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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
7
Local Washington County communities share short notes on events and activities. Readers learn about upcoming meetings, local visits, and small changes in neighborhood routines across the county.
Betty Lee Wellman is born to Dr Edward Carney and his wife in Wichita Kansas. The Carneys formerly lived in Washington and Kansas City Missouri. The item also notes travels and visits by local residents, including Mrs Robert Walsh and a Kalona family member.
Sunday afternoon at Mrs Andy Corbins. Miss Jone Root visited Saturday night and Sunday with her friend Miss Daisy Kephart. Mrs Sam Sigafoose, recently at Centerville hospital, came home Tuesday and is getting along fine.
The Grace Hill community building nears completion. The Ladies Aid plans an opening on May 28 and solicits donations of garments or comfort bags for French and Belgian children. Several local residents visited family and moved residences this week and a 10 cent social was held.
Next Sunday is Mother's Day with a flower reminder for all parishioners. Wear a carnation if possible or any flower if not, with colored for living mothers and white for those who have passed. Morning worship proceeds with Sunday school and League at usual times. no evening service.
Rural Route No 4 notes a Sunday visit from Mr and Mrs John Pratt to Sam Sigafoose. The item also mentions Mr and Mrs Frank Kephart spending time together over the weekend.
May 10 Crawfordsville notes say Miss Hazel Anwy returned home from Mt Pleasant where she had been attending college Cloyse Huston and his father C Huston left for Chicago to join Kryl's band and prepare for a Chautauqua circuit showing linkage of locals to touring entertainment figures
Miss Frankee Fishburn went to Ce dar Falls to visit friends and plans to attend summer school there. Raymond Monson and Deeward Franklin left for Purl ington to report to the naval recruiting officer and then travel to Wau kegan to the Great Lakes Naval training school. Raymond is the class president of this year's graduating class.
Hon. Edouard de Billy, acting French high commissioner to the United States, will deliver Iowa State College's commencement address in the gymnasium at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday May 29. The eminent French engineer, secured by President R A Pearson, will discuss a vital war topic and speaks English fluently to share gratitude for Midwest farmers' food production efforts.
John Kohoutek reports sowing a strip of wheat to bolster the wheat supply and planning oats as usual. Raymond Kos has the farm ready and aims to start planting if weather allows around Saturday May 11, with Chas. Aickefoose noting that corn planting before May 16 rarely yields extra money.
J F H Taylor offers copies of The Shepherds Calendar a booklet for sheep raisers with complete care instructions. Washington county farmers with flocks can obtain a copy from Mr Taylor on request.
The note references a bargain list of White Way accessories appearing on page S. It lists discounted items and prices likely circulating as a shopper alert. No further details are available from the fragment.
Mrs. John Potter of Mt Pleasant Pennsylvania praises Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy for the whole family. The ad claims it checks bronchial and grip coughs croup and whooping cough and notes it contains no opiates from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Union Pacific announces nationwide rule to drop passenger train names after June 1 and run trains by numbers. Washington orders cited. railroads argue no competition or need for advertising. Twentieth Century Limited and Broad Way names mentioned as examples.
Limited services including Pennsylvania Limited Dixie Flyer Seminole Limited Royal Palm North Coast Limited Overland Limited Rocky Mountain Limited will be abolished as glittering tiles disappear and trains will be known solely by numbers.
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