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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1918
Page
8
Advertisements urge buying rugs at Crall’s and butter for 40 cents. Mentions Mr Carl Combs and a note about hearing an ad. Red Cross benefit at the Graham on Wednesday evening and various local names and activities appear, including Mrs Frank Latehem’s Iowa City trip and John Matthews Jr visiting Muscatine.
A string of social and military updates fills the bulletin. Jean Richards visits Crawfordsville. Brook plows corn near town and travels to Monmouth. Margaret Wallace returns for summer from Wenkee. Families host visitors from Brighton and Des Moines. Sgt Paul Critz arrives in France after leaving Washington. Camp meeting in Oskaloosa May 30 to June 9 draws national readers.
A $57.50 Leonard porcelain lined refrigerator will be auctioned this week with sealed bids. Envelopes are opened on Saturday night to determine the highest bidder. Hog prices closed at 16.90, up from last week, and showers are predicted.
The offer highlights wash skirts and fine twills with fancy weaves and piques. Pockets are fancy shaped, back is belted and gathered, trim includes large pearl buttons. Tan and blue with black cheek tones are shown. prices claim equal to inferior goods.
City brief reports Captain Leigh Bell now assigned to military police of the Thirty fourth division at Camp Cody. He will command one 150 man company, with duties at the stockade he previously supervised. Bell returns to Deming tomorrow. Marriage licenses issued open June with two weddings: Lloyd William Arnold and Florence Louise Springman of Washington and Orpheus L Anderson and Ella Mae Wesley of Wapello.
Mrs. Robert Richardson dies at her North English home Saturday evening. She is the mother of John Richardson and related to local residents as reported by friends in the city.
Harley Richardson related obituary note mentions a sister in law Harve Richardson and a longtime city resident remembered by older community members.
Robert Patterson, a returning student at the Kentucky military institute, comes home for summer vacation. Mrs. Hazel Hunt of Fairfield arrived Saturday evening and visits her mother Mrs. Jessie Martin.
Notice for G A R Regular Post meeting scheduled tomorrow Tuesday at 8 o clock. Members urged to attend. signed C M Stinson PLC.
The Boy Scouts will meet at the Opera House at 2 o clock on Tuesday. Scout Master E L Hos mer urges all Scouts to attend.
Mrs. W. P. Moore and her young son Lee Edward leave this morning for their home near Allerton after a visit with the parental A. J. Booth family.
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