Arch Beat Oxfords Triumph In Close Showdown
Arch beats the Oxfords in a tight contest as Wilson's business mood remains positive and Lyons posts a 107 pace strong time.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1922
Page
8
Arch beats the Oxfords in a tight contest as Wilson's business mood remains positive and Lyons posts a 107 pace strong time.
Miss Hazel Crull leaves for Chicago to visit friends. D F Macon of Washington Iowa is an auctioneer listed by phone 251 Red. Mrs. C D Hunt from Montevideo Minn arrives to visit sister Mrs A Anderson. Maude Leeseman returns from Muscatine after visiting daughter Adelma.
Mrs J W Lemley and daughter Jeanette of Brighton visit Ruth Lemley. Local stores advertise cold drinks and coffee while shoppers discuss items from Dean’s and Barclay’s Cash Grocery. Church ice cream sale and summer dress arrivals fill the town with events and errands across Keota, Brighton, Washington, and surrounding areas.
Ray Dean returns from Minnesota. Leota Welliver visits from Haskins. Charlie Miller enjoys a Waterloo visit with sister Mrs Pressy Frank. Effie Ware Sickly shops in Washington en route to Omaha. Frederick and Mary Jordan join relatives for the Fourth. C A Reeves and daughter in Eldora visit Frank Appleby. Pete Wyse and Mrs James McCreedy visit Kansas and Arkansas relatives. J A Alexander from Pittsburgh arrives for a short stay visiting W A Gibson and S W Livingston relatives. Spud Boys return from Pine River Minnesota with fish tales as Amos Bill and Pa mix up stories and old fish photographs are mocked for years.
At Shriners Chautauqua in Chautauqua New York June 28 Iowa women dominated the program singing the famous corn song and holding key national posts. Mrs Horace Mann Towner of Corning chaired the international relations segment as delegates from Iowa led in publicity and executive roles. Iowa’s past presidents include Mrs B B Clark Red Oak Mrs Francis E Whitley Webster City and Mrs John W Watzek Davenport with others serving on national committees. Mrs Whitley spoke and will attend state conventions while Corinne Wilson Stewart praised Iowa’s literacy efforts and the governor’s stand amid plans to invite her to Iowa in the autumn.
Paul Stryker touts F Autoline oil as improving Ford performance and preventing transmission chatter. He says it makes shifting smoother and braking easier, claiming no extra cost versus quality oil. For sale by W. E. Hende.
New Guinea, the world’s largest island, is approximately the size of France and the British Isles combined. The article notes Australia and Greenland as smaller landmasses in comparison.
Beirs faces hardship as its poor location sits on swampy ground too deep for horses. Goods and passengers move by trolley drawn by sails and pushed by native labor, reflecting a harsh transport situation in the port town.
A reader notes seasoned wood packs better than green wood for packing boxes. Properly dried wood fibers shrink away from the staple as it dries, reducing grip and improving durability under rough handling.
The Longarral Netthouse lighthouse emits a powerful beacon that allows halibut fishermen twenty five miles away to fish at night. The sunlike concentration through large reflectors can ignite clothing in under a minute, so blinds are kept down during the day to prevent fires.
A youth fights a losing battle with cigarette addiction as health worsens and clothing chokes him while his feet ache yet he persists in this brutal path.
Local listings show an ice cream social on church lawn, a Masonic work event, and multiple club meetings. Announcements include choir practice, superintendent Harding's Eureka church address, Women's Home Missionary Society election, and a sewing circle gathering. Volunteers are sought for July 4th Legion Auxiliary refreshments.
A group from Iowa including Mrs Burdette Hanford MacNider Judge Martin Wade and Dr B Shimek received ovations during remarks at Mexico’s centennial independence celebration. Commander MacNider expressed pleasure as his mother also was cheered when invited to the platform.
Miss Dorothy Allan of Keota is visiting at the home of her sister Mrs. Tom Dodds, sharing time with relatives and friends.
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