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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1927
Page
4
The community gathers to honor Reverend J Reade McCrory and Jesse Miller as they move on. Both heads have served publicly, balancing duties with home life, earning affection for obliging service and reliability. Rumors suggest Jesse helps with family washing and Saturday night routines.
A note on correct titles and pronunciation with examples. The text teaches usage like The Reverend John Brown and discusses often misprized terms such as paraffin and necessity, plus synonyms for describing weight and character. It presents a daily word study approach with dissipating disdainful reserve as example.
The paper notes appreciation for Reade and Jesse who led singing, readings, and choir work while also maintaining home duties. It laments their departure, praising their helpful, industrious service to churches and the community and wishing them continued success elsewhere.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Miller recount a gifted twenty dollar gold piece from M E chair members arriving in a small box. The couple consider the coin attractive yet advise spending it rather than saving it as a keepsake, putting it back into circulation.
J Martin White writes from the State Fair camp grounds in Des Moines Iowa dated September 25 describing crowds of campers locating on opening day noting the new Educational building and grandstand nearly finished. He praises corn crops along the route and mentions fellow campers Simons wife and nephew Clarence Lee with his own wife as they settle between six and seven on one street J and invite friends to call.
A Minnesota bank releases a card urging readers to follow courteous rules for daily interactions. The list advises temper control, avoiding sarcasm, respecting others views, keeping opinions to oneself, using kind words, and being patient and accommodating in exchanges.
A columnist riffs on global headlines from Sacco and Vanzetti to the Turkish murder case and the Dempsey Tunney buildup. He ponders publicity, asks a poultry riddle, notes social chatter on Yellowstone visitors and a presidential son, then closes with a humorous, meandering wrap.
A man shuffles aboard a Chicago sleeping car and, after a late moonlight remark, falls silent. The porter calls Attendant George to report the passenger in berth 80l emmy as completely asleep, with no sound since being checked in.
Miss Nellie Manners reports community news from Crawfordsville with visits to Monmouth Cedar Falls and Des Moines plus a large church notices section. Church notes include United Presbyterian and Methodist services for August 28 with Sunday school junior leagues and sermons and quotes from Rev W C Porter and Rev E W Griffith.
A tense exchange unfolds as a caller warns the custodian of sleepers that a person beneath is dead and dangerous. The custodian confirms the death and threatens violence if silenced, illustrating a volatile confrontation aboard the sleeping car furnished for travelers.
A near perfect mastodon tooth found in a Cleves gravel pit is shown by Miss Grace Porter of Ludlow Kentucky. The fossil demonstrates the enormous dentition these ancient beasts used for feeding across prehistoric America.
The Fox Theatre presents Babe Ruth in Babe Comes Home with Anna Q Nilsson and Louis Fazenda. Also on the bill are Be ware of Widows starring Laure La Plante and the dog Ranger in When a Dog Loves. Weekly lineup includes vaudeville acts and Stage Madness with Virginia Valli.
A vaudeville act at the New Graham Theatre promises plenty of variety and entertainment for patrons seeking lighthearted stage performances.
Notables in Honolulu swimming shows include Duke Kahanamoku and Betty Pinkston with Jeannie Weissmuller and Clarence Pinkston. Chicago boxing events feature Jack Dempsey training and Gene Tunney choosing camp locations after September 1. Iowa boys join C M T boxing and wrestling. title chases include Helen Wills, George Von Elm, Harry Legge, and Bobby Jones.
Sioux City reports Col Lindbergh received today with 400 editors and 100 Iowa officials invited. Appanoose County coal strife prompts militia debate as Gov Hammill weighs calling out troops. Clarence Chamberlin to fly Spirit of St Louis sister plane at State Fair. Iowa Legionaires prepare for France pilgrimage from Chicago in ten days.
The Fox Theatre shows Naughty Nannet te with Viola Dana as one of the ten thousand and Ed Brownell opposite. J Leo Meehan directs the FBO picture with a musical score by Miss Boileau. The film runs for two days and follows a true to life extra girl story in Hollywood.
The teeman jokes after a strenuous day describing stairs climbed and ice hauled with chores like watering horses tending a garden and playing with kids. He declares a plan for reducing exercises as a humorous endnote from the American Legion Monthly.
Miss Fawn Lippin notes timing of a Stillman wedding at 3 p m Canadian time on July 2, while questioning why President Coolidge was kept distant and excursions were arranged to him.
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