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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1924

Page

5

Industrial Plants in Iowa Increase Staffing Slightly

The September federal employment report shows Iowa plants, especially railway shops, hiring modestly. Building trades remain active, farm labor demand stays strong, and cereal mills and two plants closed while several new schools and large projects are under construction.

Associated Press Des Moin Federal Employment Bureau Des Moines Buiilding Sioux City Dubuque Crhdar Rapids Burlington Ottumwa Mason City Kansas North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Brighton

Pension fund for pastors boosted to 690000

The Upper Iowa conference pension fund for retired Methodist ministers will rise from 200000 to 690000 after a meeting with Bishop F T Keeney. A campaign to raise 300000 more was organized with Rev. A D Curran elected campaign chairman. Upon completion each minister will receive 28 dollars a year per year of service, paid quarterly. Mrs S N Sorrell and three children travel to Davenport to visit friends.

Cedar Rapids Upper Iowa F. T. Keeney Omaha A. D. Curran Grace Methodist Church Waterloo

Coronets Lose Glamour as Items for Sale in England

London reports that coronets no longer fetch high hopes as buyers pass by in fairs and shops. A single piece, once thought a nut ring, is revealed as a Paul Storr coronation jewel, with a history of resale and shifting owners amid a changing peerage culture.

London England Paul Storr George IV Edward

Man dies in joke ride off embankment near Fort Wright

P. W. Curran, a logging contractor, paid with his life after pulling the driver C. Martin s cap over his eyes. The auto went off a 30 foot embankment near Fort Wright in Spokane Washington Curran died instantly while Martin and a third passenger were unharmed.

Associated Press Spokane Wash P. W. Curran C. Martin Martin Fort Wright Curran

Hart Schaffner Marx Style for Young Men in Fall Clothes

Hart Schaffner & Marx present fall styles seen by young men. The copy emphasizes good shoulder lines, snug hips, waistcoats, and trousers with a firm waist and full fall to cuffs. It highlights distinctive weaves, unusual colors, and quality tailoring offering value.

Hart Schaffner & Marx Hart Schaffner& Marx

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