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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1924

Page

5

Washington D C Congress Sessions Report

Senate and house meet as national conference on outdoor recreation opens. Daugherty committee is convened while shipping board probes continue. AIA sessions proceed, Mayfield contest advances, Muscle Shoals inquiry ongoing, World Court proposals under foreign relations review. House commerce hears rate section transportation act proposals.

Associated Press Senate House National Conference of Outdoor Recreation Senate Daugherty House Committee Shipping Board American Institute of Architects Senate Elections Committee Senate Agriculture Committee Muscle Shoals Senate Foreign Relations Committee House Commerce

News Notes From Neighboring Towns and Country

Weather remains cold with Clover fields and stock doing well while timothy meadows and oats need rain. Community gatherings include a Clay school picnic and term close with Miss Reed leaving for Highland schools. Local visits and farming notes mix with village exams and travel reports along Richland Pleasant Plain and Keokuk county routes.

Brighton

Memorial Sermon in West Chester Church this Sunday

West Chester reports Rev. W. H. Dillon of Washington will deliver the Memorial sermon at 2 p m Sunday in the Methodist church. Local elderly veterans include F. G. Chealey in town and William Lewash in the countryside. The item notes cold, dry weather and scarce rain, with regional references to nearby communities.

W. H. Dillon Washington F. G. Chealey William Lewash J. D. Dayton John Nelson Packwood Ketta D. R. Munro Studebaker Munro Muro Baker Garage Than Alander Keota Boyd Berdo California Sb. E. Brumback Irwin Coffey Sigourney

Woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's remedy for yearlong ailment

Mrs. MABEL List SHERBAHN of Newcastle Pennsylvania says a year of pain and weakness eased after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports regained ability to work and urges others to inquire, noting she has used the product five years and would share details. Druggists offer the remedy everywhere.

Newcastle Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Mabel List Sherbahn Newell Ave

Memorial Day Observances And Local Notices In Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville notices list Walden Smith and Relendus Wood returning from Mt. Pleasant to teach next year while many residents visit relatives. A memorial sermon set for 8 pm in the High School auditorium honors Civil War and later veterans with reserved seats for widows. Obituary Christine Philippine Mayer, born 1848 in Ohio, remembered as a devoted church member and generous hostess, died May 17 1924 after long illness. She leaves two brothers John C. Mayer and Wm J Mayer plus many relatives and friends.

Crawfordsville Walden Smith Relendus Wood Mt. Pleasant Mary McCall Ohio Pennsyvania Keo&uk Presbytery Women's General Missionary Society Pittsburgh Buxhane Lease Washington Hazel Anwyl Fremont Genevieve Mineks Iowa City Agency Iowa M. W. Batley Russell Davis Will Myers Sarah Davidson Dayton McNeill Welch Sprague Adams William Sutherland J. W. Applegate Wahington Misa Delia Fletcher Burlington Myron Hayes W. C. Porter W. W. Bowers Christine Philipine Mayer Adam Meyer Dorothy Nee Lamge Kenton Hardin County Dutch Creek Township Washington County A. L. Mayer Pioneers of Dutch Creek George Bereiter John C. Mayer Keota Wm. J. Mayer

It Pays to Advertise Says The Journal Service

A vintage notice invites readers to advertise with The Journal, promising reliable service and ongoing value for local merchants and readers seeking effective promotional placement.

The Journal

New York Police Plan Tight Convention Security

Police and fire departments will guard all routes to the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden. The plan, drafted by Police Commissioner Enright, creates a near restricted area around Garden and park, with entrances guarded and streets roped off to ensure safety and traffic control for delegates and seated attendees.

New York Stanley J. Quinn National Convention Committee Enright Madison Square Garden Garden Madison Square Park

New Addresses G O P of Indiana Convention

Indianapolis May 22 Harry S New postmaster general spoke at Indiana Republican state convention delivering praise for President Coolidge The speech highlighted party unity prosperity and Coolidge as the nominee with New asserting support for his leadership and independence from opposing factions.

Harry S. New United States Indiana Calvin Coolidge Cleveland Mr. New

All She Had

Mr Fresh recounts meeting Misa Psnobbe at a party where she gave him the cold shoulder. Mr Fox quips the fight was chilly and both shoulders were bare.

Mr. Fresh Misa Fox

Van Sickle Family Visit Mentioned in Oskaloosa News

Mr and Mrs Van Sickle and their son Charles visited here at the A Van Sickle home the first of the week. Mr and Mrs Fred Van Sickle live in Denver and she has been visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Lafland in Oskaloosa.

Mrs. van Sickle Charles A. van Sickle Fred van Sickle Denver Mrs. Lafland Oskaloosa

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