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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1928
Page
3
A two week old baby woke its Des Moines mother and likely saved the Denton family from a church attic fire in Tipton. Damage exceeds 30000 dollars. The news item also notes hospital expansion at Burlington, a road bond test suit, and various regional happenings from Iowa and nearby states.
A jumble of brief items reports Simee Semple McPherson arriving in New York en route to California, Lindbergh hunting near Tampico, weather strikes Britain and northern coasts, Edison lab finds new rubber source, Hoover plans to shift prohibition enforcement, U S Navy withdraws from Nicaragua, and various political, economic, and social notes across the era including bank closures, electoral votes, and international relief efforts.
In Washington ten years ago about 150 people attended the homecoming services at the New Haven church. Obituaries note William Simpson died after hospital treatment in Fairfield. Local news covers influenza cases, quarantines in Iowa towns, and a new Rock Island station agent appointment. Additional items include theater updates, property sale near Ainsworth, a near miss from asphyxiation, a baby’s birth, and ongoing holiday preparations amid the flu.
Interesting sketch traces John F. Medunkin born in Pennsylvania in 183 to Washington County, highlighting early life, education, and career path from farmer boy to lawyer. The article notes numerous biographical sources and lists other notable Washington County figures.
The program features Greta Nissen in Our Dancing Daughters and Jack Mulhall in The Butter and Box as the week opens with intense love and heartache. The Cowboy Kid and Tempest with John Barrymore anchor a varied bill, with Glorious Betsy and Loriou etsy also highlighted alongside the new Orothotone sound system debut.
Fragmented text mentions Verdi Verdi Katin Turnipwood and Clover for George Evan SP with Finch called as witness. references to a Walnut gram and visitors including Mr and Mrs Harry Jones and others. incomplete notes about Dick Blanchard and a building project by Mickey.
Mrs Charlie Gault recovering from the grippe is cared for by her mother Mrs Jurgen Koehler of Washington. Jom Keating and sisters visit Howard Keating home. Harry Gerdes took cattle and hogs to Chicago. Neighbors husked corn. MM Jackson and others partook in farm tasks. Thanksgiving day was quiet with few attending a football game.
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