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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1920
Page
7
Correspondents report wintry weather and corn husking near completion in Rubio with farmers and neighbors busy. Local scenes include gas and well drilling, repairs, court attendance, social news, illnesses, a football injury, and Armistice Day events in Kalona and area communities.
E J Davidson and family attended the funeral of Mrs C B Yard in Washington yesterday. Visitors to Washington included Gordon Anwyl McCleary and others. The first lecture of the season is set for the opera house with a Fine Arts Tip featuring three ladies in a trio.
Mr and Mrs Hutch pen were passengers on No 20 Lun a for Davenport. S A Walker are visib letmen in Waterloo rs. Warren Woodside returned home from Ottumwa. Mrs E R Rhodes visited in Washington. Tom Workman of Letts visited C W Ingram. Mrs George Townsend absent due to illness. W R C inspection rescheduled for Thursday at Woodmen hall. Miscel laneous shower planned at W T Trotter home. Mrs W T Trotter and daughter hostesses. Albert Lopshire has a new baby girl. W F M S of M E church issued stocking invitations for a social Friday with pennies.
Mrs Wm Baker of St Paul visited relatives in Wellman and Ernest Baker home. Loren Bidwell and family attended the Iowa Iowa City football game. Gene Oldaker and Lawton Karr went to Kalona for a Kalona Sharon game. B Darnell met his wife in Cedar Rapids after her Portland trip. Andrew Ash plans winter in Los Angeles. Mrs Bradford sold goods at auction. Mrs Kabaker visited Chicago to see Herman and her mother Mrs Zohn. Santa Claus sighting precedes Snow. Lincoln Cresswell in Cedar Rapids.
November term coverage explains the jury selection process, excusal rules, and seating outcomes. It notes who is excused, how many names are drawn, and how lawyers influence the final panel, with local updates on residents and community events.
Des Moines reports a serious drop in farm prices driving calls for state and national action. Iowa farm bureau leaders, with 140000 members locally and over a million nationwide, push for laws this winter to ease farming handicaps. The movement leverages trained staff and funding to back investigations and influence lawmakers.
Iowa officials and lawmakers gather in Des Moines to advocate federal support for farm loans and tax relief. Senator A L Ames of Traer and 86 other prominent farm bureau figures urge action on rural credits foreign credit relations and tax exemptions for federal land bank bonds. Congressmen present include Kenyon Ramey and Street and officials call for credit channels to expand foreign markets and better exchange rates.
Miss Edna Myers died from burns after a fire at Weber's restaurant in Sioux Rapids last week. Restaurant proprietor John Weber and Miss Williams remain in critical condition with doubtful recovery.
Local delegate’s closing report from the Iowa W C T U convention in Dubuque covers Armenian relief talk by vr Kirbye, Near East relief figures, officer elections with Ida B Wise Smith re elected president, and notes on Americanization discussions and welfare lectures. A Waterloo elder sang at the session while price cuts at a local market include meat and pies and coffee.
Sioux City merchants including restaurants have lowered prices on coffee pie meat fish and luncheon items. Leonard Frank a local restaurant proprietor says the price reductions are widespread and likely to continue as dry goods dealers and others follow the trend.
A weather worn life preserver was recovered from the Delaware River bearing the words Life belt and Lusitania, suggesting a historical link or souvenir from the famed liner. The device was salvaged by local divers and cataloged for display or investigation.
Advertisement claims Zemo cures eczema blotches ringworm and other skin troubles. Priced 35 cents for standard bottle and one dollar for extra large, sold by E W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio. Claims the antiseptic liquid dries cleanly without stickiness or staining.
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