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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1922
Page
7
Correspondents send in reports from Washington and nearby, noting busy farmers putting up clover and cutting wheat oats and a plentiful fruit year. Community events include an ice cream social for the Wyman team raising about 25 dollars, band concerts, and a July Fourth turnout planning to back the Wy man ball team in Washington.
Several people pursue summer school studies with some away at other schools while Superintendent Teeter oversees local efforts. Miss Leona Allen of Washington will visit Miss Bernardine Neville this week. Mr Benj Lyons and Miss Ruby Adams recently wed their friends extend congratulations. Miss Lottie Rice returns to Chicago after weeks here. Mr and Mrs Neil Callister return from Princeton Missouri. Fred Hayworth moves to Pleasant Plain to manage a store. Susie and Birdie Brunt visit returned home to Kadylville after time with the Harris sisters.
Sunday afternoon fire destroyed the large cattle barn on the Andy Brinning place. The Brinnings were away when it started, leaving the cause uncertain. Several local families spent the day with relatives and noted a good crop season despite the loss.
June 26 visitors from Gleede and Fred Dold at Bill Metee home Ottumwa. Rome beat Coppock last Sunday. Fairfield set to play here next Sunday July 2 with large crowd anticipated. John Hesser and family visited Wayland Saturday night. Manuel MeKune and son Junior with Alice MeKune also mentioned.
June entries show Mr. and Mrs. W H Hagie and children visiting Mt. Pleasant. Frank McCoy and daughter from Lenox Iowa stayed with J B McCoy. Mrs. Guy Mitchell and daughter Irene spent the day in Washington. Evelyn and Lucile Kongable from Winfield visited grandparents J S McCleary. The U P church young people held a social at Clyde Maxwell home.
In Rock Island Illinois the thirty third annual session of the supreme council of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm opens with thousands of delegates arriving from the United States and eastern Canada. The tri city area Moline Davenport and Rock Island host events at the Masonic temple as Rock Island becomes a national frolic ground for three days of festivity.
Washington County Iowa invites sealed bids by July 6 1922 for 42 bridge and culvert items on Federal Aid Project 167. Includes reinforced concrete box culverts extensions and a slab bridge. Plans available locally and with the State Highway Commission Ames Iowa. Auction opens after bid close. five percent bid bond required. county may waive technicalities. Contract awards subject to State Highway Commission approval.
Cincinnati June 27 report by the American Federation of Labor special policy committee declares organized labor opposes the Kansas industrial court and seeks compulsory submission of labor disputes to state trials. The panel criticizes President Harding’s December congress proposal to regulate labor unions.
Mrs Len Small wife of Governor Len Small died from a stroke in Kankakee Illinois after lapsing into coma. Her children and the governor were at the bedside when death came as a midnight bulletin declared no hope for recovery. The governor, stressed by his recent trial and acquittal, showed signs of strain.
Chen Chinung-Ming negotiates reunification with the Qing dynasty to form a federation like the United States. The plan includes a national Shanghai conference to demobilize elite troops and abolish the tuchun military governorship system.
Investigators pursue blame for rioting that left at least twenty one dead at the Lester strip mine. Sheriff Melvin Thaxton says deputies did not act to prevent the violence as the disturbance began Wednesday night. Officials including Governor Samuel N. Hunter and Willam County's prosecutor advised the sheriff to stay away from the scene.
Special agents of the United States Treasury department uncovered a plot involving a wealthy Fargo society woman. Charges were filed and a 17000 pearl necklace was seized. Mrs Laura Kaehelmacher, widow of Tr Christian Kaehelmacher, mother of two, linked to a fatal Plaza hotel incident.
Capt George Alamition of Washington and Serat G J Martin of Buffalo New York were killed when their Army airplane, circling 2000 feet above the Gettysburg battle field, went into a tall spin and crashed to the earth.
Congressman Joseph W. Fordney announces via telegram to the Saginaw News-Courier that he will retire at the end of his current term. He has served 24 years and chaired the House Ways and Means Committee and authored the Fordney tariff bill.
In a House of Commons statement on Irish affairs, Colonial Secretary Churchill blamed Sinn Fein for Belfast horrors. He pressed for full debate and a division if needed, charging republican elements in the north and southern factions with pressuring Ulster to bow to Dublin rule.
The echooner Spray reached Have, Nova Scotia with one of the 16 missing crew of the Gloucester vessel Puritan after it wrecked off Sabre Island on Friday. Only one sailor drowned. The wreck occurred during a voyage connected to the International Ashe: men’s rescue boat.
A fifty year old Iowa woman Lucy Watts of Dav eppert was killed in a car crash near Cedar Rapids on June 27. The report notes she was involved in a collision at a local highway junction and died at the scene or shortly after. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
A New Idea notes shoes now use diverse skins including banana peels. The quirky claim suggests alternative, eco aware materials entering fashion.
London Opinion remarks on Mollie wanting quiet as a top spins and hums, a mother admonishes Bobbie. The humorous quip notes the toy’s gentle hum like a hymn while a child protests.
Iowa Supreme Court upholds that a city cannot be held liable for damages from an accident caused by fire department personnel while in duty. The ruling cites the firemen as public officers, not city agents, and states liability requires explicit statute. The case from Oskaloosa involved Samantha Bradley as administratrix of Russell Hartman.
June 27 report from Tracy says John Doughman, a retired farmer, was killed when his car collided with a team of runaway horses pulling a driverless farm wagon after cresting a hill. The two men in front escaped unharmed. Doughman left a widow and three children.
A Punch cartoon caption shows Mrs Pessimist reacting to a British Mesopotamian success and mocking how their celebrated exploits are often mishandled. The exchange highlights public cynicism about colonial endeavors.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a remedy for catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh. Describes an ointment for local inflammation and an internal tonic that acts through the blood to restore normal mucous membranes. Promotes long history of sale by KF Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
New York reports show a string of odd divorce headlines from recent weeks. Cases include a German officer claiming political radicalism forced separation, a Los Angeles man citing perpetual chores and vacations, and wives alleging bathing refusals and curt manners.
Merrill Wisconsin June 27 The Black Sox tour treads a fine line after a fist fight between Swede Risberg and Eddie Cicotte. Cicotte lost two teeth and Risberg plans replacements to keep the exhibition series alive while Hibbing Minnesota dates remain in question.
A man reports his father’s dramatic recovery from stomach illness after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Three doctors doubted surgical risk but suggested operation. after one bottle, the father recovered strength and appetite. The advertisement claims the remedy clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the digestive tract with a money back guarantee.
A vintage ad promotes a summer vacation in the United States highlighting lower costs and the chance to realize travel dreams in the largest vacation land. It touts saving money on trips and urges readers to plan trips this season.
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