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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1934
Page
8
Notice calls a general meeting of country club members Thursday evening February 8 at 7 20 in the clubhouse. Board of Directors urges all members who can attend to be present for planning the coming season.
William Sartor of the 14th Cavalry band returns to Fort Des Moines for a visit. Numerous locals including Mr and Mrs Will F. E. Jones near Cotter and Mr and Mrs George Struhle of Iowa City are noted shoppers and visitors. A. E. Baldrige visits Des Moines, Miss Mildred Masson works at Montgomery Ward, and the Lepick family in Iowa City welcomes a daughter born January 28.
Fragmented estimate suggests daily destruction of shooting stars by the atmosphere adds dust to Earth. It claims a yearly addition of around 440 tons of dust, and a long term effect of gradual accumulation over centuries, though the text is garbled and hard to parse.
The Iowa Senate moves toward a vote on a tax revision bill passed by the House. It prioritizes a $3,000,000 relief appropriation, then state operating expenses, with any remaining funds returned to counties. The plan shifts retail tax to a graduated scale and makes the tax temporary, later made permanent by the House.
The Klein store undergoes remodeling this week under the leadership of Carl Hedges, Joe Falk, Clarence Logan, and Carl Crossett. Workers replace and rearrange fittings as a chair is mistakenly used as a sawhorse, prompting caution while open displays receive new cases and reorganized departments.
Harrogate England has long been a healing town since 1571 when the mineral waters were found to have curative properties. The noted spa town drew visitors seeking relief from ailments as it developed its famed therapeutic springs.
Miss Carrie Bartlett long a missionary in China was ordained a Methodist minister in Foochow conference by Bishop Wang the first Chinese bishop of the Methodist church. Bartlett is cousin of Caughey Southwell of Des Moines, son in law of Mrs J T Anderson. Herman Matucha returns to school after back injury before Christmas in eighth grade at junior high.
Havre correspondent reports visits among local families. Mrs. Walter Kinkaid near Oquawka ill since September. several locals visit and dine with relatives. Activities include school testing trips, moving a house, and illness among Mrs. Bruce Stewart's visiting mother and other residents.
Gas victims from a school laboratory incident are recovering at County Hospital. Several students experienced fainting and headaches, with some able to play in a junior college basketball game after treatment. Temporary chemistry faculty duties are covered by M A Buchanan until Miss Stahl resumes work.
James Dewit, proprietor of the Dewit Grocery, is confined to his home with a severe cold. Mrs. Fred Reid leaves for St. Paul to conduct a school of instruction for the White Shrine, acting as supreme worthy thigh priestess in the absence of the supreme worthy officer. A school of Instruction and related events follow at the University Club and Masonic Temple with upcoming installations in Des Moines and Clinton in March.
Report describes Kabul as modern and cosmopolitan with electric lights from a water power plant, telephones, automobiles, and busy machine shops, munition works, and factories for soap, shoes and cloth, all developed under British supervision serving foreign diplomats and locals.
Mrs Chas Doran left the hospital about three weeks ago after a sixteen day treatment and is again ill in bed. She is reported to be somewhat better today.
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