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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1932
Page
6
H J Ward and Co promotes spring net hose while J A Taylor travels to Iowa City for National Drama conference. C H Leu Typewriter Exchange in Muscatine Iowa offers portable typewriters adding machines safes and service via Westphal the jeweler.
Mrs. Claire Holmes and Miss Isabelle Anwyl shop in town while Miss Mary Welch visits Paxton and Bloomington relatives. Ella Allewell travels from Glendale to stay with George Reed’s family and join Jane Reed on a Peoria trip with Dr Blundy. Tripleil Refining Co offers oil savings and high quality motor oil.
A page of social happenings lists Mrs. Speer recovering from flu in town, visits by Mrs. Wooley and family, and weekend guests at Mr. and Mrs. Wolf’s home. Notable items include school and church events at the A. Anderson home, piano tests by Mrs. A Anderson’s group, parish services, Dorcas society dollar day anniversary, and visits by local residents including the Deweys and Theodore Booth.
In Wellman Cordelle Braden reports the Junior Baptist Union impressed elders by its dignified meeting last Sunday. Attendance at Sunday morning services rose with country visitors returning after several weeks. The Clean Fun club gathers February 19 at the Penningroth home for a Washington bicentennial themed event with decorations, games, a short program, and refreshments.
In Mountain Ash at the Dixie Blue Gem mine Jim Sears shot Oscar Martin in the back, possibly fatally, as miners clashed with mine guards. In Yuma three die and 18 hurt as a passenger stage collided with a stalled tank truck. Gov. Murray declared himself ready to be president, and near Providence West Kentucky coal field saw three dynamite blasts at two mines.
Geneva Gertrude Stump died Friday night February 12 at Mt. Pleasant hospital. Born October 26, 1901 she was the daughter of Joseph Stump and Rose Stump MecArter. Funeral Monday at St. Josephs Catholic church Richmond with casket bearers Calvin Griffith Wilbur Darnell Everett Morrow Glenn Smith Delbert Wilson Lowell Dodds. Surviving are her mother Mrs Bertie McMarter a brother Lester and sister Mrs Fred Semler.
Mr and Mrs J H Alliman and daughter of Wayland on business. Miss Josephine Hull weekend in Iowa City. Bill Stewart, Bob Shannon, Bob Hammer and Willis Jones at Crawfordsville basketball tournament. Mr and Mrs Clint Rhea of Crawfordsville shopped here. William Shields and Charles Grayson in Iowa City. Maurice Mayo and Harold Schneider to Fairfield for weekend. Miss Esther McCreedy and Miss Mildred Balkan from Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Rapids weekend at Harlan McCreedy home. New silk dresses at $3.75 by H I Ward Co. Mrs Glenn McNurlen of Acota shopped here. A M McGraw Keota visitor. Washington Week spring silks now 98e per yard. Washington County hospital patient Rex Long left for home in Crawfordsville.
The passage notes early opposition to gas lighting for streets arguing it blasphemous as God divides light and darkness and that it would keep people out at night, expose them to cold and raise robbery risk.
The house of representatives under the Constitution holds the sole power to impeach a President of the United States.
Mrs. Kenneth Carris and her daughter Gertrude go to Corydon following the death of Mrs. Carris's uncle. They are to attend the funeral and assist relatives as they learn of the loss.
Mrs Harold Hayes and her baby daughter were to depart Washington County Hospital this afternoon and return to their home on Route 5 west of Washington.
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