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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1928
Page
4
The Washington County Chautauqua series continues to draw appreciative crowds with higher quality attractions than twenty years ago. Lectures and entertainments inspire youth, foster citizenship, and plant seeds of motivation as young minds attend and absorb platform influences.
The article highlights Will Rogers the cowboy humorist as the major platform draw, noting his birth in Indian Territory, rise to fame through wit and genial humor, and international appeal. It recalls his London vaudeville appearance in 1926 and his high earning stature while stressing his unique public persona.
The grounds committee reaffirms twenty five year old rules for the Chautauqua. No hitching to trees or top buggies among trees. All lost items report to Secretary. Loss of tickets report immediately. No conveyances without Grounds Committee permission. Minors camping alone need a chaperon on site nightly. Violators are expelled and forfeit interest. Penalties include fines up to one hundred dollars or up to thirty days in jail. Code of Iowa cited.
A clipping from the Col umbus Republican describes a chaotic Columbus Wisconsin dance hall scene with contortionist style dancing, men and women in tangled grips, loud music and chaotic spectators. The piece riffs on country life versus city life and includes local lore and jokes.
Iowa City August 17. Average player weighs 180 pounds and stands five feet ten and a half inches. Seventy one athletes report for initial drill at Iowa field next month. The sophomore class provides youngest tallest and oldest. Pete Affre 35 is the eldest, Marvin Schmidt 24 the senior. Ralph Hilton 6 foot 5 and 250 pounds is the heaviest and tallest. J M Hay weighs 150 pounds. R H Moore 142 pounds is the smallest. The Jensvold twins Leo and Lloyd are both 5 feet 8 inches.
Tim McCoy stars in The Adventurer a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film withViachetslav Tourjansky directing and Leon Abrams authoring the story set in the tropics amid revolutions. Dorothy Sebastian Charles Delaney George Cowl and Gayne Whitman also star with Abrams noted for Mae Murray's Masked Bride and Paris directing Sarah Bernhardt in La Voyante.
After a bath hard water leaves a dirty ring from soap scum. Melo softens the water so no dirty ring forms. It makes water feel light delightful and cleans without extra soap. Available at your grocer for safer cleaner use.
Des Moines reports a new industry in liquid asbestos insulation for furnaces and boilers. B F Manufacturing, led by Busby formerly of Washington, with Fitch as vice president, operates temporary offices and factory space as it plans a permanent plant. Ten workers are employed, and expansion plans include a new factory building.
At 8 p m on September 3 1928 the Crawfordsville Town Council meets in the Peoples Saving Bank Building council chamber to consider issuing special assessment certificates totaling 10597 01 for the Main Street improvement from the south to north corporation lines, Gerry Street area. Town Clerk W E Anwyl issues the notice.
Paris reports that young women will soon be eligible for scholarships in the Sycoumsye Parig and several provincial colleges. Previously only boys could receive city scholarships.
Mr Bush stated yesterday that there has been no progress in insular furnaces and boilers in the past fifty years while manufacturers have worked to improve products in other areas. The new product interest was confirmed by Kepg and exhibited yesterday.
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