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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1918
Page
7
Local notes from Pri ghton news churn
Miss Hattie Hill visits from Guthrie Center. Mrs Mary Pierson returns to Champaign after visiting Rose Fleak. Mrs Tom Hoover back in Centerville hospital post surgery with slow recovery. Mrs Fara Seeley and two Cedar Rapids children visit Horace Seeley. Harry Wentworth leaves for Columbus aviation training camp. Mr and Mrs David Warren return from Hanna City after funeral. Frank Eck prominent Pleasant Plain citizen dies at Fairfield hospital with funeral in Pleasant Plain. Mrs E E Johnson and daughter visit Centerville. Miss Mary McClintic marries George Yackle at Christie home. Harry Leeper of Noble moves to J B Fox property. Mrs Fox moves to Mart Brinton house. Brintons move to countryside. H L Gordon buys Denker property west of M E church. Guy Teeter buys Gordon property on Steamer Hill. Mrs R J Armstrong returns to Washington after visit with Julia Nordyke. Wilbur Washburn arrives from Idaho for week with father Charles Washburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Gordon
Henry Denker
M. E. Church
Guy Teeter
Steamer Hill
R. J. Armstrong
Washington
Julia Nordyke
Wilbur Washburn
Idaho
Charles Washburn
State fair to offer record prizes in Iowa
Iowa state fair officials announce a premium total of 93450 dollars for the upcoming fair, a record high and about six thousand more than any prior year. The board overhauled horse and cattle classifications, boosted draft cost futurities, and added funds for Shetland ponies mules and jacks while trimming underused classes. The swine department gains 255 dollars more with 450 dollars allocated to the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Premiums Increased for Various Departments in Fair
The notice lists added premium money for a fair across departments: horses 1837, cattle 2577, swine 825, goats 272, pet stock 180, poultry and kitchen 233.50, plus enhancements for horticulture floriculture textile china and education. It mentions a new pet stock division for poultry and a pre-feeding contest for girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry
Iowa school kids to go in for beans
Iowa teachers and 14 000 school districts plan a statewide navy bean campaign for the coming season. Pupils plant one acre of beans, with 20 bushels per acre expected, prizes for top counties and schools, and displays at county fairs and the state horticultural show in Des Moines next November. E A Hopkins outlines the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Deyoe
Iowa State College
Ames
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Dee Moines
E. A. Hopkins
Red Cross Seals Sale Surges Amid Anti-Tuberculosis Drive
Seals sold for the anti tuberculosis war program show a sharp rise with bids far above last year. Oklahoma leads growth at 1400 percent, Illinois Pennsylvania and New York also rising about 50 percent, as states break records nationwide. Proceeds fund tuberculosis work in the United States with a goal near 175 million seals sold this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Red Cross
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Oklahoma
Illinois
Pennsylvania
United States
National Association
Dog Nero Fends Off Bandits At Chienso Saloon
Nero the St Bernard defended owner Mrs. Fugenta Graf and 85 000 in cash during a saloon hold up in Chienso. Four armed robbers entered as Graf counted money behind the bar room. Nero fought them off, protecting the cash register and customers. The dog charged through the bar against two shots, driving the bandits back until Graf escaped through a back door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nero
St. Bernard
Fugenta Graf
Chi
Enzo
Not All at Once Peter Andersen Keeps Busy Family of Eighteen
Peter Andersen a farmer from Bngland township Polk County Minnesota owns a small car that seats about three of his many children. He needs several more vehicles to transport his sixteen living children and himself. The family includes Marie the newborn daughter born last week and notes reach back to 18 children with two already deceased. The oldest son was twenty one on June 30 last year. The mother is forty four and the father is forty eight. Andersen owns two hundred thirty seven acres valued at one hundred dollars per acre and farms without outside help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Andersen
Bngland
Polk County
Minn
Anderson
Marie
Fertilizer backlog threatens grain harvest as shipments stall
A major fertilizer backlog on the Atlantic seaboard risks a 5,000,000 bushel wheat and grain shortfall for the nation. At a local plant 60,000 tons of acid phosphate wait shipment, and storage space is running out, forcing potential plant closures if not moved promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atelantic Seaboard
Enlists to Get Revenge for Admiral Craddock Death
Frank Culver Craddock, a distant relative of Admiral Craddock who died aboard the Good Hope in 1914 off Chile, has enlisted in the United States Navy seeking vengeance against the German enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Craddock
Good Hope
Chile
Frank Culver Craddock
United States Navy
Parrot Tries to Nag Smokers at Zion City
Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva attempts to teach a Mexican parrot to say English words. He sits in his home for hours as smokers pass and the bird hisses Stink pot to provoke irritation, but the word proves too much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion City
Wilbur Glenn Vol Liva
Voliva
Farmers urged to back U S shipbuilding drive
The piece argues farmers must support a government shipbuilding program to gain cheaper freight, boost postwar Europe relief, and ensure U S crews, steel and wooden freighters. it frames German plans to dominate maritime commerce and calls for farmer funding to defeat Prussianism now and after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
Flanders
Europe
Obituary of F S King of North Bend Nebraska
Mrs Matie King learns of her husband F S King death at Ingleside hospital Hastings He died February 23 1918 of pneumonia Born April 19 1864 in Wales he moved to Iowa with parents and settled in North Bend 1886 Married to Matie Skinner October 16 1889 they had one daughter Virginia Surviving relatives include brother Charley King of Washington Iowa sisters Beatrice Miksch Chicago and Mazie Higgins Kansas City He was active in M W A 1016 and the North Bend Fire department and worked at H L Adams Hardware in North Bend Funeral held at the Methodist church with interment Woodland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bend
Nebr
Eagle
Matie King
F. S. King
Ingleside Hospital
Hastings
Charley King
Washington
Iowa
Beatrice Miksch
Chicago
Mazie Higgins
Kansas City
M. W
C. N. Dawson
Mr. King
H. S. Adams
Omaha
British Tommy Demonstrates Bayonet Drills at Fort Oglethorpe
Reports from Fort Oglethorpe describe British soldiers teaching U S regulars bayonet and hand grenade techniques. Sergeant Parkes leads a drill with vivid, dark humor, using graphic anecdotes to illustrate each movement.
Community Mourns Loss of Mrs King and Miss Virginia
The bulletin notes the bereavement of Mrs King and Miss Virginia and states the community extends sympathy.
Maine fisher pulls living crab from milk bottle
A Maine fisherman reports finding a live crab inside a pint milk bottle. The crusted shell and grown size suggest the crab entered as a juvenile and remained until it could no longer escape, indicating a long time in the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Denies Flour White Bread Claim for Soldiers
A memo for Secretary Baker from Major General Goethals refutes Major Mosher of Walnut Iowa that soldier bread is bleached or unhealthy. He states the quartermaster department ensures nutritious wholesome bread and that current reports deem it satisfactory. Read The Evening Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Goetgials
Aoting
Mosher
Walnut
Iowa
Goethals
Quartermaster’s Department
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Foley
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Mannhardt Brothers
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West Chester
Dr. Edwards
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Weingarten Bros., Inc
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