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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1927
Page
4
The Washington County Board of Supervisors reduced the county tax levy for the coming year yielding a net saving of about 11 000 to 12 000 dollars for taxpayers. Some levies were raised slightly while others were reduced to balance the books and move taxation closer to prewar levels.
TheSan Francisco Honolulu air trip sightings have vanished as fuel runs out and planes plunge into the vast ocean. A young woman Mildred Doran of Flint Michigan navigated the perilous route with confidence before tragedy. Ocean fog and darkness swallowed the pilots as the endless sea claimed the two missing aircraft and their occupants.
A reader guide states todays word subdued meaning lowered toned down and rendered mild. It notes examples such as subdued voices and cautions on raise as a noun and pronunciation tips for giraffe and operator.
Passengers aboard sea faring planes faced a terrifying ordeal as they were tossed into the sea during an incident. While millions celebrated around the world, the airborne event turned sudden and deadly as survivors struggled briefly before the danger ended.
A poem recalls how criminals and rogues, from swindlers to bootleggers, mingle with reporters and claim shared origins. The speaker notes journalists serve as blood brothers to all, as past lives echo in present misdeeds, ending with the line I used to be one of you newspaper boys.
The Swift County Monitor explains cars stall at railroad crossings when drivers slow to listen for trains and lose momentum. It argues maintaining steady speed reduces stall risk and may save lives and passengers.
Economists and public officials urge broad tax relief, especially on farm land, arguing state and local taxes burden agriculturists nationwide. The Fort Wayne commentary notes federal cuts helped farmers but calls for further reductions and warns against new public expenditure schemes raising levies.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer verse vignette mocks sleepless nights and mental gymnastics by recounting sleepless thoughts, counting sheep, and apparitions of long-dead figures. The speaker battles insomnia as dawn approaches and death looms in the surreal interior monologue.
A quirky health tip page promotes a slimming exercise routine while a rapid data dump lists New York City’s population share, state wealth, regional university presidents’ salaries, African American demographics and wealth, hospital capacity, sickness impact, and Florida land ownership history across centuries.
The writer recalls past Chautauqua gatherings with campers and Oliver Gray’s bus before the Cadillac era. A light verse catalog lists 20th century concerns from phonographs to tax, prize fights, zeppelins, influenza, and other urban pressures, noting the era’s pervasive costs and changes.
Front page publicity links Sacco and Vanzetti to a macaroni brand callout by merchants who see potential value. The discussion centers on name recognition and market luck, with a caveat that the product is not for sale.
A spinster reported crude language from telegraph workers repairing lines near her home. Foreman stated he and Bill Wright were on the job. The foreman, up a pole, dropped hot lead on Bill’s neck and Bill retorted with a jest about carefulness.
Mrs Bean tells John she was ashamed to watch him dust the chair at Mrs Henshaw's. John responds that he saw her boy watching and adds he is too old a fish to be caught on a bent pin.
A reading of a poem urging girls to balance talents and virtue. It emphasizes dancing restraint, music, friendship, compassion for the weak, multilingual study, practical skills, physical labor, honesty, resilience against slurs, baking, sewing, and becoming a loyal wife and mother who builds a peaceful home. The piece links character to readiness for community roles and family life.
A lyrical piece envisions a young woman rising to prominence as a model of virtue and influence. It frames her as a standard for society and an inspiration to onlookers, suggesting she will command respect and admiration globally.
A dated remark notes feminism’s three Rs as resolve renounce and reduce. In a courtroom a judge asks a wife to define a mottie, a wall plaque reading God bless our home, prompting a small moment of comic miscommunication.
Notice files a petition in Washington County District Court September Term 1927 seeking collection of $30,000 across twelve promissory notes with interest at 5 2 percent. Defendants G C Bennett Alma M Bennett and others pledged real estate in Sections 7 18 and surrounding parcels in Township 75 North Range 9 West totaling about 422 acres as security. H L Nehls endorsed the notes and faces personal judgment. Bennett and Alma Bennett conveyed land to C P Bauch while subject to mortgages.
February 1927 conveyance by C P Bauch and wife to J P Rodgers with assumption of mortgage prompts a personal judgment demand against C C Bennett Alma M Bennett H L Nehls and J P Rodgers for 32620 60 plus 8 interest from July 6 1927 268 98 taxes paid 8 interest from August 1 1927 6 costs and fees and foreclosure of the trust deed The petition notes Clarence Feckley as tenant whose rights are subordinate and seeks a receiver to prevent irreparable loss unless defendants appear and defend by noon of the next court term in Washington
County proceedings set to commence September 6 1927 with default and judgment as prayed. Van Oosterhout and Kolyn of Orange City Iowa represent the plaintiff in the action with dates July 29 August 5 12 19 listed for filings.
Mrs Mary Sherlock reports from Grace Hill with notes on Kinstry visits in Van Buren Count y John Harbaugh and family from Medicine Lodge Kansas visited Engle and Engle homes Mrs Eleanor Rehmel plans a weeks stay with her parents Rev Zimmerman and sister Elma attend Chautauqua cement culvert work near Lloyd Hayes farm underway Brinning hosts Sunday school class party this afternoon
Caspar Wistar deeded land for Trinity Reformed Church in Tulpehocken Pennsylvania with a stipulation that the annual rent be one red rose. Each year the donor’s heirs are presented with a single red rose.
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