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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1922
Page
8
Local notes report two more days to pay taxes, visits by Homer Ashby of New York to Keota and family in Crawfordsville, plus shoppers and callers from Washington and Ainsworth. Also advertised are art silk sweaters at The New York Store and various small-town notices.
A compilation of local items includes church lunch and chicken dinner details at the Christian church with 50 cents, notes on dry cleaning services, cabinet ranges for sale, and a series of visits and travels by residents such as Adda Green, J B Green, Oneita Palmer, and Dora Noble. Also mentions shopping trips, vacations, and a new stenographer at Busby Co. Office.
A chicken dinner with the Grin dings took place at the Christian church on Thursday starting at 1:00 a m. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. A I Wood of Reynolds Illinois and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wood's birthday celebration. Also returning home were Mr. and Mrs. J M White from Keota after visiting Amos Weaver.
The Journal Office reports Miss Hilda and Miss Victoria Freding visiting Des Moines to see brothers Homer and Victor. Lester Cook of Ainsworth travels to Washington on business. David Livingston returns from Monmouth for spring vacation. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Yard visit Waterloo to see daughter Mrs. W. F. B. Huxford. William goes to Keota to sit with relatives. Jotseed Mrs. F. P. Randall and daughter Maude travel to Sigourney to visit her mother Mrs. M. E. Luseh. Mrs. J. Max Kurty and daughter Daryl of Moline visit Randall home for 75th birthday of Mrs. Lusch. Bridges sisters showcase hats at The New York Store. Glenn Chambers visits Maryville. Dr. W. RoscCall leaves for St. Paul to arrange move to Spokane. He works for the U S Department of Agriculture. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McCall return to Havre after visiting daughter Mrs. L. G. Jugenheimer who is ill. he now also ill.
Articles of federation adopted by First Congregational and First Presbyterian churches in Corning. Officers authorized to sign. union to last fifty years. Final contract of a two year trial union with no friction and interest from nearby churches.
Jack Taylor, 30, of 307 South Iowa Street, says his wife sister and aunt attacked him with clubs knives and rolling pins. He grabbed a butcher knife and cut through the assault at about 1 AM. He was found hours later on the east side, bloodied, with the knife in his coat pocket as officers Capt. James O Keefe and Patrol Driver William Trieson arrested him. police could not locate the three women.
A quotation from C. P. Thwing urges colleges to place greater focus on hard work in their curricula and student effort. The remark underscores the value of toil in academic achievement.
English tests showed that factory bands gained from 5 to 15 per cent in efficiency after the factory windows had been cleaned. The note comes from Scientific American in a discussion of workplace cleanliness improving performance.
The Iowa state railroad commission ordered a roughly half reduction in freight rates for crushed stone and related road building materials effective April 15, 1922. Rates drop from 42 to 49 cents for 6 miles, 47.5 to 41 cents for 10 miles, and decline across 25 50 75 100 150 200 and 500 mile hauls, while minimum car weight rises to 90 percent. The decision cites scarcity of roadside pits and calls for road work and paving benefits, with highway officials supporting broader movement at lower costs.
A fragmented line notes a shopper’s frustration over a five cent discrepancy at a stall. Police presence or a reference to a Bullato Xpress terms appear in the garbled text, with no clear outcome or location.
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