Local News Byte from Washington and Surrounding Towns
Local items report weekend visitors and shoppers from Havre Keota West Chester Riverside and Fairfield. A marriage license was issued to Charles W. Butsler and Blanche O Powers of Washington DC Wenger of Wayland visited town. Actor Ernest Casey of Washington will lead in Nothing But the Truth at Parson's college Fairfield on June 6. Community notices include barbed wire theft warning and laundry service promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Butsler
Blanche O. Powers
Washington
Ernest Casey
Parson's College
Fairfield
Iowa
Mr. Casey
Bob Bennett
L. B. Gruber
Winfield
West Chester
Ed Glider
Funeral notices and local moves in Washington area
Neighbors attend funerals for Frank Myers as relatives travel to Clio. Local residents change jobs and shop in Washington with new hires at H T Ward store and Al Pratt barber shop. Various visits, travels, and daily errands impact area families and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Pattison
Clio
Frank Myers
Merle Gustafson
Siameston Iowa
al Pratt
Frank Beatty
Juanita Ellis
Gwendolen Long
H. T. Ward
A. Genkinger
George Genkinger
John Genkinger
Iowa
Industry shifts westward as U S manufactur ing grows inland
The 1919 census data summarized by the National City Bank notes a sustained westward movement of U S manufacturing from Atlantic states toward the Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region. It highlights Illinois Michigan Indiana Ohio New York Pennsylvania and Massachusetts as large gainers and cites New York and Pennsylvania as still leading in total output while California rises with sugar and fruit processing.
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Des Moines
United States
Atlantic
Great Interior
Maine
National City Bank of
New York
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic States
Great Lakes
Ilinois
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
California
Prairie Flower church women plan May meeting
The Women’s Mission Circle of Prairie Flower church will meet Thursday afternoon May 11 with Mrs. Al Reeves. The West Chester Pythian Sisters cancel May 9 meeting due to District Convention in Washington. Shalom Group of Methodist hosts a 2:30 Tuesday social with Mrs. McDonald. The Kings’ Sons and Daughters class meets at Harry Jones home May 7 for annual dinner. Fortnightly club third household economics department meets Tuesday with Mrs. Wilson for a thrift program and a May luncheon. bring household labor saver, a recipe, and 10 cents for demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Mission Circle of the Prairie Flower Church
al Reeves
Pythian Sisters of
West Chester
Washington
Ruth Crayne
Shalom Group of
Methodist Church
Kings’ Sons and Daughters
Pleasant Hill
Harry Jones
C. W. McLaughlin
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
West Chester Methodist Church
Frank Ross
Nash
Carl Dunbar
Clarence Johnson
Local Residents Move and Work Changes Reported
Mrs. George Jackson visits relatives in Rock Island this morning. Walter Graves returns home to Wyman after a business trip to Washington. Ray Cox starts as service department mechanic at Bevins Motor Company handling all car makes. Cox is an experienced mechanic in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jackson
Rock Island
Walter Graves
Wyman
Washington
Ray Cox
Bevins Motor Company
Cox
Fortnightly club and related meetings announced
The Fortnightly club literature department meets Monday at Mrs. C. W. McLaughlin. First home economies department meets Tuesday at Mrs. George Maxwell’s West Washington St home. Members should wear house dresses or aprons and bring 15 cents for a May luncheon. If unable to attend, call Mrs. Maxwell at 649 Green before Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Maxwell
West Washington St
Maxwell
Green
Tact Versus Talent in Hands of the Judging Eye
The excerpt extols tact as vital to action describing it as the open eye and quick judgment. It frames tact as the means to remove obstacles and avoid false steps while reading hints and seizing opportunities like a weather vane to harness favorable winds.
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