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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
8
Arthur Teeter left yesterday morning for Iowa City where he will attend school. Don't forget the Presbyterian Rummage sale to be held the second door south of Klein Klothing Ko. store Saturday the 22nd, beginning at 9 o'clock in the morning.
Local notes mention Mrs. Minnie Simmons visiting in Atlantic IA and Mrs. Balderson returning to Brighton. Advertisements highlight fashion from H I Ward & Co and J A Work Insurance Agency. Presbyterian rummage sale announced for Saturday September 22 with bargains. coat and dress shop items praised.
Keota shopper Alma Sharpe visited Lyons while Rubio businessman L B Hanen came to town. Guests at the Glasgows included Cedar Rapids Mrs John Bailey and New York City couple Mr and Mrs J P Shields with Latimer. Mrs F P Randall visited Mo line with her daughter and son in law the Kurtzs. Several men left for Iowa City to enroll at the university, and Ned and Margaret Brookhart headed to Ames to resume studies.
Notice lists multiple society gatherings including the Woman's Missionary Society with Mrs. Shrader and the Bible Study Department with Mrs. Wilson. It notes the Rebekah meeting anniversary, the B E B Ons banquet, Bethlehem Commandry session, a postponed Lexington Home Coming, and a Young Women's Home Missionary Society meeting with Miss Rownd. It also mentions a W ER C ward social for Soldiers Memorial support and a $50 donation from Mrs. Wm. Shannon.
Paul Day, mining engineer, replies to a yearly dividend note from the Day Wright mine. Helen Wright, daughter of Day’s former partner, turns out to be the Giant Mines vice president and the girl who sent the dividends. They meet in New York, reveal shared pasts, and unite as Day becomes president and they share a future.
Two marine corps seaplanes began a flight from Santo Domingo to St Louis in Haiti early today at 6 14 a m after a start yesterday from Santo Domingo The plan is to proceed to Guantanamo Cuba as part of a patrol and transport mission reported by The Associated Press.
Two Englishmen discuss honesty of nations while a Chinese negotiator handles a large contract. The tale recounts counting money, torn notes, replacements, and the signer’s grave dignity as the deal proceeds. The Kansas City Star is cited.
The Detroit News describes New Mexico’s Alamogordo or Tularosa desert as a sandy plain 100 to 125 miles long and 35 to 40 miles wide with a raised border. East cliffs rise to 1000 feet, and the Organ mountains lie to the south. Gypsum deposits blanket the plain with white windswept drifts and the vegetation intrigues botanists.
New York reports chain grocery stores now number 20 000 and handle about 10 percent of the national retail grocery trade worth around 20 billion dollars annually. If growth continues, their share could reach a quarter of the market within five years due to cash basis operations and high turnover.
Scientific studies link growth to profits and suburban life. A 1,000 person community can support a profitable chain grocery, though one store may serve several times that. Early chains faced suspicion for low prices but nationwide ads and product quality won public trust. Leading firms include Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea, Jones Bros, Jewel Tea, Woolworth, United Cigar Stores, J C Penney, S Kresge, Schulte, United Drag, Kinney, McCrory, S A Kress, and Melville Shoe with dozens to hundreds of outlets and multi million yearly earnings.
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