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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1926

Page

6

Unknown Soldier stage show heads Pay Theatre program

Local notes report Mrs James Gilbraith of Rock Island visiting at the John Warnock home. Mae Wehr travels to Columbus Junction on business. Mrs G P Statler and daughter from West Chester shop here. Florence Smith and Co M Lang of Keota spend the day. Arnold Link returns to Iowa City to resume university studies. Wallace Nelson of Port Byron Ill nephew of Mrs Richard Johnson leaves for Iowa City to enroll at the university. Mrs EF C Spera returns home to Wichita Kansas after visiting the Bible home.

James Gilbraith Rock Island John Warnock Wallace Nelson Port Byron Ill Richard Johnson Iowa City University EF. C. Spera Wichita, Kansas W. L. Bible

Local Notes and Visit Highlights from Delta Iowa Region

Mrs Lake Anderson returns home after visiting Delta Iowa. Gerald Bailey of Chicago vacationing with his parents Mr and Mrs John Bailey. Sam White of Fairfield and Mrs Marion Work make business calls in the area. Mrs Hallie Ward and Jim mie return from Burlington. W C Harding of Waterloo on business in town. Edith Gillespie visits Fairfield with her father Paul Gillespie. Roger Sherman visits Monmouth for a few days. Pearl Parcell stops in Fairfield on business. Beacon Blankets arrivals announced. Earl Griffith and Charles Strain visit Iowa City with Arthur Teeter.

Gerald Bailey Chicago Mrs John Bailey Earl Griffith Charles Strain Crawfordsville Iowa City Arthur Teeter Willbur Ferrell Robert Charles Truette Union City Tenn John Belville Mr. Ferrell Grover Ferrell Dysart

Local Community Notes and Advertisements Blend

A patchwork of short items reports residents visiting and traveling to Des Moines Ottumwa Kalona and Union City along with local social calls and family visits. Mentions include H J Williams returning home Siourney and several women visiting Mrs L L S Tiewitt at West Chester.

Unknown Soldier Sold by Unknown Vendors

A scrambled list notes visits and shopping mentions. Fred Moores visits relatives in Okalooosa, Mrs D R Davis visits Amesworth, Mrs J W Gesling host to a guest, Martha Bennett travels from Boulder to West Cheater, King Albert flatware sold at Westphal, A R Miller to Burlington for Hawkeye Natives meeting, Kate McCray and Ray Grabill guests with Mrs Steck, Marguerite Forman departs for Monmouth College assignment.

Kate McCray San Jose California Ray Grabill Sunnyvale H. F. Steck

Cedar County Votes on Road Bonds in Fall Election

Cedar County supervisors approved placing a highway bond issue on the November ballot. Voters will decide on authorization of 1,229,000 in bonds while total highway improvements cost about 2,000,000, with state funds and adjacent property owners covering the remainder. The board noted strong public support for the project.

Cedar County Associated Press Tipton Board of Supervisors Union County Elliston Washington Keokuk County

German Philosopher Rudolph Eucken Dies of Pneumonia

Professor Rudolph Christoph Eucken dean of German philosophers died in Jena from pneumonia at age 69. Born January 5 1846 at Aurich Ostfriesland he authored works translated into English and French and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1908.

Jena Germany Rudolph Christoph Eucken Aurich Ostfriesland Eueken

Pastor Offers Free Foot Care and Arch Preserver Shoes

In Leeds the Belgrave Institutional church pastor teams with a lady chiropodist to offer free treatment to poor women in his congregation. An advertisement promotes Arch Preserver shoes for women and implies relief from foot pain with new Florsheim styles displayed.

Leeds England Belgrave Institutional Church

New Reading Lamps Highlighted for Value

A local store promotes new reading lamps as quality options at strong values inviting customers to visit to see the assortment.

Democrat Leaders Plan Conferences Opening on Monday

Democratic state chairman J. Ray Files announced eleven district caucuses will begin in Burlington next Monday with events planned in Davenport Cedar Rapids Dubuque New Hampton Fort Dodge Creston Atlantic Sioux City Des Moines and Ottumwa Progressives note Republicans will follow later in the month with dates to be decided.

Des Moines Burlington J. Ray Files Davenport Cedar Rapids Dubuque New Hampton Fort Dodge Creston Atlantic Sioux City Ottumwa

Swedish Princess to Wed Belgian Prince

Princess Astrid of Sweden and Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium will likely become engaged, per Dagens Nyheter. The paper notes the crown prince will depart for Stockholm next week.

Stocholm Astrid Sweden Leopold Belgium Dagens Nyheter Stockholm

Private Sale of Household Goods Following Lease

Sale of household goods in private sale following lease, all in good condition. Items include bedroom suite with bed and dresser, library table and stand, two mahogany rockers, oak dining table with five leaves, New Home sewing machine, hall tree, rugs, two enamel chairs, three old ivory chairs, and more.

Local items and notices from Kalona and Davenport area

Community brief notes include sale of 12 milch cows by E P Hayes on Sept 18, threshing contracts offered by J A Swartzensdruber in Kalona Iowa, and a Freshman Radio at Triangle Auto Supply. Also mentions visitors and residents in Davenport and nearby towns, with sales, travel, and local shop updates.

E. P. Hayes Triangle Auto Supply Co

Mrs Rickey Visits Millersburg Relative in Ohio

Mrs. C. E. Rickey of north of Washington returned from Millersburg Ohio where she visited her daughter Mia Mary Troyer and family. Mrs. Troyer was formerly Miss Mary Rickey. A Safe Bank The West Chester Savings Bank g2tt

C. E. Rickey North of Washington Millersburg Ohio Mia Mary Troyer Troyer Mary Rickey West Chester Savings Bank

Offer Ends Saturday Night With Immediate Call Back

The advertisement invites action before Saturday night and promises a quick follow up. A phone line S52 connects readers to a representative who will call at once to discuss the offer.

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FOX Ie Charlis Rogers Caesens The NK Gounte Renaud Hofeman Charles Emmett Mack Marguerite DE LA Motte Henry G Walthall James J Tynan Dorothy Faarnum Renaud Hoffman Ralph E. Pratt Mar Althea Montgomery Cooper College Sterling, Kansas Kees McElhinney Drug Co Gho. LL. McEdaniel Prop Beth Pay Theatre Atlo 98E Mae Wehr Columbus Junction G. P. Statler West Chester Florence Smith Co. M. Lang Keota Arnold Link Lake Anderson Delta Iowa Sam White Fairfield Marion Work Will Shaika Teresa Gerot W. B Critz Syracuse New York Hallie Ward Gon Jimmie W. ¢. Harding Waterloo T. R. Gillespie Edith Paul Gillespie Roger Sherman Monmouth Pearl Parcell Phattleod H. J. Williams Siourney Ll. 8S. Tiewitt S. W. Hout John Dodd I. Brock Henry Dittmer Dan Rohrer W. E. Sickles Will Kos Bera Gardner A. J. Fields Howard Anderson John Chadwick W. A. Cook Anna Dawson C. W. McLaughlin LF. W Lavanda Helen Gingerich Kalona John Fletcher College Tome Elmus Strickler Town City H. W. Strickler P. WH. Boyd Haskins Frances Stewart Mrs. C. W. Stewart Elmer Engman W. R. McCutcheon Hal Reister H. K. Gates Daysister John Doxtor West Liberty D. J W. L. Gates Byrd Ray Presbyterian Church R. Miller Will Trotter Ainsworth John Shields & Sons Hans the Wardrobe Cleaners Lemmon’s Jewelry Store Coen Fred Moores Ookaloosa Mra. D. R. Davis Aineworth Mra J. W. Gesling Martha Bennett Boulder Colorado West Cheater Everette West S. M. Pulver King Albert Weatphal's A. R. Miller Aterling Westphal’s Marguerite Forman Monmouth College Pastor Florsheims Webber Myrtle Todd East Washington Pennsylvania Valvoline Ford Washington Oil Co Washington, Iowa Sam Rothschild’s Washington Cleaners South Side Square W. Long White Yard J. A. Swartzensdruber Wellman Merle Wilson Westphal's Wilda Augustine of Mary Roberts Columbia Stephens College Hubert Beal Jess Guy Frank L. Wilson D. H. Badenoch George McDaniel N. D. Anderson TAXI Vail Washington Telephone Company Dempsey & Breitenbach North Side Thos.r. Gillespie S. Marion
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