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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1924
Page
8
Locally read items list confections at the Chocolate Shop, political HQs and ballot guidance for Republican women, visitors and residents visiting relatives in Camp Lejeune and Monmouth College events, church activities, and travel to Havre for a Ladies Aid Society meeting.
Local notices report who defeated Dugan and announce venues such as a silver offering event, a home made pork sausage sale for 20c per pound, and an apron and bake sale at Washington Cleaners. Also noted are shoe sales for misses and children, roast beef specials, and Legion election of officers next Tuesday with radio results, lunch, and smokes.
The narrator recalls a misread forecast that left them stranded in mud and announces a store promotion. Starting Saturday, the shop will feature a special factory representative and showcase new kitchen cabinets for a week.
Mrs Lem Cherry serves home cooked meals at the Fair Store while Mrs Humphrey Richards visits with friends on her way from Cotter to Des Moines. Miss Nona Finney on furlough from missionary work in India visits with cousin Mrs Mae Hollingsworth and plans to sail from San Francisco to India again. Mrs Ben Johnson returns to Burlington after visiting L S Johnson family. Mrs JL Walker of Crawfordsville was a Washington visitor yesterday. Mrs Wilbur Gardner and daughter Patricia visited Mr and Mrs Chal Ford after months in California. For sale early Ohio potatoes 7c per bushel at City Feed Yard. Ralph Morris of Monrovia, California visits Mrs EB Morris on East Jefferson Street.
Mr D K B Zimmerman of Jones Auto Co talks to readers about used car trade ins in connection with new auto sales. He argues buyers chase high trade offers while ignoring the value to the new car, noting proper pricing equals market value minus reconditioning and overhead. He says margins on new cars cover any used car loss and that there is one price for all customers.
Mrs. A N Ellwer returned from Ainsworth where she stayed a week with her brother Joseph Rowan who is ill. Car of Early Ohio potatoes on R I tracks selling at 75 cents per bushel at Johnson's Grocery.
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