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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1920
Page
8
Philadelphia police from four stations raided dormitories at the University of Pennsylvania after about 1000 students celebrated a basketball win over Chicago. Shots were fired at officers, 22 students were arrested and offered short jail or a $12 fine. some were found in pajamas and barefooted.
Five men held up the Minnehaha State Bank in Minneapolis marching four employees to the vault. They drove Johnson and Lund to the vault, took about 20 000 in Liberty bonds and 10 000 in cash, and escaped in an automobile. Lund was knocked unconscious during the struggle.
Shuberts went to Muscatine this morning. Mrs. J E Kunath visited New London, and Mrs. Remps Hampsher spent the day in Brighton. Several residents planned trips to Davenport West Chester and Muscatine. A John Shrader estate land sale near town sold for 3000 dollars with Dr. C A Boice as administrator.
Mrs G W Thoma visits Ainsworth for a day of errands. C J Corbett arrives from Knoxville to redecorate the Graham theater. Numerous small social notices record visits, travels, and births, including a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Lee Stacy, and kinship events across Iowa towns.
Mr and Mrs Will Plummer of West Chester are Wadington visitors today. Mrs Frank Sherbeck and daughter Elizabeth of West Chester are Washington visitors today. Miss Isabelle Lemmon at Parsons College Fairfield is weekend at home. Miss Helen Cunningham at Rockford College is home for spring vacation. Miss Elinor Bailey at Dana Hall will arrive tonight for vacation. Mrs R A Johnson returns from La Porte Ind after brother-in-law Sam Norton fell ill and died. Col Smith W Brookhart to speak March 20 at Washington High School Auditorium on cooperation.
Mrs Granville Barker the former Lillah McCarthy will wed Prof Frederick W Keeble in London today. Keeble is assistant secretary of the board of agriculture and recently named professor of botany at Oxford University.
Mr and Mrs Wm C Graves of the Graves Studio depart for Lincoln Nebraska to visit Mr Graves parents and expect to stay one week to ten days. Washington visitors include the Misses Wilma Lease Freda White Lucile and Talma Sipes of Crawfordsville. Wayne Simerman discharged from county hospital after appendicitis operation. For sale Singer sewing machines new and second hand at Plumsys 307th. Magazine shipment notices to Mrs Charles Pauls 752 Blue.
I have one of the best farms in Treward County Iowa for sale. The price is fair and the land is as good as any in the county. Improvements are fair. If you want a real Iowa farm call at my office Room 367 Farmers and Merchants Bank.
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