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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1932
Page
3
In a street side survey, residents share varied tastes from hot days to mild springs. Jerritt McDaniel favors heat while Leigh Soule likes a balanced early spring climate and others prefer hot or cold as needed. One respondent notes sensitivity to cold due to high blood pressure.
The District Court of Washington County Iowa notifies defendants Gail M Weith H F Weih Minnie Klockenteger G W Klockenteger Mrs G W Klockenteger J H Blum Mrs J H Strum C J Brown and Mrs J Brown and L A Andrews receiver of Washington Land Trust Company of a petition by Crawford plaintiff seeking 8000 with interest as of March 1 1931 plus costs and fees and a mortgage lien on land in section 30 36 77N 9W including 119.66 acres to foreclose and satisfy the judgment with a special execution for sale of the mortgaged property.
The petition seeks immediate possession of the described real estate, appointment of a receiver to lease and operate, collect rents and crops, and apply income to the plaintiff's mortgage. It alleges superior lien, lack of homestead rights by defendants, delinquent interest and taxes, total due on note and mortgage, insolvency of defendants, and irreparable loss without court action. A default will be entered if not defended by August 2, 1932, with judgment and decree as prayed.
Kansas voters weighed prohibition in first bid since 1914 with incumbents leading. Democratic Senator George McGill, a dry, led Chauncy Little 13,697 to 6,785 as 799 of 2,676 precincts reported. Republican Ben S. Paulen led over Joseph H. Mercer by about 11,000.
United States athletes shine at the Olympics with Eddie Tolan winning 200 meters in a new Olympic and world record. George Saling wins 110 meter hurdles as Miller breaks the Olympic pole vault mark with 14 feet 1 inch, while Japan’s Nishida clears 14 feet 1 inch.
Des Moines reports a monthly price bulletin shows price hikes for 11 farm items led by hogs at 1.70 per cwt veal calves 0.50 per cwt beef cattle 1.69 per cwt and horses five dollars per head Wool butter and sheep unchanged Price declines listed for oats barley wheat rye flax hay apples and day. Also notes a forthcoming wedding at St Marys church between Miss Bertilla Deatsch and Rudolph Simon.
Miss Elizabeth Sanders of Fort Madison returns home after week with sisters Miss Mary Sanders and Mrs Charles Rice. Sister Mary Bernadette of Chicago visits St Marys convent and Alex Yeggy family. Gail Kern attends wedding in Burlington while Elizabeth Yeggy and family visit Davenport. Banns published Sunday.
Lodges Washington Lodge No 98 AF and AM holds regular meetings on the first Friday each month with Glenn Mace as W M and A W Yard as Secretary. Damascus Shrine No 10 W8 of J meets on the fourth Tuesday at the Masonic Temple with Mrs Grace E Twinam as W H P and Mrs J W Bidwell as W Scribe.
Railway timetable shows a&P cee No 80 Local Freight No 50 Motor tea No 30 Pass Train No 12 Apache 12:20 AM Daily No 4 Golden State Lim Daily except Sunday 11:35 AM No 1 Pass Train Daily except Sunday 12:30 PM Local Freight arrivals noted without full context and some garbled text.
Mrs D F E Braumback reports on West Chester social notes as Mr and Mrs Lyal Smith from Sioux City arrive for vacation with local families. Residents Grace Susan Reif Ruth and Esther Lindenmeyer return from Minnesota and Clear Lake. Updates include recovering illnesses, trips to Coneville, and a late month school vacation awaiting. A general rain is welcomed for corn and vegetables as Edna Turnipseed visits.
A reader reports a painful accident last week as Bernice Gardner fell on stairs while carrying a lamp and tore ligaments, leaving her unable to walk though hoping to use crutches. The note mentions threshing season and oats yields, plus local updates on Duvall and Milton Ross with a new Ford.
Senior Needle club members from Riverside traveled to Itowa City to be hosted by Pr George Maresh and Mrs Albert Hahn of Cedar Rapids. Thirty ladies joined with seventeen Riverside members for an afternoon of visiting and reminiscing, former Riverside residents among the guests. Refreshments were served at the close by the hostesses.
Iowa City roster lists Mrs. R. A. Knittel and Mrs. Joseph Linsley among club officers and members. Names include Mrs. Al Walton Mrs. Helen Critz Mrs. Fannie Buchwalter Mrs. John Knittel Mrs. Joseph Stransky Mrs. Anna Kern Mrs. Frank Lafourek Mrs. Robert Treitzman Mrs. C. V. Da Tremont Mrs. C. J. Karel Mrs. W. Ingram Mrs. Ernest Salladay Mrs. R. C. Knight Mrs. George Workman Mrs. William O Loughlin Miss Helen Shradel and Miss Estelle Critz.
Across centuries Christians have argued over how the lord's prayer should be phrased and what certain phrases truly mean. No universal form exists as yet.
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