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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1932
Page
9
Readers ponder how television will look and sound and whether a nail can replace a suspender button. A moving picture excites more when seen than told, while May’s flu prompts editorial spiels on advertising. A playful exchange ends with a child and a Boston Bull remark.
The page mixes light humor and social quips including jokes about electric watches and missing men, with a formal legal notice for a public sheriff's sale. The sale lists Ruth Wanda Lytle et al as defendants, with property described as sections of land in Washington County Iowa to be sold on March 1 1932.
Washington County Iowa sheriff directs sale of the Faris estate at public auction February 27 1932 from 3 00 pm at the courthouse in Washington. The property comprises four Brighton tracts including lots in blocks 6 7 8 and 10 and the rents and possession rights. Terms are cash in the auction conducted by Sheriff R H McCarty.
STRINGTOWN local residents reported social visits and gatherings through the week. J. J. Rich and Rex Swan homes hosted multiple families Saturday and Sunday, and a young peoples conference at the Washington Methodist church was led by Rev. A H Miller with eight attendees.
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