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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1925
Page
3
Junction teams expects victory as Washington prepares for the annual foe. Coach McKinstry trains the eleven despite injuries and a veteran Junction lineup, while signal practice and a Fox Theatre visit mark the final countdown to Thursday’s game.
Ainsworth November 24 unit meeting of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church begins at 7:30 with songs devotionals and a program featuring speakers from Ainsworth Pleasant Pain Crawfordsville and Washington. A pot luck dinner and social hour follow, with reports on branch meetings field support and plans for the year led by Mrs Barker with unit leader Mrs Will E. Jones.
Miss Edna Klein dean of women at Iowa Wesleyan college Mt. Pleasant was injured when her Ford coupe skidded into a ditch and overturned south of Crawfordsville while returning from Washington. She was taken to her mother Mrs Lewis Klein’s home where doctors later said injuries were not as serious as first believed.
Miss Katherine Turner and Mr Henry C C Brooks of Washington D C were married by Rev Jackson of the A M E church at the bride’s parents home Friday evening November twentieth. The ceremony was witnessed by immediate family and a few friends. The couple will live in Madison Wisconsin after visiting relatives.
A classroom scene shows a teacher scolding a sleeping pupil and ordering them to sit beside the teacher. The exchange highlights discipline and authority within a school setting.
Daniel R. Gonder, who died Sunday at Rippey Iowa, was the last Mexican War veteran in Iowa and an uncle of I M Gonder of Washington. He was about 106. Illness keeps his nephew from attending the funeral set for tomorrow. The Washington relative last visited in August, first in twenty nine years.
The Y M C A acquires three acres in Saloniki Greece naming two streets John R Mott Street and Ymyhn A Avenue after the association and its leader Dr John R Mott of Montclair New Jersey. The new quarters replace the former Evzonon Street office and mark the group as the first Greek Y M C A in the heart of the city near St Pauls ministry.
The Heights school operetta Kay and Gerda based on The Snow Queen will start at 7 30 this evening. About 130 children will perform as two thirds of the seats had been sold by noon and more may be sold at the door.
Judge Henry Wagner announced the Farmers and Merchants State Bank case will be heard Monday at 9 a.m. before Judge C H Kelly in Charles City. Attorneys for objectors and state officials were notified to appear, with the matter involving objections to a settlement between the state banking department and the bank directors.
The YMCA basketball team begins its season with a home game at the Y gym tomorrow night facing Crawfordaville. Admission is 50 cents for adults with a five-game ticket option at $1.75. the ticket can admit five different games or five people to one game. The tipoff is at 8 30 PM.
The City Library will be closed all day on Thanksgiving. Patrons are advised to plan accordingly and return any borrowed items before the holiday.
The Business and Professional Women's club will hold their regular meeting Wednesday evening at the Y M C A. Supper will be served promptly at 6 15. A large attendance of the membership is urged as matters of importance will be discussed.
Cannon Bros of Washington topped the Chicago market on November 18 with 72 head averaging 91 pounds and 13 15 per hundredweight. The cattle, fed on corn linseed meal and hay under J. E. Wright, sold 15 cents above all light stock as 13 000 cattle of all kinds were reported on the market.
Senator W. A. Brookhart addressed fourth and fifth graders at Wallace School today. He described his recent trip to European countries, sharing insights on how children live in other lands as part of their geography study.
The Y M C A invites the community to an open house Friday evening from 7 30 to 10 60 at the building. Milburn McKay’s high school orchestra will perform while visitors tour the pool gymnasium and facilities. Five thousand guests attended the opening and more are urged to visit as the institution operates in full swing. Girls and boys will present swimming exhibitions, a basketball game, gym drills, and ample music for a festive public event.
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