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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1919
Page
7
Society notes report births deaths and personal news from Washington County correspondents. The column records community arrivals departures and local social activities with brief mentions of residents and events.
Residents and former Wellman locals engage in moves and social visits. Mr and Mrs Roy Maple relocate household goods to the farm while Mr and Mrs Harry Weih move to a newly purchased home. Several visitors from nearby towns are noted with travel from Illinois Iowa and Missouri. A Stutz roadster appears as George L Dutton drives.
Dayton Grove updates list residents and guests with brief visits and events. W Leet and daughter Ruth lash toy visitors. Mrs Disberry and Mrs Albert York at J Moore home. Walter Bratler on well led week. Lem Batterson and Memphis granddaughter returned from A E Knotts. Mrs Nathan Campbell and son from Davenport attend J Dayton funeral. James Walker visits Washington. Sew and So Club held meeting at Mrs Leet's home with Mrs F G Martin from Waterloo. Paul Gass on brief Des Moines trip. Myrtle Phipps from Massena and Louisa Wombacher visited. Dayton family hosted and traveled to Washington and Des Moines areas.
West Chester residents report Washington visitors on Saturday evening. John Dusenbery was in Wellman on business. Vera Davis of Haskins returned home after Sunday visit and holds a good bank job. West Chester played a pickup baseball game 19 to 13. Augustine and Boyer sent stock to Chicago. De Mosher family from Muscatine paused in town en route to Omaha along rough newly graded roads.
The Gratm theatre presents Smiles on Wednesday night to strong praise from Iowa cities. The two act three scene revue features over twenty original numbers by leading writers. Visuals include a rose garden scene with graceful girls and a second act set in old Mexico with palm groves and quaint scenes.
Washington reports anticipatory alarm over a coal famine in Europe as British railway strikes halt coal shipments. Europe’s winter fuel gap grows, with Great Britain’s coal output and exports down sharply and the United States pressed to fill the shortfall using vast fleets and labor.
Adams Theater Co plans to challenge Albia Sunday movie ban after city managers J A Brown and S O’Hare were fined under the ordinance. They will appeal to the district court.
State veterinarian Dr. Robert Wall reports 16 percent of hogs and 8 percent of cattle tested in Iowa show tuberculosis. Testing began last spring with three state and five federal inspectors testing about ten herds weekly. 300 herds have had first exams and 500 to 600 more await testing. Slaughtered infected animals transfer losses split among farmer, state, and federal government, with caps on state and federal reimbursements.
George Lyons Ed Kontz and Clarence Van Gronigen face arson indictments after a schoolhouse fire in Alton Iowa. Found inside with three Orange City girls the suspects were ordered off. Girls testified of threats to burn the school. The blaze occurred at 1 AM.
The article notes that despite advances in photography and cinematography, color photography remains an uncovered secret. It discusses natural camouflage processes and the difficulty of creating plates that reproduce autumn landscapes or a portrait with authentic colorings of a person and attire as seen in life.
Des Moines September 27. The Master Horseshoers National Protective association discussed side roads for horses to avoid motor vehicle danger. They note farmers find autos and machinery costly, and claim old Pobbin is returning. New York already authorized exclusive horse roads with a $500000 appropriation.
In Monroe Ohio? or Ta? a man named Kling had his auto stolen in November 1918. The sheriff of Polk County recovered the machine in Des Moines and returned it to Kling. The car bore new cushions and a steering wheel from a Missouri chamber. The owner could not identify the thief or the home of the finder.
The camphor monopoly in Formosa dominates Japan’s industry. The current afforestation covers 10,650 acres with trees aged 500 to 1,000 years, highlighting the long history and scale of this resource.
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