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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1921

Page

5

Church Services and Local Notices in Keota

Sunday church services and sermon themes for Baptist Presbyterian Christian and Methodist churches in Keota with service times listed. Local notices cover recent marriages and community updates including Masons, visits, and attendance at the National Swine Show in Peoria.

Keota Baptist A. J. Unthank I. T. Hawk R. C. Lemon R. V. Pike Christ Young People's Meeting Zion Center M. E

Godlove and Booth Visitors Highlight Local Socials

Mabel and Opal Godlove shopped in Washington on Wednesday while Lois Godlove visits with sister Mrs Frank Em bree. Mrs Mary Abbott returns to Missouri after a short visit with J C Mathers and friends. Mrs R C Burbam of Washington visits Mathers. J L Sands and baby leave Dunbar Wis after over three months with Booths. Hazel Booth and Twila McGinnis stay with Bobby Leffler. Harry Leffler reports strong sale turnout.

Washington J. C. Mathers J. L. Sands Baby Dunbar Wis J. E. Booth Hazel Booth Twila McGinnis Bobby” Leffler Harry Leffler Ralph

Residents consider move to Phoenix for health needs

Not ready to move for their future home in Phenix Arizona where they are going for his health. Grace Staffield returned Wednesday from Cedar Rapids where she spent several days with her sister Mrs Burr Taylor. The K K K met with Mr and Mrs Geo Birney Friday night with the usual good time.

Nettie Schollenberger Irma Young Sigourney Walter Ramsey Emma Amelia Keeley Harper Ruth Holm Pershing Oskaloosa Mike Trier Peoria Hudson Phenix Ariz Grace Staffield Cedar Rapids Burr Taylor Geo Birney

Local Residents Return and Visit Nearby Cities

Mr and Mrs N J Keiper returned home from Excelsior Springs Missouri. E M Kulp postmaster for this district inspected the post office yesterday. Mr and Mrs J Wooley arrived from Columbia to spend the weekend. Mr and Mrs C R Gallagher of Washington visited Mrs Sarah Davidson. Mrs Margaret Manners returned from Washington. Mrs H B Graham attended a missionary conference at the Methodist church in Washington. Rev and Mrs G W Hanna and W H McCall returned from the Lenox Iowa synod meeting and visits in Creston Iowa.

Wfordsville Crawfordsville N. J. Keiper Excelsior Springs E. M. Kulp John Wooley Columbia Wooley R. Gallagher Washington Sarah Davidson Margaret Manners H. B. Graham Methodist Church G. W. Hanna W. H. McCall Lenox Iowa Creston

Rural Route No 4 Folks Visit and Work Notes

Rural Route No 4 reports visits among residents including Roy Randall family and friends from Washington. Mr and Mrs Homer Kephart and Lawrence Kephart visited A B Carr and John McCall homes. Silas Caldwell builds a new corn crib with help from Homer Kephart.

Washington Roy Randall Charles Glen Pratt Homer Kephart Lawrence A. B. Carr Tom Randall Roy Randall's Dick Lewis Cal Reenblossom's Charlie Kephart Ed Simmering Helen Hazel John Guy McCall Chas Mack Beenblossom Frank Sickles Mediapolis Frank Kephart Silas Caldwell

Vigor Of Youth In A New Discovery

The ad touts Re Nu Tabs a powerful vitality booster from an African tree bark extract. It promises rapid health improvement with a no risk test offer from Re Nu Laboratories Kansas City Ma, requiring a $2 deposit on delivery and a full refund if not satisfied within a week.

Re-Nu Laboratories 296L Gateway Station Kansas City Advt

SaleSman Killed by Gun Explosion Near Jewell Junction

Des Moines IA Oct 8 Charles Garner a city salesman for a local drug store was fatally wounded last evening near Jewell Junction by an accidental gun discharge as he prepared to return home from a hunting trip. He died several hours later. The gun had been left in the automobile Garner was adjusting its curtains when it exploded. An inquest began last night and will continue today.

Des Moines lIa Charles Garner Jewell Junction Garner

New Orleans Association seeks funds to expand leper home

The New Orleans Association of Commerce urged Louisiana senators and a representative in Washington to appropriate funds to enlarge the federal home for lepers at Carville. The aim is to care for nearly 100 on the waiting list and remove the danger of lepers at large in New Orleans.

New Orleans New Orleans Association of Commerce Louisiana Washington Carville

World aid production figures and losses detailed

The article reports on global aid production figures and the value of mined goods, noting substantial totals in the billions of dollars. It cites a figure around 17 billion and references losses tied to mining activities and commercial downturns impacting various regions.

Des Moines News Highlights Enlistment Drive and Court Rulings

The Des Moines region reports record college attendance and the 14th Cavalry seeks 100 recruits as they journey abroad for drills. The Iowa supreme court denies rehearing in a tax case affecting banks and government securities. A wave of farm and prison issues, parole enforcement, and rising cruelty cases to animals are also noted along with a governor urged employment push for the unemployed.

Iowa Kendall Des Moines Des Moines National Bank City of State Supreme Court Thirty-eighth General Assembly Supreme Court Thirty-ninth General Assembly Fourteenth Cavalry Fort Des Moines Fort Ears Chicago Brown Iowa Humane Society C. M. Young Public Welfare Bureau

Miss Kate Ogborn Receives 15 Month Missionary Furlough

Miss Kate Ogborn a China missionary of twenty years secured a furlough of fifteen months and is now visiting friends of earlier days in Mahaska County as community interest follows her homeward journey.

Kate Ogborn China Mahaska

Iowa teachers list mourns loss of many educators abroad

At the state teachers association meeting in November President Seerley will report the passing of former members. The list includes William Seerley Lewis in Shanghai, Kayser Preus in Decorah, Oliver Lonewell in Des Moines, Catherine MacKay in Ames, Christian Naeseth in Decorah, David Dungan in Glendale, Ed Forrest Blayney in Berkeley, William Babb in St Paul, and others across Iowa and the nation.

State Teachers Association Seerley State Teachers College William Seerley Lewis Shanghai China Morningside College Sioux City M. F. Church Christian Kayser Preus Decorah Iowa Luther College Oliver Henry Lonewell Des Moines Highland Park College Catherine J. MacKay Ames Dear Home Economics Iowa State College Christian Naeseth Tra David R. Dungan Glendale California Drake University Ed Forrest Blayney Berkeley Buena Vista College Storm Lake San Francisco William G. Babb St. Paul Minn Charles City College William Aldrich City of Keokuk Amos Hiatt Ceres Cal East Des Moines Lydia Hinman Steele North Dakota East Waterloo Kidder County Lorreen Pattee Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati University Dubuque High School John W. Rowley

Automobiles Strings and a Prairie Locomotive Oddities

The piece notes a new theft trend stripping tires and movable parts from cars, with Iowa code section 4823 prescribing penalties up to one year in a penitentiary or six months and fines to 500 dollars. It also reports at the Sioux City fair Illinois Central exhibi tions featuring two locomotives, a small Mississippi engine and a massive modern freight locomotive with immense weight and capacity.

State Board of Parole Anambsa Kldma Fort Madison Oui Tos Sbte Heddick Illinois Central Railway Mississippi Natchez Foster Miss Illinois Central System

Giant Infielder from Iowa Helps Giants Win Pennant

Ottumwa reports Giants second baseman John Rawlings, a Bloomfield native, joined the team this season after years in the major leagues. His steady glove and bat helped the Giants in their pennant push. Rawlings is the son of merchant W. W. Rawlings and nephew of State Senator J. Ethell of the Davis Appanoose district.

Ottumwa John Rawlings Bloomfield Iowa Rawlings Giants W. W. Rawlings J. Ethell Davis-Appanoose

That Goes With Peppermint Too in Reader Opinion

A fragmented excerpt notes that many girls exhaust energy chewing gum while a writer comments on peppermint pairings and related habits, revealing a lighthearted or opinionated tone about consumption and behavior.

Tistin Teow Ory

Most Motor Accidents Are Caused By Speeding

A Maryland three month study finds most crashes stem from driver recklessness and speed. 90 percent blame speeding with accidents clustered on roads deemed safe while dangerous sections show fewer wrecks. Researchers note drivers ease up near dangers but speed elsewhere.

Maryland Public Roads Bureau of Public Roads United States Department of Agriculture Blue Ridge Mountains Baltimore Frederick Baltimore-Washington Raina

I F B F Achievements and Funding Summary

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation outlines protective measures such as the uniform seed law and hog cholera serum regulations. It details agricultural statistics efforts, publicity work including monthly Messenger issues, and the source of its funds. The federation emphasizes independence, broad agricultural focus, and open membership without political ties.

Farm Bureau

Minister Split All Fees With Drivers

The Rev. R. T. Western a retired Methodist minister from Elkton Md was dismissed after conviction on fourteen counts by an ecclesiastical jury. Chief charges include trafficking in marriages splitting fees and conduct unbecoming a minister. Western admitted splitting fifty fifty with jitney drivers on marriage fees since August he performed about two hundred ceremonies.

Wilmington Del R. T. Western Elkton Western

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