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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1921
Page
6
Milton Lloyd hosted a polished birthday event for his five year old son with 32 guests from Herbert Linstar’s class at Heights school. Pink caps balloons and a pink white cake set a festive scene while games and luncheon made the afternoon enjoyable.
The notice lists meetings for the Priscilla club with Mrs. Fred Stewart at 320 West Jefferson Street and a funeral gathering for Leon Beatty at the G A R hall Sunday at 2 PM. Also includes W O M L lodge meeting on Tuesday Sept 27 and Fortnightly club events at homes of Mrs. Frank Wilson and Miss Etta Conner with time changes and attendance calls.
A society calls a special meeting after Sunday school next Sunday in the nursery. All are urged to attend. The Christian church men meet at 2 PM Sunday to complete the every members canvas. If you have not pledged, deliver it at home or bring it to church Sunday morning.
Mrs. John Dyke of Cone and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Marr of Ainsworth hosted out of town guests. Miss Bertha Hay entertained the Presbyterian choir after rehearsal with a social and luncheon. Dr. J. M. Wishart and family were honored at a farewell by the First United Presbyterian Church as he leaves his post. A luncheon was served under Mrs. John Dodd’s supervision.
Nearly all seats for the W. I. IL lecture course are spoken for as ticket checkoffs finish at Graham Opera House. Season tickets go on sale October 11 along with single admissions. Women of the League praise public support in Washington and thank the active committee members for their efforts.
The article notes that winds have hundreds of local names used in different regions. It highlights the wide variety of terms for wind understood and observed by communities across geographies and cultures.
State Auditor Glenn C. Haynes relays attorney general opinions on Thirty-ninth General Assembly laws affecting veterans taxes. Key points cover combined service exemptions for Philippine insurrection and World War I veterans, spousal exemptions when both spouses served, property and contract exemptions, and poll tax limits. Also notes on bank stock taxable value, 1921 dog tax provisions, and a required 25 cent dog license application fee.
At a Washington dinner the new Chinese ambassador jokes about timeless fashion in China versus American rapid changes. He notes Chinese dress endures across dynasties while Americans continually update styles, including a naval officer carrying a bonnet home for his wife.
The piece argues disarmament is impractical while war remains likely. It warns that preparedness fuels the next war, urges mutual economic and political restraint, and calls for an open-door policy and Rooseveltian square deal principles to ensure lasting peace through cooperative relations.
Four New York women traveled from May 20 last year to arrive in New York after 15,000 miles of hiking with only sixty miles by rail. Beatrice Cohen Hannah Davis Anna Gingsberg and Hertha Rogovin say there is no danger to women who keep their heads. They crossed the country by a northern route to the Pacific, back via a southern trail, visiting oil fields, mining districts, and deserts, then Phoenix, Boston, and Philadelphia before returning home. They describe friendly motorists and towns and advise other girls to travel by foot to gain real experience and joy.
They started with $300 each and added it to a common fund. Their capital remained untouched until reaching the Pacific. They returned east with more money than at departure, but on the homeward leg their balance dwindled and they arrived here with a little less than $60 each.
Cedar Rapids report notes about 159000 pounds of grapes turned into wine locally but faces new rules. Internal Revenue Service says wine with a kick is not permissible and prohibits furnishing stills or materials for home liquor production. No property rights exist in grape mash malt extracts or stills intended for liquor manufacture.
A magistrate in New York has received many letters on women's reliability in identifications and spoke to reporters on the topic. The piece recounts a salesman with trouser stretchers and a master whose wife died, plus a club adviser recalling stage rehearsals and a quip about not being on Hampstead Heath.
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