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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1919

Page

6

Paris Visit by Sergeant Miller Aims for Historic Sites

Sergeant Barclay Miller recounts a three day trip through Paris and Metz with YMCA men. He describes theatre experiences, ticket costs, and aisles seats, the Crillon hotel area, and glimpses of the Pantheon de la Guerre panoramic paintings. He notes American soldiers frequenting the city and plans to return home after sharing his reports.

Barclay Miller Paris Met M. Funay Bar-le-Duc Metz Mets Commercy Rich M. P Mae Musette Caryard Luxemburg Duchy of Luxemburg Trier Frommissery Kodak Kylsburg Cary Crillon Hotel Palace de la Concorde General Pershing Marshal Foch Quai D’ Oreay National Opera France United States YMCA le Pantheon de la Guerre Alsace Lorraine English Channel Washington President Wilson Colonel House Roosevelt Root Pershing Bliss Admiral Sims Navy Great Britain Belgium Italy Russia Serbia Greece Montenegro

Navajo Kolah and Just Us clubs host social afternoons

The Navajo club met at Mrs. J. L. Brookhart's home with sixteen members for fancy work and conversation and a two course luncheon. The Kolah club gathered with Mrs. Charlie Jackson for visiting and crafts followed by refreshments. The Just Us club spent the afternoon at Mrs. Ray Lemley's home with Mrs. George Duke and Mrs. Glenn Beal among guests, enjoying piano, duets, and refreshments before adjourning to meet at Mrs. Roscoe Lemley's in two weeks.

J. L. Brookhart Kolah Club Charlie Jackson John Jackson Just Us Club Ray Lemley George Duke Glenn Beal Miss Mercer D.H. Carbaugh Ed Bambrick J. W. Lemley Roscoe Lemley

Bogus Twenty at Perry Crude Currency Alteration Found

In Perry on March 20 officials reported crude attempts at currency alteration. At least one counterfeit twenty was found in circulation and investigators warn there may be another bad piece of money in circulation due to half of the original bill being used in its manufacture.

Perry

Lectures Tonight in Old M. E. Church

Chaplain J. Austin Lord, veteran of French front fighting, will speak at eight tonight in the old Methodist church. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. The talk is expected to draw a large crowd in Washington as he recounts wartime experiences.

J. Austin Lord France Old Methodist Washington America Crothersville Ind J. M. Lord of Ainsworth

Americans in allied armies gain U S vocational retraining

Washington March 20. Americans who served in allied armies and were disabled thereby may now receive the same rehabilitation and placement benefits as disabled soldiers under the U S rehabilitation law, allowing them to pursue reeducation and job training.

United States Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Federal Board For Vocational Education Washington Washington, D. C

Doctor Wilkins Arrested on Homicide Charge in Wife's Death

Dr Walter Keene Wilkins aged sixty seven was arrested on his arrival from Baltimore and charged with homicide in the death of his wife at their Long Beach home. He was recognized by a policeman at Pennsylvania Station and taken to police headquarters as Nassau county officers were notified after his disappearance Sunday.

Alpha Edwards Mount Pleasant Alpha Ray Edwards State Insane Hospital Pauline Tobes Edwards State Hospital Cook County Hospital Dunning Mt. Pleasant Chicago Illinois State Hospital Elgin United States Shepherd Burlington New York Walter Keene Wilkins Baltimore

Paper From Many Kinds of Bark

Fifty kinds of bark are now used to manufacture paper along with banana skins bean stalks pea vines psig fiber clover hay straw fresh ter weeds sea weeds and over 150 kinds of grasses. This briefing notes the diverse materials underpinning pulp production.

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