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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1941
Page
5
Amboy reports storm damage with trees falling on a kitchen and at doors, lightning striking front yard trees, fruit trees uprooted in Orville Spencer’s orchard, and two porch windows broken. Hail was observed. Weekend visitors include the Pfeifer and Colthurst households and ill relative R. J. Reaney.
David Farland shields a distressed woman aboard a boat and discovers a package missing on a train. In Haverstraw he confronts a social circle including Mat Bream and Fan Rubley while a killer lurks. Kurt Helm, a reclusive writer, vanishes as tension mounts over Carlie Bream's murder.
A Des Moines incident left Mrs. Mabel Turner, 55, and her daughter Christina Rich with lacerations after a pet cat attacked them. Both were taken to Broadlawns General Hospital for treatment.
A cat leaped into a woman's lap and began clawing and biting. Tina intervened and was clawed on the right hand. Police killed the cat and sent it to the State University of Iowa hospital for rabies tests.
Councilmen at large W B Dupuis and Dr O F Boller. First Ward R F McFarlane. Second Ward A W Yard. Third Ward Clarence Jacobs. Fourth Ward Harry Montgomery.
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