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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1922
Page
8
A collection of brief items notes water rents payable at the West Side Drug Store through June 10 9413 mentions Brown's Tire Shop and Vacuum Cup Tires. Families W M Wasson and Louie Jane return from Long City. J W Morton observes his 80th birthday and remains in good health. Paris hair invig orator advertised by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Washington county reports renewed support for Senator Lave Young and Kenyon Hale. A new shipment of Colgate toothpaste was received, advertised by McElhinney Drug Co. Phone 80.
Arch Rest Oxfords and binding twine ads lead a page full of social notes. Mr and Mrs Charles Longer welcome a daughter while many neighbors visit kin in Bloomfield Davenport Verdi OsKaloosa and Chicago. A church social offers ice cream and cake on the lawn as townspeople read travel plans and family errands across Iowa.
Secretary Hoover asks retail coal dealers to cooperate with the commerce department to enforce maximum fair prices at the mines amid the strike. A conference with wholesalers is planned to align distribution with producer pricing and curb runaway costs. Production of bituminous coal fell slightly due to Memorial Day shutdowns, with estimates around 4.56 to 4.75 million tons. Anthracite output remains negligible.
Lenox College in Hopkinton may reorganize amid threats of extinction as the church educational board loses interest. W B Zeuch proposes five options including merger or joining Westminster at Ames, urging no dissolution before exploring alternatives. Endowment may support a junior college path with secular appeal to attract broader support. A trustees committee may be formed to study the situation.
Air safety advances include motor mufflers to reduce noise and an auxiliary pilot for large passenger planes. European routes planned linking London Paris and Berlin with Moscow and Constantinople, backed by German finance, aim to expand cross border air travel and suppress rail emphasis.
Miss Tietje Brower attends summer school at Iowa State Teachers College this summer. Miss Opal Myers visits from Wooster Ohio with aunt Mrs. Della Neal. A. C. Myers visits relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Orie Turner and daughter Genevieve visit Long Beach California. Merton Teeter and M C Slocum attend funeral of Hugh A. Teeter in Cedar Rapids. Water rents payable at west side drug store until June 10. Boy Scouts appeal at The New York Store selling U S army tents for 2.00 and 2.50 with fine khaki duck material.
The Swedish Academy and the Norwegian Storthing select Nobel winners four and one respectively. Nationality does not influence the choice. Since the prizes began, Europe and the United States have been recognized, with the Peace Prize chosen by Norway.
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