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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1934
Page
6
The First National picture The Man With Two Faces opens at the State theater with stunning makeup by Percy Westmore. A blonde wig mustache goatee false nose eyebrows and even waxed eyelids disguise identities making the killer undetectable until the disguise is removed.
The piece notes that Mr Chautard does not resemble any players and the police must uncover whether he is a man or a woman in disguise. The intriguing question drives the drama toward its eventual reveal.
A two day engagement of Whom Gods Destroy features Walter Connolly Doris Kenyon and Robert Young at the Fox theater. The drama opens with a daring shipwreck leading a man to disguise as a woman to save his family and rises to dramatic heights. The cast also includes Hobart Bosworth Gilbert Emery Jack Mullan Mary Carr Rollo Lloyd Geneva Mitchell and Scotty Beckett directed by Walter Lang.
Henry Little defeated Hub Turner 6-4 4-6 6-3 in a championship flight round robin. Gene Turner beat Jack Woods 6-3 6-3. Elizabeth Brown opened with a 6-4 4-6 7-5 win over Mary Ellen Lytle as the girls’ round robin progresses.
Five Washington Country Club golf players remain in the hunt for the club cup as second round matches near completion. Semifinalists include Jack Lytle versus Dr A W Clow, and Bill Shannon defending champ to face the second round winner. Earlier results saw Shannon defeat T L Brookhart, Lytle defeat Walt Wells, and Crow defeating Don Benz. Knauss and Irwin of Brighton still set to meet in the ongoing round.
St Louis Blues defeated St Louis Reds 4 to 3 in a charity kittenball game before the season's largest crowd at Troop field. Proceeds exceed 55 dollars to aid hospital expenses of injured girls' team members from the Riverside wreck.
Washington fans packed the arena for a kittenball benefit to aid injured members of the Washington girls' kittenball team. A total of 55 dollars was raised for hospital expenses, the largest sum for a game in the city. Rev. Carl Klein urged that even bets be donated, boosting the collection. Mildred Brown, team manager, spoke briefly, noting her nerves before accepting the honor.
Two big softball headline games highlight tonight's schedule. A league game features Wyman and Washington Tri-County teams at 8 30 after a city league clash between All Nations and Troop F at seven. Both matchups showcase top local squads.
The Journal apologizes for naming Don Jones in an accident story. The injured person is Bob Jones, a correction confirmed after readers flagged the error. The paper pledges to ensure accurate names in future coverage.
On the Riverside lighted field August 7 the Skubal diamondball team defeated Kos Sukup 9 to 6 after leading 7 to 1. Battery for Skubal were Chas Skubal and Glenn Younkin. Kos Sukup battery were Kos Kern Arden and Melvin Safourek. Next Saturday August 11 Havel vs Flynn under lights.
Washington's top kittenball statistician Elmer McKadden notes Crow's team edged Ficher's squad by nine hits in a tight contest. The evenly matched rosters forced cautious substitutions, underscoring a hard fought finish.
Colorado River water level drops leaving pools dried up. State Game Wardens burned dead fish and moved remaining fish to deeper parts of the stream in Marble Falls Texas.
Mildred Brown writes for the Washington girls softball team thanking all who aided the benefit game held at the troop field. Total receipts exceed 57 dollars with a 5 dollar donation from J M Kelly, bringing the benefit to over 62 dollars for the girls medical obligations. The note also praises the Municipal Band Rev Carl Klein city commission and many volunteers including umpires ushers and advertisers who contributed to the event’s success.
H D McIntosh from Mallard will coach Wellman High School and teach manual training. He led a state tournament basketball team last year and is interested in Moy Scout work. He is married with two children and studied at the University of Iowa and Iowa State College. Ray Ryerson declines music teaching as he moves to University High in Iowa City.
Fuhr and Orr shared pitching duties for the Blues as they outlasted the Reds 4 to 2. Lytle and Kiesey provided key hits while solid defense backed two early runs in St. Louis.
The standings show New York leading with a .635 winning percentage at 66 wins and 38 losses, St. Louis 58 and 43, Boston 41 60, Pittsburgh 43 57, Philadelphia 43 60, and Cincinnati 46 42. Yesterday’s results and today’s open games include Chicago at Pittsburgh and Brooklyn at New York among others.
King Carl Hubbell dazzled in the all star game at New York last month, pitching three innings and striking out Ruth Gehrig Foxx Cronin in sequence. His screwball baffled AL hitters until he shelved it for regular work, affirming his status as the Giants’ ace and a key factor in their bid for another pennant.
William W. Bilatt Jr., 17, starts a 700 mile trek from Newton to Nova Scotia. He carries a 50 pound supply sack and refuses any automobile rides. He aims to prove endurance and self reliance.
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