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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1926
Page
3
Local announcements list booster club and Sunshine Community Club meetings with hosts, plus Grace Hill Aid ice cream social, Rebekah initiation, BE. O. W. club, Navajo club picnic, Presbyterian and Missionary society gatherings, Rural and Women’s clubs, Moose social, Kolah Club, and Just Us Club events with dates and hosts.
The Philathea class of the Metho church invites families to a park picnic at Sunset Park on Thursday at 6:30 PM. Attendees should bring sandwiches and one dish to pass and bring their own dishes.
The Baptist ladies schedule a bake sale at Washington Cleaners on Friday July 2. The W BR C memorial services for deceased members are set for Wednesday at 2 30 in June. Corps members are asked to bring flower. The C OF Cos of West Chester M KE church meet with Mrs Will Embree and Mrs Gard ner on Thursday afternoon July 1.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 PM for Mrs. B C Goodkin who was killed in an automobile accident near her Ismay Montana home. Rev W K Reiton officiated at the Presbyterian church with burial in Columbus City cemetery. The family had long resided in the area.
Hox worth shipped two cows with the Farmers Union. Charles and F J Longer shipped hogs with the Farmers Union. George sold a horse for two (incomplete line).
A farmer rumor roundup traces claims that alfalfa yields the best income while corn costs per acre are calculated. A professor and college demonstrations are noted with donated motors and a one year use period. An Illinois county agent records 225 farms showing about 30 dollars per acre average cost.
Crawfordsville notes report Miss Carol Evers of Sanwood Iowa visiting yesterday with Miss Marian Davidson. Mr and Mrs M D Work of Washington spent the day at the Leo Lease home. EF G Davis and Mrs Davis visited Iowa City to see Rev A T James in hospital. Mrs James and the girls plan to move to Mt Pleasant this week. A L Griffith and Mrs Washington visitors Sabbath. Dayton McNeill and relatives visited Yarmouth Sabbath. Mrs Johnson of Columbia Missouri visits daughter Mrs T B Maxwell. Mrs W G Robertson and children of Columbus Junction spent the weekend with Mrs Margaret Hull. Mrs J F P Buxraum and Mrs John Wooley visited in Washington yesterday afternoon.
Kalona reports the Bell family moving to Sigourney last week and the Sleichter Roach wedding at the Sleichter home. Local visits include Plank, Stoner, and Kepler, with trips to Iowa City, Denver, and St Paul planned. The community notes a funeral at Timber church and the Iowa City Black Hawks set to play Kalona at Kennard field on Sunday.
We thank relatives, neighbors and friends for help and sympathy in our great bereavement. Gratitude to those who provided cars and floral offerings. Curtis Spaeth and children Eugene Mildred Lyle and Dean appreciate the kindness.
A nearby guide advises washing pewter in warm soapy water after use, then drying with wheat bran and a soft cloth. For heavy dirt a paste of whitening and alcohol can clean pewter, rubbed in well and finished with a soft polishing cloth.
Hardening Benjamin Thomas Penford age 103 in Sussex recounts being taken undressed into the snow soon after birth to harden him. He describes the harsh early treatment as a child, claiming it built resilience and longevity in his long life.
The article notes that Uncle Sum nontimely holds a large denomination, the $10,000 note, with only a few ever in circulation.
A narrator reflects on loyalty to country and institutions through memories of his English-born father and foreign students. He recalls a dishonest foreign student who confessed after realizing his actions reflected on himself and his country, illustrating true loyalty to family, college, and nation.
An estimate indicates that fires in the United States annually cost about 8,000 lives.
A young girl traveling with her mother endures a calm first leg then heavy rolling of the ship. The child asks what is wrong and wonders if they are on a tour as the vessel contends with rough seas aboard the American Rey.
A driver using a lantern crawled under a track and quickly located a gasoline tank leak at the same spot as the prior explosion, according to the Detroit News.
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