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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1922

Page

6

Local Docket Notes Washington Visits and Birth Announcement

Arch Rea Oxfords and Wilsons 921 Edmund Eglin Kalona spent Saturday in Washington. J C Ford attends the 1% P grand lodge in Mason City. V Le Skubal Haskins spent Saturday in Washington. F E Young Crawfordsville in Washington today. Roy Fisher Keota a business visitor Saturday. Mrs Helen Crooks Harper Orie O Conner W Haskins and W Wallace Haskins Washington business visitor Saturday. Dan Brindley Wade Crone with Delbert Davidson near Washington. Miss Mary Cherry home from State University Iowa City. Irwin Blankenhorn Crawfordsville Washington visitor Saturday. Carl Crossett Wellman visiting Crossett home. Mr and Mrs Glenn Beenblo som happy parents of a 4 pound boy born yesterday. Mrs John Hennenberger Ottumwa for the day. New fall silks at H I Ward & Co. Mr and Mrs Tom Dowls motored to Keota last evening to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Nycum. Maderene returned home with them after a visit with grandparents Mrs N A Benn and Mrs Inez Homiston Porterville Calif from A Reeublossom home went to Keota Saturday evening to visit at F A Klein home.

Tom Dowls Keota Nycum Maderene N. A. Benn Inez Homiston Porterville Calif A. A. Reeublossom F. A. Klein

Wordy local social notes from Washington Iowa area

Washington area notices list residents visiting relatives and traveling to cities like Des Moines Davenport and Muscatine. Items mention Vera Butterfield Naomi Clark and Naomi Clark plus local shops, ongoing nine day sale by Iowa Gas and Electric and washer service by Washington Steam Laundry.

Iowa Gas & Electric Company

Local Social Ledger Itemizes Visits and Family Events

Shoppers from Richland and Bernadette Chance families visit Rubio and Burlington. Grace Applegate had tonsil surgery. Mabel Whittaker returns home from Fairfield. F L Ellis travels from Ft Madison with Clifford Thomas to Centerville for Alta Doughman’s funeral. Bridges family hosts relatives from Muscatine and Sartors visit in Missouri with a July 15 birthday celebration for William Sartor. Edna and Ruth plan trips for buying in Chicago for the store.

F. L. Ellis Ft. Madison Clifford Thomas Minnesota Ellis Home Centerville Alta Doughman

West Chester Couple Wed In Riverside Ceremony

Two to three午後 yesterday afternoon at the Methodist parsonage Miss Mabelle Irene Meeks and Samuel Allen Rice were married by Rev. W. W. Bowers. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Meeks, Riverside, wore jade green and white. the groom is Belle Gray Rice’s son. After the ceremony a family dinner followed before the couple left for Des Moines to start a new job.

Methodist Parsonage Mabelle Irene Meeks Samuel Allen” Rice W. W. Bowers Rice J. L. Meeks Riverside Albert Hahn Belle Gray Rice Mildred Jessie Rice Harry Rice Glen Grace Meeks Edythe Irene Ingram Miss Jessie Mr. Meeks Des Moines

Washington County Beauty Winner Triumphs at Iowa State Fair

Blanche M Zdarsky, a junior at Washington High, was named Washington county winner in the Iowa state fair and Des Moines Register beauty contest. Over six thousand photos entered. district and state prizes follow with a $1000 state prize for the winner.

Blanche Marcia Kdarsky Washington High Washington County Sunday Register Zdarsky Washington High School

Final exam prep interrupted by printer question

In a lecture the professor warns students to study for the final as exam questions go to the printer. A back‑row query asks who the printer is while a chorus of escapes and boasts from General Kolchak is mentioned and ends with his retreat to Siberia.

Kolchak Bolsh Siberia Omsk

Notice of Personal Debt Responsibility

Courtly notice by C. A. Ruebsam asserting sole responsibility for any debts contracted by self. Addressed to general public with statement of non-liability for others. Signed by Ruebsam and dated at 13413.

C. A. Ruebsam

Showroom Post Beds On Display In Walnut And Mahogany

A dealer notes three on the floor post beds available for viewing. Two are Walnut and one is Mahogany, with potential buyers invited to inspect the pieces. The notice emphasizes the older style in contrast to newer designs and offers demonstrations.

May Shut Off City Lights If Fuel Runs Short

City officials warn street lighting may be discontinued if fuel supplies cannot be secured quickly. Cancellation of coal orders and uncertain shipments amid a miners strike threaten power for Milwaukee rail and city services.

Milwaukee Railway

American Homes in Chaos and Disregard of Marriage Vows

A New York report by the Ep iscopal church joint commission on homes says American homes are in chaos due to divorce and declining Christian instruction. Signed by bishops and laymen, the document warns of broken family life and race death by own action, calling Christian training the remedy.

New York America Joint Commission On Homes of the Episcopal Church Portland Jrc

Immigrant Influx Fails to Meet Expectations at Open Quotas

Washington July 22 statistics from the bureau of immigration show the July 1 quota liberalization did not produce a heavy rush. In the first twelve days of the 1922 quotas only 15,107 aliens entered the United States out of a possible 71,540 with Italians totaling 5,113 among them.

Washington United States Bureau of Immigration

Also Mentioned on This Page

FOX Theatre Elaine Hammerstein Katherine MacDonald Mystic Isles Buick Schulty Motor Car Co Lupton A. D. Sanders Business College Iowa Success School Ottamwa Lowa John Shields & Sons Washington Cleaners Opera Arch Rea Oxfords Wilson's Edmund Eglin Kalona J. ¢. Ford P. Grand Lodge Mason City V. le Skubal Haskins F. E. Young Crawfordsville Roy Fisher Helen Crooks of Harper Orie O'Conner W. Wallace Dan Brindley Wade Crone Delbert Davidson Mary Cherry State University At Iowa City Irwin Blankenhorn Carl Crossett Wellman Parents! Crossett Home Mrs Glenn Beenblossom John Hennenberger Ottumwa H. I. Ward & Co Mary J. Davis Ainsworth Agnes Thompson Billy Goxeles Stephen D. F. Macon Ies Marie Butterfield Davenport Isaac Wilson Columbus Junction Naomi Clark Keola John Custer Glen Hazen Eda Custer Muscatine Lyon's Ed Flander the Lakes Arthur Dahlie John Buerwaechter la Crosse, Wis E. B. Hammer Raleigh Katherine Gibson Eldon Mrs. C. A. Singmaster J. A. Arnold June Lorene Jones Rockford Bert White Alice Harold Gladwin Iowa Gas & Electric Co Della Brookhart Edythe Ingram Women's Relief Corps W. E. McCrory Moravia Eva Herr Gallacher Winifred McHose Nevada Lewis Duke Frank Duvall Junior Cedar Rapids Bertha Dodie New York City Palmer School of Chiropractics C. N. Dodder Washington Steam Laundry C. D. Dougherty Miss Harlett Albert Lea Waterloo Fred Jones Leo Zook John Zook Allen Daughter Richland John Chance Dorothy Meridith Rubio Clyde Brown Ruth Edsall Burlington Grace Applegate Mabel Whittaker Fairfield D. M. Bridges Misses Bridges Edna Chicago Sartors Columbia, Mo Victor South Sea Moon Paul Whitemans McNamaras Washington Grocers McElhinney Drug Co West Chester Methodist Sunday School Elases Huble Daniel Blanche M. Zdarsky Blanche Marcia Zadarsky London Herald Mie U.S Liberty Bell Savings Bank Liberty Ell Bank Liberty Bell Bank Bert Olson Dailey’s Taxi Whone Local and Country Service Washington, Iowa H. J. Ward & Co
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