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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1919
Page
3
Rog T Brown leads with strong solo while Moyer delivers Bible teaching on Christian separation and the four gospels. Dr C W Foley joins for the closing sessions as attendees increase across church gatherings and prayer meetings are adjusted to fit the conference schedule.
Mrs J E Young and Miss Nina Young of Keolta are in town shopping today visiting several stores and browsing new arrivals.
Mrs. A N McElwain longtime Washington resident died yesterday in Keota after a paralytic stroke and illness. Funeral services likely in Washington Thursday with Elm Grove cemetery burial. She would have turned 63 next month. Born Dell Leighton near Wellman she married A N McElwain 32 years ago and lived on a farm near Wellman and later Keota. Survived by husband two Kansas City children G F Trotter and Howard McElwain and sister Mrs. Alice Wolfe. She was a Methodist church member in Washington.
The Washington Baptist association will meet in Wellman for its annual session the first three days of October. Officers include Moderator E R Bower and others from Keota Washington and Des Moines. The program covers sermons, elections, Sunday school topics, B Y P A, missions, and a closing banquet with notes urging full attendance and cheerful offerings.
Brace Up Stomach trouble often makes one despondent. It hits a man where he lives, saps his strength and energy and makes him feel like giving up. Give him a few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets to improve his digestion and loosen up his bowels. in most cases recovery is prompt and he is soon feeling well and happy. Lemmon's Drug Store.
The notice states second tax payment due this month and lists Harry McCall as county supervisor. A separate transfer line advertises hauling and trucking services by Clarence C. Dodds with contact numbers 748 Blue and 131.
The report notes Scotland produces over 23 percent of laminating gas through municipal plants, Ireland exceeds 51 percent, and England sits near 30 percent. The figures highlight regional variation in gas production methods across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
George Allbaugh of Ainsworth collapsed while jurors weighed the case of Temple and Burrows vs. Iowa Gas and Electric Co. He recovered but remains excused. Trial proceeds with eleven jurors as defense rests and plaintiff opens rebuttal. The jury is expected to retire tomorrow.
Jurors not drawn for the case under way were excused by Judge Hamilton until two o'clock Wednesday afternoon. They had been instructed to report for duty this afternoon.
Governor W L Harding appeals to Iowans to donate to relief efforts after the Corpus Christi disaster. Mayors named as collection agencies will forward funds to E B Hoyt, Iowa treasurer, for transmission to Texas relief officials.
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