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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
3
Graham Theatre Leased to Southern Iowa Theaters Company
The Graham theatre is leased by the Southern Iowa Theaters Company and will open under new management next week. D Earl Combs of Chariton Iowa an officer of the company is finalizing arrangements for opening Monday June 2. The company operates about twenty five theatres in southern and southeastern Iowa including Mount Pleasant Fairfield Chariton Creston Knoxville and others. They plan weekly picture programs and occasional stage attractions in winter. A manager will be sent soon to take charge. The company office is in Chariton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Southern Iowa Theaters Company
D. Earl Combs
Chariton
Iowa
Southern
Mount Pleasant
Fairfield
Creston
Knoxville
Combs
Washington
Red Cross workers urged to join Decoration Day parade
Members of the Red Cross workers are urged to meet on Decoration Day at 9 30 o'clock just west of the Court House to form a parade line. Ladies should wear uniforms, flags supplied at the Court House. The march ends at Woodlawn cemetery with the workers disbanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Court House
Woodlawn Cemetery
Found Road to Happiness
A reflection on happiness by George Eliot noting the shift after renouncing a self driven path. The author embraces contentment and eases the struggle of insisting on personal will over simple, agreeable options.
Y M C A Leader Visits Washington For Bi yearly Campaign
Harry Goodrich state secretary of the boys work department of the Y M C A will visit Washington tomorrow and spend several days helping plan the bi yearly campaign for local community Y work. He will speak at the contributors banquet next Monday at the Methodist church. Harry C Evans of Des Moines, cousin of Mrs J A Glendinning, who delivers the principal address, spent months in Europe during the war and will share an interesting story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Goodrich
Washington
Mr. Goodrich
Harry C. Evans
Des Moines
J. A. Glendinning
Iowa
Newton
Maynard Brown Enjoys Furlough At Biarritz France
Maynard Brown son of Mr and Mrs Charles Brown writes from Camp Bassens France about a ten day furlough at Biarritz a famed seaside town. He mentions reuniting with brothers Jay and Faye Brown and that troops may be sent home soon. The letter recalls ocean views mountain border trips and English speaking locals with government paid hotels and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Brown
Charles Brown
Company D
109Th Ammunition Train
Biarritz
France
Bill
Lieut
Jay Brown
Faye Brown
Camp Bassens
Uncle Sam
Bassehs
Jay
Maty
Wave
Bordeaux
Bassens
Genscourt
America
Vaurdeville
Spain
Pyrenees
D Company
Plans Set for Washington Decoration Day Observance
Washington prepares for Decoration Day with a parade at ten o clock featuring soldiers from three wars. Veterans will be honored at Elm Grove and Woodlawn cemeteries with prayers music and brief addresses then Graham theatre hosts a 2 pm service with Governor W L Harding delivering the keynote address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elm Grove
Woodlawn
Graham Theatre
W. L. Harding
She Sets a Good Example
A. O. Newell of New Kensington Pa praises Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy used at home and recommended to friends. The advertisement urges others to keep the medicine on hand to avoid suffering while waiting for a prescription and cites Lemmon's Drug Store as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
A. O. Newell
New Kensington
Lemmon
Brundage Carnival Draws Big Crowd and Odd Acts
A large audience enjoyed the Brundage carnival with favorable weather. Highlights include a trained flea circus, a tattooed man and a snake man, a fire eater, trained monkeys, and rides like the merry go round and Ferris Wheel. The lineup also features a song and dance company, a Military Maid show, and cane and knife racks from Brundage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brundage
Washington
Rodney Crail
Dr. Dippy
Nichols to Lecture on Peace Conference at West Chester
James T. Nichols will deliver his lecture on the Paris Peace Conference at the West Chester Methodist church Friday evening June 6 at 8 30. The lecture, previously given in the city, is described as exceptionally interesting and informative and proceeds support a church benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Nichols
Paris
West Chester
Cure Catarrhal Deafness Only by Constitutional Remedy
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications because the diseased ear portion remains unreachable. The advert claims the only cure is a constitutional remedy that reduces inflammation of the auditory tube and restores normal function, with trials promising money back if not cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Satan Edicine
Cire Tulare Tree All Druggiste
Chene
Toledo
Reception Committee Meeting for Governor Harding
All members of the reception committee will meet at the Hotel Colenso at 9 20 Friday morning for the governor's event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Colenso
Worth While girls plan wienie feast and W G rally
The Worth While girls of the Baptist church met at Mrs Clarence Smith with about twenty present. They planned a wienie feast at the overhead bridge and a June W G rally at the church, with a banquet served by Mrs John Dodd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth While
Sunday School Class Party Honors Girl Leaving for California
The Methodist Sunday school class of girls hosted an afternoon party at teacher Miss Vera Knupp's home. Twenty two guests enjoyed lawn games from four to seven followed by a two course luncheon in honor of Gertrude Gardner who will depart with her parents for California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
Vera Knupp
Gertrude Gardner
California
Notice on express service hours in Washington Iowa 1919
Washington Iowa May 28 1919 notice from American Express Co detailing new operating hours and service rules to comply with United States Railroad Commission hour schedule. One office at 206 South Iowa Avenue open 8 AM to 2 PM and 2 PM to 6 PM Monday to Saturday closed Sundays. Wagon delivery 9 AM to 5 PM, no Sunday service. Pick up 8 AM to 5 PM with regular and individual calls. District defined as non residential within four city blocks of main office. George C. Hanna Route Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Ia
Washington, Iowa
United States Railroad Commission
Iowa Avenue
American Railway Express Co
George C. Hanna
American Express Company
New Telephone Directory Coming Soon in Washington
The Washington Telephone Company announces a new directory ready for delivery in a few weeks. They aim for complete and correct listings of about twenty five hundred subscribers and request cooperation to fix possible mistakes. If listed improperly call the Chief Operator for corrections or contact the Bookkeeper or Manager for special listings. Notify changes in location to ensure proper updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinggon Telephone Company
Typhoid Cases Reported in Washington City
Five typhoid fever cases have been treated in the community, the first in several years. Cases are required to be reported to the city clerk and quarantines set for homes with the disease. Authorities warn of shadow wells and milk as common sources and stress extreme care, noting the spread appears isolated rather than an epidemic. One case reportedly originated in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Missouri
Dr. Schreckengast Named Chancellor of Nebraska Wesleyan
Dr. I. B. Schreckengast, longtime pastor of the Methodist church in Washington, will be inaugurated chancellor of Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln on Tuesday June 3. Invitations have been issued. He has headed the university for several years after a noted career in Nebraska education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Schreckengast
Methodist Church of Washington
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln
Nebr
Schreckengast
Nebraska
Washington
Cohagen Addresses Hi Y and YWCA at High School
A joint Hi Y and Y W C A meeting closed the school year at the high school last night. General secretary A A Cohagen of the Davenport Y M C A spoke on Writing Your Own Biography before a large gathering of student leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi-Y Club
8. A. Cohagen
Davenport
Wishart to Give Junction Address
Memorial day observance at Columbus Junction features Rev. J. M. Wishart of Washington as principal speaker. Afternoon program in the high school includes Tavocation by Nev. & Hood Johnson, song America, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address by Margaret Bliven, music by a quartet, Orders of General Logan by J. B. Reaney, solo by Mrs. W. F. Hall, address by Wishart, and benediction by Rev. W. E. Ruston. Afterward the procession to Columbus City cemetery proceeds with prayer and decorations by the W K C and schoolchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
J. M. Wishart
Washington
Nev
Hood Johnson
America
Margaret Bliven
Logan
W. E. Ruston
Columbus City
Tery
CL. Wilson
Kt. C
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Frank L. Wilson & Co
Iowa Ave
Phianna Sutton
Washington High School
Beatrice Daniels
Helen Cunningham
Isabel Lemmon
Jean Hay
Alberta Wolt
Leceuree Cunningham
Jacile Shaila
Nota Svebeck
Nondas Richardson
Miss Sutton
Miss Daniels
Ada M. Wilson
Olathe
Kansas
Rankin
J. D. Rankin
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
OWA Theatres
Graham Nent Werk
RED
George Eliot
H. Keck
Prank R. Sage
Spate Y. M. C. A
Washington Boy
Brundage Carnival
Madras
Peseases
Klein Klothing Kompany
Nichols
White Way Club
Marion Wells
Claud Rhodebeck
W. A. Ralston
W. O. Ralston
Herman Schultz
Damascus Shrine
No. 10
Moose Hall
Eva L. Young
PV. EE. O
A. R. Miller
Christian Church
American Pearl Button Company
Ip Care Journal
American Pearl Button Co
J. Leonard
Equitable Bldg
Washington, D. C
J. M. Kelley
Chas. Wagner
North
National
B. Buescher
Mt. Pleasant St
Burlington
Telephone Mutual
Reed Baby Buggy
Cee Roe
Washington Loan & Trust Co
the Heights
Reed
Studebaker
John Knotek
Dr. Schreckengast
Cohagen
H. S
Wishart
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