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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1918
Page
8
Sam Richardson, musician on a government transport, has returned from France after serving amid American troops. He describes a near encounter when his ship met a German submarine and exploded depth charges. He spent his eighteenth birthday in France and is now at Norfolk, Virginia awaiting furlough.
Local snippets report Dean's offering fresh candies and regular meals with hot and cold lunch available. Several residents travel, shop, or visit family in nearby towns including Chicago and Blakesburg. Community updates include library drives for soldiers, funeral attendance, property purchases, and Liberty Bond campaign leadership.
Keota March 23. John Farris fourteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank A Farris living on the old Singmaster ranch eight miles south of Keota was killed this morning when run over by a heavy gasoline tractor at the Farris home. The boy cranked the engine after it had stopped and it slipped into gear crushing him. He died within minutes after medical aid arrived. The family, large in the community, mourns as funeral details were not set.
Lloyd Kenneth Johnson, also known as Lloyd K Jackson, was jailed after a check fraud spree ending with his arrest on a farm near Gladwin. He admitted cashing two bogus checks and stealing eight dollars worth of women’s shoes. lawmen report his draft board status and military service history will be reviewed, with possible army authorities priority.
Yesterday evening Jack Keating claimed the old brick house on East Jefferson Street was built by A. H. Marsh in 1855, a prominent local dry goods merchant and former postmaster. Mrs. M. P. Scott added Marsh built it in 1855. the dwelling later passed to Dr. Rice and then R. T. Wilson before sale to the school district.
Claire Booth advertises a ton and a half truck ready for hauling light drayage and express deliveries. Phone 242 Red 2916.
Farmers seek barley seed and ground for barley production with Farm Bureau contact at 479 Black. Miss Juanita Warner, music instructor in Freeport public schools, visits Rev Regan’s home for the weekend.
A warehouse area near the Graham theatre serves as a Red Cross clothing collection point. Volunteers will arrange lighting and keep the room open after supper, with extended hours next Monday and Tuesday. Shoes, fur and other garments pour in from East Washington Street and towns like West Chester, Haskins, and Havre, as drives continue.
Walter Meek, Miss Harriett Dougherty, Miss Charlotte Carson and Miss Rhea Warren are at home for spring vacation from Grinnell College. Bergie Larson is also expected home from Grinnell.
A Hague dispatch reports Dutch MPs question recalling the Hague envoy in Washington as U S policy on shipping stirs debate. Holland claims no firm rejection of any ultimatum, but financial markets react with selling and panic. In Chicago, the U S war department seeks German-occupied photographs and maps for intelligence, urging citizens to submit materials via the American Protective League.
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