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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1926
Page
4
Strikes End Amid Public Relief and Policy Debate
A renewed mood of calm follows the end of a general strike in England and a U.S. policy push to curb coal disruptions. Senator Copeland backs fact finding to limit coal starvation, while the administration seeks public protection. Labor conditions seem stable, wages high, and business activity steady as a return to business as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Copeland
New York State
American Federation of Labor
Hoover
Business conditions improve in early 1926 survey
The Federal Reserve Board reports the first quarter of 1926 showed substantial gains over the same period in 1925 across many industries. Secretary of Labor Davis notes improvements in the building trade with activity rising in several centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Davis
Daily Lessons In English By W. L. Gordon
A brief English language primer defines supremacy as the state of being supreme. It notes common usage errors such as saying it is real warm and mispronounces reparable. The piece encourages vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
John Jay Patriot Peacemaker and His Philosophy
The National Republic features Frank P. Litschert asserting John Jay, founder of American policy, possessed French blood and avoided British lineage. Jay’s courage is praised for negotiating peace with Great Britain, despite risks to his presidency, and his political views are linked to today’s needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
John Jay
Frank P. Litschert
National Republic
Jay
Great Britain
Washington
Litschert
Pi lotsb urg Local Social Notes and Farm News
Pilotsburg notes a social gathering with Mrs Carl Oldfield and a two course luncheon. Local farm and family updates include planting, cattle trade, schooling exams, a surprise shower for Henrietta Byers, and a new eight pound baby brother for the Scott family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilotsburg
Pilotsburg S. A. S
Carl Oldfield
Albert Stranskys
Joe Vodickas
Will Kelleys
Wellman
Alvah Gerets
Riverside
Frank Gerot
Alvah
Frank Stransky
Joe Chalupa
Iowa City
Henrietta Byers
Charlie Mapel
Joe Belka
James Chalupa
Raymond
Clem Chalupa
Kalona High School
Banks Mouser
Ray Bell
Henrietta
Ora Stumpf
Fred Mouser
Elizabeth
Barbara
Maynard Bauer
Lookout School
Mariella Scott
K. Scott
Local social notes and illness rumors from Keota area
West Chester residents repair telephone lines while neighbors visit and attend a funeral. Byron Rash’s death brings mourners from Roberson, Wolfe, and Cuddybeck families. Flu illness improves at the Howard Brown home. Local residents host guests from Marshalltown and nearby towns as road work continues.
Community Notes And Local Work Roundup
Grover Custer of Washington helps Howard Brown with his farm. Mr and Mrs Walter Wolfe and son Cleo spent Sunday at Ernest Arnold home. James Chorpening ate Sunday dinner at Harry Anderson home near West Chester. White Yard Construction Co of Washington are installing a new culvert west of here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Robertson
Walter Wolfe
Keot
Byron Rash
Hinsdale
Keota
Howard Brown
Brown
Elwin Martin
W. C
Howard Baker
Ralph Sheetz
Marshalltown
Nick Times
Guy Black
Francis Feltz
Muriel Robertson
Ralph Augustine
C. M. Corpman
Near Brighton
Zeno Times
Grover Custer
Washington
Cleo
Ernest Arnold
James Chorpening
Harry Anderson
West Chester
White Yard Construction Co
Here
Local Social Notes From Washington Area
May 12 reports show Mr and Mrs A R Miller and Mr and Mrs E C Eicher visiting Washington. Joe Gingerich and family spent Sunday with Mrs Gingerichs sister Mrs Wm Rish ley. F S Shockley and son Merrel with Susie Leeper called on Harve Leeper at Burlington. Mary Graber closed the Springtown school year. Tom Nicholson and sons tiled for J G Alliman. Joe Rich and wife welcomed a new boy Friday morning. Glen Hesser and Louis Noble with a friend visited Oskaloosa. Raymond Nicholson and baby Richard had dinner with A Frey. C A Rich called on J A Frey Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springtown
Tom Nicholson
Carl
Clayton
J. G. Alliman
Washington
Joe Rich
Glen Hesser
Louis Noble
Winfield
Oskaloosa
Morningside Alum Sign’s Mission School Post
Joyce Involdstad, Morningside College alumna, signs a three year contract to teach at a Presbyterian mission school in Alexandria Egypt and sails August 18. Previously an instructor at Hartley High School in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Joyce — Involdstad
Morningside College
Presbyterian Mission School
Alexandria
Egypt
Hartley
Iowa
Quirky Local Snips On Garden Work And Daily Life
A collection of light vignettes and quips from town life. Jokes about gardening chores, market quotes, church etiquette, a humorous sign about wires, and a playful exchange about home life and welcome signs. The tone recalls a busy small town column with simple, everyday concerns.
By The Way and Shavings: readers call for pen
A long collage notes readers in By The Way columns urging return of Morning Glory Tail Light and Country Jane. It mentions new writers Dot Boone May K and a June homecoming plea. Aunt Betty signs off and a New Yorker spends ten thousand dollars on a dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Dot Boone
May K
Peeknik
N. E
Morning Glory
Altho
Johnny
Barber Shop Charts Show Styles of the Day
A man seeks a simple haircut while a woman requests more charts. The barber offers dozens of cuts including bobs and shingles and asks if a semi shingle or boyish bob is preferred. After ten minutes she leaves without making a choice. James A. Sanaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Sanaker
Four Holes In Cabin Door Reveal Cats
A tourist asks about four holes in a mountaineer cabin door. The mountaineer explains the holes are for his four cats, noting the humor of needing multiple openings. The exchange ends with a punchline about cats and seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val
Pleasant Neighborhood Social and School Activities
Ed Libe’s house was repainted. Social visits included Mr. and Mrs. Harvey and others at Ross Whittaker’s in Wellston. Pleasant school seventh and eighth graders took exams in Washington. Families attended plays and gatherings, with multiple visits to D. R. Turnipseed, Dunbar, and Anderson homes. Farmers began corn planting. Vera Harvey and Grace Boshart hosted a party and received praise for entertaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Sutherland
J. T. Johnson
Vera Harvey
Grace Boshart
Harvey
Harvey’s
Washington High Boys Glee Club Performs at Station WSUT
The Boys Glee club of Washington high school sang Friday forenoon at Station WSUT in Town City. Masters Jacob Stanley and Paul Hotle boarded the train at Wellston Friday evening to visit their grandparents for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Creek
Washington High School
Wsut
Town City
Masters Jacob
Stanley
Paul Hotle
Wellston
Community families gather for Sunday visits in Richland and Valley
Mr and Mrs Jacob Hotle host grandparents on Sunday at W H Hot es home. Robert Morgan and children George Heatrice Mary and Pam visit G F Augustine in Richland. Clyde Coble and family visit relatives in Richland. Lloyd Luers and sons Harold and Henry Le Roy spend Sunday with Mrs Le Roy Robinson in Richland. Faith Brown of Brighton visits W F Waltman. Bert Smith James Franklin and J B McCaleb call at J A Laithly s. Ross Whitacre William Heyde and families enjoy a woodland picnic near Dutch Creek. The corn planter season nears completion with planting in the region expected to finish by Saturday. Olive Pfeifer of Valley at home. Mary Robinson teacher at White Oak returns from visit home. G F Augustine and daughter Orlena Mae visit Washington Monday evening. Wilma Deroy of Valley assists Mrs G F Augustine with housework during Pfeifer s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hotle
Washington
W. H. Hot
E’s. Robert Morgan
George, Heatrice
Mary
Pam
Richland
G. F. Augustine's
Clyde Coble
Lloyd Luers
Harold
Henry le Roy
le Roy Robinson
Olive Pfeifer
Valley
Mary Robinson
White Oak
G. F. Augustine
Orlena Mae
Wilma Deroy
Brenon Swims Three Miles to Prove Stunt Skill in Bermuda
Filmmaker Herbert Brenon, directing The Little French Girl in Hamilton Bermuda, swam three miles to island and back to settle wagers among Paramount crew. Cast includes Alice Joyce Neil Hamilton Mary Brian Esther Ralston with support players in the adaptation of Anne Douglas Sedgwick novel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenon
Hamilton
Bermuda
Herbert Brenon
Paramount
Candidacy Declared for County Board of Supervisors
A declaration announces a bid for County Board of Supervisors starting January 1 1927 and seeks Republican primary support. The statement positions the candidate under the party banner and emphasizes voter backing in the June primaries.
Ferguson seeks renomination for Board of Supervisors term
A candidate announces they will run in the June Primary for a second term as a member of the Board of Supervisors. The term begins January 1, 1928, and the candidate emphasizes seeking the Republican voters' support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
C. Ferguson
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Bruce Cowden
Workers of America
Phipps
Senate Labor Committee
Abe Martin
Dublin
Carol Willis
Miss Pearl Robertson
Glen Cuddybeck
Raymond Nicholson
Baby Richard
A. Frey
C. A. Rich
J. A. Frey
OWA
Des Moines
Lansford Wood
Drake University
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Carl C. Magee
Albuquerque
N. M
George T. Baker
State Board of Education
Fd Bell
Chicago
Gator
Bris
Tele Dan
Ike
Pat
Shure
America
Aaron
Becoz
Canibal
Marietta
Dolly
Molly
Peggy Darling
Peggy
Yours Truly
Aunt Betty
Joe
Ames Mineral Feeds
McCall Bros
Washington, Iowa
County Board of Supervisors
Co. Hospital
Warren
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