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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1920
Page
6
Report announces need for clothing and furniture to support city needy. Volunteers engage in daily work hospital outreach street visits and church missions led by Major and Mrs. Sneath at 101144 N Marion Ave with phone 417 Green. Also notes of visits by Mrs H B Hawthorne and children from Kansas City and others traveling to Creston and Ottumwa.
Mrs. W. F. Bailey and daughter Edna Flynn visited Howard Lake Minnesota relatives and returned Saturday. Bevins Motor Co. proclaims the largest stock of quality tires in Washington County. Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Thompson and daughter Dorothy visited Des Moines Saturday evening. Mrs. John Skipton and sons came home from Sigourney with Mrs. Philip Berteh visiting at Skipton home. Mrs. N. H. Barnes returned to Davenport after visiting cousins Miss Mary Manners Crawfordsville and Miss Minnie Manners Wahoo. Mrs. Mattie Moore and daughter Emma returned to Oskaloosa after visiting brother F. G. Moore. Miss Rose Bohr returned to work after visiting her mother in Harper. For Sale late model Ford touring car Call T. C. Kyle Garage. The Misses Macquerite Wallace and Ruth Vincers returned home from Davenport after visiting friends.
Bargain notification notes cotton voile organdie and Swiss waist stock selling 25 percent under low retail marks. Prices include $4 waists for $3, $3 waists for $2.25, $2 waists for $1.50, and $1.50 waists for $1.18, all season's makes direct from New York manufacturers. Also reports James Clingenpeel’s land purchase of 80 acres in Wisconsin and planned fall move from Rushville Indiana.
Miss Kate Koehler returns from Chicago with her new nephew George Theodore Martin child of Mr and Mrs J A Martin. Prof J Vallance Brown of Tarkio College visits the city and is Greek professor and former Monmouth classmate of J T Matthews. Mrs R C Galloway and daughters Neva and Neta visit from Ellsworth Kansas at the Galloway home. Mr and Mrs I Rothechild travel to Chicago then New York to buy fall and winter stock. Mrs Lola Paul Matson of Chicago visits the home of her parents W and M Paul in Oregon township.
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