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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
3
A terse notice from F Haight describes an 80 acre improved farm near a well located at First door north of First UU Presbyterian church. The Dempsey Land Company offers an exchange for a house in Washington and mentions supplies for an Aladdin lamp. Address 161-1mo.
Coach Dickinson plans a scrimmage between the first and second high school teams next Friday after school. The squad has focused on ball handling and safe falling this week with conditioning continuing next week including tackling and blocking drills. The first string will be decided after the opening game on Sept 25 with two weeks until then and Wapello and Muscatine likely opponents.
The McCombs property in southwest Washington sold at auction to Will G. Stewart for 6600 dollars. The seven acre tract includes many fruit trees of marketable varieties. A large crowd attended and bidding was brisk with possession to be given December 1.
Local notices report the September wedding of Miss Ruth Armstrong Randolph to Mr. Henry Berdo Washington at the bride’s Randolph home. The groom, a long-time community resident, will soon move nearby. Other items note the marriage of Mrs. Cora Carpenter Thomas to Charles Hennon in Washington, a chafing dish gathering at the Shearer home, Harmony Club on rural schools, Eastern Star initiations, and Women’s Foreign Missionary Society events with officers elected and a talk on stewardship of money.
A hopeful message urges not to give up and to smile despite discouragement. The speaker stresses doing one’s best, trusting outcomes will improve, and notes a cream station set up for convenience as a service gesture.
A Garden City paper reports a quiet wedding of Mary Ruth Gorham to Marcus V. McBeth at the Gorham home with Rev. H. O. Judd officiating. The Fleming family held its third annual reunion with more than fifty attending from Chicago, Kansas City, Ardmore, Mt. Vernon and other places. Frank Fleming was elected president and others named for the coming year as guests enjoyed ice cream and cake.
Albert M Huff Post No 26 veterans group will hold their regular meeting at the courthouse Tuesday evening September 21 at eight o'clock replacing the previously announced September 14. Installation of new members and regular business on the agenda. Hi H McCreery P C 17718. First home economics department meeting of the year with Mrs W A Car son 820 W Madison J at 2 30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon September 14.
A tale of a noble Italian awakened in a tomb seeks revenge and love as Monroe Salisbury stars in The Phantom Melody. The Universal photodrama comes to the Graham Theatre tomorrow with dramatic revival themes and a cast led by Salisbury.
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