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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1925

Page

8

Local student Mic Lehnitz leads West Chester senior dogs heat honors

Mic Florice Lehnitz won heat honors in the Senior dogs at West Chester, likely earning a scholarship for college next fall. Joan A. Babcock arrived from Chicago to visit his mother and oversee Live Stock business at the Union Stock Yards. Local markets tout high quality meats from Riuty Royal Market.

Mic Florice Lehnitz West Chester Joan A. Babcock Chicago Mra. N. de. Babcock Union Stock Yards

Local notices and small ads mix in scattered items

An assortment of classified items includes baby chicks from Macon Hatchery in Missouri with prices per hundred, birth notices for William Hector Hunter, purchases and visits by Larkin in Des Moines and a Knoxville mail clerk, a new job in Minneapolis for Ploud Beatty, and hats by Solt Felt. Other entries reference grocers and merchants in brief notices.

Local notices and social updates from Washington area

Various short items record visits from Mrs. Fleming of Des Moines and Mrs. J. D. Dayton, business ads for Phillips Drug Store and Phillips Jewelry, a Fox Theatre renovation, Easter Star attendance, a telephone dues notice, Des Moines harness convention attendance, and local market offerings plus a ship of gooseberries and a storm report from Persia Iowa.

Iowan Author James Norman Hall Attacks Western Civilisation

The famed author James Norman Hall, living in Tahiti, denounces western industrial capitalism and democracy. He advocates an aristocracy of brains and says he would not return to the mainland, praising time and solitude in the South Seas over radios and city life.

Treas Grinnel Irs James Norman Hall South Seas Hall Grinnell College Ivo Hall Tahiti French Society San Francisco Iowa Grinnell

Social visits span several states and summers

Mrs J T McCrory visits Washington with stops in West Allis and Montreal after attending a fifty year class reunion in Maine. Sister Mrs P J Hentges plans a summer in Washington with Mr and Mrs Flaggs. Naomi Jewell and son Lester visit Mrs Kensler. The Schlatter children visit their grandparents, with June staying longer. Prof George Hendrickson returns from Cedar Falls while Mrs Hendrickson stays for summer.

P. J. Hentges Los Angeles California G. D. Flagg Washington George C. Hendrickson Cedar Falls Thomas Simpson Hendrickson Ames

Bold bandits hunted after fatal Clinton county shootings

Des Moines reports two suspects Jim Davis escaped from Fort Madison and Ed Doyle alias Ed Welch identified as two of three men who shot Clinton County motorcycle officers Howland and Alexander on the DeWitt Davenport highway. Police pursued the green car seen last night with three occupants.

Des Moines Jim Davis Ed. Davie Clinton County Clinton E. R. Cooke George Claussen Iowa Fort Madison Penitentiary Sioux City Ed Doyle Ed Welch Farlin George Howland Ferdinand Alexander DeWitt Davenport Howland Alexander

Drowning of 11 year old in Prick Creek near Davenport Mississippi

Ila Davenport June 12 11 year old William Pewe Jr son of Mr and Mrs William Pewe drowned after falling from a raft on Prick Creek near the north city limits at about five pm. Two other boys Paul Johnson and Chester Johnson ages 11 and 13 were rescued.

Davenport Ila William Pewe, Jr Wm Pewe Prick Creek Paul Johnson Chester Jonson

Rebekah Meeting Attracts Large Attendance In Nichol

Mrs Dave Haney attended the Muscatine Louisa County Rebekah meeting in Nichols and described it as very largely attended and exceedingly interesting. Oscar Jugenheimer left this morning by car for Fremont Nebraska to visit relatives and will return with his sister and family. Miss Margaret Sommers returned home near Crawfordsville after visiting here since Monday with her sister.

Dave Haney Nichols Muscatine Louisa County Oscar Jugenheimer Fremont Nebraska Margaet Sommers Crawfordsville

Young locals return from travels and visits

Miss Vera Palmer arrived home this morning from Monmouth College where she has been in school. Mrs Salome Darbyshire returned today to her Des Moines home after visiting the George Clapper home and other relatives. Miss Edith Chilcote is visiting at her sister Mrs Weldin in Williamsburg. Mrs C F Hillis returned this morning from Burlington where she has been the past four days. Alex Marhourg accompanied his sisters Mrs E K Wickham and Miss Kathryn Marhours to Waterloo Sunday for a visit at the Roger Birdsall home. Mrs Vincent Kelsey returned this morning to her Fairfield home after a few days with her parents Mr and Mrs Stewart.

Oral Larkin Des Moines A. E. Baldrige Fleming Alice Cunningham Persia Iowa Vera Palmer Monmouth College Salome Darbyshire George Clapper Edith Chilcote Mrs. Weldin Williamsburg C. EF. Hillis Burlington Alex Marhourg EK. T Wickham Kathryn Marhours Waterloo Roger Birdsall Dr Wickhai Vincent Kelsey Fairfield Jer Ww.htewart

Lineman Falls From Pole In Central Iowa Accident

Grundy Center Iowa June 12 Delber Fritzell a Central Iowa Power and Light lineman was knocked from a pole yesterday and may die hospital attendants said he was taken to Marshalltown hospital last evening.

Grundy Lowe Delber Fritzell Central Iowa Power and Light Company Marshalltown Fritzell

They All Save For Her They All Save For Her

A community story notes a little girl with two banks for her future, one with her grandfather and one at home. Relatives plan a splendid savings account as she grows, and the savings are growing rapidly. A Liberty Bell Bank promotion offers a Liberty Bell with new savings accounts of $1 or more. Open your account now.

Jones Liberty Bell Bank Liberty Bell

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