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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1933
Page
4
The Picturesque Ancestral Home of Eli Podgers Featured
A postcard scene reveals Uncle Eli’s run-down property in Toway, with a painted false charm. The caption promises “Meals at All Times for Tourists, and Rooms for Weekly Lodgers” at the Podgers home despite noted wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli
Toway
Eli Podgers
Percival Pollard Recalled By Mrs Cora Dunsmore
Mrs Cora Dunsmore spoke to the Rotary Club about Percival Pollard, a figure few locals remember. He lived here in the late 1880s as a cosmopolitan youth, English German French, educated before eighteen, worked in stenography and the abstract business, and moved through city streets as a poetic foreigner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Dunsmore
Rotarians
Percival Pollard
Washington
Percy Pollard and Ambrose Bierce Link in Washington Literary Scene
The passage recalls Percival Pollard, a Washington writer who worked in the Q railroad claim department in St. Joseph, befriending Ambrose Bierce and Henry Mencken. It notes his European literary tastes, his great work Their Day In Court, and his enduring ties to artists, critics, and his Yankee wife while preserving his nativity and fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy
Washington
Claim Department
Q” Railroad
St. Joe
Steray
Gertrude Atherton
Opie Reid
Frank Norris
John Kendrick Banks
Richard Henry Banks
Ambrose Bierce
Percival
Mr. Bierce
Europe
West
Alda Rhea Visits Ainsworth Attends Century of Progress
Ainsworth notes show Alda Rhea of Brighton visiting her aunt Miss Maggie Hamill and at the J B Pressly home. Various local calls and visits include Dr Bernard Gloeckler as a caller, plus trips to Chicago for The Century of Progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Alda Rhea
Brighton
Colorado
Maggie Hamill
J. B Pressly
Bernard Gloeckler
Oakdale
C. R. Stearns
Clyde
Keiper
Ronald
Leta
Chicago
Eva Pressly
Duncan
Oklahoma
J. Jr. Pressly
Howard Stewart
Helen Gardner
R. E. Cro
Maxwell family reunion set for Columbus Junction park
The 46th Maxwell family reunion will be held at Columbus chautauqhea park on Friday. The first reunion occurred October 1 1867 at Robert Maxwell's home. Many relatives reside in Washington and Louisa counties. William Robertson serves as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Maxwell
Columbus Chautauqhea Park
Robert Maxwell
Washington
Louisa
William Robertson
Curious Kitchen Advice and Microbe Warning Bits
A column wryly suggests reading cookbooks for amusement and pokes fun at poultry habits. It nods to Mrs. Fred Wagner culling roosters after counting crowing all night and riffs on food dangers from microbes and tainted fare, ending with quips about onion and apple dumplings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fred Wagner
Kiesey Pitches Y To Victory Over Troop F
Stan Kiesey pitched sparkling ball for the Y M C A team to defeat Troop F 8 to 1. The Y took early lead with McAvoy and Kiesey delivering key hits as Troop’s Matty faltered and Kiesey supported by teammates secured first place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiesey
Stan Kiesey
Troop F
Washington
Stan
Matlock
Matty
Dale Kiesey
Young Mens’ Christian Association
Dale
Charlie McAvoy
McAvoy
McKay
Pearl Play Morning Sun 3 1 Victory
The American Pearl traveled to Morning Sun last Saturday to face their strong team. Morning Sun won 3 to 1 after a few errors shifted momentum. Art Edmondson pitched a standout game but took the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schulty
Chick Fuhr
Giants
Little Demons
Demons
A. Pearl
Morning Sun
Art Edmondson
Art
Forgotten law complicates farmer aid debate in Washington
An old 1875 statute forces the Roosevelt recovery administration to weigh if $190 million due to farmers can be paid in cash or only as deductions. The law blocks payments to individuals until government debts are settled, and farmers owe the government far more than the aid amount in wheat and cotton benefits. Mrs. Mina Work of Moline spent the weekend with the Ben Briley residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Demons
Chick Clark
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt Recovery Administration
Leni Luneska Faces Threats As Cavanaugh Guards Her
Leni Luneska confronts danger when her jailbird husband Kruger looms at the theatre. Lucky Cavanaugh, a gambler, protects her while police contend with a gang after a midnight theft. Annete telephones trigger tension as Cavanaugh must decide whether to stay free or surrender to love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leni Luneska
Vienna
Lucky Cavanaugh
Leni
Kruger
Cavanaugh
Mulrooney
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