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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1921
Page
3
Washington lodge No 26 A F and A M calls a called meeting Monday evening September 5 at eight oclock to confer the Third Degree on one candidate at the request of another lodge Ellliot Grayson W M urges good attendance
The Monday bridge club will meet with Mrs. Joe B E Wright on Monday afternoon. The Fortnightly club current events group postpones its Sept 6 meeting with Australia as the topic. The Child Study Dept will meet with Mrs. W M Keeley on Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. Members should pay dues and Miss Potteter will discuss school plans and purposes.
The Rock Island freight house will close next Monday for Labor Day. Jot
Mr and Mrs J A Conger report the death of David J Farris in Pasadena California He formerly lived in this city was a plasterer by trade and died of Bright s disease The family had moved to California about eighteen years ago and resided in Palo Alto Most recently he was cared for in Pasadena The funeral service was held Thursday
The Washington county district court under Judge Charles A. Dewey will begin Monday with case assignments and non jury hearings. Jury trials start a week later as grand jury is impaneled Tuesday. Probate work dominates and civil and criminal dockets are large with several named cases set for trial.
D C Donaldson of 220 East Jefferson street was knocked down and run over by his own automobile in the east part of town late yesterday afternoon. He was crushed by the car starting in gear, suffering chest pain and possible internal injuries though no bones were broken.
Brief services held at Woodlawn Cemetery for Miss Anna McCrum formerly of Wyman and Washington who died at Davenport. The sunset service honored her wish to burial at sundown and included her veteran father’s flag from the War of 1812. She was tied to Henry Clay and active in Davenport women’s clubs. Rev. W C Allen led the service with attendees from Davenport.
Short note directs readers to call H. Worley for red taxi service at 596 Blue, with limited legible details remaining.
With most registrations in and almost all teachers ready, the town anticipates a record school enrollment next week. High school attendance is expected to rise, with junior and grade schools likely to grow as well. A teachers’ meeting at the high school outlines plans for the year as schedules are finalized. Classes begin Tuesday at nine oclock after Monday registration.
Ainsworth reports multiple social events including a miscelan eous shower for Mrs. B M O Beirn at Mrs T H Will hom e with pink and white decor and Edison music. Women’s Home Missionary Society meeting at Mrs Cook’s home. Martha class picnic at Box Springs with Miss Mildred Woodford as guest. Presbyterian Ladies Social meeting with musical numbers. and a fortieth wedding anniversary reception for Mr and Mrs Rowan and fifth anniversary for Mr and Mrs Megchelsen at the Rowan home with a three course dinner. plus a wedding between Miss Kathryn Montgomery and Mr George Emerson Davis at the Montgomery home with autumn decor.
With the schedule complete and coach Dickinson back, Washington high school football opens practice next week for a season featuring games against Wapello Muscatine Fort Madison Burlington Sigourney Ottumwa Fairfield and Columbus Junction on the home field for several dates. New English teacher Lloyd Edgar and junior high coach George Dunham join as assistants.
Marnhardt Bros sought details on enforcement and received a Des Moines bulletin from the state highway commission. The bulletin lists approved lens tests and directions for focal adjustments, noting car owners can adjust themselves and garages need no receipts or certificates. It states sheriffs had assigned adjusters per convenience, but the law lacks such provisions and other adjustment methods may be used.
The ceremony was a refined double ring service led by Dr J M Wishart with Rev B F Davis assisting. The bride wore a canton crepe gown, Ophelia roses, lilies of the valley, and a long orange blossom necklace borrowed from Mrs Alfred Shanahan. Afterwards a three course breakfast, pansy and rose decorations, and a gold pansy place card spread preceded the couple’s departure for Keokuk where he serves as high school principal. The bride, county superintendent of schools for nearly three years, and the groom, a University of Iowa alumnus with wartime service, are wished a long, happy life. A separate note records the Thompson family sixth annual reunion at Crape Park, Burlington, with 37 attendees recounting kin and friends and a big meal.
Des Moines Capital reports the Iowa highway commission confirms motorists may adjust their own headlight lenses without fees or official certification. Step by step focal adjustments and lens tilting procedures are outlined to ensure the beam stays within legal limits and avoids central dark spots.
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