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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1928
Page
3
A mixed list of club events and meetings appears. The Business and Professional Women announce a regular meeting January 4 at 6 15 in the Y with guests by notification to Patton. Portingully Port club holds art and the Fortnightly Literature unit meets January 3. Various clubs plan gatherings at members homes with dates, times, and requested items or attendance.
Scranton Sun reports its plant was wrecked by a dynamite blast at one minute after midnight on New Year’s Day. The afternoon newspaper resumes publication today despite the damage.
One man died and two were injured when two Louisville and Nashville passenger trains collided head on at Shirley switch near Mt. Vernon Illinois early today. Panic spread as passengers escaped burning coaches after the wreck.
Mrs. John Stewart hosted friends at her country home five miles northeast of Washington. A surprise wedding united Miss Jessie Myrtle Reeves and Willis Edward Brannen at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. W. W. Bowers officiating. The couple will live with the groom’s parents south of town. Also, Havre social club members enjoyed a holiday dinner with chicken, music, and games. 34 members and 6 guests attended. A later item reports the marriage of Edith Kimmel to Ned Fisher at Miss Kimmel’s sister’s home, with Dr. F. W. Eastwood officiating.
L M Richer C W Tucker and staff welcomed visitors to see General Motors new 1928 Chevrolet. The event featured redecorated interiors and four models sedan coupe coach and truck. Factory output is at full pace and deliveries are expected soon with several hundred guests attending on West Washington Street.
New Year in Washington Iowa passed without disturbances or large celebrations. Many attended church services despite cold weather and a Sunday date. Local ministers delivered New Year sermons as court offices and banks closed for the holiday. A newlywed couple, a local high school graduate and grocery worker, plans to live with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Fisher after the ceremony.
In observance of the annual week of prayer union services are planned for Tuesday through Friday evenings at 7:30 in the Methodist church. Congregational singing will be led by J. N. Schuster, choir director. Service leaders are J. H. Peet Tuesday, F. R. Save Wednesday, H. H. McCleery Thursday, and C. S. Lemmon Friday.
Delbert Badham left Saturday night for Chicago to resume work as an assistant to a shirt company representative who travels from Cincinnati Ohio.
A farmer named Father-Will Kistier living near Mooresville was bitten by his six month old dog last week. He has five children. The incident was reported in the Charlotte N. paper.
The article notes a frigid start to the new year with temperatures plunging to 13 below zero by predawn, recoding multiple subzero nights since January first, while daytime readings attempt a slow rebound and a strong wind persisted.
Tonight at 7 36 PM the Brighton Independents meet the Big Y team at the YMCA. The Y M C A squad features top local talent including former high school and college stars in the Brighton lineup for what promises to be a hard fought battle.
A light snowfall drifted away after a brief blizzard. The coldest spell previously was nine degrees below zero in early December, while Christmas week saw unusually warm days with golf and car rides, followed by the coldest days of the year around New Year as people huddled near radiators.
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