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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1925
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Jay McNamara from Iowa City visited yesterday to attend the funeral of Ed Dempsey, the uncle of Mrs McNamara.
Graham Dept. Store advertises ladies dresses at 6.75 and coats on sale at 19.75. Frank Casey attends prize fight in Davenport. Mrs H K Gates and Mrs Alice Adams visit from Downey and Pierre. News notes include Miss Sue Yockey’s Fairfield visit and Mr Yockey’s health. Leigh Wallace heads to Chicago then Miami for a few weeks. Ford size battery promotion at 16.50. Carolyn Hamilton pursues voice study in Chicago. Mrs John Wheelan visits Reynolds and her grandson. Washington motor offers Ford service. B. Yard visits Havre farm. Men’s wood hose sale at Graham Dept. Store. Margaret Hall visits Washington.
Miss Helen Cunningham travels to Iowa City for a weekend visit with university friends and to attend a history conference. Albert Donovan is in Davenport on business. J. E. Wright sale is announced for next Tuesday. Joe Limerman reports as a business passenger to Kreota this morning. Mrs. J. M. Finney arrives from Monmouth Illinois to visit Washington relatives. Eight hour service at Willard Service Station. Phone 239.
A colorful note touts a dramatic car slide while praising Sellers Cabinet for solid kitchen work. It claims no slips with a Sellers unit and highlights convenient stock pricing like MAS £ Remedy 5 Top on hogs and $11.00, with a weather line noting partly cloudy conditions.
Missee Boileau spends a few days with a cousin at Columbus Junction this morning. Palm Olive soap special at Mc Farlane's Store in West Chester: two cakes for 15 cents. Rabies alert in Oregon Township and Ainsworth: dogs must be muzzled or confined. unrestrained dogs shot on sight. Marriage licenses issued at the court house to Arthur Draper and Frances Kron, Jonas Yoder and Lena Miller. Teachers' exams set for January 28 29 30 in Washington Iowa. Auctioneer D F Macon listed. Read a little Want-ad.
Community mentions John R. Mancy and Ruth Lucille Dupuis recovering from tonsil surgery. Local illness reports Mrs. Grover Custer, Mrs. Ben Farmer’s funeral attendance, and family ties to Mart Easley and the Harmons. Ads note carpet revival, truck shipping, leather goods, harness oiling, and a price for a Concord Set.
Oskaloosa January 23 Dr S M Hadley longtime Penn College astronomy teacher explains that solar eclipses result when the moon passes between Earth and Sun. He notes lunar eclipses occur when Earth’s atmosphere reddens moonlight, and that yearly patterns limit where a total solar eclipse is visible, though total lunar eclipses are more widely seen.
Probate court in Washington County Iowa fixes February 2 1925 at 9 a m for hearing proof of the last will and testament of Annette M Finney deceased filed January 16 1925 before the District Court or Clerk in Washington Iowa Judge H F Wagner orders show cause why the instrument should not be probated and allowed as the deceaseds last will and testament with Clerk D C Kilgore issuing the seal dated January 22 1926.
A city father started his son with a savings plan by adding a dollar per year of age to a bank account on every birthday. The boy earns extra money through odd jobs and is taught to save rather than spend. The father plans to maintain the system until college, hoping the funds cover much of the son’s education and encouraging others to open accounts now.
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