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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1952
Page
4
Bruce Cowden recalls the 1897 Washington Academy commencement published in the Academian. He notes a class photo in the 258 page booklet and lists living members and extend details from the class exercises.
Elwyn Latta led the Academian as managing editor with Mazie Stewart and others on staff. The 1897 class portraits show fashion of the era, and speakers Dr. Ely and Dr. Thorn were set for commencement on June 10 at the opera house. Alumni notes mention Rev. Brown, G W Hay, Jessie Smouse, and Bessie Hamilton.
Local notice lists publishing staff and operations for the Washington newspaper with management roles and staffing, including Shannon, Mider, Cowden, Morris, and Hazen. It notes afternoon editions except Sundays and holidays, and posting under the 1819 act with associations and wire services named.
The ad list includes two laundries Crawford's and Washington Steam, several banks Washington National Washington County Savings First National Citizens Savings, California Fruit Store now Candy Kitchen, M Lombardo proprietor, mens suits by Mrs. R F Riley, two Justice of the Peace ads Capt T H Maxwell and C B Rogers, clothing stores Sol Rich & Co and I Klein, shoe store Work & Meek, two groceries Baird & Patton Row & Nichols, Sanford livery stable and McEliwain & Brown ads, Capt J St Kellogg the only lawyer, L D Robinson the jeweler, doctors J C Boice and W Anderson, Mrs A E Berry summer millinery, Civic hotel Shields & Dawson coal and building materials.
Henry J. Kiene of Crawfords ville is hospitalized at Mercy hospital in Iowa City after a surgery performed this morning. He is assigned to room 348. Excerpts from the editorial.
Ralph Shannon's columns will be featured among 26 Iowa columnists quoted on From the Editor's Desk. The program airs Thursday at 11 45 a m over WBSUI.
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