Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1921

Page

6

Iowa Women Debate Proposed Maximum Hour Bill

Iowa groups endorse a maximum hour bill for women while business interests oppose it. The bill sets nine hours in many workplaces with records and notices required and penalties for violations. A summary of a federal survey on working hours accompanies the measure.

Iowa General Assembly of Laws Iowa Federation of Women's Eluba The Women’s Christian Temperance Union Parent- Teachers Associaton League of Women Voters P. EB. 0 Daughters of American Revolution Women’s Relief Corps Federal Department of Labor General Assembly Town Nellie N. Hunn Industrial and Social Relations Department

Social Calendar February 22 to March 4 1920s gatherings

The notice lists multiple local society events from February 22 to March 4 including DAR hostess afternoons, Harmony club, Eureka Ladies Aid, Fortnightly child study, and Missionary society meetings. It mentions piano tuner visits and various club entertainments through Friday, with hostesses named for each engagement.

T. W. Horwood Daughters of the American Revolution Royal Neighbors Legionnaire Club Gleen Beal Harmony Club Eureka Ladies Aid Society Harry Ward John Speidel Kolah Club Earl Kephart Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid Society The Pleasant Plain Missionary Society John Poster P. BF. O Alice Keeley Pelta Alpha Methodist Church Church George Wheelan Isabella Chewing

Study Suggestions For Rural Clubs

The Rural Life and Club Extension Committee of the Iowa Federation of Women's clubs with Mrs. W. A. Cook as a member has prepared a bulletin offering a year long study program for clubs. Bulletins may be obtained at the Jane A. Chilcote Library where they are available to those who call for them. The program focuses on literature and outlines the year’s work.

Iowa Iowa Federation Bulletin Women's Bureau Federal Department of Labor Mary Anderson Rural Life and Club Extension Committee Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs W. A. Cook Jane A. Chilcote

Mrs Greer Illness Report From Former Covenanter Pastor

Rev E Greer reports Mrs Greer has suffered an earache for over a month with repeated ear drum lancing. She was hospitalized and operated for mastoid abscess, followed by erysipelas. A second operation was once considered but danger has passed for now.

G. W. Hay 8. E. Greer Covenanter Church

Card of Thanks for Kindness After Death

We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy shown at the time of our husband and father’s death. Appreciate floral offerings and donations of cars. Mrs Bert Crone, no family.

Journal Bert Crone

Also Mentioned on This Page

Washington County Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner of Rotary Club Rotary Commercial Club Washington J. D. Glasgow Frank N. Wilson John Dodds Jay McNamara Ner George Washington George, Washington Stryker Wallace Washington Telephone Company Washington Telephone Co J. B. Randall Ainsworth CH. E. Plumly First United Presbyterian Church Cloyce Stewart Robert Anmiresen Priday BR. W. Clyde Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Mrs. Greer Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication