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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1920

Page

6

Thanksgiving visits noted across Crawfordsville

Mrs T E Maxwell and children Maurice and Ted travel to Ottumwa for Thanksgiving. Miss Merthal Gouder and cousin Harold Hyde visit Rubio to spend Thanksgiving with grandparents W M Morrow. Local ads list taxi service, shoe shop Fox and Dewey, cotton work gloves at 15 cents, and Edison diamond discs price guarantee from Stephen the Jeweler.

T. E. Maxwell Maurice and Ted Crawfordsville Ottumwa Merthal Gouder Harold Hyde Rubio Mrs. W. M. Morrow Edison Stephen

Local notices and shopping items in Hedrick area ads

Numerous short items note Thanksgiving visits by families from Washington to Hedrick and Richland for meals. local stores promote poultry tonic, a glassware line from Fostoria, suits, diamonds, Mazola oil demos, and 6000 dollar Fordson parts. Also reported are weddings, atlas sales, and regional health and auction notices with names like Bruns Seed Store, Stephen the Jeweler, Mannhardt Brothers, Richards Market, and Kracaw Transfer line.

Coal output grows as weekly US production nears records

The Geological Survey estimates over 12.06 million tons of bituminous coal produced in the week ending Nov 18. Armistice day idleness likely kept a year record from being reached, while soft coal totals for the year stand at 476 million tons, with 1917 and 1918 comparisons noted. Anthracite output for the week ending Nov 13 is 1,753,000 tons, up from 1,415,000 the prior week.

United States Geological Survey

Washington High School Pep Stunt Delights Downtown Crowd

A large Washington high school pep parade and rally showcased orange and black colors ahead of today’s football game at Colum bus Junction. Superintendent Harding hails it as the best high school display seen, with talks by the squad, Dick McCleery leading ceremonies, and students marching through downtown to rally support.

Washington High School Columbus Junction W. CC. Harding Dick McCleery

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