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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1928
Page
4
The piece reflects on the approaching national conventions and state primaries. It notes candidates face uncertainty and sleepless nights while contemplating fate and readiness for the demanding presidency, describing campaign life as a "man killing" job with many willing to sacrifice.
Governor Hammill outlines nine reasons to back a state bond issue for primary road improvements in Iowa. He notes county bonds already totaling 61 counties and argues state bonds accelerate completion, save operating costs, avoid new taxes, and cap total indebtedness at 100 million.
A Washington correspondent writes from Los Angeles in April 1928 recounting a San Diego stopover, visits in Beverly Hills, Riverside, and Chula Vista, and meetings with friends like Miss Myrtle Palmer Rev Farris and Mrs Van Sickle. The piece reflects on travel, social circles, health news, and the anticipation of returning home.
Governor Hammill says the state bond act will finance road improvements more comprehensively and economically than county bond issues, speeding completion by about ten years. The plan targets primary roads carrying 80 percent of traffic, with an estate bond issue to hasten secondary road work.
The writer confesses a failed garden plan for radishes and onions, describing the physical toll of gardening. A humorous note asks for liniment to ease the aches after a long session in the garden.
A playful five stanza riddle references word manipulations to yield sequences like man pen open and flake. Clues guide removing letters from mill clean gray four near and far to form a final hard time phrase. The snippet concludes with LOOKING OVER THE NEWS as a closing cue.
A Rhode Island woman reportedly ate two pecks of clams at a local clam bake. The clipping notes tongue in cheek lines about clam shells and life, interspersed with brief remarks on imports and fashion. Betsy B. signs off with wry commentary.
A trans Atlantic flier claims New York or Heaven in heated rhetoric. Debates on a growing U S navy to safeguard a small merchant marine echo local policing scales. A rule bans gun transport by rail but omits saxophones. Wrigley spent about 40 million dollars on gum advertising.
Margaret Iowa Simerman daughter of Mr and Mrs George Simerman was born October 13 1903 and died at her home in Oskaloosa April 22 1928 aged 24 years 6 months and nine days She was a loving daughter devoted wife and her sweet disposition made her many friends.
Paramount presents a comedy featuring W C Fields and Chester Conklin as a circus owner and town sheriff who both chase a wealthy widow. The film showcases a gallery of unique acts including strongmen human pin cushions fire eaters midgets and giants amid bustling comic capers. Mary Brian Cissy Fitz-Gerald George Irving Jack Luden and others round out the cast as the plot follows romance and business misadventures.
The letter lists candidacies for public office in 1929 including a Board of Supervisors seat for the term starting January 1st, 1929 and County Auditor on the Republican ticket at the June 4th primary. Names mentioned include R. E. Brown and Hubert Crail with election details and dates.
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