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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1922
Page
8
Local notes list visits and trips by Anna Orsi, Harriett Clendenning, Nora Bennett, Kessel Conner, Mabel Whittaker, Eva Shrack, Nelli of Fairfield, F G Chesley, Edgar Johnson and others. Merchandise ad prompts readers to save with a Washington National Bank time saver.
Rental ad notes a garage for rent near the square with the phone number 117 Green 13112. Also mentions laundering equipment at Washington Steam Laundry and various local visits and gatherings across multiple names and towns.
Local notices list purchases from Lyons for cookies and watch chains at Stephens Jewelers. Families travel to Brighton, McGregor vacation plans, and concerts by Piney Woods School students in a Baptist church. Dodge Brothers coupe on display at Jones Auto Co. and a Utah death in Ogden cited. readers invited to support local events.
Community news reports Mrs Earl Dusenbery ill and a newborn who died shortly after birth. Ted Prizer of Brighton visits Washington on business. Mrs Tom Workman and baby Bobby and Miss Edythe Ingram of Riverside shop locally. Nurses Miss Catherine Morris and Miss Hazel Swisher are visiting home folks. Piney Woods School singers visit Baptist church with free admission. George Rice heads to Washington to work in the Munitions Department as stenographer. New lingerie waists at The New York Store advertised as bargains. Charles Thompson of Thompson Boot Shop ill with acute appendicitis. sister Bertha Thompson from Chicago returns to care for him.
Des Moines reports the Iowa State fair will offer more than 23000 in prizes for horses ponies and mules. Entries may exceed 1000 by August 1 and international participation from Canadian and U S stables is expected. Special drafts include the National draft horse breeders futures and the society horse show with at least 2600 guaranteed for eight draft events plus premium supplements from multiple breed associations.
Jas Harper of Vinton and Margaret Howes sustained serious head injuries when a touring car struck a fallen tree on Washington Street during a storm. Emma Rohr of Waterloo escaped with minor bruises. Harper, returning from Electric Park, recalls attempting to pass another car before the crash.
A newly introduced rainbow trot has been placed into Louisiana water channels as an experimental stream enhancement. Local fisheries officials and researchers monitor its progress and potential ecological impact.
Muscatine July 19. R H Faxon of St Louis spoke to local businesspeople on the urgency of a merchant marine plan. He argued the subsidy would promote American ocean carriage, speed shipments, stabilize markets, and oppose British shipping dominance, urging constituents to contact Congress.
Seventy five degrees and certificates will be awarded at the University of Iowa midsummer commencement next Friday on campus. Prof O K Klingaman will deliver the address on The Next Progressive Step in Education. Degrees include four or five doctorates and about twenty five masters with 32 in literary arts, one in applied science, and two in pharmacy. President Jessup, Dean Sea shore, and Prof Clapp organize the program featuring a 30 piece orchestra and an 80 voice chorus.
A Chicagoan recalls Julius Rosenwald's early life and a notable incident with a druggist over an extra egg, illustrating his sharp wit. The anecdote accompanies a note on his later $2,000,000 Liberty Loan subscription.
Iowa to require farmer affidavits for outside feeder cattle. Town farmers buying cattle from Omaha or Chicago markets must sign that cattle will be kept for beef and not fed to other uses. Dr. Peter Malcolm says this will curb importation of tubercular cattle and traces illness to such imports.
Washington July 19 reports show German exports of cotton hosiery to the United States have fallen to less than one third of 1913 levels. In contrast unofficial figures indicate a large strain on Japanese silk workers supplying silk stockings to meet American demand.
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