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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1919
Page
8
Leroy E. Garard announces in a Journal notice that anyone he owes money to should leave their claim at the Journal office so he can make an honest effort to pay. Dated July 11, 1915.
Local column lists store ads from Crail's Klein Klothing Ko and Lemmon's Pharmacy for wash suits and Mi-O-Na tablets. It notes travelers and residents visiting relatives in Davenport Monmouth and Des Moines, with short real estate and glove promotions and a nurse returning from service in France.
Read the Evening Journal and local ads show shoe merchants Klein Klothing Ko and DUNLAP cream products. Notices cover bank staffing, travel to Fairfield, missionary ties, and Cuauhtemoc Mines stock promotion with evening hours for sales.
The Rural Women’s club met at Mrs. Charles Cherry’s home for its first study session based on Iowa State College extension materials. Fourteen members and two visitors attended. talks covered planning meals, dietary needs, and cost with tips on balance and variety.
Irwin Blankenhorn visited home from U S army service overseas while Homer Freding arrived back in the country per his father Charles Freding. Mr and Mrs Harvey Whitcomb and daughters Blanche and Leona returned to Davenport after a visit with Mrs Francis Kelley. L E Bradford of Salem Oregon, here five weeks visiting relatives, heads to Davenport then plans to tour Indiana before New York. Also a private sale of household goods at 930 South Iowa Avenue lists Ivory bedroom set and assorted furniture and appliances.
Yesterday reached 90 degrees with a late shower, then the temperature fell to 65 as a cool breeze and .04 inch rainfall followed. The cooler morning eased heat from Sunday's 93 and last Wednesday’s 94 readings.
The Presbyterian church and Sunday school plan a church picnic at Wallace's shack on Thursday July 17. Transportation is provided for those without a ride. Meet at the church at 10 o'clock a.m. Bring eating utensils and sandwiches. Participants should bring baked beans meat pickles cake and drinks for their family.
Cream and coffee will be furnished with Mrs F Barnoske serving as chairman in charge of refreshments.
Captain Leigh Bell, long in command of a military police company in France, moves from an inland town to Brest seaport. He expects to be away until at least September. Many from his former unit volunteered to stay with him at the new post.
Miss Jessie Whiteman returns to Burlington after visiting relatives. C F Killeen of Ironwood Michigan ships a carload of horses homeward. Pledges for the Community YMCA are due for the current year and payable to A B Atchison at the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Frank Abernathy, formerly an operator, is en route to Des Cox. details follow.
For two years in the claim department of the Rock Island A. B. E. Atchison treasurer of the Community Y M C A, will receive payments on Y M C A pledges for this year due this month.
In Dayton Ohio on July 15 a biplane crash killed Captain William Jones age twenty five of McCook Field and mechanic George Durane thirty also of McCook. Jones resided New Richmond Indiana while Durane’s relatives went to Chicago and Philadelphia. A naval seaplane in a trial over the Delaware River plunged into the water near the navy yard and efforts to salvage the craft and recover bodies continued with divers at the scene.
Longview Texas July 15 martial law has been proclaimed in the city and Gregg county after a race riot sparked by a fight between white and colored men. A colored man was killed after a confrontation near the scene. Authorities say order will be enforced until stability returns.
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