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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1922

Page

7

Havre Social club to elect officers next Thursday

Havre June 22 Correspondents report the Havre Social club will meet next Thursday afternoon at the Mrs. Grover Booth home for officer elections. Other notes include the birth of a girl named Alla Frelin to Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Stafford and various local visits and farm chores.

Havre Grover Booth Aaron Stafford Alla Frelin Julia Ferguson Winfield Fort Madison

Dillons Visit Crawfordsville and Local Highlights

Crawfordsville June 22. Rev and Mrs W W Dillon of Columbus Junction were visitors here last evening. Mrs W W Twinam and daughters Veda Velma and Violet returned home from Chicago where Veda graduated from Northwestern University. H A Bower returned last night from Iowa City where he had treatment.

Crawfordsville W. WW. Dillon Columbus Junction W. W. Twinam Veda Velma Violet Chicago Northwestern University H. A. Bower Iowa City

Womens Relief Corps Social Parades Through Aingham

The Womens Relief Corps in Ainsworth held a social event Tuesday night starting with a parade featuring floats from area businesses. The crowd enjoyed a quirky procession including a baby cart and a mule advertising Mule Hide shingles while the group collected $52 for their fund drive.

Ainsworth Ainsworth Womens Relief Corps

Local Property Trades And Social Notes From Ainsworth

Mrs. Fannie Row sold her home to N B Rush of Colfax Iowa. Robert Quinn traded his tall woods farm to George Ebner for Edwin Porter’s former farm. Total farm value 60000. C P Nichols handled the deal. Women’s Relief Corps social raised 52 with a parade as a key feature. Washington may face a July 4th hustle if they win. Several residents traveled, including Chas Nash and Ellen McCreedy family to Sigourney. Mrs Bobe Kurts and son visited Washington. Mrs Frank Chihak to Chicago. J A Marsh back from Des Moines. S A Walker back from Waterloo.

Ainsworth Ainsworth Fannie Rowan N. B. Rush Colfax Iowa Robert Quinn Tall Woods George Ebner Edwin Porter C. P. Nichols Women's Relief Corps Washington Chas Nash Clinton Ellen McCreedy Effie Sigourney Chac J. A. Marsh Des Moines S. A. Walker J. D. Crozier Waterloo

County Livestock Value Shrinks in Washington County

The county's livestock and personal property totals show a large drop from last year with 9,804 horses valued at 664,644 and 26,005 cattle valued at 837,072. Swine, sheep, and goats also fall, while overall realty worth reaches 33,117,552 and personal property totals 4,367,045. The piece also explains the origin of the term pepin meaning seed.

Washington County A. L. Griffith Ise

Wyman Wins 12-Inning Baseball Clash 5 to 4

Knox Quinn returns home after appendicitis operation in Burlington. Oakville’s ball team met Wyman on the local grounds. the game lasted 12 innings with Wyman winning 5 to 4. An ice cream social on June 23 at the Wyman school grounds benefits the team. Crawfordsville band to play. cake and ice cream to be served. W. F. Orbin and W. C. Allen are noted for recent illnesses and travel plus Shirley Barratt’s family visit.

Wyman Wyman Knox Quinn Burlington Oakville Wyman Crawfordsville W. F. Orbin W. C. Allen Cherokee Shirley Barratt Fairfield Bartlett

Speed of Animals in a Motor Car Demonstration

Naturalists observed speeds of animals in a car. A coyote reached 45 miles per hour and a prairie wolf 48. A greyhound hit 49 and a mule deer 47. An elk and an antelope registered 52 and 46 miles per hour respectively.

We Guarantee This Speak Well of Others

A brief note urging positive speech to earn trust and respect, attributed to Boston Trencript. The fragment emphasizes kindness and reliability as a social strategy, advising speakers to cultivate goodwill through respectful words.

Boston Trencript

Daily Thought Quote from Browning

A brief epigraph noting Browning's reflection that a person is defined by intention rather than deeds, emphasizing moral aspiration over action.

Browning

Gasoline Reserves Hit Record High as U S Stocks Grow

Washington June 21 The U S Bureau of Mines reports May 1 gasoline on hand at 92.27 million gallons, up from April’s high, with consumption and imports rising. April output reached 472.9 million gallons, exports 68.0 million, imports 10.7 million, domestic consumption 285.6 million.kerosene stocks also climbed to 25.84 million gallons while gas and fuel oil production declined.

Washington, D. C United States Bureau of Mines Insular Bureau of Mines

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