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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1931
Page
6
Miss Helen Price visiting from New York with her sorority sister Mrs. Carine Jane Hull will be at City Feed Yard tomorrow the 30th to buy mules. A. G. Whittaker notes this sighting amid a busy social and railway timetable scene.
Advertisement urges readers not to risk a cold and promotes Nyal cold tablets claiming to break up the cold in a few hours at 25 cents per package. The tone emphasizes speed and affordability for a disposable consumer item.
Mr and Mrs Robert Lemmon left for Bethany Missouri to spend New Years opposite the State Theatre at the Electric Shoe Shop. Dee Work, a visitor since spring, started for DeFuniak Springs Florida where he owns property. Also advertised is Eby s Swine Flu Remedy priced at 1 50 from Lemmon s Drug Store.
The 1923 Washington High School five, now ten years older, battled the "Y" Leaders last night and lost 47 to 36. Pete Molesworth Gay Way Mack George Freshwaters Hod Rice and Dump Daniels played full games, with Daniels steady at guard and Rice lights-out in running guard. Freshwaters led the old crew with steady scoring as Waymack and Molesworth provided elusiveness and sharp shooting while the younger defense pressed hard against the Y. The halftime score stood 25 to 13 the Y ahead.
Finland held a referendum on prohibition today after a heavy snowstorm. About 1,000,000 women and 700,000 men were eligible to vote on three options continuation of law modification for taxed light drinks, or repeal of prohibition with light and other beverages resuming.
Miss Bertha Benda spent the weekend at her Pleasant Plain home. Mrs Frank Casey and son Willy Jo were discharged from the hospital today. Mr and Mrs Burl Reed and others visited Golia Miller’s home. New Year’s Day menu offered at John Rath Service Station in Ainsworth. Triploil Refining Co offers car oil re refining near the Methodist church. Miss Mary Hunter returns to Thornburg IA after Christmas. Stella Mills accompanies her to Thornburg. Saw sharpening service noted at Triple Oil Co Gasoline Alley. Mr and Mrs Harry Montgomery depart for Excelsior Springs.
San Francisco reports the Pacific coast slowly recovering from one of the worst storms in years. Rail lines were torn by avalanches, snow covers stranded motorists, rivers ran at peak capacity, and rainfall broke long standing records. Crops and property suffered heavy damage along the coast from pounding breakers.
The notice advertises a remedy from Tripleil Refining Co on Gasoline Alley for thick winter oil, claiming it restores flow without altering lubrication. It also lists current oil change prices for Triploil and mentions local retailers Brown's and assorted holiday notices. It includes several brief local updates on residents, travel, and business activities with names and places such as Crawfordsville and Des Moines.
AUCTION in Washington Iowa announces a sale contact. Mr and Mrs F Larkin of Dubuque and Mr and Mrs D M Kurtz of Burlington return home after holidays with Frank Kurtz family. Harry Miller of St Louis improves after a fall. Pratt family plans return today. Vina Manussier and son Billy visit relatives in Mason City Sheffield and Des Moines. Jesse Busby visiting relatives and works for Lennox Furnace Co of Reading PA. They have lived in the east for over a year.
Miss Gladys Pense, a Denver Iowa teacher, is visiting Mrs. Winne Palmer in Wellman today. Pense teaches in Denver Iowa and is listed as the caller from Wellman.
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