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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1924
Page
8
The page advertises onyx Best Oxfords and "Cattle Old New York" photoplays as historical classics. Local residents Mrs. Dan Gass and Mrs. Jasper Wright visit, while Mabel Rice attends high school graduation events with Merle Simpkins. Battery and shoe ads appear alongside small-town notices and travel to Knoxville and Sioux City.
Misa Ethel McCreedy travels to Des Moines for two or three days while Mrs. W. M. Fitzwilliams visits Mrs. L. P. Jackson in West Chester. The former Bell residence on West Second Street sold to Charles Brewer for 5125 dollars. built by the late Hervey Bell, it was among the finest houses in the city. The listing mentions fabric prices and spring shades from Clark and Pastin.
Bleached and unbleached varieties offered this week only at 45¢ per yard. Mrs. J. A. Lemley, returning from Mason City PBE convention, changed trains at this station en route to Brighton. She recalled a notable convention and visited her son and daughter in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. A romance of the men and women who built the nation is noted. Mrs. S. J. Shemar and Miss Ada Caroll returned to Keota from Emma Bush’s home after a visit.
Mr and Mrs H H Beerman return from funeral in St Louis for Tobias Minick. Engeldingers from Chicago visit Max Timmons family then return with Chris Engeldinger from Sigourney. Battery inspections offered by Washington Motor Co. Nearby residents and visitors from Fairfield Town City and Keota appear in today’s society notes. Sale items by the Vinton school blind children and a battery charging promotion at Washington Motor Co. also listed.
Orie OConner of Haskins and Walter and Ruth Fisher with families visited Washington Saturday. Mr and Mrs Whit Davie of Crawfordsville plus Andy Augustine of West Chester spent the day on business. L B Datta and daughter Martha Isabelle drove from Montreal via Michigan City covering 303 miles yesterday. Betty Bond and daughter returned to Des Moines after attending Tobias Minick's funeral. Silk promotions shown by Clark and Enslin with Ship Sail silk. Mrs Jessie Dodd Whitacre of Woolston recovering after county hospital surgery.
A city father starts a savings plan for his nine year old son by depositing one dollar for each year of age each birthday. The boy earns by doing odd jobs and never spends the money, keeping all funds in the bank. The father plans to continue until college, hoping to cover much of the boy’s education with this discipline. Open an account to start a similar plan.
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