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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1924

Page

8

Local shoppers visit Washington stores and battery deals

Mrs Hortense Wilson of Wellman and Mrs Harry Davin of West Chester shopped in Washington yesterday. Battery prices include Genuine Ford 13 plate at $16.50 and battery charges listed at 75 cents. Washington Motor Co offers battery charging for 7 cents.

Mra Hortense Wilson of Wellman Washington Ford Washington Motor Co Harry Davin West Chester

Families travel and visits noted in brief

Mr and Mrs Carl Roberts and daughter Mary visit Yipsilanta Michigan. Barbara Miller leaves for Ames to visit Dorothy Duckworth for two weeks. Louise Livingstone returns home from Kenosha Wisconsin. Mr and Mrs W S Livingston and guest Mrs Morgan Reimers travel to Monmouth Illinois. Jim Page attends funeral of sister A W McCall from Mt Pleasant. Wonder Three In One cooker at Lyon Bakery. Mrs Morris Crayne changes trains en route from Fairfield to West Chester after Pythian sisters convention.

Morris Crayne West Chester Fairfield The Pythian Sisters

Local notices and social updates from Washington area

Mrs. L. S. Waddell returns home in West Chester. Mrs. Richard Donaldson of Kansas City visits Washington. Taxi service advertises prompt rides. Susie Edgington assists at Homer Stephen Jewelry. Miss Mary Rush and Ed Rush visit Minnie Jennings. Martha Jennings participates in the high school graduation exercises.

Richard Donaldson Kansa City Washington Mary Rush Ed Rush Minnie Jennings Martha Jennings

Free Battery Inspection Announcement and Local News Roundup

The Washington Motor Co offers complimentary battery inspections. Mrs. L. S. Waddell of West Chester spent yesterday in Washington and returned home last evening. Mrs. W H Johnson of Sigourney visited at Mrs. Charles Thomas's home and returned yesterday. Mrs. C H Davis of West Chester visited here yesterday and returned home last evening. Mrs. John McLaughlin and Miss Mike Lewis departed last night for California to attend the National Federation of Women’s Clubs convention. Free petunia plants available at Johnson’s Grocery tomorrow.

W. H. Johnson of Sigourney Charles Thomas C. H. Davis West Chester John McLaughlin Mike Lewis Calfornia National Federation of Woman's Clubs

Pleads for Closer Cooperation Between Farmers and Bankers

Kansas City May 21 A plea for closer cooperation among bankers businessmen and farmers was made by KK T Meredith former secretary of agriculture at the Missouri Kansas Bankers Association convention. He urged bankers to meet farmers on a business basis and work out solutions to stabilize agriculture noting farming underpins all business and that educated farmers push farm prosperity. Meredith a farm magazine publisher has been mentioned as a potential Democratic presidential candidate.

Kansas City Missouri-Kansas Bankers’ Association KK. T. Meredith Des Moines Iowa Meredith Busines Congress Russia Farm Magazine

Destructive Forces Temporarily In Control at Washington

The Republican State Convention keynote by Sen James K R Watson denounces Senate investigations as partisan, defends Cal Coolidge era integrity, and warns that temporary power in Washington harms national prosperity. He argues against demagoguery and socialism and urges support for industry and stable government.

Associated Press Indianapolis Washington Addreen James KR. Watson Indiana Senate Watson Marding- Coolidge America

The Wandering Jew Legend in Historical and Literary Uses

The piece recounts the Wandering Jew myth as described in Matthew and Roger Wendover with Cartaphitus as a porter of Pontius Pilate and others naming Ahasuerus the cobbler. It notes the curse theory and cites Souther Croly and others using the legend in later works.

Christ Calvary Matthews Parts Roger Wendover Pontius Milate Cartaphitus Abesuerus Ahasuerus Jesus Souther Kehama Croty

Ancient City Ruins Found Near Ferrara Italy

Archaeologists uncover ruins of a vast ancient city near Ferrara believed older than Rome by about a millennium. More than 100 lorba are excavated with several inhumed individuals discovered among them.

Ferrara Italy

Never There Lawyer Interrogation in Baltimore Ameri can

A courtroom exchange sparks a tense moment as a lawyer questions a witness about travel when he says he left home on the tenth and returned on the second. The witness insists he was never at any one place in the interim.

Baltimore American

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FOX Gaston Glass Ruth Clifford FOX News Johnny Hines Doris May Dan Mason Wilson's Nolmes Willard Battery Station Gaas- Oline Alley George Ebner Dale Frank Henderson Warkina H. D. Smith F. A. Sherbeck Bob Carl Roberts Mary Yipsi-lanta, Mich Wilson's, Ao Barbara Miller Ames Dorothy Duckworth Louise Livingstone Kenosha Wisconsin Exide 8. W. Livingston Morgan Reimers Monmouth, Iinois Jim Page Mt. Pleasant A. W. McCall Wonder Lyon Bakery Leo Shelangoski Mises Susie Edgington Homer Stephen Owen McGovern W. D. Loftiss John Shields & Sons Washington High School McElhinney Drug Co Johnson's Grocery Republican Party Bus Ho Man Republic Lauds Coolidge Calvin Coolidge United States Washington National Washington County Washington Cleaners Allen A. Kayser Martha Derby Kayser Cray and Tan J. B. Crail Northwest Corner Sq
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