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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1921
Page
8
Cedar Rapids June 18 The Hey De Harry Morehouse Gage was formally installed as president of Coe College yesterday In his address Dr Gage said the college now needs 1 500 000 to render service and fill orders already had This declaration was taken to mean the college would conduct a drive for the sum named
Miss Wilma Miller of Ainsworth spent yesterday in Washington. Mrs. A L Whetstine returned home to Columbus Junction after visiting her sister Mrs N D Anderson. Mrs F L Mannhardt and two children went to Muscatine to visit her parents. Mrs Abbie Edwards returned home after attending the W C T U convention. Mrs J H Hull went to Fairfield for L J Vernon funeral. Mrs Clara Allebach of Iowa City visited E C Bicher then went to Pulaski. Mrs W S Elton will take plane instruction lessons this summer. Beulah Gott of Keswick visited Chas Brock then Keota. Dean's offers meals and fried chicken Sunday dinner. Iowa Gas and Electric Co promotes electric washer financing. Chandler Six cars advertised for test drive.
Mrs K R Dihel of West Chester attended the W C T U convention and returned home. Dean's offers cantaloupe sundaes and cold drinks while Eugene Owen visits with his hosts in Davenport and plans stay with Charles Owen family. Mrs Ida B W Smith of Cedar Rapids spoke at the convention then travels to Ottumwa for a Christian Endeavor event.
In Dayton trip news Mrs Lew Wombacher and Miss Eli Dautremont visit due to sister Mrs F R Swift's illness. An ad promotes a $2300 house with $300 down and rent-like balance. Local notices mention Ford wage bonuses, pre inventory washer sale, and a seed company visitor.
George Korach, an ex marine, leaped from the Williamsburg bridge into the East River after being taunted as yellow by two friends. He was rescued by two rowboat men at South Fourth Street and taken to a hospital with immersion injuries, internal trauma, and a possible skull fracture.
Five unidentified residents and guests from Keola Mason City Wellman West Chester and Washington are noted as spending or visiting yesterday. Mrs J V Hough and granddaughter Violet attended the W C T U convention in Washington. Auctioneer D F Macon of Washington Iowa listed with phone number 251 Red. 74 eod 1 vr bub
Ten years ago Mrs Sam Berry Mrs Mert Bickford and Mrs A DL Lehrkeller hosted a six o'clock breakfast at the Berry home in honor of Mr and Mrs J B Kanuth and family who left for Washington state to spend several weeks camping. Special for this evening White House Ice Cream, better take home a quart.
Miss Kathleen Morris returned to Davenport after visiting her mother Mrs Emma Morris. She trains at St Luke's hospital. Mrs J O Crown and daughter Elizabeth Jane go home to Mt Pleasant with her mother Mrs Clara Darbyshire. Mrs Mildred Guthrie learns her granddaughter Mary Miller ill in Chicago hospital. Miss Eunice Acheson departs for a twelve week study at Chicago University. Harriett Lockwood and Vera Chamberlain join in Burlington to Muscatine for teaching, moving to Musentine in fall.
Iowa cities Keokuk Sioux City Davenport Dubuque Clinton Des Moines and others now offer free swimming classes to teach novices life saving skills and to help swimmers improve. Drownings this spring include several in shallow water while expert swimmers warn most deaths occurred in water not deep.
Adolph Kempner of Chicago a director on the board of trade says the institution is greatly misunderstood and essential to grain prices. He argues speculators manipulate prices for short periods but long term levels follow supply and demand causing current grain rates to stay high.
A bears rarely live past twenty years, wolves about twenty, and foxes around sixteen. Cats average fifteen, squirrels six or seven, and some reach thirty. The rhinoceros may live to fifty years.
The note states twenty Africans were brought to America in 1619 making the Black community one year older than the Pilgrims and marks the early American presence of African people.
A DubuqueTimes jobber quotes J Stahl of Duisburg proposing German women seek American husbands due to wartime casualties and high living costs. He says language is no barrier as most women know English and asks interested American bachelors to respond.
Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Haney hosted a visit from Mrs. P. M. Bosley and Mrs. Lucy Kenney of Harlem Montana who plan to stay at the Haney residence after traveling to Columbus Junction last evening. The note also references Firestone casing and White Way Garage with a separate price remark.
In Sioux City Iowa a civil action seeks a permanent injunction from Dakota City Nebraska district court over land torn from Nebraska by the Missouri River. Mrs. Felix Jauron of Salix Iowa claims title to the tract now on Iowa soil, while fifteen Salix farmers challenge her possession. Hearing set for June 20 before Judge Guy T. Graves amid potential expansive litigation.
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