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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1921
Page
6
The Newman Club at the University of Iowa is open to both men and women and emphasizes social and literary activities over direct religious instruction. It aims to engage Catholic students who are luke warm in practice and influence them toward better religious duties. The organization boasts about 500 active members.
The Washington Improvement League promotes a year by year lecture and music course in Washington. Tickets pledge support at Nicola and Harrison and aim to keep prices low for broad access. Next year’s lineup includes Tom Skeyhill Ida Tarbell Bruce Wallace Am Berry Light Opera Co and Tennessee Duo. Five numbers priced at 2.00.
In Washington files an amused 20 year old letter from Robert G. Cousins, then Treasury chair, endorses a mail delivery device on trains. The letter proposes keeping mail sacks in the same county they discharge and testing a device to improve accuracy while noting practical issues with speed and handling.
Oklahoma school children discovered Liberty bonds and negotiable papers totaling about 49 000 in a well near Lookout Oklahoma The items are believed linked to a Jetmere Kansas bank robbery and were turned to authorities The report notes the recovery aids the investigation and mentions a bank loot connection.
Des Moines report states Representative Dodd rejects Ida B. Wise's charge that tobacco czars drafted his bill. He says manufacturers oppose the measure, citing a telegram from a tobacco trust to its Iowa agent. Dodd touts stamps and penalties to curb sales to minors and raise state revenue, with a public hearing set for next Monday.
A small community had delayed building a clubhouse but a boy named Arthur excitement burst in as he claimed a wagonload of logs passes by and “they are starting the clubhouse” after seeing a load of clubs going by.
The article states that all continents except South America have areas below sea level with the Dead Sea basin in Palestine reaching about 1,200 feet lower than the Mediterranean coastal level. This highlights extreme low-lying terrain in that region.
Des Moines reports the third Iowa business congress set for April 6 to 8 will focus on examining business conditions and seeking remedies. Speakers include George Woodruff, Harry A. Wheeler, H. H. Merrick, J. Sulivan, W. W. Atterbury, O. B. Klingaman, E. G. Quarrie, Judge Richard H. Lee, and others from Chicago, St. Paul, New York, and Des Moines.
Dorothy Phillips and Allen Holubar bring a powerful screen partnership to Graham Theatre with Once to Every Woman a super feature after success with The Heart of Humanity Paid in Advance and The Right to Happiness Phillips star status and Holubar director writer balance life and art in a praised collaboration first met six years ago in Everywoman and later married critics hail this as their finest work yet
Mrs Earl Kephart, president of the Pleasant Hill Ladies' Aid society, received a letter of appreciation from a patient at Oakdale sanitarium hospital. The writer thanks Home Guards for their care and notes they protect the needy.
In a heartfelt letter Edith Wagner expresses gratitude for the kindness and cheerful words received from friends at home. She notes the sacrifice others have made for her and prays for God’s mercy to restore her health so she may repay them in the near future.
A reader notes a hidden light in a local journal and credits careful effort behind a visible outcome. The piece highlights quiet perseverance shaping public awareness and cultural impact.
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