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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1918
Page
5
Local Social NOTES From Marion and Ames Iowa
Miss Corinne Powell spent the weekend at the Orville Calllumber home in Marion. Miss Lela McDonald of Ames visited Bruce Gardner and friends. Mrs. David Fisher and sister Mrs. Palmateer visited John Fleming and Mrs. C. L. Romine. Will Meyer visited son George at Ft Logan. Ed Hotle family called on John Henderson. Seventy-Six Aid Society met at Mrs. Melvin Bell's and Mrs. Ralph Bickford's home with thirty-five ladies. Red Cross work and a fine program followed by refreshments hosted by Mrs. Bell and her daughter Merna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrinne Powell
Orville Calllumber
Marion
Iowa
Lela McDonald
Ames
Bruce Gardner
David Fisher
Palmateer
John Fleming
C. L. Romine
Will Meyer
George
Ft. Logan
Ed Hotle
John Henderson
Melvin Bell
Ralph Bickford
Aid Society
Bell
P. m
Fountain
Merna
Besse Curl
Alta Wade
Iowa City
L. M. Downing
Cedar Rapids
W. L. Leighton
Eva Barger
Kalona
F. X. Mellacker
Ora Starr
James
Merton Topping
Camp Dodge
Sophia Starr
Audrey Haller
Suzanne Gardner
St. Paul
Ernest Baker
Mammie Shillig
A. O. Topping
Abner Yoder
Des Moines
Ray Blumenstine
Oklahoma
Ralph Ford
Iowa Bank
M. F. DeGalleford
Allen Street
Dewey Hoefert
Arnold Moon
Williamsburg
Miller
Verge Bell
Esther Shaw
W. F. Hamelton
Riverside
F. C. Schroder
Excelsior Springs
Wayne Hamelton
Leonard Brumbach
Kinross
Ed Romine
Verne
Muscatine
Hertzler
Rock Inland
Frank Swartz
Ida Long
Chas. Hahan
Cruz
Cedrick
E. E. Lawrence
J. Morrow
Cecil Blumenstine
Heiniger
Mr. Slabaugh
John Palmer
Slabaugh
Mr. Blumenstine
Palmer
Ellen Gardner
Clearmont
Community Notes from Wellman and Surrounding Areas
Local residents and visitors share travel, illness, and social updates across Wellman, Lexington, Ames, Kalona, and nearby towns. Mentions include visits by Nellie Morrow, Dr. Wayne Foster, Mrs. J. F. Wells, and many families. church and county events. farm work, farm losses, and preparations for war efforts with War Stamps.
Borrowed Smiles Cheer Maple Grove Readers
In Maple Grove a family requests unwelcome parties stay away while they are away from home. A local observer remarks about Liberty bonds and Savings Stamps buyers, claiming heavy purchases are for show rather than support. The snippet ends with the Maple Grove schoolhouse scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
Evening Journal
Maple Grove Schoolhouse
Harvest Weather Brings Thanks for Bountiful Season
Residents express gratitude for favorable harvest weather as crops prosper and fields show abundant yields this season. Local farmers praise steady rainfall and sunny days that supported growing conditions and overall productivity.
Funeral Notices and Local Social Updates at Crawfordsville
S R Harper and Mrs Susan Bennett attended the funeral of Mrs Caroline Bergh at Wayland. Mrs Bert Orris and daughter Ruth visited Washington. Mrs Catherine Sherwood’s funeral was conducted by Rev Wm Jones from Garden Grove. Band member G W Manussier of Washington attended the local concert. A stranger wandering near town raised police concern and was taken in by Sheriff McCarty and Deputy Wallace. Dwight Johns returned from Chicago for a 48 hour furlough before transfer to a sub marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
S. R. Harper
Susan Bennett
Essie
Lois Harper
Caroline Bergh
Wayland
J. F. Buxbaum
W. R. Wooley
Washington
Bert Orris
Ruth
Olds
Rankin
Reed
Davis
Mediapolis
W. A. Harper
Charlie Davis
Olive Moore
Wilkins
Haskins
Catherine Sherwood
Wm. Jones
Garden Grove
Sherwood
G. W. Manussier
Billy
Manussier
Kansas City
McCarty
Wallace
Mrs Smith
Hazel Anwyl
Milton
Dwight Johns
Chicago
United States Gains Ground in Argentine Paper Trade
A government report says the United States has surpassed Germany in Argentina for paper and paper products. The shift hinges on postwar Europe conditions and American exporter effort. Hamburg remains a key paper trading hub. The study, by Special Agent Robert S Barrett, also covers Uruguay and Paraguay and notes Europe’s previous dominance in machinery imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Bureau of Foreign and Coimmestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Europe
Argentina
Hamburg
Thoreby
Eign
Buenos Aires
Uruguay
Paraguay
Robert S. Barrett
Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington, D.D. C
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Town visitors and family greetings fill Ainsworth scene
D R Ellis and Mr Diehl of Columbus Junction visited last evening. James Harding of Mounds with his mother arrived, called by her illness. Mrs W A Walker spent Friday in Crawfordsville. The Ellen McCreedy party returned from Sigourney. Ely Margretz and children from Waterloo arrived for a stay with S A Walker family. Businessmen closed early to shock oats in the country. Frank Carson bought a new Chevrolet from J A Marsh. Marsh reports selling ten new binders this harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Walker
Ellen McCreedy
Miss Effie
Sigourney
Frank Carson
J. A. Marsh
Washington
Mre
New Nail Reveals Booze Stash in Des Moines Barn
A new nail in a barn floor led Des Moines police to hidden contraband whiskey. They found several hundred gallons concealed in barrels beneath the floor after widening the search following a bootlegger suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Eloped Teens Held in Davenport Await Parental Return
Cedar Rapids youths Joseph Estes 17 and Hazel Blood 16 are in Davenport police custody after eloping yesterday with a cousin. County officials, alerted by Davenport, planned to hold them pending arrival of Estes' father to bring them home. Hazel Blood is daughter of Clarence M Blood and Joseph Estes is son of Jacob Estes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Estes
Hazel Blood
Davenport
Estes
Clarence M. Blood
Jacob Estes
Farmer Lynch Sells Wool From Yearling Sheep in Iowa
Grundy Center Iowa July 13 William Lynch a Reinbeck area farmer sheared 95 yearling sheep and sold the wool to Bolles Rogers Chicago at 62 cents a pound. Each sheep values about 20 dollars and he expects 7900000 dollars from the flock, with over 100 additional sheep on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Center
Iowa
William Lynch
Reinbeck
Bolles & Rogers
Chicago
Lynch
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertised Cure All
There is more catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together. Doctors claimed it incurable, but Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F F P J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio is presented as a constitutional internal remedy. A one hundred dollar reward is offered for any case it fails to cure and readers are urged to send for circulars and testimonials. The product is marketed in druggists and also linked to Hall's Family Ville for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowder's
Kalona
Virgil Turnipseed
Maple Grove
English — River
Shale Pit
Hasty Bros
Milt Novey
Everbody
Thos. Thompson
U. S
Washington County
Homestead
Thompson
Lee Schnoebelen
Lee
St. Louis
Melack Marek
Melack
Carl Marek
Totty Neydly
Joseph Schnoebelen
Riverside
Hall
FPF
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & CO
Hal
Black Hawk County Boards Press for Higher Teacher Pay
At the July 13 Waterloo meeting rural districts in Black Hawk County report salaries ranging from 60 to 90 dollars a month to attract first class teachers, slightly below city grade school pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Towa
Black Hawk County
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J. W. Oldaker
J. W. Hunter
A. J. Nichols
Hedrick
Geraldine Oldaker
A. L. Braden
Louise
Cordelle
Harriette DeVoe
Kansas
I. N. Carr
P. F. Kinger
Ferdinand Kinger
Woman's Home Missionary Society
W. K. Murphy
Alice Goodspeed
Lexington
Cora
Hursebora
Tacoma
Jennie Lietz
Tipton
Maria Clark
Fredonia
New York
Keota
William Green
Charles
William Swartzendruber
Farmers Store
Ainsworth
Mannhardt Bros
The
Singer Shops
Singer Sewing Motors
Singer Sewing Machine Co., Inc
A. L. Fluke, Salesman
Washington, Iowa
Graham Opera House
E. H. Harriman
Wizard of Finance
Community Benefit Association
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