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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1928

Page

6

Local News Roundup From Town City Area

Car of pig meal on track Tuesday and Wednesday. Farmers Co operative. Mr and Mrs Clark Woodburn and son Ralph of Town City visiting at L F Woodburn home today. Glen Schowalter former Washington high grad to be athletic instructor at Wayland school next year. Mildred Davidson teaching Crawfordsville spent Saturday here shopping. Mrs Ethel Hofeester of Chicago visiting her mother Emma White and relatives. Richard Johnson Junior sustained minor head cuts after colliding with a truck Friday afternoon and is recovering well.

Farmers Co-operative Clark Woodburn Ralph Town City L. F. Woodburn Glen Schowalter Washington High School Wayland

Teachers Elected for Primary Rooms in Local Schools

Ten years ago today Margaret Godfrey now teaching at Hartley Iowa and Helen Wylie now teaching at Center Point have been elected by the school board to teach in primary rooms in local schools. Also notes on weather, hogs price, and new Martha Washington Candies shipments with a closing druggist ad.

Margaret Godfrey Hartley Iowa Helen Wylie Center Point

Corinth in ruins after Greek earthquake reports

Reports from Sofia and Athens said a Greek earthquake devastated Volo and Corinth. Seven killed and six injured in Corinth with many homes collapsed or uninhabitable. Prisoners released as walls fell, causing chaos and fear.

Sofia Bulgaria Volo Corinth Greece Athens

Bain Shows Speed In Iowa State Teachers Meet

Washington high school runners competed at Cedar Falls in the Iowa State Teachers college relay meet. Bain won the 100 yard prelim and semi final, placed second in the final, and ran a 1 01-10 clocking. McDaniel excelled in high hurdles, Tucker tied for second in pole vault, and Washington placed fourth in both mile and half mile relays.

Bain Washington High School Cedar Falls Burns Webster City McDaniel Tucker Clarion Waterloo Washington Dewey Bales West Waterloo Mason City

Keota Woman Visits Fairfield for Day Out

Mrs Mike Steil of Keota traveled to Fairfield for a daytime outing to chase away blues and enjoy laughter at a local venue.

Mike Steil Keota Fairfield

Ladies Night In a Turkish Bath Fox Now

Community notes list social visits and local shopping remarks. Emily Mullikin of Brigh ton and Mrs. H S Brinning of West Chester visit Henry Sears. Families travel to fairs and stores, bake sales planned, and local ads promote battery sales and seed treatments.

H. S. Brinning West Chester Henry Sears

Laugh Special Promised at Fox Theatre Ad

The Fox Theatre ad hints at a laugh special to see. Mr and Mrs Floyd Simpson and son James visited the John Green home in Iowa City. Mr and Mrs H D Short also spent Sunday at the J D Daniels home and a wall paper cleaning service offers satisfaction guaranteed. Call 6 5813.

Fox Theatre Floyd Simpson James Iowa City John Green H. D. Short J. D. Daniels

Airmen Jump From 9000 Feet At Kelly Field

The highest emergency parachute jump on record occurred at Kelly Field when Cadets J. S. Henderson and D. M. Swisher collided 9000 feet up. Henderson was killed while Swisher landed safely.

San Antonio Tex Kelly Field J. S. Henderson D. M. Swisher Henderson Swisher

Mrs J B McConacey and Miss Pauline Smith Visit

Mrs. J. B. McConacey of Mount Union and Miss Pauline Smith of Crawfordsville spent Saturday at the home of Mrs. F. M. Smith.

J. B. McConacey Mount Union Pauline Smith Crawfordsville F. M. Smith

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