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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1924
Page
7
Laurene Sheldon a one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Sheldon of South Bend Ind with her siblings Donald aged 3 and Genevieve aged 6 perished in a Lake Cora resort tent fire when an oil stove ignited the tent flap.
A reported event describes a blaze that started at a nearby farmhouse while the parents were away. Local firefighters respond as the structure sustains damage and authorities investigate the cause.
Stillwater hosts the annual Last Man's Club banquet with three of four surviving members present J S Goft aged 181 from St Paul attends reunion and Char- details follow in local recap of event and attendees.
Critics laud Douglas MacLean in The Yankee Consul a new comedy with thrills. The Fox presents the film Thursday and Friday as MacLean solidifies star status after Hottentot and Going Up. Patsy Ruth Miller stars as heroine with a large renowned screen cast.
In Cotter Cotter In town residents recount visits and picnics at Cone Lake as haying and oat cutting occupy farmers. Nearby notes from New York report boxers Firpo and Wills near signing for a match and a Civil War Last Man's Club gathering formed by Minnesota veterans in 1886.
WEST CHESTER July 19 A lively column reports a fine Friday morning shower aiding gardens and corn. It notes hog price talk, crop prospects, hail damage and insurance claims, and recalls local social events, travel, and neighbors including Rev Nash, Mrs Ross, Elmer Mason, and D A Boyer.
Havre and Cedar Rapids families visit relatives in Havre and nearby towns. Farmers busy cutting oats and putting up hay. Couples and families from Crawfordsville Hilsboro Kirksville Verdi Washington Coppock and Keota visited.
Riverside records say John Kohoutek died at his Riverside area home after a long illness from a paralytic stroke. He was about 50 years old and had lived on a local farm most of his life. He leaves two sisters Rose and Anna Kohoutek. Funeral plans will be announced later. The column notes several local social items and visits, including Bertha Schneider returning from Ames, a birth to Mr. and Mrs. Pailliotet, and visits from Marie Laura and Edna Waldschmidt of Dubuque a family friend Catherine Schneider’s return to La Crosse Wisconsin. Local residents include Michael Ween visiting from Colorado, Leo Critz from Cedar Rapids, and Mrs. John Knittel hosting the Senior Needlework Club with refreshments at the close.
Miss Clotilda Walsh of Davenport spent the week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Walsh.
Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Milton and daughter Avanette of Evanston Illinois visit Crawfordsville Indiana at the home of Mrs. J. E. Williams. They are joined by Mrs. Jonea of Chicago, a cousin of Elias Williams, for the gathering.
Mrs. Frank Adams Mrs. Elwyn Davidson Mrs. W. H. Hagie Wilt and Reba Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Moor head and Mrs. Rebecca Chrissinger attended the funeral of Mrs. Joseph Laird at Olds yesterday afternoon. The Rev W T James preached a union sermon at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening from the text Sirsa we would see Jesus.
Notices list budget hearings across multiple districts in Washington County Iowa with dates in August 1924. Each entry names the district or township, meeting time, location, and secretary or official, inviting taxpayers to be heard for or against the listed expenditure estimates and related tax implications.
Ainsworth notes Mr and Mrs W T Trotter and son Frank along with relatives spent Sunday in Burlington at the F D Harding home. The Wheeler family left Monday by auto for a visit to their old home in Scranton Pa. Forest House and a Kansas City sister visited relatives here by auto on Sunday.
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