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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1925
Page
5
The Y Physical Department aims to develop top physical mental moral and spiritual efficiency among members and cooperate with all association departments. It targets health education correct recreation and exercise for boys from age 10 to men over 60, emphasizing character formation and self control through athletics, calisthenics, and organized groups.
The Washington County W T U held a meeting at the United Presbyterian Church in Ainsworth on Tuesday March 10 1926 led by Mrs Lucy Morgan Co President. Devotions were held in the forenoon with prayers and a noontide lunch served by local ladies. Afternoon sessions featured devotions led by Mrs Griffith and a discussion on the State Union's youth program and departmental work with plans to appoint Personal Superintendents and distribute literature.
A National Girl Scout News Bureau report says 2,335 girls earned the red Maltese cross badge proving ability to care for babies. The program requires 60 hours over three months of hands on child care, first aid, and homemaking tasks led by a trained nurse, with cooking and laundress badges prominent among 45 merit badges.
Albert Pimme 94 died suddenly Friday morning. He was born in Germany and came to America at age twelve. Survived by five children including Mary Jones and Lucy Pimme, a sister Mrs. Kreger, and brother‑in‑law George Baumert. Services conducted by Rev. W A Purdy with burial in Keota Cemetery.
Iowa report quotes Professor Arthur Trowbridge of the University of Lewis geology department. He argues the best predictor is wind and barometric pressure, noting high and low pressure regions move across the United States about 700 miles daily, determining weather patterns.
The Ainsworth Union reports a called meeting for Monday morning at Mrs. W. E. Acheson’s home and notes three honorary members MoH Sartor Rev W B McCrory and Mr T W Rowan. Mrs. Morgan discusses the State Training School visit and urges use of department literature. Afternoon session ends with benediction.
Professor Trowbridge explains that falling barometers signal a nearby low pressure area while rising barometers indicate high pressure. South winds accompany southern low pressure, northern winds from the north, and calm in high pressure zones as centers move. Forecasters use telegrams from observers for advance data to predict regional weather.
The Murdock brothers, longtime owners of a ladies fashion shop in Champaign, blame loss of public trade and four years without advertising for their withdrawal and voluntary closing to avoid bankruptcy. The letter published in the News-Gazette cites failure to hold customers without newspaper space as a major factor.
The text recalls a two year gap when the News-Gazette refused to run advertising causing customers to forget Murdock Brothers. After resuming ads the business began to thrive again, yet the damage lingered from the prior lapse and missed reminders about merchandise and values.
In Covpensagen Denmark experiences the mildest winter in three centuries with daytime temperatures staying above freezing and only rare frosty nights. February, typically Denmark’s coldest month, resembles early spring this year, delighting peasants and merchants while furriers and coal merchants regret the lack of demand. Cities such as Helsingfors Reval and Riga report similarly light snowfall with minimal winter conditions.
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