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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1924

Page

8

Mr and Mrs Geo Teas Return From Auto Trip

Mr and Mrs Geo Teas have returned from a car journey to Excelsior Springs Missouri. They had been away since the first of September.

Geo. Teas Excelsior Springs

Apple Sale At W J Brooks Farm This Week

Mrs F W Hamilton of Crawfordsville visits Washington today to shop and visit at the Dodds home. Local note highlights apples on sale at the W J Brooks farm from Tuesday through the week ending September 29.

W. J. Brooks Farm F. W. Hamilton Crawfordsville Washington C. C. Dodds

Births and visits mark Davenport week end

Miss Mara Wallace, a Normal Training School instructor in Davenport, returned home for a weekend visit and expressed pleasure with her work there. An announcement reports the birth of Robert Frank to Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Phillips of Alexander Iowa on Sept 22. Mrs Phillips formerly Miss Anna Fern Shinnabarger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Shinnabarger of Muscatine. An auction sale is set for Sept 30 at W. J. Brooks farm. A bazaar and cafeteria supper by the Valley Church Ladies Aid is planned for this evening near Washington. Mrs. Harve Porter and daughter, Mrs. Helen Jackson and grandson head to Mundelein.

Mara Wallace Davenport Miss Wallace Robert Frank C. T. Phillips Alexander Iowa Washington Valley Church Dutch Creek Ladies Aid of the Valley Church Anna Othmer Dr. Tor. Downing Muscatine Los Angeles Calif

Kennedy Radio Demonstration Promised in Home Post

Local note lists residents visiting from War saw Illinois and Mt Pleasant and Burlington folk returning home with Miss Mae Allen. Bazaar and rummage sale set in room south of Klein Ko Saturday. Various residents from Iowa City Crawfordsville Keota Ottumwa noted in brief travel and social calls.

Klein Klo Ko Wed &Fri

Local family returns from Missouri Kansas Nebraska trip

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gates and son Bobby with DPD J. Gates arrived home after an auto trip through Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. They report a fine time and note D. F. Macon of Washington Iowa served as auctioneer with phone 251 Red 289.

D. F. Macon Washington Iowa W. L. Gates Bobby DPD J. Gates Missouri Kansas Nebraska

The Lost Cord by Mr. Corder concert program

A concert entry titled The Lost Cord presents a piece by Mr. Corder. The program note places the work within a Boston Tran script context and highlights its performer and setting.

Mr. Corder Boston Transcript

Mattress shipment prompts local storage and sale

A fresh shipment of mattresses arrived and workers will move and store them in the mattress mow awaiting customer orders. The weather forecast warns unsettled conditions with possible showers tonight or Saturday.

Saturday Special and Social Roundup in Washington

Long list of local residents traveling for visits and weekend stays. Notable mentions include Miss Louise Livingston heading to Monmouth, Mrs. Charlie Clark returning from Haskins, Mrs. Tracy Phillips to Ottumwa, and Mrs. Barons of Cedar Rapids visiting relatives in Washington. Also noted are Farm displays of apples, Miss Gretta Williams from Denver, and John Woods from Colorado Springs visiting to inspect properties and urge advertising Iowa.

Wisconsin Man Wins Championship With Holstein at Waterloo

J B E Pick of Hartford Wisconsin won the grand championship with a three year old Holstein bull at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Iowa as R E Haeger began judging. Johanna Ray Apple Pabst was given high animal honors. Fr J Reaping of Fond du Lac won both junior and senior bull championships in the Guernsey division.

Waterloo J. BE. Pick Hartford Wis Dairy Cattle Congress R. E. Haeger Illinois Johanna Ray Apple Pabst Fr. J. Reaping Fond du Lac Guernsey Corium Princess Carrfte H. C. Stenfel Northwood Carl N. Hansen Champaign Yeasterday Iowa E. M. Guiney Fred Havins Luxemburg Fred Gernand Volga City

Davis Confident of Victory in West Virginia Tour

In Huntington and across the southern coal fields John W. Davis the Democratic presidential nominee tells West Virginians he is confident of victory. He stresses anti corruption and a platform to serve the people and mankind as he continues his rail tour toward Bluefield for a final WV address.

Huntington W. Va John W. Davis Rocky Mountains Norfolk and Western West Virginia Bluefield Williamson, Welch Davis Middle Western States

Bankers of America to Meet in Chicago Gold Convention

Bankers of the United States plan a dense program in Chicago from September 29 to October 2. Walter W. Head, president of the American Bankers Association, says 22 000 banks with vast resources will participate. The event includes discussions on finance railroads agriculture and government amid a presidential year.

Chicago United States Walter W. Head American Bankers Association M. Head Kowledge

Bankers to Gather for National Conference in Chicago

A Chicago committee organized an entertainment program with sight seeing trips luncheons theatre parties a smoker and a golf tournament for a forthcoming bankers conference. Speakers include Arthur Reynolds president Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago C H Markham president Illinois Central Railroad John E Edgerton president National Association of Manufacturers James C Cropsey Justice of the Supreme Court of New York Senator George Wharton Pepper Dwight W Morrow and J P Morgan Co.

Head Chicago Committee Arthur Reynolds Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago C. H. Markham Illinois Central Railroad John E. Edgerton National Association of Manufacturers James C. Cropsey Supreme Court of New York George Wharton Pepper Philadelphia E. T. Meredith Dwight W Morrow J. P. Morgan & Co

Argentine Show Girls No Longer Kept Hidden

Buenos Aires theater managers develop local chorus girls after years of foreign revues. They prize prettiness and tuneful voices, hiring Parisian-inspired costumes and training. With two months of RO signouts, American patrons say the performances resemble New York.

Buenos Aires Eco One Paris Ss. R. O New York

German garages aim to match U S efficiency reforms

Berlin Sept 1 An effort is under way to revise public garage operations in Germany to bring in efficiency similar to that in the United States. Under German building laws, not more than three automobiles may be parked in a garage at once.

Berlin Germany United States

Notice of Probate of Will in Washington Iowa 1924

In District Court Washington County Iowa an instrument purporting to be the last will of Martha F Rudd deceased dated January 31 1917 was filed read and set for hearing at 10 a m September 30 1924 before the District Court or Clerk to prove and probate the will. J D Glasgow Clerk of District Court issued by order of Hon Charles A Dewey judge of the Sixth Judicial District.

Washington County Martha F. Rudd Court House Washington Iowa District Court Said County

Box stalls aid garage storage and car handling

A historic note describes garages solving space problems by building box stalls for each car and dividing a large room into small cells. Time lost moving cars and wasted space deter expansion, and a new amendment to the law may address these issues. A brief mention suggests a Want-ad would help.

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