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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1923
Page
8
R S McCleary of Crawfords with is in town on business today. Mrs Murphy of Keota came yesterday to visit her son Addison Murphy. Local tidbits from the back page about in town visitors and ads.
Mrs W D Stafford of Havre shops in town today seeking three girls for departments. Farmers Union plans a Richmond meeting on May 9 replacing the 10th. Popcorn and peanuts available. Mrs B E Dailey returns from Ottumwa to home. Miss Marguerite Rogall visits then leaves for Pleasant Plain. Woodwork shop advertises screens and lawn mower sharpening. Mr and Mrs A N Euwer return to Washington after six months touring. they purchased property at 602 West Fifth St.
Ladies hosiery at Atchison's and various local ads feature A W relatives visiting Washington and Des Moines. Notes on Sunshine Oil Station, Westphal jeweler, White Leaf Flour, McCall Bros. 6214 cod, Mrs. R. R. McKee returning to Crawfordsville, popcorn at Chocolate Shop, Mrs. Charles Wacon visiting Oskaloosa, piano class start date, Elsie Bratten, Livingston travels, Mi O Na stomach tablets ad, Rev Frank W Court Keota May 20, Parisian Sage hair product endorsement, free 2i drive at Sunshine Station.
At a Lions Club meeting President Reade McCrory was unanimously chosen as the club's delegate to the national Lions gathering in Atlantic City late June. Al Baldridge was named delegate to the state convention in Sioux City next week. The noon meal was provided by a passing French chef due to the cateress's absence. A board meeting followed the regular session to clear the tables. Bill Brown's vocational talk was scrapped for entertaining moments discussing members' embarrassing experiences.
A local ad page notes Seeure line of gents watches from Westphal the Jeweler and soy bean offerings by Washington Seed Co. J H Hershberger travels from Ka lona to Hydro Oklahoma to visit a relative. Ads promote dresses, taffeta and corton crepes at 9.98, kitchen and cover all aprons, and dress ginghams at 1.00 with 59c aprons for small women. Mrs B F Bostwick suffers a broken wrist from car crank.
Iowa asks the supreme court to dismiss William C. Olander’s appeal from his murder conviction under a death sentence. He argues the conviction was invalid because he was not tried on an indictment by a grand jury after confessing. The court will decide later.
News of the death to Aiinsworth Iowa, last Sunday of Mrs Flossie Shearer, a sister of Mrs Nat T Mc Kee, was received yesterday by Justice McKee. Mrs McKee was called to Ainsworth a week ago yesterday by the illness of her sister, and she arrived in the Iowa city the day for Mrs Shearer’s death. Mrs McKee will remain in Ainsworth indefinitely and will be joined there later by Justice McKee during his reception period. -Phoenix above Rep May 3.-
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