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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1932
Page
6
Henry N. Dunning an associate naval agent of the New Era and Mutual Life Insurance Company of Boston and Gordon Hyde western advertising manager of the Market Growers Journal have spent the last week with J. H. Hubers west of town and are returning today to their home in Chicago.
Residents from Washington attended the democratic convention in Mt. Pleasant including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dye Mr. and Mrs. H G Richardson Mrs. Alex Miller and others. The next democratic event is a candidate dinner on August 10. Mrs. W M Fitzwilliam attended an executive board meeting in Iowa City and is secretary for membership. Frank Maxwell and Mrs. Clint Rhea were in town from Crawfordsville shopping.
Iowa Republicans announce plans to open headquarters in Des Moines next week and inaugurate their campaign. State Chairman Homer Stephens of Clarinda disclosed the move after a leaders meeting, with national committeewoman H. E. Spangler and other party officials present. Attendees included Martha McClure, Mrs. Virginia Bedell, U S Senators Dickinson, Gov Turner, and Henry Field.
Miss Viola Birch enjoys her vacation from C. M. & F. Stop and shop browsing a sale of household essentials. Prices include Milk Magnesia pint 39 cents, Rubbing Alcohol pint 39 cents, antiseptic Sol pint 49 cents, Cocoa nut Oil Soap 25 cents, Bath Spray 98 cents, Gillette razor 25 cents, Christy razor 10 cents, Powder Puffs 10 cents each, eight for 25 cents, goggles for glasses 25 cents. Also top on hogs five dollars. Weather fair tonight and Thursday.
Crawfordsville Consolidated School invites sealed bids for bus routes. Bids due August 10 to the secretary. Routes largely unchanged except pickups from J D Hamill to John I Jones and back via Angling Road. and from Jwuth er Williams to Suffels to Barnes to town via Rheas pavement. Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. See Board of Education Crawfordsville Iowa.
Council Bluffs residents Mr and Mrs Feeb Boarts visit Cotter and relatives while other kin travel through Washington and Ainsworth. Houston visitors attend Grace Hill reunion near Bloomfield as Esther Perry departs for home. Junior Edwin born to Mr and Mrs William Chane. Arch er Speidel and William Stewart tour Cedar Rapids then Ringling Bros. circus.
Mrs John Anderson undergoes an operation at University Hospital Iowa City yesterday. Harold Turner returns to Triangle company Chicago after two months visiting at home. Misses Jessie and Elizabeth Klein back from Minnesota vacation at Big Trout Lake Pequot with St Paul friends. F E Skola Kalona visits. Mrs R McClintie Brenton shops here. Miss Winifred Kelly home from Little Company of Mercy Evergreen Park Chicago for three week vacation. Mr and Mrs Harry Rick leave for Toledo Ohio after month at Belle Rice home. Mrs Fred Anwyl and Isabelle Anwyl Crawfordsville shop in Washington. Mrs Phil Crail Columbus Junction and Mrs Manton Hebner head to Cincinnati for a week. Howell Davis Crawfordsville and Wayne visit on business here. R F Davis and Glenn Barclay in Chicago Monday returning home last night.
Donald Pogremiller, a farmer from MORNING SUN Iowa, fell from a bedroom window after dreaming he was leaving a threshing machine. He woke on a cement walk with four fractured ribs and bruises.
In Des Moines a clash emerged over the federal stamp tax on sheriff sale fees. Iowa Assistant Attorney General Earl Wisdom argued the tax taxes a governmental function and is unconstitutional. Federal District Attorney Robert W. Colflesh countered that the 1932 tax on property conveyances is valid, citing prior court decisions. The dispute concerns a 0 cent stamp tax per 2000 of property value executed by an official to a mortgagee at a mortgage sale.
Olympic report shows United States with 13815 points leading the overall standings as Germany trails at 471. France 46 Poland 25 Canada 24 Italy 21 Ireland 26 Czecho Slovakia 19 Finland 16 Great Britain 16 Japan 10 Austria 9 Sweden 14 Denmark 8 Philippines 4 New Zealand 3 Argentina 2 South Africa 2.
For sale apples crab apples carrots spinach corn eggplant cucumbers tomatoes sweet potatoes cabbage peppers potatoes Muscatine melons at right prices. Godfrey's Garden Market West End Madison St. We Deliver. Phone 602 Green.
Guy Jamison of Wapello and Turkington brothers bought cattle here. Mary Dougall takes a week off at McLellan store. Tee Cream Social set at St James school lawn. Mrs H W Russell visiting Mrs Ed Bambrick, returning tonight. Mr and Mrs Burl Pringle move into Joe Myall house previously lived in by Clem Edgar family. EB Frey of Ollie masseur at Cy Bush residence Saturday Aug 6. Nine Wash Lodge Masons attend Keota degree ceremony. Mrs A B Schmoeller leaves for Des Moines for Pythian Sisters meeting. Lester Rath Donald Starr and Leo Albaugh leave for California for Olympic Games.
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