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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1930
Page
6
Beauties who guard their complexions use MELLO-GLO Face Powder. Government approved coloring matter, avoids pasty flaky skin. It spreads smoothly and gives a youthful bloom. Made by a new French process, MELLO-GLO Face Powder stays on. Sherman Bros. druggists.
Local organizations announce meetings and activities including bridge luncheon sewing at 1pm Thursday, April 24 with Mrs. Flynn, a library Art Dept session and officer elections, Young Women's Missionary Society pot luck, K of P work night, West Chester Pythian Sisters meeting with candidate, Delphian Society gathering, Daughters of Union Veterans, Fortnightly Music Dept, Snowball Social, Damascus Shrine temple invitation to Iowa City, Wallace PTA meeting with officer elections.
The Drill team of the Royal Neigh bors will meet in M. W. A. Hall Tuesday, April 22, at 7:30. All members present or send someone.
The Garden club will meet with Mrs. M. W. Bailey Thursday evening at 6 20. Each member asked to bring a guest.
A historical remark observes the swift as possibly the only bird that moves its wings alternately to fly, highlighting its unique flight pattern.
Buses and heavy trucks were barred from 118 miles of three northwest Iowa routes as rain threatened impassable roads. The order from District Highway Engineer E. W. Dunn affected Highways 4 from Harris to the South Dakota line, 18 from Inwood to the South Dakota line and between Hull and Sheldon, and 75 from the Minnesota line through Rock Rapids and Sioux Center to Highway 10.
Newton Iowa opening day tragedy as James O Mealy from St Joseph Missouri died after a horse he led reared and dragged him from his mount. Circus laborer Don Williams was critically injured when a fall from a circus car under a passing train caused compound fractures.
In Lexington Massachusetts on April 21 the horse rider Sergeant Robert TD Rodes of the 106th cavalry won a race along Revere’s route from Boston to Lexington Green. Stanton White in an automobile finished second after getting penalties for traffic infractions.
A noted natural scientist claims ether contains immense energy far surpassing ordinary power. He asserts that a paragraph head of ether equals energy from a 1,000,000 horsepower dynamo for 40,000,000 years.
A scene describes a man named Jackie making his first call on baby Louise who is four weeks old. Louise lies still as Jackie gazes with awe and asks, Is she born yet, capturing a tender parenthood moment from Chil dren Magazine for Parents.
A witty remark from the Cincinnati Enquirer defines a super genius as a husband who flatters the hostess for a fine dinner in a way that satisfies his wife and avoids sparking later rebukes for perceived bias against his home life.
Judith abandons Larry after his controlling threats and a dramatic quarrel. On a train, she debates reporting a missing hundred dollar bill but ends up realizing Larry’s grasp is harmful. Aunt Claire later reveals a cryptic note and a discarded copy of Analyzing Character amid Judith’s resolve.
Des Moines reports the state health department urging physical fitness and detection of remediable defects in children before the September start of school. The summer round-up, endorsed by the Town congress of parents and teachers, aims to remove barriers to learning and ensure equality of opportunity for all boys and girls.
Des Moines report shows Town baby beef clubs earned $363,383.44 from baby beeves sales last year, with costs of $297,943.52 and a net return of $65,439.92. Premiums added $21,316.63. Average steer weight rose from 421 to 958 pounds. cost per pound 10.3 cents, sale price 15.2 cents.
The ninth annual Iowa 4H dairy calf club show will be held with the annual dairy cattle congress in Waterloo. The event runs September 20 to October 5 and includes judging and demonstration contests, a calf club exhibit, the annual banquet, showmanship, and state champion calf club members and herdsmen contests. EF M Wright of the Iowa Dairy association announced the schedule.
County judges announced prizes totaling over $3,000 plus calf blankets clipping machines ribbon trophies and articles for entrants. All county winners with purebred cattle may enter the Waterloo contest and victors will advance to the national contest in St Louis.
The term limerick is traced to a song whose verse pattern was common in Ireland. The refrain mentions the place name Limerick, anchoring the name to a regional joke and poetic form.
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