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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1930
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Robert Kep hart journey to Kilbourne Wisconsin to visit and enjoy hunting and fishing. Local service promotes Kodak finishing with claims customers will like their film processing.
The record lists morning and evening musical selections for a Methodist service. Names include Mrs Ream soloist, Miss Winifred Pastiude, Ruth Hedges organist, with tunes by Wil Lift Up Mine Eyes and When Jesus Beckons Me Home, plus Prelude numbers and marches.
Forest and Ue Ae seat pas er St. Louie push on in Home Stretch to set new sustained flight record. With five days left they marked 431 hours in the air at 6 11 A M and hope to top 553 hours held by the Hunter brothers. O Brine noted selling an automobile to help defray expenses and aid in securing a lasting record.
Texas authorities executed Tainey Williams in the state prison electric chair after a conviction for assaulting a negro woman and admitting attack on a white woman. Williams had been spared twice from lynching attempts and faced mob threats in Port Arthur and Beaumont before the midnight execution. The report also notes ongoing efforts to conserve water in the Mississippi River region as a separate thread.
An exchange telegraph dispatch from Jerusalem cites advices from Damascus that 30 people were killed and many wounded in Bedouin tribal fighting in northern Syria. The Bedouins are noted as feared fighters of the desert regions, often raiding tribal villages.
Dolores Del Rio Mexican film star and Cedric Gibbons wed yesterday in a Santa Barbara Mission chapel. The ceremony, conducted by Rev. Father Augustine Hobrecht, attracted intimate friends from Hollywood. This was Del Rio's second marriage. her first husband James Rio died in Berlin after their divorce.
New Castle Payne 90 on treme Behroeder and W Glen Sechae fore murder of eeperay Heady highway crime. Attorneys Ben sarret sn Mheaman Wickes announced they won they no exceptions on appeal for state supreme death penalty. The governor may grant clemency or shorten term. Defense argued trial court erred by not permitting irresistible impulse plea and by jury instructions. Judge contended case proceeded properly.
Des Moines and Washington reports show Governor Hammill yet to decide on Hoover’s invitation to confer with drought states leaders in Washington. The U S drought relief moves include emergency reduced railroad rates for livestock feeds and water to aid the drought stricken middle west. Iowa dairy output plunged last month amid severe conditions impacting farmers statewide.
A Texas bandit robbed a Fort Worth bank today and killed a banker during the escape. W L Pier, bank president, and a marshal were credited with handling the scene as police were warned to proceed carefully. The gunman, upon seeing two uniformed officers, attacked the money satchel with explosives, causing a blast that killed the robber and damaged the bank interior.
In Pasadena California this week memories flood of the Benz family era. Henderson Wallace and Dave Egliore note the old Benz House built 1845 later called Corensy Annex on North Marion Avenue. Lorenz Benz built the Pennsylvania House replacing the Pars house by the tracks. The Benz House once a splendid country hotel with Mrs Benz cooking and Kats Tena, a famed milliner with a notable local store.
Columbus Aunction August 9 The Columbus Independent School District board released the faculty list. High school W Robertson Superintendent Vo J Rice principal and manual training Miss Marie Overholt history and mathematics Miss Grace Nichols Latin Miss Minerva At home economics Mrs Genevieve Fedderson music Junior high Irene Alsip eighth grade Martha Connor seventh grade Arian Lowe sixth grade Columbus Junction grade school V J Rice fifth grade Fern Johnson fourth grade Nellie Moore third grade Wek son Crosby second grade Mary Moore first grade Columbus City school Naomi Rhodes third fourth and fifth grades Carol Hill first and second grades
Local notes report a Crile family reunion planned in Chantauqua Park with about 140 attendees, marking the annual event and detailing related family ties to Mrs Crile. Also updates on health improvements for C Dayton and family, travel and visits by local residents, and miscellaneous town notices.
Earnest Carlaon and Wi Eld ridge came back Friday from a six week business trip through Cheyenne Wyoming and western points. W W Morrison visited the Streigels at Harper Thursday evening, a former work site in 1886. The last day to save on gas and electric bills, Iowa Southern Utilities Co. Rollie Optenders returned from Baltimore where Mrs Optenberg’s illness kept them two weeks. Crops reported serious, water restrictions in Pedericksberg Maryland limit family use.
Mr and Mrs W A Carson and daughter Charlotte of Davenport visited friends after returning from Wallace Carson home near Crawfordsville. Mr and Mrs Floyd Green of Keota shopped in town. Mr J F Simpson and grandson Everette left for Loveland Colorado to visit Mrs Mary E Blair and family. Everette plans to attend the United Presbyterian Young People convention. Park ad notes last day to save electric bills. Julius Conger reports a Washington trip via Santa Fe route with costs around 50 dollars and mentions Pomona College and Long Beach home arrangements.
Fragmentary text hints at showcasing men and women shoe styles for a season. It mentions scientific construction and addressing toe troubles, but the passage is unclear and lacks concrete facts or names.
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