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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1925
Page
8
Local bakery item note announces fresh candy, cream horns, and raisin bread available Saturday at Mayo's Home Bakery on North Side.
Lucile Jones visits grandmother Mrs Emma Bennett in Washington while Lena Stewart travels from Fairfield to see Parsons College in the area. Mrs Frank Hesseltine visits ill Ed Parker in Havre and J R George travels to Decatur for his brother A H George's burial in Stanton Illinois. Fresh Angel Food and Devil Food cakes available at Cook's. end of readable items.
A string of social notes from Washington Iowa recounts Charles George from Parsons college spending the weekend at his home. Several residents visit family in Keota Muscatine and other nearby towns while shops advertise products and services.
Local shoppers find 25 close fitting hats at 3.75 with colored and black options. News notes Roy and Edna Zook visit, Mrs J B McConaughey meets sister in Mt Union, plus various calls to the Chocolate Shop and Candy Kitchen. St Ambrose game draws Frank Casey to Davenport.
Iowa State College offers multiple international scholarships funded by tuition waivers for students from outside Iowa with an extra value about 26 dollars annually. Verne Noyes provides free tuition for World War I veterans and descendants, while livestock and grain judging winners at the Iowa State fair qualify for six scholarships ranging 25 to 75 dollars. The state fair board and Board of Education fund remissions up to 49 dollars and county scholarships aid needy high performing students. Thirty eight additional scholarships worth up to 40 dollars are remitted from fees.
The Bureau of Public Roads in the Agriculture Department estimates that this season's road construction will push the nation's hard surfaced highways to nearly 500000 miles.
Mrs John Birney traveled to Havre via Washington to visit her seriously ill brother Will Stafford who was later moved to a Washington hospital He was joined by his brother Ralph Birney The Birneys returned home Sunday Also listed are passengers to Washington the previous Saturday including Mrs L E Mathers Mrs Jin Cherwinker and several relatives Hazel Booth underwent a second throat operation with steady recovery progress.
The column lists multiple residents visiting relatives and traveling for short trips. Fay Cherwink er and family visited parental home. Elizabeth Wallace returned from Muscatine and Letts. Godlove relatives hosted visitors. Harold Godlove and family moved to Town City en route to Green Iowa. Mildred Ebner returned from Davenport. C M Swisher traveled to Washington. Olive Moore visited from L Barthelow. L F Mathers planned trips to Burlington and Houston. J R McCreedy made a Washington business call. crowds enjoyed the show The Lost World despite poor roads. Dale Rathmel recovering from a hand injury after a week old accident.
Local and long distance driving offered around the clock. Call phone number provided for service inquiries and bookings.
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