Local Visitors And Advertisers Highlight Wallace News
Mrs Edward Johnson arrives from Chicago to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Hiram Duncan and sister Mrs A M Lovelett. Advertisers promote Cole Aero Eight and Chandler Six cars and McCall Bros parts. The Advertising Club celebrates with cigars as President L F Henderson welcomes a new baby girl born Sunday weighing unspecified pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Johnson
Chicago
Hiram Duncan
A. M. Lovelett
Liberty Bell bank incentive for savings drives kids
The Washington National Bank distributes a Liberty Bell bank to encourage youth savings with a one dollar opening. Ford tires at J F Duffy offer 6 000 and 10 000 mile guarantees. Mrs Sarah Carson travels to Des Moines to attend a convention while Miss Rena Simons visits relatives in Washington Iowa en route home from Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Bell Bank
Washington National Bank
Sarah Carson
Dee Moines
J. F. Duffy
Ford
D A R Officers Elected at Annual Meeting
The Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual meeting at Mrs. John Cunning ham's home with tributes to Civil War veterans. A D A R Iowa adopted the budget system and officers were elected for the chapter including regent Mrs. C C Cunning ham and treasurer Mrs R S Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Cunningham
Berry School
Iowa
C. C. Cunningham
A. Speer
KE. D. Morrison
H. M. Shaver
R. S. Cook
C. J. Wilson
Julia Cavender
C. A. Boice
Woman a citizen first Towan naturalization donor Audubon
Miss Christina Sorensen the Audubon photographer becomes the first town woman to receive naturalization papers. She was among fifteen foreign born residents of Audubon County admitted to citizenship by Judge J. B. Rockefeller in Atlantic. Several applicants served in the World War. Sorensen is a native of Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towan
Audubon
Christina Sorenson
Audubon County
J. B. Rockefellow
Atlantic
Sorensen
Denmark
Woodlawn Cemetery Improvement Plans
A Washington Improvement League committee will supervise Woodlawn Cemetery beautification this year. Lot owners can pay 2.00 to Mrs Cratl for extra care, with funds to support general improvements and a new tool house to maintain standards.
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J. B. Crail
R. H. Walker
H. M. Fieher
Washington Improvement League
Woodlawn Cemetery
Cratl
Woodlawn
Pullman Rates Raised Twenty Percent
An advance of twenty per cent in Pullman sleeping car rates became effective May first. The sleeping fare from Washington to Chicago is now $2.16 including the war tax. Freight business on railways is beginning to pick up somewhat as reports from local depots indicate a movement of the gate on lines through here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
All Tickets Sold For Banquet Friday
All tickets for the Mothers and Daughters Banquet, arranged by the Women's Interchurch Committee, are sold out for next Friday evening. Mrs Harvey and Mrs Dowell urge ticket holders to dispose of unused tickets to avoid vacancies. Nellie Aurner, dean of women at the State University of Iowa, will deliver an address, with an entertaining music program planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. F. L. Wilson
Wilson
F. B. Appleby
Speidel
W. A. Gibson
United States
A. R. Miller Soid
Iowa
Anna Dawson
A. R. Dewey
F. L. Wilson
Women's Interchurch Committee
Altho
Harvey
Dowell
Calla
Nellie Aurner
State University of Iowa
April Mean Temperature and Rainfall Report
The article notes April was cool and damp with a mean temperature of 44.6 degrees and rainfall of 5.83 inches. It rain on fifteen days, with four days wholly clear and fourteen cloudy. twelve days were partly cloudy. It contrasts with 1917 and 1915 records, citing 6.28 inches of rain in April 1917 and April 1915’s 69.3 degree warmth and only half an inch of rain.
Ford Driver Sees Value in Saxon After Repair
A Ford driver compares his car to a Saxon after meeting a Saxon owner. He notes he would switch to a smaller Saxon for city use. If his Ford had been repaired by HENDER ECKELS, he might avoid other brands.
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Hender & Eckels
Scout Troop Meeting For Elections And Camp Fire Supper
Notice to Boy Scouts calls for Thursday meeting to elect troop officers and divide into patrols. All boys should attend and, if weather allows, bring hot dogs for a hike to Hay's woods for supper and a business meeting around the camp fire led by Scoutmaster W F Huxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Huxford
Washington Butter Remedy Ad From Reister Sons
Perhaps you think that if tonight your spirit left its day home the sun would cease to be bright. This playful ad warns that without butter life would falter and urges trying a pound of Washington Butter from W. H. Reister Sons.
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Washington
West Chester program at Methdist church Friday evening May 7
West Chester school presents a program at the Metho dist church in West Chester Friday at eight o clock. Admission is 15 and 25 cents. The Young Women's Missionary society of the Second United Presbyterian church meets Thursday evening with Miss Bila Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley School
Bethlehem Commandery
Order of the Temple
J. D. Glasgow
B. C
West Chester
Methodist Church
Young Women's Missionary Society of the
Second United Presbyterian Church
Bila Gordon
the Presbyterian Church
Maggie Foster
Jefferson Street
A M E Program to be repeated next week delays due to crowd
Disappointed by inability to gain admission last evening the A M E program will be reported again next week with day to be announced. The church crowded half an hour before start hampered viewing slides by Prof Case. The Mother Goose party drew sixteen participants ages two to twenty three in costume and earned applause along with a well received music program featuring negro folk songs. Some Jubilee concert selections were repeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. E. Church
Prof. Case
Political Announcement Declares Candidacy for County Supervisor
Riverside Iowa resident announces candidacy for Washington county supervisor nomination. Statement is subject to the decision of Republican voters at the June primary. Signed by J R E Torin.
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Washington County
Special May rates on Battery Recharging and Chandler Six cars
May specials promote battery recharging at U S S Battery Station and Chandler Six automobiles praised for mechanical construction. Several notices mention visits to Keota Fairfield and Belknap's Music House while local residents travel for family visits and sales of Ford parts from J F Duffy.
Bloomfield High School Bond Election Results
Bloomfield voters approved bonds totaling 85 000 for a 150 000 high school building with 21 vote majority. A large turnout of women voters attended the election. Construction to begin early in summer.
Local Notes on Health Travel and Births
Mrs C A Sitgmaater of Keote underwent a serious but successful operation at the county hospital this morning. Mr and Mrs Frankie Grace Like attended ceremonies of the White dent. J R Coulter of St Louis former Washington resident spent the night visiting relatives and left for home. Miss Ada Shulty returned to Sigourney after visiting Miss Rose Bohr. Dr F Duffy and thirteen others left for Chicago to drive Ford cars home from the Chicago branch. 139 Fords have been sold in the vicinity since the first of the year. Lawrence C Willite is the new baby at the Cloid Willits home on South Iowa Avenue weighing 11? pounds per Euysiansic report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Coulter
St. Louis
Toremerly
Washington
Ada Shulty
Sigourney
Rose Bohr
F. Duffy
Chicago
Lawrence C. Willite
Cloid Willits
Iowa Avenue
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Mc- Call Bros
U. Sak
Chandler Six
Advertising Club
L. F. Henderson
Henderson
D. F. Macon
Rena Simons
Fairfield
E. V. Simons
Newton
Chambers
Harry Longsworth
Wrongfellow
DeBord
Des Moines
Alex DeBord
F. & M. Bank
John Applegate
Rep
Woodlawn Cemetery Improvement Plans
Reister
Loyal Sons and Daughters of the Christian Church
John Malin
Fleur de Lis Club
Ed Gallagher
Merle Lytle
Mothers’ and Daughters
The
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Radda
Oregon and
Crawford Township
Haskins Presbyterian Church
Lillia Forman
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Chas. Freding
W. M
Mission Circle of the Baptist Church
A. E. Forgey
Torin
Riverside
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Chocolate Shop
Gite
M. L. Hancock
C. M. Stinson
Goode Hotel
Rothschild’s
Cali H. D. Smry
Keota
C. R
Wes Engel
Brighton
Ofe
Gete
Oscar George
Prand
Gédeodté
Geo. P Scott
Batavia
C. A. Ruebsam
Jersey
T. Rickey
Mary
Nature
Belknap
West Side Square
G. B. M. Medearis
N. Marlon
Bayard
Walter Sumner
A. H. Hesseltine
Crawfordsville
James Cowger
M. L. Orris
E. L. Orris
Bosch
Firestone
Overland
Garage
H. A. Otto
W. A. Darbyshire
Outhouse
Highland
Congress Hotel
Ana Ad
Vel Club
Wilmington
Strayrd
Ouroc
Stebe Jones
HM. A
Foutia
C. A. Sitgmaater
Keote
Fompital
Frankie Mrs
Grace Like
Fred Reidie Min Chi
Detroit
Grace Walker
Ainsworth
Cole Aero
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