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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1938
Page
8
James Newill headlines the latest Renfrew dramatic song film On the Great White Trail in the Grand National series. The picture plays Wednesday and Thursday at the Fox Theater with Newill delivering personable action singing in the title role. audience interest remains high.
Ne w ill returns as the star in On The Great White Trail a new Renfrew adventure with three original songs Je Taime Beautiful and Mounted Men. Terry Walker plays Newill’s leading lady and Silver King the intelligent dog co stars. The film features Newill’s baritone and a large male chorus for a swinging march number.
Henry Clay Bennett a Woodland resident since 1887 died at his home aged 88. Born in Indiana he moved to Iowa at six, married there, and came to Woodland with his wife in 1887. Survived by four sons Owen Karl Fred Frank and two daughters Catherine Hickey and Sarah Forbes. Mrs Bennett died four years ago.
Sioux City report details vandalism at H C Brown Bakery after a strike. Brown operates with wife and two sons as employees of Sioux City’s four largest bakeries remain on strike for 18 days. Funeral services set for Thursday at the Presbyterian church with Hamilton's Funeral Chapel of Vancouver in charge. Burial at Hayes Cemetery.
The Church of the Nazarene will hold revival meetings in the gospel tent at South Marion Avenue and Van Buren Street beginning Wednesday night. Rev. and Mrs. Weathers will lead as speakers and musicians with nightly song services at 7:45.
In six states Kentucky Tennessee Kansas Missouri Virginia and West Virginia political battles dominate this week’s primaries. The contests feature four senate seats and 53 house seats with presidential prestige and New Deal support shaping outcomes. Barkley Chandler Browning Crump and McKellar face off in a volatile primary scene amid alleged use of federal and state workers.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hines relocate with family from the Bruty house at 703 West Monroe to the Simpson apartments at 321 West Washington. Gertrude Landau from Mt. Vernon vacationing with sister Marie Landau for two or three weeks. Mrs. Anna Landau visits in Elkhorn, Wis., and will return before Miss Landau finishes her trip.
Washington troopers may be ordered to Newton to enforce the law if the strike continues. Des Moines and Ottumwa units likely to go, with possible Oskaloosa machine gun troop. Infantry units must depart for Camp Dodge August 7, then cavalry to camp August 21 to cover two weeks of duty in Newton. Captain Brown urges readiness amid uncertain orders.
The ancient Egyptian emblem of eternity is the ring or circle, embodying completion and the absence of beginning or end. The symbol merges the idea of fullness with timeless continuity, reflecting beliefs in perpetual cycles of life and creation.
Historic farm implements tracing farming from early plows to modern harvesters will be exhibited at the Iowa Territorial Centennial State Fair August 26 to September 2. The display pairs pioneer tools with later successors, including the first grain reaper invented in 18% and its improvements.
The article states King Louis XIV wed the Marquise de Maintenon, who served as a governess in the royal household, in a hidden marriage. The event is presented as a secret union within the royal circle.
A historical note estimates the light from the sun takes roughly 499 seconds to travel to Earth. This reflects early science figures on solar radiation and celestial distances.
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