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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1925
Page
7
June 19 column from Columbus Junction reports local church events and a Children's Day program. It notes sermons at Trinity Reformed and M E church, a Mexico mission talk, and a $78 bank offering. Also covered are visits by J Lyle Kinmonth, J R Wainwright and Roy Goss, and various local social visits and outings including a July 4 picnic plan at Old Clifton Club.
Miss Marie Weaver and Everett Hanft wed in Verona inviting relatives as plans unfold for home in New London. Eva Herrick and Herschel Stultz also married in Carlinville with Stultz noted as a former local radio worker. A public meeting at Columbus City Hall aims to start tuberculosis milk testing in Louisa County led by farmers and county agents. Reactions to weddings include travel by Clyde Hanft family to Three Oaks Michigan and visits by Rev Leiberknecht and others across nearby towns.
Miss Marjorie Hanna visited relatives in Washington over the weekend. John McCoy of Cedar Rapids stayed with his mother Mrs. Mary McCoy. The United Presbyterian church plans a children's day program at 11 o clock featuring about 30 performers. Visitors included Frank McCoy and family of Mr. Pleasant and Mr. Jones from Columbia Missouri. The Wooleys and Jones came from Columbia to attend a convention in Madison Wisconsin. Charles McCleary and daughter Lorna Jean of Adel Iowa visited with Mr. and Mrs. R C McCleary. Henry McCoy and daughters Marie Irene of Ottumwa arrived to visit Mrs. McCoy. Rev. Mr. Quinn of Mt Pleasant preached at the Methodist church.
Williamsport police educate jay walkers with warning cards for crossing streets improperly. No arrests planned unless education program fails. Des Moines expects 1600 at military training camp in August. Iowa Loan Trust petition to stop $200,000 payout to Western Life Insurance stockholders set for July 7 hearing.
Seven sailors aboard the Balboa arrived in San Pedro after failing to recover 1.5 million dollars in gold from the sunken Golden Gate off Manzanillo in 1862. The expedition, led by CC Curry, endured rough seas and hunger before learning rivals had claimed the bullion years earlier.
A municipal music committee formed by the Playground and Recreation Association of America, announced by Joseph Lee, aims to secure more and better music via municipal appropriations. A National Bureau survey shows 210 municipalities spend about two million dollars yearly while 283 spend nothing. The effort promotes open air bands, municipal orchestras, organ recitals, civic auditoriums, community singing and civic opera to build citizenship and morals.
In Colwell on June 22 the town approved selling its municipal electric distribution system to Northeastern Town Power Company with only two dissenting votes against the sale.
At Cardiff Hill Hannibal Missouri a bronze monument to Mark Twains Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn is being sculpted by Frederick C Hibbard It is funded by George A Mahan and family and will stand on Hill Street near Twain's boyhood home The statue shows Tom Sawyer about to leave childhood for manhood and will be completed by October this year
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