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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1925

Page

3

Golf Tournament Pairings Announced at Country Club

Fred Martin Charles Barrett and Harry Ward junior announce pairings for next weeks golf event at the country club. Four flights with eight matches in three and four in the fourth. First round must finish by Tuesday evening. Matches include Homer Darbyshire versus Leslie Bicher and Charles Barrett versus Max Marble.

Fred Martin Charles Barrett Harry Ward Homer Darbyshire Leslie Bicher Leland Carris Guy Knauss A. W. Clow Richard Davis Max Marble Will Harwood Thomp Brookhart al Baldrige Shirley Clark Don Bell Fd Wells Orville Elder Ernest Lemmon Hugh McCleery Ed Hammer J. O. Sexton Ward Gilliland Clarence Hollingsworth Gailord Waymack Bruce Cowden Hal Reister Frank Carter Lee Holland Dr. T. J. Pease Lloyd Lytle Shelley Eberling Harvey S. Young George McDaniel L. TH. Wallace Howard MecCleery R. S. Warfel Earl Corbin B. F. Bostwick Carl Anderson

Dan Brindley Named New Clerk at Cunningham Grocery

Dan Brindley becomes the new clerk at Cunningham grocery, succeeding Wade Crone in the position.

Dan Brindley Cunningham Grocery Wade Crone

Free Public Music Classes At Y For Girls Aged Ten To Thirteen

Harmony class Monday at 10 and history of music Wednesday at 10 for girls 10 to 13 begin Monday June and run through July end. Bring notebook and pencil. History class uses Victrola records and solos. First lesson June 10 titled Imitation in Music illustrated by a piano solo Cat's Fugue. Taught by Mrs. Henry Shields. contact Mrs. W. M. Keeley for info.

Victrola Scarlatti Carolyn McCleery Bre

Band and Firemen to Decorate Graves

Washington Band and Washington Fire Company plan memorial services tomorrow. Members will march to the cemeteries at 1 PM and conduct decoration ceremonies. Afterward the band travels to Sunset Park for a sacred concert at 3 30 PM.

Washington Band Washington Fire Company Sunset Park

Masons Amos Alberson and Judge Dewey Attend Davenport Grand Lodge

Amos Alberson and Judge Charley Dewey traveled to Davenport this morning to attend Grand Lodge proceedings. Both are prominent Iowa Masons and serve as past and present Grand Lodge officers.

Amos Alberson Charley Dewey Davenport Grand Lodge Iowa

Death of M. Y. Wallace at 93 in Washington

M Y Wallace aged 93 died Thursday afternoon from bronchial pneumonia at his daughter's Washington home after a long life as a carpenter and cabinet maker. He moved to Washington in 1853 and was the last charter member and deacon of Reformer Presbyterian Church. Surviving children include Mrs J R George, Mrs Eva Allen, W O Wallace, Miss Nettie N Wallace, Milton M Wallace, Mrs Leila Mitchell, and Pollok J Wallace, with siblings and relatives listed across Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Oklahoma. Funeral plans were to be announced.

M. Y. Wallace Washington Reformer Presbyterian Church of Washington Matthew Young Wallace John Nancy T Young) Wallace New Castle Eighrteen Ace Ohio River Cairo Ill Missisippi South Burlington Mr. Wallace Ellen Johnston J. R. George Eva Allen Morning Sun W. O. Wallace Oklahoma City Nettie N. Wallace Milton M Palo Alto Calif Leila Mitchell Millbrook Ontario Pollok J. Wallace H. M H. Y. Wallace Elizabeth Wilson Atlantic Iowa Mise O'Nancy Joseph Wallace Wallace Jennie McCaslin Pennsylvania George

Walter Hoover to Race Jack Beresford in Diamond Sculls

Walter M Hoover former Duluth Boat Club star meets Olympic champion Jack Beresford in the Diamond Sculls titular race in England on June 20. Hoover earned the honor after winning the Philadelphia Gold Cup finals on the Schuylkill River and was Diamond Sculls king in 1922.

Walter M. Hoover Duluth Boat Club Jack Beresford England Hoover Schuylkill River

Rock Island Schedules Special June Excur sions

Rock Island announces June excursion rates on Sunday valid within a wide radius. Regular adult fares up to six dollars become a round trip fare of one dollar and twenty five cents with a two dollar minimum. Tickets may not check baggage nor allow stopovers. must be sold Sunday and travelers must return by nine Monday morning.

Rock Island Trenton Missouri Davenport

Amos Plummer Dies in Iowa City After Illness

Amos Plummer, longtime Washington resident, died yesterday at his Iowa City home after influenza led to pneumonia. He had lived in Washington before moving to Iowa City six years ago. He leaves a widow, a daughter Mrs. C A Summell of Iowa City, and two sons Harry serving in the Fourteenth United States Cavalry at Des Moines and Laird at Willow Springs. Funeral services will be held at Elm Grove cemetery with Rev. John D. Kern presiding.

Amos Plummer Washington Iowa City University Town Elm Grove Cemetery John D. Kern the Baptist Church Plummer C. A. Summell Harry Fourteenth United States Cavalry Des Moines Laird Willow Springs

Collision injures drivers after two Ford cars meet

Two Ford cars collided early this afternoon a mile and a half north of town. Both vehicles were damaged and their occupants sustained only minor injuries such as bruises and cuts. The report says both cars were on the wrong side of the road and turning to the right when they struck.

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Torrid Temperature Continues 87 Today

At one o clock this afternoon the temperature stood at 87 degrees two degrees cooler than yesterday's two o clock reading. Yesterday's high reached 90 degrees. The night remains hot with no cooling below seventy for three nights in a row. The observer notes the thermometer location between a snowball bush and radishes but says it does not affect the readings.

Banquet for Fathers and Sons at West Chester Baptist Church

Last Thursday the West Chester Baptist church hosted a Fathers and Sons banquet under Baraca Sunday school auspices. Attendees enjoyed a blue and white decorated room, a fine menu, and speakers led by Rev. W. H. Rogers who stressed fatherhood as a sacred trust.

West Chester Baptist Church Fathers and Sons Baraca Francis Wright Oral Walters Glenn West Charlie Harland Glen Smith Lewis Harland Raymond Ferguson Elmer Harland C. FE. Hillis Unthank David Benson Prairie Flower Howard Mangold New Haven Williard Leet P. B. Gray West Chester Rogers

Horton Infant Dies at County Hospital

Lorene Eugene Horton born May 30 1925 died last night at the county hospital. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Loren Horton. Funeral services Sunday at 2 30 pm at Jones and McElhinney parlors with Rev B W Pettit of Allia officiating. Burial at Elm Grove. Reubsams receive call about birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Will Mitchell northeast of Crawfordsville, making thirteen grandchildren for the Reubsams.

Lorene Eugene Horton Loren Horton Rock Island Jones & McElhinney B. W. Pettit Allia Elm Grove Reubsam Will Mitchell Crawfordsville Mitchell Mrs. Reubsam Reubsams

Funeral services set for Monday afternoon at Goodin Parlor

Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Goodin funeral parlors. The service will be conducted by grand-nephew Rev. W. C. Porter of the United Presbyterian church at Crawfords Ville. Burial will follow in Woodlawn cemetery.

Goodin W. C. Porter United Presbyterian Church Crawfords Ville Woodlawn Cemetery

Local residents return from college and visits

Miss Margarita Foreman arrived from Monmouth Illinois where she has been attending college and teaching Spanish.Mrs M L Orris went to Fairfield to visit her son. Miss Aurilla Mayhew returned from Oskaloosa after Penn college commencement celebrations and visits. Dougherty Bros. advertise athletic union suits at 45 cents per suit.

Margarita Foreman Monmouth Illinois Aurilla Mayhew Oskaloosa Penn College

Roads Tarnished by Weeds Thrown on Highways

The Board of Supervisors warns that weeds dumped on traveled portions of highways disrupt drag sweeping and road maintenance. The practice is illegal and must stop to keep roads in proper condition.

Board of Supervisors

The Outline of Love Across School Levels

A fragmented poem article listing playful lines about roses violets and marmalade in grade to university sections. It abruptly shifts to a dramatic marriage vow and a grim line about murder priced at 80 cents, ending with a cryptic note.

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