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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
5
Three Des Moines youths Ha Statler 20 Alva Cunningham 19 and James Haines 19 were injured when their roadster struck a ridge railing along a highway southeast of Des Moines. The incident occurred earlier today and details of injuries were not disclosed.
Mary Daly, a 20 year old New York woman, told the United Press she jumped from 31,000 feet above Chicago and landed 11 hours 15 minutes later near Louisiana Missouri, traveling 276 miles. Officials and aviators doubted the cross country jump as impossible citing typical fall rates and wind data.
A short shopper note urges visitors to come in for summer and fall arrivals. The maker stresses no delay and invites customers to see new stock in store windows.
Reinbeck resident J. J. Mulder kept hands from salt ice water despite heat as he froze ice cream. four fingers were frozen. Ole Christensen, 43, was sentenced to three months in jail for a first offense of driving an automobile while intoxicated with a one year license revocation.
Ramon Novarro headlines MGM sound film adaptation of The Pagan set in the South Seas. The movie features Novarro’s first screen vocal performance and the hit song The Pagan Love Song. Filmed on aerial locales, the production showcases spectacular scenery and the star’s dramatic arrival on screen.
A haunting romance between an island boy and girl blends with tropical thrills from Navarro’s underwater shark fight. The narrative promises countless adventures in a trackless jungle filled with glamour and danger, creating spellbinding scenes in a sunlit setting.
Vonarn the internationally known mystifier appears at the Graham theatre tonight only in lecture demonstrations exposing ceanoes and activities of fake mediums. He has studied seances for nearly thirty years visiting many countries and vows startling demonstrations in full light. He will show how spirit messages and floating tables are achieved and present several noted mediums, including the trumpet seance with a floating trumpet and ghostly tapping evidence. He attracts large audiences wherever he performs.
Martha and Helen Emans along with the Wengers and Grabers shared ice cream at Pete Widmer's Wednesday evening. Neighbors from Washington and Crawfordsville attended church and shared meals with local families during the weekend. A three months European tour began for Jake and Pete Widmer from Noble.
In Somerville New Jersey rough road patches saved six week old Benjamin Bonini from choking after he swallowed his mother's wristwatch. Police were alerted and two motorcycle patrolmen rushed the infant to Somerville Hospital where a bump caused the watch to dislodge and the baby began to recover.
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