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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1919
Page
7
Local visits and accidents noted across Crawfordsville area
Mrs. Durr and Mrs. Zimmerman visited their aunt Mrs. Teas amid her severe nose bleed. Harlan Strain joined his parents for a relatives visit. A driving incident near Olds left two men unharmed besides minor scratches as their car wrecked. Church groups and school activities marked Hallowe en events and locals report barn, painting, and homecoming plans in Havre and Pleasant Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cra
Crawfordsville
Durr
North English
Zimmerman
Williamsburg
L. L. Teas
J. F. Buxbaum
A. T. Brown
Washington
Harvey Woodruff
St. Paul
Emma
Wonderly
Miss Dickson
Miss Godfrey
Local Notes From Alnsworth Ainsworth Duet Of Moves And Visits
Mrs Fannie Rowan returns from Washington visit. Mrs Homberger and Hazel of Ottawa II stay with aunt Mrs Milman Freud. Earl Romberger family welcome a baby boy Friday. Mr and Mrs Robert Hites return to Des Moines after a week with J A Marsh. Hites resume wedding trip from Chicago. Moore family moves to new home. Evans and family occupy Baxter property vacated by Esling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Fannie Rowan
W. Rowan
Washington
Homberger
Hazel
Ottawa II
Milman Freud
Earl Romberger
Robert Hites
Des Moines
Turday
J. A.arsh
Hites
Chicago
Moore
Ella Mabie
Jay Evans
Baxter
Esling
Wedding Neatly Ties Miss Ar gh Buchwalter to Alan Ott Frost
A wedding at the bride’s mother home united Miss Ar gh Buchwalter and Alan Ott Frost with Rev H Pugh officiating. The bride wore white silk crepe de chine and carried white chrysanthemums. A three course supper followed for about forty guests. The couple will reside on the Wm Geret farm south of town after a brief honeymoon trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Argh Buchwalter
Marge
Alan Ott Frost
Fannieuchwalter
H. Pugh
Dear Rapids
Ide
Rapids
W. Ingham
Iowa City
Thomas Workman
J. H.wilson
Airside Leader
Assated Ad Clubs of
Iowa
We Press Association
Ottawa
Aloysus Bashnagel
Chicago
Joseph Heitzman
Colorado
Prings
Ed Beranek
Joseph Kappa
Faith
South Dakota
Frank Mincer
Local couple returns from hunting trip in Madison South Dakota
Henry Griffin and Vic Rummel hart returned Tuesday from Madison South Dakota after a hunting trip. Mrs. Ferris Lowe and Mrs. Leigh Buchwalter hosted a Saturday pre nuptial shower at the Lowe home east of town. The guest of honor was Miss Ar leigh Buchwalter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Griffin
Vic Rummelhart
Madison
South Dakota
Ferris Lowe
Leigh Buchwalter
Lowe
Arleigh Buchwalter
Death of Mrs. David Warren Reaches Brighton Friends
Word arrived Wednesday morning that Mrs. David Warren died in Con de South Dakota after a brief illness. Her family had moved from Brighton to Dakota recently. she leaves husband and three daughters, with burial planned in Hannah City Illinois. Funeral party traveled from Brighton to Hannah City, with relatives visiting from Chicago and Bannock Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Jim Shafer
David Warren
Conde
South Dakota
Warren
Dakota
Mary Crawford
Ft Madison
Elia
Kate
Hannah City
Jim Shaber
George Slover
Harry Lloyd
Georgia
Chicago
Funeral of Mrs Ethel Kleinfelter and babe at Columbus Junction
Long list of local social and farming events from Young America area. Attendees include Lloyd Humston, Mrs Frank Pringle, Ruth Vincent, Charles and Elmer Cherry, J N Phillip, Oscar Carlson, Ernest Carlson, and others. Mentions illness of Mrs James Eckels, Boils on Walter and James, wood sawing, horse sale, and church attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young America
Lloyd Humston
Ethel Kleinfelter
Babe
Columbus Junction
Frank Pringle
Ainsworth
James Nicholson
George
Walter
James
Charles Cherry
Washington
James Eckels
Ben Briley
Clay Walton
Will Conger
Sam McKee
Ida Nagley
J. N. Phillip
Plow Accident Injures Man as He Sits on Seat
David was knocked from a seat when a plow upended it and a lever struck his leg. A doctor fears a possible bone injury as he cannot bear weight. Charles Rhodebeck and family visited relatives in town. Carlson hog sale last Saturday drew many buyers amid falling prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Charles Rhodebeck
Claude
Walter Nicholson
Ray
James
Edwards
Haskins
Ernest Carlson
NCELF NOBLE Community Notes Prompt Update
Mrs Joe Mast and Mrs Arthur Mitchell were shopping in Burlington Tuesday. Joe Wittrig and John Alston are in hospital in Iowa City for eye and ear treatment. Rev Samuel Prieheim of Nebraska visited relatives here last week. A weinie roast at the church Tuesday night. The Boshart family moved to Wayland Friday and will be missed. School closed for two weeks for corn gathering. Pangborn to Salem Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Boshart
Wayland
Miss Pangborn
Salem
Iowa
Edd Krabill
Lester
Elmer Krabill
Zeth Roth
Mike K
Brighton to Roll Back Electric Rates Amid Council Move
Brighton council plans to repeal the ordinance raising electric light rates from 12 to 15 cents. The action seeks to restore the previous rate, ending war condition justifications and a federal suit threat tied to the Iowa Gas & Electric Co. franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Minister Buys Keota Bakery From Warrington Brothers
Rev. F. M. Warren pastor of the Christian Church will take possession of the Keota Bakery November 1. He plans to be active in running the business. Warrington Brothers operated the shop for two months delivering excellent baking. The Warringtons will stay in Keota until at least year’s end and have not announced future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
F. M. Warren
The
Christian Church
Warrington Brothers
Warren
Warringtons
Strikers Face Ultimatum From Shipping Board
New York longshoremen confront an ultimatum from the United States Shipping Board. If work is not resumed at once, the board will seek to end the longshoreman’s strike by bringing in replacement workers. About 3,000 of 40,000 strikers returned to work amid possible police protection concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Shipping Board
Duke of Sutherland on US tour as one of Britain’s wealthiest
The duke of Sutherland and the duchess are touring the United States. He ranks among Britain's wealthiest men and is noted for his vast fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Sutherland
United States
Great Britain
Red Cross reports war work and funding totals
The American Red Cross releases a full accounting of war work and finances under the postwar war council. It cites $275 million in expenditures during twenty months, with $119 million spent in the United States and $156 million overseas, plus large totals for contributions, relief, and canteen services across France Italy and other regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Red Cross
Henry P. Davison
War Council
Red Cross
War Council of the American Red Cross
War Councils
Cross
U.S
U. Burses
Army
Navy
Med Cross
LU. S
France
Aimer
Jean
Italy
United States
United
Iowa People and Events Highlights J T Tanben Coast Guard Master Mate
J T Tanben of Bellevue Dubuque county rose from enlisting after spotting a naval vessel on the Mississippi to becoming Master Mate aboard the Coast Guard ship Yacona. He now studies marine habits and claims a global first in artificially raising fur bearing seal pups. The article also notes a Supreme Court self defense ruling diverging from common practice and reports on local incidents including Joe Gough’s manslaughter conviction, a jury instruction on retreat, and government support for wounded soldiers at state colleges with room and board and stipends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Tanben
Bellevue
Dubuque County
Mississippis River
U. S. Coast Guard
Supreme Court
Burlington
Gaynor
Joe Gough
Abe Pratt
Gough
Pratt
Z. T Noble
Des Moines
Noble
Oscar Hale
Lee County
High Court
Indians in Tama county report contrasts
Reports from Tama County describe that mate Indians are more tractable than females. Young men imitate white customs, while girls educated in government schools revert to old habits upon returning to the reservation. Occasionally some adopt white manners after breaking away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama County
Pedometer Records Five Years of Walker's Steps Near Newton
Edgar A Thornton a farmer near Newton Jasper county devised a pedometer to measure his movements. The device attached to the ankle records each step and distance on a dial. From Sept 21 1914 to Sept 21 1919 he logged 13264 miles and in September this year walked 359 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Thornton
Newton
Jasper County
Iowa Nurses Begin Postwar Convention at Port Des Moines
Three to four hundred members of the Iowa State Nurses Association will meet at Hotel Port Des Moines November 4 to 6 for the first postwar convention since 1917. Miss Mary C Haarer will preside and discuss influenza nursing and prevention while urging local military nurse agitation. Prominent speakers include Miss Frances Ott of Huntington Indiana and Miss Louise M Powell of the University of Minnesota Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Nurses Association
Port Des Moines
United States
Mary C. Haarer
Iowa State University Hospital
Frances Ott
Huntington
Ind
The
American Nurses Association
Louise M. Powell
University of Minnesota Hospital
Air navigation exhibit by Morrison taxi Co at Knoxville
The next legislature will consider standardizing air travel standins as Morrison taxi Co of Des Moines gave an air navigation exhibition at Knoxville carrying passengers at one dollar per minute. The town marshal was a placeholder in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Morrison Taxi Co
Des Moines
Tax enforcement tale and Creston air show flights
The article describes a taxi taxation scheme exacted from bus and vehicle owners with a claimed $1200 taken by a driver in one day. Creston hosted a homecoming with T Fred Henry, band master from Des Moines, performing in an airplane alongside Crystal Jaskman, thrilling thousands as they flew overhead and returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
T. Fred Henry
Des Moines
Mr. Henry
Crystal Jaskman
Costa Rica Rich in Fruit for Canned Goods Venture
Costa Rica offers abundant native and cultivated fruit ideal for processing into canned fruits and vegetables. The main hurdle is securing containers to develop a profitable canning business while preserving flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costa Rica
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Washington County
Havre
Hunt
Lioyad
John
Putman
George Chalupa
Alnsworth
Mary Gregg
Ohio
Mamie Clark
Ethel Caldwell
Bannock
Frank Berry
Maynard Crumley
Stockport
Ralph Tracy
Wisconsin
Charley Bennett
Los Angeles
Cal
Fairfield
Opal Kling
E. A. Mortimer
Metropolitan Co
John McConnahay
Mt. Union
D. F. Berry
Rex Brier
Cher
W. Horras
NCELF
Tama Reservation
State College
Ames
University At
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
James Duncan
American Federation of Labor
Chichester
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