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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
8
Miss Viela Patton arrives in Wichita to begin duties as head trimmer in a large department store. Meanwhile a playful ad line reads Furnace and stove wooed at Mason's with a prompt six dollar load.
Mr and Mrs Fred Downing captains of Legion Auxiliary teams headline a victory push for new members as their groups, the Downing Folks, win in competitive drives. A newborn daughter named Barbara Lone Mes arrives at St Marion Ave home. John Waymack arrives from Muscle Shoals to work in real estate, remaining there. Gertrude Beatty is reported sick at home on West Madison Street. Farmers Union ships a carload of hogs to St Louis, 75 animals onboard.
Mr and Mrs Charles Houck have moved from their farm to 6521 South Second Avenue Washington Their son Wayne will move onto the farm Mrs Minick remains in extremely critical condition nearing ninety after a third stroke Rev W G Thorne returns to Guernsey Iowa after visiting his daughter in law Ruth Thorne and granddaughter Betty Thorne is a pioneer Methodist minister with fifty seven years in the Iowa conference Washington ties kept strong as he resumes pastoral work
Mrs J C McKay spent the day in Fair Hieta. Mr and Mrs Floyd Beatty and son Leon visited from Oskaloosa. Floyd returned with his father S P Beatty, while Mrs Beatty and the baby stayed. Roy Wilkinson and daughter returned to Ottumwa after visiting Mrs Wilkinson's parents Mr and Mrs J G Moriarty. Triangle Auto Supply provided the radio at the high school, a Super Zenith set.
Mrs. William Sgimes returns from Muscatine to visit relatives. Walter Boyer of West Chester visits county seat on business. Mrs. James Cherwinker of Haskins shops in Washington Ferry. Fields returns from Toledo Iowa where he stayed with his brother Nate and family.
The Hi Y club of the high school will present three one act plays on Tuesday night March 24 in the high school auditorium. Rehearsals start next week under director L B Lupton. About fifteen club members will perform in a light hearted comedy program and a creditable entertainment is anticipated.
Mrs. Charles Clark of 220 South Second Avenue had her $30 wristwatch returned after a three week disappearance. Evert Mundt, 18, found the watch in a cigarette pack at the Rock Island station and handed it to the owner. The watch’s suspected thief, a peddler, was detained at the station but released after overnight confinement.
In Heidelberg Germany on March 6 the body of Friedrich Ebert first president of the German republic was laid in its final resting place after a sermon and prayer by Dr Mass the city Evangelical Lutheran chaplain of Heidelberg.
A local dairy notes its compliance with sanitation standards under a new city ordinance. The Guernsey herd undergoes tuberculin testing with no reactors, milk tests 4.4 percent butterfat, and is cooled bottled and sterilized in a dedicated room. Visitors and officials are welcome to inspect the dairy and herd. Milk is sold at area grocers or delivered by wagon, with no demand to change dairymen.
A showroom release highlights a newly arranged kitchen cabinet designed to improve workflow. The feature promises easier access and better organization to streamline cooking and prep tasks.
In a livestock sale the top hog price reached 13.65 dollars. Weather remained generally fair tonight and tomorrow with mild conditions across the area.
Interchurch committee to hold a story hour at the library Saturday at one o clock with Methodist church ladies in charge. Missionary society ladies of the 2nd U P church will meet at the church all day Friday instead of at Mrs. W A Cook's home as planned.
A church chorus invites all to join a rehearsal this evening at 7 30 for music to be used in upcoming meetings.
A concise note discusses the difficulty of excavating a large cellar, contrasting a teaspoon with a steam shovel. The line hints at adapting tools and methods, reflecting on past practices versus modern approaches.
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