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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1929

Page

7

International tensions and Zeppelin voyage dominate the week

News Review of Current Events reports at The Hague talks edging toward Rhineland evacuation and a British edge on reparations in the Young plan. It notes French and Italian traders seeking concessions, Snowden’s ultimatum, and possible postponement of reparations until the League meeting. Graf Zeppelin rounds the Atlantic leg, refueled and heading toward Tokyo, while aviation advances include automatic convertibles and plans for ocean airports. Hoover backs naval arms talks and inland waterway development. U S farm and wool marketing plans move forward. Local notices and a long distressed real estate suit appear in the Washington County Iowa district court docket with community updates following.

Edward W. Pickard Hague Rhineland Great Britain Philip Snowden Cheron Snowden France Beirut Italy Japan Lowden Tualy Germany League of Nations Assembly Thomas W. Lamont London

Calendar reform plan gains national approval report says

The national committee on calendar simplification reports broad national interest and approval for reform to Secretary of State Stimson. The plan aims to eliminate weekly splits at month ends and improve year to year comparability, with stakes in royalties and device standards noted in related court actions involving RCA and Dubilier.

National Committee On Stimson

Fragmentary note on city hall incident and police action

The readable fragments describe a city hall scene involving a Sana person and a group, with references to police engagement and shots fired. Mentions of unions and a tower provide context, but many details are unclear due to corrupted text.

Gubeh Sana Mssey Union Connell Tower

Local Social Notes and Events Across Aug Week

Aug 19 in PL Lorsburg reports Cha Brown will hull clover for Orva Scott. Prairie Flower church hosted many attendees. Frie nds and neighbors visited Mt Pleasant fair. The Pilots aid society plans a picnic at Sunset Park Aug 21. Families traveled to Davenport for an air show. Darst underwent tonsil and adenoids removal in Cedar Rapids, now recovering. Roy Sehulty begins work on a new motor scooter car.

Pllorsburg Cha Brown Will Hull Orva Scott Prairie Flower Church Fred and Banks Stanley Mouser Mt Pleasant Nest F Beverly Josephine Hare Aid Society Famile Sum Set Park Frank Stramsky Marion Wollrah Jon Horke Harold Carl D. Anderson Wenona Davenport Carl Oldfield Darst

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