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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1924
Page
8
West Chester’s F H Ross visits Washington while Mrs John Cook returns home from Hayre Keota residents Clara Levien spends weekend with relatives at Keota Halligan Pure Quill coffee sells at McAvoys price 40 cents weekly season ticket for Frank Dixon lecture and Six Cylinder Love finale of lecture course Lard barrels sold at Cooke for one dollar.
The Fair advertises valentine stock with prices from 1c to 35c and urges early purchases. Notes mention Miss Hattie Frye and sister from Wayland visiting Washington, plus Howard Crozier visiting Crawfordsville. Local business chatter includes Crawfordsville trips and McAvoys hot dogs and sandwiches.
Local shoppers see promotions with McAvoy’s canned goods and Putnam’s closing out sale offering women’s suits. Several residents travel for visits to Davenport Burlington Fort Pierre Geneseo and Parsons college Fairfield while others return to study or attend a funeral in Pleasant Plain.
Fairfield continues to host guests and exursions with Herman Pere visiting the M. J. Redlinger home. Miss Mary Kurka returns from relatives in Fairfield, while Gladys Schultz visits West Chester. Glenn Fromm spends the weekend with E. C. Fromm. Mrs Don Tierney and two children travel to South English to visit the McNeil home. Mrs. Fredrick DeBord returns to Des Moines after a stay with J. E. McGuire family. Helen Reister returns to Parsons College Fairfield from home. Cecile Cole travels to Parsons College Fairfield for school. Dr W W Bowers travels to Rochester Minnesota for exam and treatment, expected home soon. Howard Freshwaters undergoes appendix surgery in Iowa City and is recovering well.
The Teapot Dome oil leases dominate Senate and White House action as President Coolidge plans to pursue court action to annul the leases. Senator Walsh sponsors a substitute resolution directing the president to hire special counsel for civil and criminal cases, while the House and Senate investigate widespread alleged fraud, with Fall and other witnesses summoned for testimony.
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