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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1920
Page
4
Enthusiastic move to gauge public support for a county fair in Washington county. Emphasizes starting strong with coed standards, state and nation backing, and the goal of sustainable, modern operation to boost agricultural interest and revenues.
Chautauqua sessions will run from August 17 to 26. Pledged ticket buyers will receive notices soon and should redeem promptly. Tent requests should be sent to Frank Stewart, grounds committee chair, as tents are scarce and rates may be higher this year due to higher rental costs. The association says safety requires these charges. The season promises a strong program of lectures and entertainments.
Support for the county fair appears upbeat with Johnson in jail and Villa ready to surrender. Backers hope local sentiment translates into action, though declarations alone may not secure the fair’s approval.
Satirical verse critiques the great political conventions as both parties rail against profiteers while promising reform. The speaker mocks keynote speeches and party rhetoric, vowing skepticism about grand promises while imagining a future election day relieved from woes. The tone blends irony with political satire.
A quiet Iowa town slows as July dulls business while farmers wait for oats hay and crops to harvest. The Burlington Hawkeye ridicules presidential primaries and defends Wilson's League policy, noting Democrats supported it only to align with the president. The Kansas City Journal comments on the San Francisco convention and prohibition.
Marshalltown seeks council approval to raise gas rates from $1.40 to $2.25 per 1,006 cubic feet to cover a projected deficit of $42,009.41 for the year ending May 31 and an estimated annual consumption of 73 million cubic feet. The company projects a remaining shortfall of $1,509.51 even with the increase, assuming expenses reach $165,759.51 for year ending July 1, 1821.
During winter the blood cools and heart rate slows in hibernating animals. These changes reduce energy use and allow them to survive without eating as their stored vitality is drawn upon gradually.
Margarita Fisher, credited as Fischer, stars in The Thirtieth Piece of Silver at the Graham with King Baggot. The film screens on August 2 and 3. Baggot, a veteran of legitimate drama, helped legitimize early cinema amid name changes and fan calls.
Fatty Arbuckle plays a fireman in the Paramount comedy The Garage coming to the Fox Theatre Thursday and Friday. He recalls once serving as a town fireman in Montana, and the plot centers on Arbuckle saving his boss’s daughter from a blaze as a marriage faces the boss’s approval. Molly Malone and Buster Keaton support the cast.
Mason City businessmen Ruius Hovel and H B Haynes tracked a stolen Oldsmobile linked to O D Whipperman from Mason City to Minneapolis and St Paul. They tailed the suspects, recovered the car, and handed Whipperman to police amid claims of an organized gang. Authorities anticipate more thefts and plan prosecutions.
July 26 The office of governor of Jerusalem once held by Pontius Pilate is now Col Ronald Storrs Cambridge University graduate and son of the Dean of Rochester College England His task is to unite Zionists and Arabs and steer a just path He holds pro Jerusalem meetings twice weekly and seeks unity as his motto He is 38 years old
A brief note argues that classic literature and fables exaggerate the peacock’s feet to illustrate how mistaken ideas spread. The passage challenges this stereotype by presenting a factual view of the peacock’s feet and their anatomy.
Clinton opens two camp grounds for Lincoln highway travelers with drinking water rest room and cooking facilities near Lyons park and Mill Creek bridge. Clinton chamber and Lyons commercial club sponsor. In Mason City East Park restoration totals over 10000 dollars for picnic pavilion cooking room rest room and enhanced grounds including rustic bridges and seats.
Des Moines, July 27. The Fourth division will begin moving August 15, with nearly all equipment packed for transport to Camp Lewis, Wash. The change from August 1 was telegraphed by War Secretary Newton D. Baker to Division Chief of Staff Colonel Singleton. Baker says moving now is necessary despite car shortages, and reports of shortages are exaggerated. Protests from Iowa groups follow.
July 26 Fort Dodge reports 17 year old William Titus, employed at Brady warehouse, fell sixty five feet from the penthouse roof while handling a hose. He died at Mercy hospital hours later from a fractured skull. Investigators suspect a weight shift caused bricks to give way.
In Mason City on July 26, county agriculturists expect more than 10 000 Cerro Gordo residents to attend the farm bureau picnic at East park on August 4. The event will celebrate county pride with a baseball game, picnic dinner, sports, and a performance by the Mason City municipal band. County agent Roy F. O'Donnell says quality speakers will be secured.
In the Vatican library a renowned collection holds more than 100 volumes of masses detailing liturgical rites and ceremonial texts gathered through centuries by church scholars and collectors.
In Washington County Iowa the court set a hearing for September 7 1920 on the petition by Jacob Ramge for letters of administration for the estate of William Ramge an absentee who disappeared about 1888 The petition seeks determination of legal heirs and their shares and names the undivided one third real estate in Washington County Iowa The notice warns heirs and others to appear by the deadline or face judgment appointing an administrator positioned by Jacob Ramge through attorneys Livingston and Eicher
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa William Havel and Joseph Kallaus sue Lewis Bradford Elizabeth Bradford D P Sturges Maria Sturges George C Vincent M L Vincent Benjamin Johnston Martha L Vincent Benj Johnson Mary Johnson Louis Bradford Morris Bradford Olive Bradford Miles Bradford Mrs M L Stewart Mrs Nancy McCurdy Mrs Tryphena Thompson Mrs Laura Logue Marcellus Meacham Mary Meacham Elisabeth Pringle Eliza Beth Pringle Lewis F Bradford Charles F Hoxworth Jennie Bradford Mary L Stewart John G Bradford and others named in the suit as defendants in a complex real estate and equity action awaiting court proceedings.
Petition filed in the District Court of Washington County Iowa seeks to quiet and confirm fee simple title to 131.72 acres of land described as parts of sections in townships 74 and 75 north ranges 7 west claimed by Stewart Thompson Tryphena B Thomson Laura Logue Nancy McCurdy Frank M McCurdy Susan FE Hoxworth and others Unknown claimants. Defendants warned to appear before noon September 6 1920 otherwise default and judgment will be entered. Attorneys Livingston & Eicher for plaintiffs.
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