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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1930
Page
8
Model Chicken Ranch in Perry Kansas shows a Jefferson county farm with 2006 birds and a fully automated system. The flock is fed and watered in 20 minutes daily with equipment handling feed water litter and eggs.
London reports playwright George Bernard Shaw at four years into his next work though not immediately. He will likely write a preface to The Apple Cart before continuing. The Apple Cart is playing to packed houses at Queens Theatre. Harmony Club hosts an old fashioned dinner at Malcolm Montgomery home at noon on February 12 for members and families. Please bring a pie and a dish to pass.
Eva Lucille Barham daughter of Mr and Mrs Cloye Barham is severely ill with pneumonia at her grandmother’s residence.
Washington February 8. The condition of former president William Howard Taft showed marked improvement as doctors omitted the midnight bedside call for the first time this week. Taft enjoyed a restful sleep with his household noting a very good night and comfortable morning. Horace Taft arrived from Connecticut as physicians signaled a possible recovery and a return to limited normal activities may be resumed.
In the Hotel Astor ballroom, the Retail Millinery Association of America showcased over 100 straw hat designs for spring. The styles feature lustrous weaves, hair braid bodies, and off the face shapes with blue tones prominent in the setting and accessories.
Duane Daryl was born Tuesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Earl weighing 815 pounds. Both mother and baby are doing well. Local notes also report Bobby Conner sick with mumps and Mary Elizabeth Atchison among children who contracted mumps this week.
In Birmingham Alabama on February 6 Mrs Birdie Cannon was shot and killed by her 14 year old son Chris as she walked into the line of fire while he aimed at a bird in a tree in the yard of their home. The bullet struck near her heart.
The article notes many hats feature shallow backs folded with a flower or bow, while trims stay minimal. Form and structure create the formal look this year, achieved through careful silhouette work and the use of hair and fine braids.
Mrs Mae McCulley visits Washington County at the home of Mr and Mrs J T Anderson. Carris Jr of nine miles west of Washington is seriously ill with pneumonia but improving. Gary Cooper in The Virginian at Graham theatre. A baby boy named James Wayland Logan born to Mr and Mrs A Hogan southeast of Washington. Keota and Oskaloosa visits noted. Big woolen display February 12 13 by F V Price and Co. Electric bill discount ends Monday with extended Saturday hours.
Stephen Wolfer leaves home in Eurkea after appendectomy at Washington county hospital. Matt Gent of Harper makes a business call in Washington. Lena Stewart visits from Cedar Rapids and stays with G W Wallace and Myrtle Marcon. Nellie Edmondson and Mrs Mollie Boone drive to Washington to visit Mr and Mrs W H Jackson. Anna Marie Anderson visits from University of Iowa for weekend with Frank Anderson. Dr Telford chiropractor listed in Bailey Building. Last line notes Monday is last...
Rose Cottage in Riverside Iowa advertises custom hatch ing weaving services with twelve years experience. Ed Price Co promotes special sale on February 12 13 with guaranteed quality. Various local notices mention visitors and shoppers in Washington with little other detail.
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