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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1922

Page

7

News Notes from Brighton and Nearby Towns

Miss Mary Vacca returned home from a ten day visit at the Hod Brier home in Chicago. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Knapp from Guthrie Center and Mrs Haley White and Glen Hill. Oil work began on Paradise Row with delays due to heavy rains. Several Brighton Leaguers attended Washington League services Sunday. Roads reportedly improve in Illinois versus Iowa. Various local residents and visitors are noted including Miss Charlotte Whited of Atlantic and Mr and Mrs Rex Brier.

Brighton Mary Vacca Chicago Hod Brier Washington League Paradise Row R. C. Goode Galesburg Hdna Martin Ilinois Iowa Charlotte Whited Atlantic James Reeser Rex Brier Jimmie Burlington Stevens Iowa City Seth Waggoner J. N. Waggoner Crawfordsville A. R. Gowey Elmer Bennett Ducky

Pleasant Hill Community Notes Highlight Socials and Visits

The Pleasant Hill column notes an ice cream social raising over 30 dollars at the church on Friday. A large crowd attended an all day church meeting Sunday. Various visits are recorded including Mrs. Harrison Alliman and children from Hillnois, Mrs. Mabel Carr returning from Illinois, and Eva Moothart with her children visiting relatives. Calves were shipped by Earl Kephart, and many local families visited neighbors during the week.

Pleasant Hill Harrison Alliman Hillnois Silas Caldwell Mabel Carr Lee Beal Illinois Eva Moothart Des Moines Tom Nicholson Charley Kephart Homer Kephart Ed Chalupa Eugene Earl Kephart Farmers Union

Coppock Neighbors Welcome Rain and Summer Visits

Coppock and vicinity praise a fine rain Sunday night and another Monday night. Ruth Manning began work for Mrs. Chick Nicola on Monday. Mrs. John McKune visited Friday evening with Mrs. Chick Nicola. A. E. Lyons and family spent Sunday with daughter Mrs. Edgar Lynn near Germanville. Robert Long of Conesville visits for the Fourth of July to stay with aunt Mrs. Albert Lyons. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Nicola shopped in Coppock Friday. Edwin Leeper from Mt. Pleasant spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dold.

Coppock Ruth Manning Chick Nicola John MecKune A. E. Lyons Edgar Lynn Germanville Robert Long Conesville Albert Lyons Earl Nicola Edwin Leeper Mt. Pleasant Fred Dold

Wyman Ladies Meet and Local Ball Result

The Ladies' Community club of Wyman will meet with Mrs Shirley Partlett on Thursday at 2 30 PM All ladies are invited Can nan team beat Wyman second team 45 to 4 5 last Saturday Mrs Robert Rhea and son Lawrence of Burlington visited the Harold Oldt home Lam Davis took hogs and cattle to Chicago last Thursday John Hughes joined the trip Community club officers were elected with Mrs Graves president Mrs Knox Dunn vice president and Mrs Edn Humphreys secretary treasurer

Wyman Ladies’ Community Club Shirley Partlett Cannan Robert Rhea Laurence Burlington Harold Oldt Lam Davis Chicago John Hughes Community Club Walter Graves Graves Knox Dunn Edn Humphreys

Braden Richards Visit and Sale of Shetland Ponies

Ed Richards and Mrs. Hal Richards with family of Ainsworth joined Fred Franklin and family of Washington and the Smiths at A. R. Smith home for a Sunday visit. Mrs. F. M. Smith left for Chariton Osceola and Mt. Ayr. Her Shetland ponies were sold with others, and a car load was taken to Olds.

Braden Ed Richards Hal Richards Ainsworth Fred Franklin Washington Smith A. R. Smith F. M. Smith Mt. Pleasant Chariton Osceola Mt. Ayr Olds

Local Notes From Ainsworth Community

Ruth Hazen spent the past week in Ottumwa visiting friends. Howard Kerr's family visited Chas Palmer's home. Will Martin and family visited Mary Lemley in Kalona. C M Maxwell family visited W C Richards. The neighborhood celebrated in Washington. Oats cutting and hay making occupy the community. J C Sullivan returned to Burlington after a short farm stay.

Ainsworth Ruth Hazen Ottumwa W. A. Palmer West of Washington Chas. Palmer Howard Kerr Washington Will Martin Mary Lemley Kalona C. M. Maxwell W. C. Richards J. C. Sullivan Burlington

Ainsworth Items From Local Dispatches

S C Pearson travels to Chicago this week with a car of cattle for Wm. Brown. Rolla Gardner breaks left arm after a hayload fall Saturday. Farmers Shipping Association sends four car loads of hogs to Chicago on Tuesday. Mrs. J A Marsh returns from Muscatine on No. 11. Mrs. Frank Chihak returns from Chicago after a two week visit. Mrs. George Brown and her son are mentioned in local notes.

Ainsworth S. C. Pearson Chicago Wm. Brown Rolla Gardner J. A. Marsh Muscatine Frank Chihak Adam Ferguson George Brown

Relatives Visit Across Town in Local Notes

Washington visits sister in law Mrs Mildred Burris Monday evening. Rev Rex and family spend vacation in Van Buren county visiting relatives. Nellie Hoyle takes vacation from telephone service to visit friend Miss Frankie Bennett in Washington. Miss Marie Schmidt of Waterloo visits friends here.

Washington Mildred Burris Rex van Buren County Nellie Hoyle Frankie Bennett Marie Schmidt Waterloo

Fairfield Business Men's Gospel Team Opens Three Union Meetings

The Fairfield Business Men's Gospel Team will hold three open air union meetings in West Chester Iowa on Sunday July 16 at 8 am 2 pm and 7 30 pm Speakers include A K Harper and G W Scott known as the Big Swede with an orchestra and quartet A basket dinner will be served cafeteria style All are invited to join these three big services.

St Chester West Fairfield Business Men's West Chester K. Harper G. W. Scott

Crawfordsville News Briefs Highlight Local Work on School

Mr Lanning of Oskaloosa is spending several days in Crawfordsville to oversee the progress on the new school house which is advancing well. Miss Nellie Gibbs of Allerton visits with Miss Grace Lease during her stay.

Crawfordsville Lanning Oskaloosa Nellie Gibbs Allerton Grace Lease

Oats Cutting Help and Kansas Visitors at Timmins Home

Ed Test roet and Milton Smith assist Will Anderson with oat cutting. Mr and Mrs Clair Sargent of Smith Center Kansas visit Cy Timmins and relatives. They plan to leave next week for Colorado and Yellowstone Park in their new Buick Six. Mrs B J Holmes and Mrs John Rittenhouse visited Milo Patterson Saturday. Mr and Mrs R B Schulty visited Jim Schulty Sunday evening.

Lexington Ed Testroet Milton Smith Will Anderson Clair Sargent Smith Center Kansas Cy Timmins Colorado Yellowstone Park Flo Bell Mary Timmins B. J. Holmes John Rittenhouse Milo Patterson R. B. Schulty Jim Schulty

Fragmentary Curate Allusion In Sunday Collection

A fragment notes a curate planning to present a collection in new bags made by Miss Sweetie for the speaker, referencing a dead friend and upcoming Sunday service.

Sweetie Fove Sheffiet Telegraph

Dempsey and Wills Sign For World Heavyweight Title Fight

Champion Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills signed a contract via their managers to box for the world heavyweight championship at a time and place to be named later in New York.

New York Jack Dempsey Harry Wills

Standings and Tuesday MLB Results Across Leagues

National League results show New York 4 over Chicago 9, Boston 1 over Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 6 over Brooklyn 4, St Louis 2 over Philadelphia. One game postponed by rain. American League scores include Philadelphia 4 over Detroit 2 and 9 over 5, Cleveland 2 over Boston and New York 2 over St Louis. Washington 3 over Chicago z.

New York Chicago Boston Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Philadelphia Detroit Cleveland St. Lewis Washington New York Ory Lowe ‘ Veel Stecklyn Eaeve St Louis Alam Pesca

War risk insurance suit filed in federal court

Henry F. Wikert of Abbott sues the government in federal court for 10000 dollars claiming payment on his son Harvey Wikert war risk policy. Harvey was wounded serving in the A E F and died recently in a Kansas City hospital, according to the suit filed in Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids Henry F. Wikert Abbott Harvey Wikert Kansas City

Ft Madison approves bids for new school and services

The Ft Madison board of education closed contracts for a new school and for electricity, heating, and plumbing. J W Hopp Construction of Cedar Rapids bid 232,148 for the building. Carstens Brothers of Ackley bid 59,475 for plumbing and heating. A C Sweetman of Waterloo bid 8,750 for electrical work. The board will decide on reductions to lower the total, aiming for occupancy in 1923.

FT. Madison Board of Education J. W. Hopp Construction Company Cedar Rapids Schoo Board Carstens Brothers Ackley A. C. Sweetman Waterloo Iowa

Fleet Street, London Center of the Newspaper World

Fleet Street runs from Ludgate Hill to the Strand and takes its name from the Fleet, a former sewer linking to the Thames near Blackfriars Bridge. For centuries it has been celebrated for printers, booksellers, banks, taverns, and coffee houses and is the heart of London's newspaper world. Dr Samuel Johnson once favored its promenade.

Fleet Street London Ludgate Hill Strand Thames Blackfhare Bridge Samuel Johnson

Public Time Compulsory in Latin American Public Documents

Twenty four hour time is used in many Latin American countries and is compulsory in Argentina in connection with public documents.

Argentina

Daniel Tells the King of His Wrong Doing

A July 16 lesson outlines Belshazzar's feast and its fate with Daniel interpreting the writing on the wall. It links Nebuchadnezzar's fate to Belshazzar, condemns酒酒 licentiousness sacrilege and warns that divine judgment is near.

Daniel Belshazzar Prink Bedlshazzar Temple Jerusalem Nebuchadnezzar Peres Babylon Christ

Aspiration and Self Realization Reflected in Text

A reflective note discusses aspiration shaping self identity and mindset. It references Mrs. Janeson and the transforming frame of mind as realization in the moment.

Mrs. Janeson

Binds Volume of the Week Quote by Longfellow

A brief literary note highlights Longfellow describing Sunday as the golden clasp that binds the week together. The line frames Sunday as a unifying pause and ceremony in the weekly cycle.

Longfellow

Injuries Report After Tie Published Match

Brief injury note states minor injuries were sustained but no players were ruled out after a tied game. No further details on players or teams are provided in the readable text.

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