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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1927
Page
6
Sunday rounds show Mr and Mrs Raymond Hed linger and others visiting in Fairfield. People travel to Ottumwa Joliet Excelsior Springs Cedar Falls and Des Moines for work study and family reasons.
West Chester residents host visitors and travelers from Hartshorne Oklahoma to Caldwell Kansas and Monrovia California. Harold Elwell, Parsons College captain and freshman, joins glee club in Ottumwa and tennis team honors. Local trips include Mrs Warfel visiting California kin while Rex McCarty returns from Philadelphia with chick transport duties.
Mrs Henry Schendahl visited Brighton this morning to see her parents Mr and Mrs David Riley and her sister Mr and Mrs Charles Ish. Mr and Mrs Fish welcomed a new son Robert David weighing six and a half pounds born several days ago. Miss Alice Peterson a Letts Iowa teacher, visited town Saturday and spent the weekend at Trimsworth with relatives and friends.
Mrs Charles Zorbaugh of Cleveland Ohio left this morning for Fort Madison to reunite with her husband and begin an extended trip to California with several stops along the way. Mrs C N Easter of Davenport, who has been visiting Mr and Mrs M D Work, arrived this morning from Crawfordsville after a several day visit with friends.
Ladies may like this value Arch Shoe priced at five dollars available in Rose Blush or Black. The 3 inch cut-out pattern uses a combination last to ensure a good fit and long service. Medium weight all purpose shoe from A. E. Atchison Florsheim Arche-Preservers.
The black cat superstition traces to ancient Egypt worship. The swastika, once a lucky emblem, appears in Orient legends and was used by Mayas and Incas long before Columbus.
A humorous anecdote describes Judge Darling delaying a trial when a lawyer repeatedly says a horse is a “’orse.” The judge asks if the animal is large or small, learns it is a small horse, and then declares the case should call it a pony for the rest of the proceedings.
Pathinder Magazine notes there is no scientific basis for a swan singing before death. Only the so called whistling swan of Iceland makes such sound. The term swan song now refers to a final work by a creator, tied to myth of Apollo.
The article notes world edible oil production may rise overall with gains in cottonseed oil offsetting declines in sunflower and other oils. Demand stayed strong in the past year while prices fell.
Mrs. W. E. Augustine visited in Hannibal and New London after a weekend with Miss Beulah Rich. Ada Woods returned home to Ainsworth this morning. Mildren Stevenson earned class honors in a twenty four member graduating class at Center College.
Real estate ad notes a modern home at a bargain price on South Iowa Avenue. Dempsey and Breitenbach report strong city activity with several recent home sales and urging quick investment before prices rise.
Mrs John Wimmer of St John Kansas visited with friends on her return from Keatan where she was called by the death of her mother Mrs J N Swan Beatrice Redlinger returns home after a three week stay with sister Mrs Herman Berg in Fairfield Mrs Berg accompanied her home Mrs H F Stec returns from Iowa City where she spent the week with daughter Mrs Jay Sproatt I am still in town and you can settle accounts at me or at the Willard Service Station B J Holmes phone 151 green 68112
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