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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1929
Page
7
Bob Steele stars in Headin' For Danger at the Graham Theatre. A Western tale follows a miner son defending Rio Grande mining interests with a whip as the hero faces outlaws. Acrobatic acts by Melba McAvoy spotlight the program and thrill the crowd.
Ida Meeks reports family relocations across Jolson county with Ernie and family taking a farm nearby. Turnipseed and Orr swap homes while Marion Davidson’s move alters local occupancy. The Hardwig sisters return to Washington area as Elwin Lewis rents, and Ryerer Lewis begins new residence with Coffman and Coffmen completing a Indiana move.
The Hudson Motor Car company plans a one million dollar newspaper ad campaign in March and April led by Courtney Johnson general sales manager. The Essex line aims to prove the militant Challenge slogan through a week of tests and demonstrations beginning in March.
John W. DeNoria of Covey's Drive Yourself Service in Los Angeles writes of a car trip from Carson City Nevada to Los Angeles California. He claims his model A ford covered 51 miles in 12 hours 50 minutes with an average speed about 42 miles per hour over rough mountainous terrain. He notes food and gas stops extended the total time and cites reliability of the four cylinder engine. He estimates twenty years of driving about 2 200 miles per year.
Paul Whiteman, famed king of Saar, shows car sales flair during a Detroit showroom opening. He sells thirteen Pontiacs in five days and sponsors a band auto contest, awarding a Pontiac Big Six roadster to the top seller Kurt Dieterle and his colleagues help close 134 car sales among about thirty musicians.
Fragments show announcements about Ford Model A fleet selection, a pot luck at 6, and various group meetings. Includes Pythian sisters event at Bethel church, a gathering at Muteh Creek, and a patriotic sermon planned at the Methodist church, with details on times and hosts.
A Philadelphia golfer reportedly achieved a world record with a wild drive that rang a fire alarm. The ball hooked out of bounds, shattered the box, and struck the net on the run, marking a sensational moment in his career.
I W Shenofelt and several dealers brought several new Studebakers from South Bend this week. The display includes Dictator 6 Cider 6 President Straight models and the large Studebaker. bodies retain high upholstery standards with wire or wood wheels.
A twelve year old boy was saved from death when a goat, tethered nearby, halted a fall into a 40 foot quarry. The animal twisted around the boy’s wrist as he dropped, flung to the side yet regained footing and held him aloft until rescuers arrived.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions traveling salts and evening gowns with garbled phrasing about opening and purchasing. Details are unreadable. no clear event, date, or identifiers emerge from the readable portion.
By virtue of a writ of execution issued from the Clerk of the District Court of Washington County, Iowa, the goods and lands of George Haye are levied upon. The property includes parts of Section 15, Township 75 North, Range West of the 5th Principal Meridian, with sale set in front of the courthouse on March 2, 1888, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Local sale details list the described tracts and rights to satisfy the execution.
Fragmentary OCR notes show the Delphian Society scheduling a library meeting for Monday evening at 2 30 with Myre B Wilson and others, indicating plans for a local club gathering and discussion of library matters.
Hayes v. Gerg terms filed in the U S office in Washington on Loy suany 21st 1929. The record notes cash terms and involves Charloison panty 10s in the proceedings.
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