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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1925
Page
8
Mrs BE W Spessard of Ainsworth is guest today at the home of her daughter Mia Boice Kurtz and family.
Mr and Mrs V P McCaulley traveled to New Sharon for the funeral of their sister-in law Mrs James McCaulley. The 87 year old’s death followed infirmities of age. Mrs Myrtle McCaulley, known in Washington, is her daughter. Mrs Frank Kurtz visited Des Moines to see relatives and attend a D A R conference.
Mrs Will Logan and Mrs J A Porter visited friends in Ainsworth this morning while Miss Prudence Johns returned to Crawfordsville. Mrs Lydia Miller and Mrs Amanda Fear arrived from Long Beach, California, visiting relatives in Delta before traveling on. Mrs Louie Jones planned a Davenport day trip and Mr and Mrs Jones would drive home. Ed Bell and Ed Sullivan shopped in Davenport. Alex Stephen came from Keota to visit the Homer Stephen home. Mrs John Cunningham and Mabel Morton visited Ainsworth for Cappie Stewart who remains ill with pneumonia. Dr W L Alcorn, of Ainsworth, was a town visitor. Doris Hulick arrived from Ainsworth to visit her aunt Jennie Paul.
A collage of society items and ads lists residents like Mrs Roip Heanchamp of Crawfordsville shopping in Washington and Miss Washington awaiting, with visits from Velma Horak and Florence Cunningham. It notes milk sales, dressmaking graduates, local travel, and store offerings at Crail's and the 8e Store, plus D A R conference stops and relatives visiting Grinnell and Muscatine.
Names listed as players Alice Gibson Willa Gibson Wanda Neiswanger Margaret Jianer Gladys Barnoske Hertha Hay Anita Nichards Rathierce Myrtle Tappen and referee Paul Macfachron are noted for a Wapello meetup. A window cleaning tip about using a chamois skin is included with store promotion language and labor-saving claims.
Bows and kitchen cabinets arranged on the floor today as homes prepare for Spring cleaning and new layouts. F100 top price paid for bows. Rain Tonight and tomorrow with colder conditions expected tomorrow.
Linen mixed suiting in new shades at The Se Store. Mr and Mrs Ben Badenoch of Chicago depart for New Orleans and Port Arthur en route south then return via Belixi Mississippi. Mrs Badenochs sister Mrs Owen Wilson Jr formerly Ruth Wilson accompanies trip. Bath towels on sale at Crail's. Mrs A R Oates and daughter Marguerite return from Keokuk. Easter greeting cards on display at Philips Drug Store. Fred Raesche attends St Pauls Evangelical church Sunday School workers institute. Phoenix Silk Hose new shades at The %8e Store. Zach Gillespie visits with Matt Gillespie and returns to Vinton. J H C Finney seriously ill at son Hervey Finney's home in Ainsworth after long illness.
Brighton resident Rollins Hose R L L Badger traveled to Washington for business purposes. The Se Store advertises linoleum prices in the local paper.
Australian heavyweight George Cook plans to travel to the United States for several bouts after months in Berlin and Europe. Manager Charlie Lucas says the first match will be in Chicago before Cook returns to Australia.
London reports show women and girls returning to industry faster than men amid a bobbed hair craze. Hairdressers gain as women pay higher trimming charges, with London cuts costing about double men’s rates. Unemployment drops from 300000 to 250000 among British women since last spring, while overall numbers remain under a quarter of total unemployed. Government officials anticipate further reductions this year.
Des Moines police pursue Des Moines Maryor Garver amid a Sunday night general search order. Garver stated that citizen searches without warrants might end following the incident. Des Moines Mrs Adeline Henderson celebrated her 102nd birthday, an early Polk County settler. Des Moines N C Rice of Algona also noted.
In Cedar Rapids H E Duquette resigns as secretary of the Iowa Motorists Association. Also in Cedar Rapids Coe College aims to raise 200000 for an endowment which Carnegie Corporation and General Education Board will match with 400000 funds.
Des Moines Mike McCue and his wife faced trial on charges of breaking and entering after their arrest a month earlier in a local grocery store. Des Moines Post Office reports annual business of 24,452,910.77 dollars, per a release by Postmaster Z C Thornburg.
Walter Williams traveled to Muscatine last evening to observe a local boxing event. The report notes his attendance at the fight, highlighting his presence at the venue.
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