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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1925
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Frank McClerland and family have moved onto Ed Mayers farm west of town, a property recently vacated by the George Evans family.
Miss Elizabeth Freding of the Journal force is ill at home on South Second Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Augustine of Dublin visit town for business. Watch for Carl Miller's sale bill on March 12. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hothe move to their farm west of town. George Evans and John Evans families relocate to W. P. Wells farm east of Grace Mill. Mrs. Tarry T Duncan visits Washington relatives from Ainsworth. Ginghams and aprons on sale at 8c. Miss Mary Maxwell leaves Columbia to attend her grandfather C. H. Wilson's funeral.
Mason's offers furnace and stove wood plus aprons for sale. The Se Store advertises gingham and percale items, a Gig assortment, and $8 aprons at 98e Store. Crail's lists English Broadcloth blouses in white tan and powder blue with long sleeves and varied necklines, priced to clear at $2.45 from $5.00.
Mrs Wo Stephen met a rival in the morning from Keota. Mrs Ro Sreese and Miss Ella Link traveled to Davenport to spend the day shopping. Ed Bovee returned from Columbus Ohio after visiting his daughter. Mrs Harold Baxter notes new Court Whist score cards offered at nominal cost. Bert Tracy and Bert Tracy went to Brighton for a few days.
A miscellaneous Washington Iowa area update covers Crail's sale items and local shopping, travels, illnesses, and arrivals. Mentions Mrs. C Kilgore visiting Brighton, Mrs. Minick critically ill, Mrs. Errett's arrival from Kewanee for a relative’s death, and several residents traveling or shopping in town. A bake sale by Interchurch Committee raised around 108 dollars for the A M E Church.
Store reports mattresses released through back door to homes for comfort and service gains. Mentions a high top price of 1205 for hogs and notes generally fair weather tonight and Wednesday with warmer temperatures ahead.
The committee outlines program aims for the Y Boys Department including World Outlook lectures on foreign work and literature, promotion of corn and vive, definite service tasks, Father & Son week and Mother & Son Banquet, visits to parents, Sunday schools, factories, hospitals, and boys’ congregating places, plus social activities such as checker and ping pong clubs, frequent tournaments, minstrel shows, carnivals, open houses, Halloween events, monthly pioneers socials, and a Hi Ye club mixed party.
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