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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1920
Page
7
Correspondents report Wellman and Sigourney football teams played on the Wellman grounds with Sigourney 20 and Wellman 6. The piece lists residents visiting, meetings, and community notices including a mayoral resignation, civic events, and social brings, painting a picture of daily life in Wellman and surrounding areas.
Social items from Brighton and nearby towns recount visits by Dr and Mrs Will Brinton and daughter Phy lis of Cripple Creek Cole. Mrs Ernest Peasley and others, circle events, travel plans, students home from Ames Iowa Wesleyan, Chicago and California trips, births, moves, and property changes. Notable: baby Catheryn Elizabeth born to Peston Hoover and Wellston couple. Rev Willy joins Antioch church. various family visits and travels across Iowa and Oregon.
Mrs Lida returns from a Dubuque WCTU convention. Mrs J W Smith is ill at home. Bert Mavery and wife from Bloomington IL visit W S Mavery in Richland. Funeral of Mrs Wm Coffin at Friends church Monday at 3 pm. body arrives 2:09 from Stockport. Kalona high school football mentioned.
Mr and Mrs Hartnett entertain Mr Hartnett s sister from Tlinots A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Howard Leacock in October Jerome Meyer visited grandparents Tretenbech Mrs Winnie Beiter taught a show in Mrs Ballard s absence Funeral of an aunt attended by Miss Ballard and Mrs J Deal Laurie Wallace and Lily Pfeifer joined Thursday visits Several gatherings occur including Wesley party near Rubio and Kenesieton club at Mrs Hotle s home Friends visited Bert Givens home Jake Hotle helped care for the new girl at the Leacox home Close by Miss Dortha Pfeifer aided Mrs Hotle with house cleaning and George Myrtle Frank Maude Wallace Addie visited Arthur Conrad home
In Maple Grove on October 12 Frank Yanskey wed Mary Vodicka in Washington with Rev. M. R. Revan officiating. A large reception followed at the bridegroom’s sister’s home featuring feasting and lively charivaries. Guests included Jas Yanskey, James Vodicka, Tony and Veny Joe Onaki, Milt Novey and many others. Mil Novey’s car was robbed of inner tubes and tools valued at 25.99 during the celebration. Zeva Tush of Washington visited Homestead Farm. she works as stereographer and typist and attends Washington Methodist Church orchestra.
A newspaper service reports a flyer traveling from London to Paris at about 100 mph, writing a 3000 word account while airborne. The feat highlights rapid reportage and in-flight journalism capabilities for want ads.
National committee from chambers of commerce and public schools reports teachers' pay and training remain inadequate despite salary increases. Survey covers 359 cities. findings show rising living costs outpace wages for elementary principals and teachers, with wage gaps fueling teacher shortages and reliance on undertrained staff.
Plans for the sugar factory at Waverly call for opening on October 25 as beets arrive and are unloaded into a large pit. An electric crane and new dryer are being installed, with $300000 to $400000 invested, and farmers expected to receive about 12.50 per ton based on wholesale sugar quotes.
Iowa farm land rose in value by about 63 dollars per acre from March 1919 to March 1920, led by Iowa with a 32 percent gain. The U S department of agriculture report notes a national 21 percent rise, more farm ownership by farmers, fewer tenant-operated farms, and about a quarter of farms selling twice in the boom.
In Maquoreta on October 19 Judge F D Leets dismissed the Thiesen landlord tenant suit with costs after finding insufficient evidence that Kurt Thiesen failed to farm the farm for maximum returns. The case drew local interest for its peculiar nature.
In Taylor township near Waukon two 12 year old girls Mildred Hogan and Marycella Conway fought off a full grown timber wolf half a mile from the Hogan home. With Hogan dogs rocks and sticks they killed the animal and returned home exhausted. They later received a bounty and praise for their bravery.
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