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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1924
Page
3
Parade chairman announces a July 4 morning parade with prizes for floats and a five dollar prize for the best saddle horse and rider. Prizes: 25, 10, and 5 dollars. Sections include county pageant elements and decorated cars. Boy Scouts to act as special police along the parade route.
The Boy Scout camp on the Iowa river north of Iowa City opened yesterday under Scout Executive Gowans with Deputy Commissioner Ross. It will serve thirty to forty boys weekly for four weeks, with Washington boys listed for the first week. Local pastors and Dr. A W Clow will visit, and a physician cleared the group as fit for camping.
Evelyn Gibson and Carolyn Mc Cleery spent a short time yesterday afternoon in Ainsworth as part of a local visit.
In Washington the annual parade remains a major celebration and this year is anticipated to reach full standard and possibly surpass previous spectacles with notable public interest and pageantry.
At a recent meeting the elevated water tower, part of the city system, was formally accepted after a city engineer declared it built to specifications. The Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel company completed the tower, which holds nearly twice as much water and offers better pressure. Foreman Clark and crew have moved to Little Rock to install a larger tank. the well and plant machinery look promising for the new water works.
Ralph Shannon spoke to the Rotary group about his trip with the National Editorial Association to Mexico. He noted that more than 80 percent of Mexicans are illiterate, causing poverty and political instability, and warned foreign capital risks in a fragile government.
The city expects large savings from a new plant and the shift to Iowa Gas and Electric for street lighting. Last month’s fire bill averaged, the council notes. Grant Cigarette Licenses permits were approved for seven entities at 75 dollars each, potentially raising 600 dollars yearly. licenses take effect July 1.
Myrtle Macon Dorothea Thompson Clarice Wenzel and Mable Livingston leave for the YWCA camp at Lake Okoboji to represent the local high school Gige Reserves at the summer conferences June 15 to 28. Ralph Thompson will drive them to Cedar Rapids then they ride the train to the camp. The conference spans five states and includes foreign representatives and American Indians. A quarter inch rain fell this morning, with 1.81 inches for the past week.
A man signing B A Hoyt’s name faced a hearing on passing fake checks in Washington stores. He used a $15 check at U S Lemmon jewelry, later found no account at Keota bank. He returned jewelry and cash after being confronted. Checks at C M and F clothing also cashed. Merchants want prosecution to deter future crimes.
Rev. W. M. Robb brother of Rev. W. G. Robb will speak tonight at the Re formed Presbyterian church in Washington. Robb, now a missionary in Loting China, studied in Washington graduating in 1896. Delegates from Morning Sun Sharon and Wyman attend the Woman's presbytery amid rainy weather and road conditions.
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