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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1932
Page
13
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes a final payment milestone as ownership is now secured, celebrating a moment of completion and possession in modern times. The report captures the exultant tone and public sense of achievement in a concise, period voice.
Nellie Manners reports in Crawfordsville of visitors from Monmouth Illinois and Riverside. Dr Mills J Taylor of Philadelphia spoke at a United Presbyterian union service sharing a mission themed address based on The Children of the Mission Field. He outlined scriptures from Matthew Romans and Psalms and noted his church mission travels through Egypt and India.
Dr Taylor spent seven months in mission fields and described Luxor Egypt Sudan and Ethiopia noting widespread child suffering and infant mortality. He urged Christians in lands knowing Christ to support sending the gospel amid poverty and sin while Miss Mina McCleary and Mrs Keiper are briefly noted.
Ivory hairpins unearthed in London date to Roman occupation. One pin in the British Museum features a Venus statuette wringing water from her hair after emerging from the sea. Another is crowned by an ivory cone held by a serpent encircling it.
Lily Lou Lansing a twenty year old aspiring operatic singer clashes with her sister May over a romance with Ken Sargent. After a quarrel Lily Lou leaves home to meet Ken, then recalls last night’s kiss and plans to practice for her career, resisting romance for music. The story follows class tensions, ambition, and young love in a small town setting.
Mrs L B Hanan and family visited at the C E Keff home. Mr and Mrs Eugene Morgan spent Sunday at O B Morgans. Brighton visitors brought Maxine Mourer home for the weekend. Donald Hanan spent Friday in Oskaloosa. Kolesick shipped a car load of hogs to Ottumwa.
Lodges Washington Lodge No. 26 regular meetings on the first Friday each month. Glenn Mace worshipful master with A W Yard as secretary. Damascus Shrine No. 10WS of J holds regular meetings on the fourth Tuesday at Mason ic Temple rooms with Mrs Grace BR Twinam high priestess and Mrs Hazel Haven worthy scribe.
The timetable lists daily and weekly train departures and arrivals for routes including Golden State Apache Knoxville and St P and P R R with local passenger services No 50 No 30 No 80 No 11 No 29 No 49 No 83 No 429 Mixed Train No 430 and freight trains No 83 No 94 and No 92 plus notes that No 3 and No 4 stop for California passengers only and that services run daily except Sunday with multiple agents named such as I Goodlander J C McKAY and W C BELL three times each for different lines.
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