des Moines, vendor pitches from Gust Bramer the tailor, and upcoming events at the Moose Lodge plus Founders Day remarks in Keokuk appear alongside family visits and church-town chatter.
Mrs. Merle Adams of Wellman spent yesterday in Washington for the Sunday School institute held at the Second United Presbyterian church. Rev and Mrs W B McCrory of Ainsworth attended. C M F Clothing Co offers 40 percent off all sleepwear in a big sale.
In Hackensack New Jersey gunmen attacked the American Railway Express Company office today killing messenger Frank Brennan and escaping with about 5900 dollars.
Jan 21 Champaign Urbana Sam H Thompson president of the American Farm Bureau Federation in his farewell Illinois Agricultural Association address argues overproduction is national in scope not just farmers. He traces farming in America and Farm Bureau efforts to improve rural conditions as agriculture expanded to meet national policy and market surpluses.
The speaker argues tariffs fail to protect crops and calls for a strong agricultural policy. They insist farmers need a fair relation between the value of their labor and that of other groups to overcome the export market challenge.
Luther defeats St. Marys Winona 23 to 26 in a closer matchup. Gettysburg leads 238 to unknown as final score unclear. Army overwhelms Swarthmore 86 to 16. Purdue tops Chicago 42 to 17. Pittsburgh 45 leads unknown opponent in incomplete report.
George Washington defeated Pennsylvania 30 to 19 while Yale trounced Notre Dame 41 to 17 and Wabash toppled Notre Dame 29 to 41 in a multi-game score summary.
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