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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1937

Page

8

Impressive Cast Shines In New Mystery Yarn at Fox Theatre

Paramount presents Night Club andal a mystery film playing tonight and Thursday at the Fox Theatre. John Bar ore leads a stylish cast with Barrymore as a brilliant doctor plotting the perfect crime. Lynne Overman Charles Bickford Eyv Lyn Brent Louise Campbell deliver strong performances.

Paramount Fox Theatre John Barore Barrymore Lynne Overman Charles Bickford

Trio at Riverside Broadcasts With Barn Dance Frolic

Riverside trio Robert Deatsch Archie Horak and Estelle Cruz returned from Des Moines where they broadcast the Barn Dance Frolic on station WHO Saturday evening and earned an encore. Local social notes mention Clair Flynn hosts and various relatives visiting in Riverside and Teresa Eagle’s recent Iowa visit before returning to New Orleans.

Estelle Cruz Riverside Constance Robert Deatsch Archie Horak Des Moines Clair Flynn Car Craig Eunice Junior Jesse Sleichter Miriam Robert Sleichter

Shrike Fixates On Rainy Day Thorns And Wire

A shrike perches under overcast skies and impales prey upon thorny branches and barbed wire. The scene captures the predator’s lethal patience on a wet, gray day.

Gunboat Panay Sinking Wounds U S Navy Officers

The U S gunboat Panay was sunk in the Yangtze River near Nanking by Japanese bombs. Lieut Com J J Hughes sustained a broken leg while the vessel escaped further injury.

U. S Yangtze River Nanking J. J. Hughes

Wellman Football Banquet Names Co-Captains and Letters

Seven five attended the Wellman football banquet with Pat Boland and Erl Tubbs from the University of Iowa staff as speakers. Coach Harbison awarded 16 letters and announced Robert Jacobs and Cedric Olin as next season co-captains.

Martha Adams Wellman Pat Boland Erl Tubbs University of Iowa Harbison Robert Jacobs Cedric Olin Elmer Yoder Long Beach Calif H. B. Ruge Cedar Rapids Lawrence O’brien Russell Winegarden Ben Swartzendruber Paul Hann H. K. Rugg Calvin Griffith Mark Shafer Masonic Lodge Lone Tree Dr. Millers Maplecrest M. A. Kadel Clarence Rowe F. R. Lewis Keith Wilson Frank Fritz Washington Oil Co Delbert Wilson Sisourney

Chicago Produce Markets Report

Chicago prices show steady markets across eggs butter and poultry with mixed receipts and varying grades. Eggs steady with 3 192 cases and fractions of firsts and no major shifts. butter steady with 6 341 tubs and a range of firsts and extras. poultry steady with broilers ducks geese and turkeys priced from 12 to 26 cents per unit.

Chicago

Grain table shows mixed open high low close data

Chicago grain table lists Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with May July and Dec futures. Data includes open high low and close figures with several garbled entries but indicates performance in Wheat May and July, Corn May and July, Oats May and July, and Rye May July Dec across multiple columns.

Chicago Dee

Chicago Grain Prices Mixed Across Varieties in Report

Chicago market data shows mixed quality grades for corn and wheat with several samples in the 50s and 60s percent ranges. Estimates for carrots appear around the mid eighties, reflecting vegetable output expectations.

Walnut District Women’s Club Holds Christmas Exchange

Mrs Glen Dunbar hosts Walnut Women’s Club with twenty members and two guests. The annual Christmas exchange capped the meeting as Mrs Dunbar and aides served refreshments. Nearby social updates note visits and movements of local families and residents.

Mrs Glen Dunbar Walnut District Carl Nelson Walnut Walnut Women’s Club Dunbar Wentworth Charles McKay Frank McKay Fred Kephart William Longer Ruth Alvin Shebeck George Hopping Brighton Glenn Miller R. C. Risk Crone Martin Wilson Swisher Moline Myron Burroughs Ralph Chorpening Howard Miller Veterans Hospital Dee Moines Sevilla Jean Donna Mae John Kurtz Arthur Fetters Richland Ed Nelson Lois Carl Joe Nelson Karl Chorpening Ed Libe James Chorpening

Classifieds Note Weekend Stay In California

Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson were business callers in Burlington Wednesday. Mrs Milo Sorden of Washington visited Mrs L C Miller Wednesday evening while Mr Sorden attended the football banquet.

California Frank Wilson Burington Milo Sorden Washington L. C. Miller Mr. Sorden

Sheriff's Sale of Goods by Wilson and Company Inc Against Frank Hynek

A public sale is set in Washington Iowa on December 27 1927 at 10:00 AM in front of the courthouse. The levy lists numerous groceries and meats including bacon cheese butter and various hams and sausages as property of Frank Hynek seized under a writ of execution for Wilson and Company Inc. Sheriff H M Putnam notes terms are cash and specifies the sale time and location.

District Court Washington County Iowa Frank Hynek Court House Washington Towit Wilson and Company, Inc CASH H. M. Putnam

Notice of Highway Vacation Petition in Washington Iowa

A road notice lists heirs and executors for Winfield Smouse estate and announces a commission to view the proposed vacation of Fast 17th Street in Win Smouse’s Highland Park Addition Washington Iowa from the East line. The petition is filed by Ross Pence and others and affects the described public highway segment.

Della Ramsey Arthur Claire Dewey KK. L. Breitenbach Bertha A. Schantz Ross Pence D. C. Birney Jessie B. Trougherty Devisee Winfield Smouse Win Smouse R. E. Dougherty 17Th Highland Park Washington Iowa

Washington County road vacation notice declared

The county auditor announces the vacation of portions of North 6th Avenue to North 7th Avenue and North 8th Avenue in Highland Park and Highland Pork Additions in Washington Iowa. Objections or claims for damages must be filed by noon March 2, 1938. Witness dated December 13, 1937 by Auditor Ethel Grecian.

North 6Th Ave North 7Th Ave North 8Th Ave Win Smouse Highland Pork Washington Iowa East 15Th Street East 17Th Street Highland Park Auditor’s Office Ethel Grecian Washington County

Riverside Office Installs 200-Line Switchboard

The Iowa Illinois Telephone Company replaces the old board with a 200 line manual switchboard at Riverside office. A. H. Pogge, local manager, and E. T. Hackard of Donaldson supervised the installation. The report also lists St. Mary’s students with perfect attendance from senior to freshman levels across multiple classes.

Estelle Ctritz Riverside Iowa- Illinois Telephone Company A. H. Pogge E. T. Hackard Donaldson St. Mary's Francis Brophy Mary Bulger Martha Dattremont Melvin Dunn Edward Digney Bernard Miriam Heitzman Kenneth Kallaus Bernice Libenguth Wesley Mary Pogge Frances Quinn Helen Rummelhart Teresa Velma Rotenburger Paul Ruth Rita Shradel Ida Skubal Jeanetta Swift Agnes Brophy Dorothy Colbert Kathleen Hotka Frances Klein Marjorie Kron Alicia Leeney Gladys Metz Bernard O'Conner Donald Waldschmidt Kenneth Muller Herbert Schnoebelen Maynard Schneider Dorothy Metz Darlene Kloppfer May Jane Quinn Joanne Leeney Rita Stransky Kathleen Knebel Betty Fesler Edwin Waldschmidt Urban Metz Thomas McEwen Mary Kathleen Knittel Esta Constance Pailiotet Betty Bulger Wilma Fesler Frances Schnoebelen Esther Maxine Gertrude Rummelhart

Kalona Switchboard Operators Re-elected at Annual Meeting

The Kalona switchboard company held its annual meeting at the town hall. Operators Miss Mae Snyder Miss Belle Strickler and Mrs Ben Boone were re elected and Miss Mildred Preston will continue as relief operator. Local lights along main street add festive glow to Kalona at dusk.

Ernestine Grady Kalona Kalona Switch Board Company Mae Snyder Belle Strickler Ben Boone Mildred Preston M. B. Ehrenfelt Yoder Jack Sprat Ed Kern Norma Grady Iowa City University Hospital O'Brien George Hervart Collis, Minn Walt Lehman Willis Gingerich Davenport

Naming St Lawrence River After Saint on Cartier Voyage

Jacques Cartier, the St. Malo sailor, named the St Lawrence River because he entered St Lawrence Bay on the feast day of this saint in 1535.

St. Lawrence River Jacques Cartier St. Malo St. Lawrence Bay

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