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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1920
Page
7
Valley July news reports detail a church meeting with twelve members and two visitors, plans for a July 22 gathering, local visits, cherry picking at Ed Hotle place, travel to Washington and Iowa City, rain benefiting farmers, and a car accident near Parnell with no injuries.
Mrs William Rhodes and Gale visited Muscatine Thursday. New baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Jack Lindsey. Henry Dungar and family visited in Iowa City. Everette Fleming and Henry Durian went to Chicago with stock and returned Wednesday. Ernest Baker spent Saturday with the Rhodes. Adley Yoder of Cedar Rapids visited for Wellman Lumber Co. improvements on Clark street. Fay White visited Iowa City with his aunt. Albert Glider repaired a house. Jim Wehr visited Muscatine with his wife and son. Mrs Hubert Doud visiting Winterset ten days. J O Ruble in Iowa City on business. Dr Nynde Stryker and L E Maplethorpe with stock agents. Eli Swartzendruber in Iowa City. Lillian Carr in Iowa City on business. Dave Carr visiting family in St Paul after ten days here. Elmer T Cassel from Madrid. Norma Gardner and Char Durian business trips. Clark Weimer and daughter-in-law visiting. Rye and oats in shock. Local businessmen fished at Hills Friday. Oliver Dunlap of Kalona on business. Ward family to Columbus Junction. O E B held a meeting with candidates.
Relatives report the deaths of Mrs. Sarah Ann Rickey in Los Angeles and James Skinner in LeHarpe Kansas. Skinner was a brother in law of W. K. Wooley and F. E. Young and a former resident. Dr and Mrs Gilkey visited services, and Mrs. Milo Carter of near Des Moines is visiting her parents.
Sealed bids will be read by the City Council of Washington Iowa on or after July 19 1920 for furnishing labor tools equipment and excavating sewer work in the alley between Lowa Avenue and Second Avenue south of Clara Barton Street. Bids must be filed with the City Clerk before 5 00 p m July 19 1920 on forms supplied by the Clerk. Dated July 7 1920 City Clerk S J Kellogg.
Boone July 12 Warren G Harding visited the Boone News Republic an Ohio lieutenant governor, offered his copy and used a typewriter to prepare an abstract. He read proofs, corrected them, and stayed most of his visit in the office, leaving with a copy of the paper.
The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints shows renewed effort to plant a colony at Nauvoo. Prominent members buy land and a schoolhouse site is acquired for a large church. Members in other areas are urged to move, with plans for housing and inducements. Prophet Frederick Smith, then in England, is expected to promote the effort upon return.
A storm wreck scene in Girl of the Sea starring Betty Hilburn at Graham on Wednesday and Thursday. The Submarine Film Corporation shot exteriors on Devil's Reef in the West Indies, with a giant octopus clash and aquatic stunts as the heroine aids her rescued sweetheart in a tropical underwater panorama.
A Wisconsin man planted 250 potato eyes in four straight rows under ground in Ackley Iowa. The crop produced potatoes weighing a quarter to a half pound each. Some doubters claim potatoes cannot grow from eyes alone, but Kramer’s patch proves otherwise.
Marion Ohio July 12 Senator Harding announced that if elected president he would invite Vice President Coolidge to participate in all cabinet meetings to foster teamwork between the president and vice president and improve cooperation between the executive and legislative branches.
Chicago July 12. Charles R. Hall, managing director, recalls the coliseum as a convention magnet with crowds for the return of the first colored regiment from France and huge Republican gatherings. He details daily work fitting the hall for events, the $200000 annual convention business, and a $55000 contract overspend offset by leftovers. He recounts playful circus moves and a chaotic French ball with elephants, including a tale of Ringling and a borrowed elephant. He notes Liberty Bonds depreciation as a treasury concern.
Adrienne Renault a nightlife darling in New York struggles with love and fidelity as her husband is lured away by another. The Fox Theatre screens Sex a W. W. Hodkinson release praised for artistic delicacy and universal themes of faith and constancy in a tale of loveless marriage and tragedy.
The Newville Times Star argues editors err like others as their papers are open letters to the public. It notes spellings, names, and misstatements invite scrutiny, while everyone else also errs in life. The piece playfully contends even editors may be wrong, yet their role magnifies errors.
A London clergyman denounces church marriages noting grooms often drink too much and brides giggle, and couples attend out of habit rather than seeking the blessing of marriage.
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