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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1921
Page
2
Daily market reports from Chicago show cattle hogs and sheep receipts with prices across weight classes. Estimates indicate steady to lower demand with better grades active and lighter classes dull, reflecting varied activity in beef, pork, and lamb sectors.
Chicago market notes show wheat and corn prices with July and September futures and cash bids. Local residents including Steve Harlan and families visit relatives. church remodeling funds near completion as the M E church board approves basement work.
Miss Tena Simmering spent last weekend at the Charlie Kephart and Ed Simmering homes. Will Simmering stayed Monday night with the Ed Simmering family. Mr and Mrs Robert Kephart of Washington returned home after visiting the Kephart and Simmering households. Will Simmering joined Ed Simmering for Sunday supper. Oscar Gardner and family visited Walter Gardner on Sunday afternoon. Susan Gardner and her son Oscar and family visited Sunday evening at the Kephart and Simmering homes.
Mrs. Mattie Woods visits Pleasant Plain for a week. Dr. and Mrs. W S Parks visit Wapello and stay with daughter Mrs Bert Christie. Miss Mary Vacca leaves for Chicago after visit with Hod Brier family. Twin sons born July 9 to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wehr at the county hospital. Ada Bowen travels to Delta for extended visit. Eletha Hicks learns of son’s wife Clarence Hicks death in Marshalltown due to appendicitis. Boyd Hicks leaves for funeral. Vera Wicksell of Mediapolis visits. Merle Barkhoff of Des Moines vacationing with grandmother Mrs K. Armetrone. Ivar Nord and sons from Alta stay with Chas Arnold’s family. Susan Singer and Carrie McMahen of Piqua visit Day relatives. Cleve Dayton and daughters Ruth and Jean visit Otumwa. Dayton family returns. Mrs Dayton remains.
Rev B W Pettit of Albia Iowa was entertained Saturday night and Sunday at the Roy Kephart home. Mr and Mrs Ed Simmering and their twin daughters Helen and Hazel, and Mr and Mrs John Simmering Jr visited Sunday at the John Simmering Sr home. Mrs Ben Miller visited last Wednesday at the Charlie Kephart and Ed Simmering home. Mr and Mrs Tom Randall of Washington visited yesterday at the Roy Randall home. Mr and Mrs John Pratt of Washington spent Monday at Sam Sigafosees.
Hogs suffer in extreme heat with many fatalities noted. Knotek Brothers farm north of Washington uses shade groves to cool cattle while J. M. Lord & Son near Aineworth also protect herds with attentive care. The Knotek herd totals about 55 head and aims to market soon.
Doraldina stars in a photo drama where Regina Dominant dances to save a lover amid love and conflict in a tropical setting. The cast includes Edward Earle Stuart Holmes Sidney Brazey Florence Turner and John Ince directs this Metro feature adapted from Carey Wilson with Edward Lowe Jr scenarios.
Industrial Commissioner A B Funk reports wheat in Canada quoted at 1.82 to 1.85 per bushel with a good western crop, butter and eggs pricier due to limited production. He notes Canada avoided speculative excess and urges not to tariff Canadian imports, hoping surplus finds markets outside the U S.
Bryan Kerr of Greenfield, driven by religious excitement from his holy roller sect, is committed to the Clarinda insane hospital. He previously attended Moody Institute in Chicago and suffered a brain hemorrhage with a clot during a period of mental excitement. He remains rational except on religious matters.
W. S. Reister & Sons firm name listed with a 16s and 16c designation likely indicating stock or item classification. Details are minimal and unclear within the OCR fragment.
July 12 Keota area social updates report visits by H A Engle family Curtis Snyder Ever Burroughs and families at Har vey home Willard Gray hauling wood to Washington Mrs Howard Leacox and baby Betty Jean visiting Washington Robert Blick aided Manuel Blick with harvesting Cecille Hotle spent weekend with relatives in Washington Harvesting nearly finished threshing soon loop to vacation Farmers expect a short rest W C Hotle family spent Saturday at Howard Hotle home near Verdi finish hay harvest
Iowa railroads faced the state executive council in Des Moines over a proposed tax valuation boost. Attorneys for major lines argued for lower valuations based on 1914 figures while officials from the Farm Bureau federation watched, signaling a fierce battle as hearings continue.
Farm organizations press for a tougher tax on roads as the railroad counsels claim farm lands are valued at about 36 percent of their real value while roads bear taxes on roughly 90 percent of theirs.
The Perry swimming pool issues dress guidelines focusing on modest attire for women. Officials state the policy aims at safety and appropriateness, with instructed coverage requirements for female swimmers.
Chicago July 11 The American Hotel Association annual meeting opens with proposals that could reshape the industry The federal vocational education board urged hotels to set aside 156000 to build employee training schools A national hotel association reorganized to a delegate structure calls for a travel bureau in the interior department A right name law to punish false registrations endorsed Secretary Blatchford noted a leading university is considering hotel management courses The public now views hotels more favorably as a career path for youths and families The call to develop hotel executives and staff is urgent if vocational board reforms pass
Des Moines July 13 The Iowa State Fair will include a dedicated Junior Fair for farm boys and girls with a full premium list totaling over 88 350. Secretary A R Corey says this will be the largest children’s farm competition in the Midwest with contests in livestock grain and produce plus canning and cooking demonstrations for girls. The event runs daily alongside the state fair from August 24 to September 2.
A French inventor has devised a device that records voice vibrations on a phonographic film to aid students learning to sing. The invention aims to provide a measurable method for practice and improvement in vocal technique.
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