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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1923
Page
3
The Baptist meeting voted unanimously to call Rev John D. Kern of Palmyra Missouri to the pastorate. A favorable reply is expected soon and if accepted he would begin by September first. Dr Hugh F Moore preached the morning sermon from Ye are my friends.
Milo Weaver and Harold Wilson escaped with slight bruises when their Weaver Ford coupe went into a ditch while passing another car near the chautauqua grounds. They chose the ditch to avoid a collision, the car was not badly wrecked, they righted it and drove back to town.
Reports indicate exceptionally good oats yields from Harry McConnell near Washington. A Saturday night notice states he harvested 2,368 bushels from forty acres, about 60 bushels per acre. George Weigman operated the machine.
Several hundred Davenport residents plan to greet the excursion Wednesday. The party will arrive around noon with a band concert and parade, followed by dinner at the Commercial Club prepared by Mrs. Dodd. Afterward Central Park hosts a brief speaking program aided by the Davenport Military Band.
Mrs Clara Smithhart and her grandson Searle of Chicago are visiting the F. P. Randall residence, staying for a short period and spending time with the host.
The Fannie J. Coppin Missionary Society at Shorter's A. M. E. Church hosts a closing entertainment tomorrow night, July 31, in the lecture room. The program includes an opening service and remarks on missionary work by Mrs. Myrtle Rhodes, a song by Merchants in Washington with the Congregation, instrumental solo by Leona Crayton, and a duet My Faith Looks Up to Thee.
Frank Stewart seeks a near term deadline for tent orders from residents for the Washington Chautauqua grounds. The Fisher Tent and Awning Co of Waterloo Iowa urges immediate action, with about forty tents already spoken for and an expected total of fifty to sixty. many attendees will use their own tents. Camping on the grounds grows in popularity as access improves and season tickets will go on sale soon amid strong demand.
A fragmented community column mentions Alberta Mae Jones and Zora Bell Jane Rhodes in a letter from Nora F. Taylor abroad. It notes Mrs L A P Jones performing a piano solo and a quartette song with remarks by a missionary. The piece references a residence purchase in West Africa, and a Crump couple with a duet plus a fried chicken ice cream and cake pop on ice menu item.
A mother at the Zoological Garden cautions her little boy Willie not to go near the polar bear because he already has a cold.
Jay Brown son of a local auctioneer and longtime Mt Pleasant manager moves from Mt Bleasant to Washington this week to head the Independent Oil Co station on North Iowa Avenue. He assumes duties next Wednesday as Dan Mannhardt departs to manage a new Independent station in Keokuk amid prior work at Henry County Motor Co.
County authorities near Haskins contained a demented man named Joe Czaja, found wandering three miles west of town. He spoke incoherently, appeared hungry and dirty, and was taken to the county jail for identification, with officials risking no danger.
Omer Jones, longtime local Dodge agent, will move to Muscatine on Wednesday August first to head a new distributing agency covering eastern Iowa. His Dodge garage becomes a Muscatine branch under Dallas Zimmerman with Jones managing a broad territory including Muscatine and Washington counties and parts of Louisa Keokuk Iowa and Jefferson counties. The Muscatine operation will be named the Omer Jones Auto Company and will oversee dealers at Keota Sigourney Kalona and Lone Tree. The Schrup Motor Company shifts focus to Dubuque Davenport and Muscatine while Jones expands existing sites in Muscatine and Washington. This promotion recognizes Jones for his strong local sales record dating to 1915.
The notice announces relocation to the Farmers and Merchants State Bank building in room 410 and invites friends and patrons to visit. Contact details include a new phone number 254 Black and reference to J. A. Week Insurance Agency at 4005.
A well known pianist reportedly achieved a new world mark by striking 1,030,000 notes in a continuous twelve hour performance. The feat highlights endurance and precision by a celebrated performer.
The store force appreciates the information that a reader saw an advertisement in the Journal. The note highlights reader engagement and checks for potential leads or responses to the ad.
By noon today 869 residents signed a petition urging the city council to call an election on the water works proposal. The target was 1000 signatures. canvassers still had wards to cover with totals: 186, 173, 170, 140 and about 200 around the square. Objects were few and most signers supported an election, and the council will likely set a date at the next regular meeting.
A reflective quote compares death to passing from a dusky room to a bright, divine afterlife. The speaker frames mortality as a transition for a good man, moving from earthly confines to a grand, welcoming presence beyond.
A quip on fame as the people’s breath and a reminder that social praise is often a wholesome force in public life. The saying reflects themes of reputation and shared perception.
English researchers have built an apparatus that measures the minute duration from illumination to perception in the human eye. The device aims to quantify the reaction time of sight for scientific study and precision measurement.
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