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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1922
Page
3
Citizens urge improved behavior at band concerts in Washington Park drawing on Ottumwa Courier rules. Rules advise no pedestrians on park sidewalks during performances, quiet children and quiet adults, proper trash disposal, and avoiding horn honks between pieces to prevent disturbing patients at the nearby hospital.
A notice by C. A. Ruebeam declares he will not be responsible for debts made by others. The text also recalls a 1889 European event where large balletones weighing over three pounds caused fatalities in fields.
A 1922 letter from W. E. Hender of Ashington Iowa promotes a No-Chatter Stator oil product for trucks on mail routes and praises the automatic Take-Up Nuts as satisfactory to many customers.
A five member Y M C A building committee was formed at a board meeting led by Marsh W Bailey. The group will gather data and plans for Y M C A buildings in Washington and select the best concepts with J M Bratton adding business insight. Bailey chairs the committee and outlines a information gathering approach before final plans.
The book accounts and notes and the Dodge roadster owned by Glenn Chambers were sold to the highest bidder this afternoon in front of the Livingston and Eicher office. Sheriff Charles Denison bid in the accounts and notes for 340 dollars. They have a face value of 8024.60 dollars. The car was secured by Mac McKenzie for 500 dollars. Auctioneer Charles Brown cried the sale.
The notice announces county teachers examinations to be held at the Court House in Washington Iowa on July 26 27 and 28 1922 with a three day schedule covering didactics orthography reading geography history domestic science manual training arithmetic physiology agriculture music grammar penmanship algebra economics civics and physics. Clara M Wallace County Superintendent.
A large audience gathered at the A M E church for a sixty first anniversary service despite threatening weather. N L Lack led the program with special music from the choir and solos by Arnold Hall and Dorothy Lewis. brief talks by Col D J Palmer Frank R Lake Mrs W Stewart Dr J C Bolee and Rev F E Wilbur Johnson reflected on the churchs past present and future.
A.D. Dickinson of the high school returns from Champaign where he attended a summer coaching course at the University of Illinois. He spends the day gauging next year’s football talent and schedules, noting a tough season ahead. He departs for Cedar Falls tomorrow morning.
Glenn Moothart, recently discharged from government service after years in the navy, visits his old home and relatives here. He served aboard the battleship Idaho in the Pacific fleet and has traveled widely since leaving Washington. He is visiting sister Mrs. Frank Bussert at the Will Boyer home and plans to return to Mt. Pleasant soon.
A terse Boston Transcript note flags the piper as stern about payments. It says he will not extend long credit and insists on prompt collection. The line hints at sharp business discipline in financial dealings.
Sergeant Howard Hays of Troop D earns a place on the regimental rifle team at Iowa state matches in Des Moines. The Washington crew, led by Lieut. P. J. Crail, returns. Col. S. W. Brookhart instructs. Mrs. James Searle of West Chester dies after strokes. funeral set for Sunday. born Kate Gemmell in 1850, widow of Jas. Searle.
G Logan Payne former editor and publisher now living in Washington D C visits Chicago with his wife and son. They stay at The Drake and are met with a cordial reception while attending social events at Chevy Chase and Columbia Country Club.
Mosquitoes plague New York after heavy rains harming canaries and other songbirds. Bird hospitals report dozens brought in bitten, their cheerful notes silenced by the pests.
President H E Byram issues a message from Chicago to Milwaukee readers stating no negotiations are underway for the shopmen strike. He details conditions: end shop contracting, establish a national adjustment board, drop injunction suits, and restore seniority. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line accepts all but seniority concerns and urges strikers to return to work to avoid further pay losses.
A local note states Mr. Cohn, a junk dealer, has not operated here since March and a caller asks to stop phone calls to avoid waste of time and labor. Arthur Goode mentioned Goode Hotel.
IOWA CITY July 22 War is declared on ragweed the common hayfever weed led by Professor Clifford H Farr of University of Iowa botany department A large job has been contracted to eradicate ragweed which omits about 95 percent of hayfever trouble Two ragweed varieties spread prolific pollen and resist germination control seeds lie dormant until next season Ragweed pollen ramps up around August 10 lasting to September 10 and high pollen counts raise hayfever risk for city residents Immunization progress holds promise but precautions remain urged toward reducing exposure
Farmers near Eddyville Iowa have begun mining coal in pocket mines on their farms under armed guards after failing to obtain coal for thrashing. In Monroe county miners met farmers and utility owners in Oskaloosa to discuss supply but rejected moving or mining plans. At Hiteman the union allowed a private operator to run a mine to supply his boilers.
Col. S. W. Brookhart arrived from a state tour in the interest of his Senate campaign and will spend the weekend at home. He plans to leave Monday morning for Cedar Falls to speak to summer school students at the State Teachers College.
Viola Sloan a 20 year old bride of seven months to James H. Sloan a plumbing contractor attempted suicide by poison tablets. She was rushed to a hospital in critical condition but recovered after her husband administered the antidote. Relatives offered no clear reason for the act citing a quarrel with a girlfriend from Alma Nebraska earlier.
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