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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1928
Page
8
Mildred Parcell returns home this morning after visiting Pearl Parcell. Milo Reno will speak at an Ainsworth school Tuesday evening May 1, inviting all.
Miss Katherine Stichter county superintendent of schools reports two new standard rural schools. One at Sunnyvale Marion township with teacher Helen Matin and another at Walnut Brighton with teacher Verna Guy.
A local shop announces a three ship ment of Martha candies for Mother's Day, promising pleasing treats for customers.
Local figures head to Des Moines, Clinton, Milwaukee and Kenosha for visits, shopping and conventions. Ankeny shoppers include Edna Mercer and Mary Welch while Annesworth residents attend events in Wisconsin and Iowa. Mrs Reid travels to Milwaukee for the White Shrine meeting and serves on the supreme credentials committee.
Sabbath school held at Bethel church on April 22 with good attendance. Frank Smith sold hogs to Mr Kolosi of Wellston last week. Mrs Charley Scranton recovering from flu and pneumonia helps with work. Rosalea Smith visits grandparents near West Chester. Frank Smith bought corn from Charley Scranton. Francis Davidson of Brighton helps with spring cleaning. Dr Will Lewithly of Richland called to White Oak for veterinary work on Frank. Homer Peiffer of Brighton visited Doyle Smith on business. Ruth Scranton visits aunt May Clancy in Washington. Hubert Scranton out sick with sore throat. Mr and Mrs Lee Ralston visit daughter Doyle Smith. Jake Grinstead and Howard Wright from West Chester in White Oak on business. Mrs Lloyd Luers improving from pneumonia at Grandpa Luer's. Doyle Smith sold a calf to Mrs D C Brumback of Wellston.
Crawfordsville notices report local farming activity and illness. Mrs Sherm Crone of Washington visits family while Grace Tibbs Dayle Sands suffer chicken pox. Oklahoma Indians camp near Crooked Creek beg for supplies and are warned to leave.
The New Graham Theatre manager Mr Wedding touts Douglas Fairbanks in The Gaucho as a charming, romantic tale set on the South American pampas. He notes the role suits Fairbanks’ frontier persona and likens him to a fading heroic figure, promising a great photographic story with original charm.
A Midwest schoolteacher in London finds five twenty pound notes on the floor of an American Express bank. She returns them, learns the owner is grateful and invites her to dinner. The man, Mr Ludlow from Denver, arrives with his mother and hints at a future romance as Jane continues her European travels.
Schools in the Dutch West Indies begin adopting training materials and classroom goods from this country to standardize education. Officials say the move aims to improve literacy and resource availability across the territory.
An old ad notes a 13 plate Genuine FORD battery for sale with a $10 price claim. Local social items mention Miss Trene Davis visiting from Mediapolis and weekend plans with friends. Auctioneer D F Macon lists Washington Iowa contact. Residents visit Crawfordsville Davenport Keota and tailor services offered by Schmoeller Bros Tailors.
The Chinese Parrot stars Marian Niven Edmund Barns and Hobart Bosworth in a Karl Derr Biggers story adapted for the screen. Shown at the Fox Theatre Monday and Tuesday the film follows love and intrigue from Hawaii to Death Valley with a large cast including Florence Turner and Anna May Wong.
Miss Mildred Thornton visits Mrs. W F Jacobs this weekend while Bernice Cassady travels from Riverside to Oskaloosa for relatives and friends. Mary Rickey visits Mont Union to see her uncle C Brown and attend a school operetta. Mrs T H Martin, recently in hospital, shows slow improvement at home in Winfield. Mrs Pearl Tresslar of Crawfordsville spends yesterday in town.
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