Washington Council Recieves Oil Station Request and Milk Ordinance
Attorney J A Pollock for Standard Oil asked the Washington city council to allow curbing removal for a drive to an oil station at East Washington and South Second Avenue near the W C Harding site. No action yet. two weeks likely. The council also passed a milk sale ordinance with tuberculin tests and safeguards and set other city business including water works and ice storage plant considerations. Mayor Alberson attends. all councilors present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.A. Pollock
Davenport
Standard Oil Company
Washington City Council
East Washington
South Second Avenue
W. ¢. Harding
Pollock
Washington
J. Minick
Mimek
Raiways
Edward I. Curtis
Fairfield
Ity
Miss Mayo Delights Chicago Audience With The Fool
Miss Pauline Mayo of Chicago drew a full Methodist Church crowd for a benefit performance of Channing Pollock's religious play The Fool. Applause filled the house with overflow into the balconies and the evening raised a generous silver offering for the Epworth League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Mayo
Chicago
Methodist Church
Channing Pollock
Miss Mayo
Epworth League
Christian Herald
Advertising Club Plans Sixth o Clock Meeting
The Ad vertising Club will hold a regular meeting this evening at 6:30 at the commercial club. Important matters will be discussed of interest to all. 1412 Fred Sipe and family moved from Crawfordsville to Pairfield for closer access to college facilities. Fred Martin of the Globe Barber Shop installed liquid soap dispensers in the Y building Ladies and Men’s and Boys’ departments. The dispensers add convenience and were a gift with soap provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advertising Club
Commercial Club
Fred Sipe
Crawfordsville
Pairfield
Fred Martin
Globe Barber Shop
Martin
Miller Family Plans Move to Bethel Alaska as Missionaries
Mr and Mrs Carl Miller longtime Grace Hill residents plan to leave their farm to work as Moravian missionaries in Bethel Alaska. They target mid May for departure and will assist Rev Charles Moore at an orphanage and school. Their move would make them the third Grace Hill family to serve in Alaska, reflecting the churchs strong missionary spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Miller
Grace Hill
Bethel
Alaska
Moravian Church
Miller
Mrs. Miller
Bether
Baptist Pastors Hold Meeting Here
A regional missionary conference of Baptist pastors was held yesterday at the home of Rev. John D. Kern. Dr. Hugh Moore conducted the session from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a luncheon followed. Attendees included Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Neyman, Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Hillis, Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Unthank, Rev. 7 A. Cochrane, Dr. Hugh Moore, and Rev. and Mrs. John D. Kern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Kern
Hugh Moore
Southeastern Town
Ella Cherry
J. W. Neyman
Keota
C. E. Hillis
West Chester
A. J. Unthank
Prairie Flower
A. Cochrane
Mt. Union
Des Moines
Washington
British Army raises bars against uneit recruits
London March 14 Authorities announced that about 12 of every 100 applicants to join the British army in 1924 were rejected as physically unfit. The rate rose from 35 in 1912 and 58 in 1923. Officials differ on whether higher standards or stricter examinations caused the increase.
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UNEIT
London
Peh
Fairfield Wins In Debate At Local High School
The Fairfield team defeated Washington on the resolution That the United States should join other nations in a world organization. Judges favored Washington for the negative, while Fairfield’s Merril Robb James Van Nostrand and Dunham Morri Wong led the local team with solid, well arranged speeches.
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High School
United States
Washington
Merril Robb
James van Nostrand
Dunham Morriwong
John Parken
John Matthews
Charles Miller
Arthur Birney
Fairfield
New Commercial Teacher Appointed at Town High School
The town high school appoints B Van Houten as instructor in the commercial department this week replacing Rex Hens. Van Houten, a graduate of the commercial course at the State University of Town, will teach the course for the remainder of the year after pursuing advanced studies there. Benz resigns to join Houghton Mifflin Co as traveling salesman in Bastion territory with headquarters in Washington and weekend home in town. He has been successful in teaching and should do well in his new line of work.
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B. van Houten
Comtéretate
W High School
Rex Hens
van Houten
State University of Town
Benz
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Bastion
Simultaneous Evangelistic Campaign Set By Two Churches
The Methodist and Baptist churches plan a unified evangelistic effort next Sunday to reach more residents and strengthen community faith. Er Wine Brawers leads the Methodist team with Dr George A Bragg as music helper. Rev John D Kern guides the Baptist services with Mrs J W Neyman handling music. The campaign invites all to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er Wine Brawers
Methodist Church
George A. Bragg
Muscatine
Iowa
Jesse J. Miller
John D. Kern
The
Baptist Church
Wand
J. W. Neyman
Odd cargoes dock in Britain from Brazil to Mexico
A 13 ton shipment of dried flies from Mexico entered British ports in December to be used in paint manufacture. Other odd arrivals include dried fish from Brazil used in poultry feed and walrus whiskers listed on steamer manifests, reflecting the era’s unusual imports.
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London
Great Britain
Mexico
Brazil
Plans for C E convention set for Washington
Arrangements were completed for the Christian Endeavor district convention to be held in Washington March 13 to 15. Delegates from seven counties and about 75 societies will attend with Rev T J Campbell state field secretary guiding the program featuring Dr W A Ganfield and other inspirational speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Presbyterian
T. J. Campbell
Washington
The
Christian Church
Mid-West
W. A. Ganfield
Carroll College
Wisconsin
Presbyterian Church
W. Wade
Pairfield
First United Presbyterian Church
Christian
First
Second United Presbyterian
Ganfield
United States
Center College
Kentucky
Colonels
Harvard
Girls to Play Thursday Night at Y M C A Gym
Washington high school girls meet a high school alumni team in a case and Ina ry contest at the Y M C A Gymnasium. The 8 p m game features listed alumni players and the regular lineup for Washington. The Y M C A team faces Crawfordsville in what is billed the hardest game of the season for West Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington- West Chester
Y M. A
Washington High School
Ganon
Lucille Young
Edna Morrow
Edna Caldwell
Mildred Genkinger
Marjorie Sechulty
Lela Davis
Unusual Imports Highlight Hidden Trade in London
A fragment notes varied shipments into London including frog skins from India for bookbinding, Tasmanian devils, South African disease cultures for science, snails and frogs for Soho restaurants, biannual Chinese dried foods for England’s Chinatown, and odd luxuries like sea slugs and shark fins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
South Africa
London
Soho
China
England
Praxiteles Statue Found at Olympia in 1877
The famous Greek statue Herties by Praxiteles was uncovered May 8, 1877, at Olympia and is now housed in the Olympia museum. The youthful god is depicted as protector of his baby brother Dionysius, dating from around 260 B C.
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Herties
Praxiteles
Olympia
Dionysius
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Gossard Company
Rothschild’s
Washington County
Propir
Our Service
Vania Oil
Valvoline
Washington Oil Co
Louis Baird
Evening Journal
Inquire Journal
Highland Dairy
Journal
Call R&21
White Way
Bethel Church
Timothy Seed
France Lynn
Mes
Elmer Mason
Goff
Eamund Morrison
PAL
Walter Little
J. L. O'Brian
George W. Stewart
Jno
D. Jones
Crawfordsvile
G. Juzeler
Ateityh
Ted
Pel
Exhibition
Ross Crawford
Conner’s Grocery
West End
Etta H. Conner
William Darbyshire
Gore
Win Smouse
M. Bundy
Cedar Rapids
East 2Nd Street
Lowa Avenue
Cali
P. Norton
West Chester Mutual
RIM
Silas Ross
Pass Violet Island
W. L. Little
Willard Battery
Blaine Holmes
Lyon
Lyon Baking. Company
Wayne
Wallace Carson
Paul Maxwell
C. M. Maxwell
Ladies Auxiliary
Farm Bureau
Charlie Rich
C. R. Miller
Elmer Hooper
Mae Chrissinger
Clark Zickefoose
Reister
Maine
W.S. Reister & Sons
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