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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1932
Page
6
Sackson Motor Service adds a new wrecker painted bright yellow with side invitation We will gladly pick you up day or night. At Mrs Mary Optenberg sale Tuesday an antique solid walnut pecan with mirror will be sold. A beauty.
Mrs Manton Hebner underwent a serious operation a few days ago and is recovering nicely. The notice also mentions home care tips and miscellaneous items including a shaving set and a weather outlook with rain tonight or Tuesday and colder Tuesday.
Rev and Mrs A A Vinz are parents of Warren Lang born yesterday at noon at Washington county hospital. The baby weighs about eight pounds. Sister Marjorie age four is delighted. Walter Junebluth left hospital for home. Genevieve Marion Page of Des Moines is a new nurse at the hospital after training in Chicago and Simpson Indinaola. Jesse Shalla of Wellman also left the hospital after a brief stay for an infected hand. Dorothy Kouba visited from Iowa City this weekend. A Christmas Bazaar rogues gallery set for December 7 at the M E church social hall.
An effective Methodist Church service last night presented the Christian message. Mrs Milburn McKay as Feranger offered an introductory talk on the significance of a Christian life. A group of young women portrayed various types of people who refused the cross, with the last scene showing true Christian character. Participants included Leila Anderson Amy Christian Isabelle Davis Bernice Nash Mildred Craig and Edna Mercer. The choir performed several selections as Mrs Harry Sizer contributed violin music. Mrs Hall directed the program.
Nearly 2 000 delegates from 43 states attend the National Farm Bureau opening in Chicago. O Nealand advocates domestic allotment to aid farm relief and calls for silver remonetization and gold weight reduction to strengthen the currency.
Mrs J W Radehaneh who ran the Hutchinson Meadow Gold creamery on West Jefferson street has discontinued business to move to Indianola to stay with her parents Mr and Mrs B F Lucas. The Lucases observed their 58th wedding anniversary recently and are in poor health. Radebaugh will be gone indefinitely as locals visit over weekend notes include several area residents traveling or shopping in nearby towns.
A historical note compares life expectancy in England and Wales from about 200 years ago to today. It states that average life was 30 years in the past and now about 66 for men and 68 for women, implying a gain around 36 years.
Russell Aldrich founder of the Aldrich cafe at Wayland died at 11 o clock Saturday night in an Iowa City hospital. Funeral at 1 PM Tuesday at the Wayland Methodist church with burial in Morning Sun. He leaves a wife and three children, including Virgil a Wayland High senior, and Ruth. He had been ill since Thanksgiving and was unconscious since then.
The article recounts the push to make the eighteenth amendment part of the Constitution. It notes key votes on repeals and ratification, including August 1 1917 senate approval and the 1919 ratification timeline, leading to the Volstead Act and eventual enforcement. It lists notable senators and political dynamics in the dry movement.
Hunger marchers camp by railroad tracks and a knoll near the capital while a riot squad armed with tear gas and riot guns watches from the fringe. Herbert Benjamin leads the unemployed councils in a plan to picket the Capitol and White House with about 500 delegates expected.
Des Moines Iowa budget director Jor Anderson released recommendations reducing state operations funding by 1 796 022 annually from the last legislature. He calls for 13 906 031 dollars per year for two years and trims allocations to education state institutions and hospitals and prisons and department operations accordingly.
The Chicago Bears beat the New York Giants 6 to 0 in Chicago as Portsmouth Spartans defeated Green Bay 19 10 6 to move into first place. Portsmouth has finished the season in first with Chicago second.
Mrs. William Hinton and children visited Mrs. W. A. Holland and family. Lois Emry of Pleasant Plain visited her sister Mrs. William Sitter. George M Daniel and Mary Beng were in Iowa City visiting Alice McDaniel and Don Benz. they called on ill Paul McDaniel at the University hospital. Myrtle Wright of Ottumwa visits her mother Mrs. B. Schmitt for a stay. H J Kiene of southeast of town taken to the county hospital for minor operation to relieve blood poisoning. Rainfall Saturday and Saturday night totaled .26 inch. Mr and Mrs Z R Nettl named their newborn daughter Mary Jane. Merle Warner returned from the International Livestock show in Chicago after twelve days away. he showed stock and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. John Babcock, placing a Hereford calf that earned $1 in a large class. Donald Rinner and Everett Hayes also returned from the show after earlier 4-H club wins.
The Bears face the Packers next Sunday with a potential title split with the Spartans. Chicago’s lone scoring play yesterday was a first quarter pass from Molesworth to Luke Johnson for a touchdown.
Santa Claus stopped in Washington Saturday afternoon to greet a crowd of children. He toured local shops and promised a return next Saturday at 1 30 P M, starting from the Journal office and entering from the west if snow arrives.
Miss Louise Case and Winifred Witvngman lead the Christmas Bazaar at M E church Social Hall with food booths 10 a m and 1 p m and a cafeteria dinner served by Unit 10 from 5 to 7 p m. J J Tobin home hosts the Ladies Aid as a community event with proceeds supporting church activities.
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