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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
8
Miss Besse Conger has come back from Excelsior Springs Missouri after spending several weeks there for a rest and recuperation and to regain health and energy.
F W Bandy travels to Muscatine for his uncle BE Bandy's funeral with burial in Mediapolis. The item lists local promotions for towels ice cream pies and purses, plus visits by Dorothy Andersoft Myrtle Macon and others to Muscatine and Des Moines. Various residents attend graduation exercises, celebrate Decoration Day beverages and wares sold by Candy Kitchen and Phillips Drug Store.
Local brief items report Miss Edith Wallace returning from Collin teaching, family visits from Mrs. J Renn in Porterville, and Mrs. Harold Perry's Kansas City trip. Candy Kitchen promotes treats for Decoration Day while banks announce holiday closures. Notices include shop hours, correction on stockings, and residents traveling to Fairfield Spickard and Washington areas.
Another shipment of mattresses arrived this morning with offers to equip beds with mattress and bed springs. The notice adds a $1280 top price paid for hogs and warns of overcast weather tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures expected.
Dr Preston L Etter and Mrs Hortense Wilson of Wellman met Washington friends today. Mrs Claire Dewey received a letter about her mother in Pasadena undergoing an operation. Mrs Nora Dewey remains serious but improved. Cedar Rapids to bury George Camp Douglas, killed in Chantilly France, with arrival planned June 8 or 9.
Franklin Wittmer a senior at Iowa Wesleyan College Wayland Iowa has been elected to a fellowship at the University of Chicago beginning September 1925 He majors in chemistry and will receive a Bachelor of Science in June He plans to join Chicago University as an assistant instructor and pursue his PhD degree He is among several Iowa Wesleyan graduates pursuing advanced work at major universities
London May 2 Mrs Mary Antrobus a royal warrant holder of royal tapestries judged an international needlework contest She ranks modern girls as more intelligent embroiderers than early Victorians and credits hunting tennis and outdoor sports for their refined embroidery skills Her view that needlework complements sport reflects a broad belief in growing female creativity through crafts.
Three Lincoln School third room pupils Eugene Thomas Ruth Nicola and Donald Davis were omitted from a report. The company will send awards to Miss Kendall for delivery to the children this summer, no change to the precent. Heights receives the banner.
Mr and Mrs Karl Crossett of Wellman attended commencement with his brother in the graduating class. Miss Mildred Brock will visit Iowa City friends at the university. Cloyce Dusenbery heads to Peoria on an important mission after Iowa City. Lela Rhodes leaves for Cedar Falls summer school. T H Bell visits from Los Angeles to stay with relatives in Fairfield. Geneva Harrison schedules summer study at Iowa City State University. Marriage licenses issued for Clive L Gray and Carrie D Haney and for Lloyd Mills and Grace Jones of Washington. F M Mossberry travels from Columbus Junction on business. Rock Island freight office closed Memorial Day except for morning perishables.
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