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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1924

Page

8

Local Notes From Arch Best Oxfords Era

Visitors and family news from Monmouth Crawfordsville and surrounding areas. Mrs M F Poole of Monmouth visits daughter Mrs C C Riggs and family. Mrs R W Bergman and daughter Mabel from Crawfordsville spent yesterday in Washington. Mrs Samuel Evans travels to Wyman to visit daughter Mrs J Newton Davis and family. The Newton children cherish Grandma’s visit.

M. F. Poole Monmouth, NL C. C. Riggs R. W. Bergman Mabel Crawfordsville Washington Samuel Evans Wyman J. Newton Davis Newton Grandma

New York Store Sees Closing Out Sale Amid Cut Prices

Closing Out Sale lists dry goods and clothing and a wide array of items from muffins to silks with prices cut. Customer mentions include H D Smith and Mrs Frank Hamilton visiting from Crawfordsville while Mr and Mrs Bloom travel to Kahoka Mo. Regrinding service and auto repair also advertised.

New York E CC. Bloom Kahoka Mo

Mt Pleasant High seniors plan trip to see play Professor Pepp

Mt Pleasant high school seniors will drive tonight to view the local senior play Professor Pepp. The cast will perform again on May 29. Washington Motor Co. advertises a Genuine Ford 13 plate battery for 16 50 and offers battery charging services. Storewide closings at New York Store include fixtures and dry goods while July first is set to vacate the Ideal Bakery Store room. Harry Mount of Chicago visits Mt Pleasant and shoe repair services resume soon.

Ford Washington Motor Co Mt. Pleasant High School Pepp Mt. Pleasant

Bargains and notices from local ads and services

A collage of small ads and notices lists bargains at multiple stores and services. It mentions a closing out sale by Jack Wilson, care of Woodlawn cemetery lots with contact, hardware and piano tuner offerings, battery inspections, and a reminder to mention reading the Journal.

Woodlawn Cemetery A. L. Dusenbery Sexton

May Festival at High School Impresses Despite Rain

Lucille Young led a large indoor May Festival at the high school with her attendants, maid of honor Dorothy Anderson and senior classmates. The program featured multiple dances and drills by freshmen and sophomores trained by Miss Willa Gibson, with Edith Boileau and others accompanying. The event showcased complex dances like the arrow and Maypole despite weather forcing indoor staging.

Lucille Young Everette Griffith Miss Lucille Dorothy Anderson Martha Jennings Ellen Morrison Elizabeth Lohberger Alice Hesseltine Edna Caldwell Christina Breitenbach Jean Macon Priscilla Wolfe Tommy Gray Lester Glick Thomas Duncan Willa Gibson Edith Boileau Mary Roberts Carolyn McCleery Ruth Hedges

Free Blue Ribbon Gas Ad Sparks Saturday Giveaways

Local notices show Washington Oil Company offering a free gallon of Blue Ribbon Gas with every five gallons this Saturday marking a company anniversary. Residents from Brighton Keota and West Chester visit town while Miss Marguerite MacGugin advances to assistant buyer duties and others travel for shopping and meetings.

Washington Oil Company

Fewer Men Teachers In California College

In San Francisco on May 13 the state teachers college reports 633 women and only two men among students. Faculty say fewer men enter the profession due to expanding outdoor and tabis work opportunities that attract men away.

San Francisco California State Teachers’ College

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Quebec Lionel Barrymore Seena Owen All Star Arch Best Oxfords Wilson’ Gate Wilson's White Yard H. D. Smith Frank Hamilton Mrs. C. C. Dodds Harry Beatty Dorothy Betty Ft. Madison S. P. Beatty O. M. Cuddy Max Hedrick Harry Mount Chicago W. R. Mount Harwood W. W. Morrison Keota Boys Fay Bales Himer Warrington Louie Cripe Keith Nevitt Fred Cady Waldo Brown McElhinney Drug Co Jack Wilson Allie Wilson W. J. Kritzman Stepheng Jewelry Store The Parat M. L. White Illinois Holmes Willard Battery Station Gasoline Alley Iowa Avenue Nita Corin Beulah Custer Gertrude Hammer Catherine Jane Hull Alice Bailey Frances Thomas Edith Carr Florence Brookhart Blanche Beatty Estell Davidson Eva Diller Mary Libe Margaret Sexton Hazel Starr Helen Watkins Alice Wead Leona Leeper Carrol Norton Edna Jones Cleda Leffler Agnes Snyder Dorothy Kos Martha Kos Helen Carson Eunice Kiesey Doris Endicott Alice Hunter Madeline Ruth Boyd Anna Knottnerus Leona Horak Myrtle Carbauch Isabelle Davis Vera Keatine Winifred Kelley Erma la Fever Mildred McCreedy Lois Ross Dorothy Babb Annette Gelski Helen Tucker Edna Bishop Florence Gardner Henrietta Evans Geneva Prebys Irene Reed Dorothy Evans Hazel Payne Ikce Perry Louise Shaffer la Vera Stewart Leone Simpson Helen Young Dorothy Clark Genevieve Harrison Mable Livingston Anita Tellin Florence Rohrer Vaneita Tucker Clara Petratz Evelyn Moothart Mary Kerr Ruth Finney Josephine Bailey Isabelle Combs Anna Crump Eva Dickey Marian Doig Bertha Klopfenstein Jean Johnson Fern Patterson Cecile Robertson Ela Sojka Henrietta Wilson Jumping Jack Gertrude Bates Martha Crone N. A. Buck Brighton Harvey Young Jennie G. Madden John Wehr Keota Town Fred Reid Frederick Esther Marguerite MacGugin Cleveland Marguerite MacGuein Frederick Reid I. K. Rothschild Iowa City Roy Stewart Grippe Chariie Schulty Walter Bauer West Chester F. J. Maxwell Tobias Minick Frank McFarlane Richard Disney Mary Elizabeth Davia of Will Embree Keota Ta C. M. & F. Clothing Co Washington Cleaners Owen McGovern W. D. Loftiss West End John Shields & Sons Jewett Touring
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