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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1929
Page
7
A fragment from a reportage praises the Roy Family of Nepal as the world’s most enthusiastic motorists. The note describes Nepal as a small kingdom on India's northern border near the Himalayas.
The Royal Family received a Studebaker President IM Limousine and a Studebaker Die ier Berline plus two Erski sedans for travel to Nepal’s capital Katmandu. Cars were rail shuttled from Calcutta to a city 38 miles away then driven 18 miles to reach final 18 miles via aerial cables through mountains. The fleet will operate on 22 miles of road in the kingdom.
Funeral services for Mrs Will Rutt aged 60 life long resident will be held at 2 PM at the Evangelical church Burial in Cairo cemetery. Mrs John Singleton a telephone operator at Conesville has her position due to Agnesirt Hesseltine to hold office Pleasant Grove Rebethel Sunday school in Concord township organized with officers elected Rita Liberknecht superintendent Hugh Nivellit Harriet Lieberknecht Foster pianist. Kinmonth visiting daughter Mrs B F Shaw. Mr and Mrs L Duncan twins Richard and Robert visited N Duncan home. C C Gabriel of Cedar Rapids visited friends. Mrs E G Grent hosted WOMTh class Presbyterian Sunday school April 12.
In Pittsburgh on April 12 a family mystery links a 1904 era Pontiac ear to the Pontiac Motor Vehicle company. Investigators confirm official records show no connection to the Pontiac Bugle company later part of Oakland, while the 1904 Pontiac Motor Vehicle company faded, leaving the old car an orphan until rediscovered. The article notes the vintage One Seat two cylinder model with steel rims and a plate bearing the Pontiac name, and mentions ongoing local school health program events.
Brighton April 9 reports a large turnout of relatives and friends from Fairfield Ottumwa Richland Des Moines and nearby towns for the funeral of Mrs C V Robinson. The list includes Hicks Mik Robinson Daggett Kendall Bridges Laugharne Campbell Camp and others. Also noted are illness recoveries hospital care and moving plans around the community.
The fragment reports a golfer and a course context with unclear names and places. It mentions misty conditions and a rough sea scene impacting play, suggesting a local sports or golf note with ambiguous identifiers.
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