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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1930
Page
8
The Prince of Wales fell seasick aboard the S. S. Kenilworth Castle and missed meals. He was inoculated against typhoid, receiving a serum shot from ship doctor J. C. Franklin, leaving his left arm sore. Other members of the party will be inoculated in the coming days.
Miss Ells Wyse of Wayland shopped here Saturday. Mary Alice McClelland of Central City Nebraska returned to Notre Dame Indiana to resume studies at Notre Dame St Mary's college. Virginia Dioz returned to Iowa City for classes. Miss Carolin McCleery left for Romeo Michigan to teach at Paton Hall after holidays with her parents on East Washington Street.
Six hundred miles from Southampton a gale reached sixty miles per hour with a heavy hailstorm. The extreme conditions forced the abandonment of the usual religious services aboard.
Ten years ago Mr and Mrs Geo McDaniels and their children passed through en route home to Keota from Muscatine where they spent New Year Take Nyal s Cold Cap sures for quick relief of grippe. Wrights Condensed Smoke available in large and small bottles and Wrights Smoke Salt. Hog top prices nine dollars eighty five cents. Weather partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with snow.
Henry Hefner describes his role in the Taylor murder case and narcotics ring while detailing a 1922 San Pedro Beach outing. He says Sands did not kill Taylor and reports parole after a prison interview that tied him to the case.
Mr and Mrs A A Cook and their two daughters Hazel and Eunice of Cedar Rips spent Sunday visiting the homes of W J Duncan and D N Anoy.
Sam Henderson of Ains Worth spent today shopping in town, visiting local shops and chatting with residents during his outing.
Four families surprised Mr. and Mrs. Casper with a kitchen gathering then attended a Live Stock Shippers meeting in town while wives played cards. Mt. Pleasant couples Ed Knotek and Emily Florang wed Jan 1 1930 at a Methodist parsonage. The Woman’s Foreign Missionary society met at the church nursery with a report from the treasurer and a China letter read for publication. The group planned a reading class for Mrs. Wm. Butler and noted Mrs. Mara Vinton’s upcoming 9th birthday.
A lighthearted campus football musical opens at the Fox with Wood’s casting and Montgomery and Nugent debuting onscreen as a strong foil pair. Little Sally Starr’s introduction is a notable discovery while music and brisk dialogue give a distinctly collegiate flavor to the feature.
Local paging lists a D F Macon auction in Washington Iowa with phone numbers. The page also notes Mrs Dell Skinner in serious condition at her daughter's home on South Iowa Avenue and Mrs C B Reed traveling to Tiskinowa Iowa after the death of aunt Mrs Hiram Allan. Mr J A Wehr and daughter May returned from Des Moines after holidays with Donald Ross family, and note about Dougherty Bros overcoat sale.
Local ads note a sale offering a quarter off all overcoats at Dougherty Bros. The clipping lists residents and visitors visiting relatives across nearby towns such as Brockton Keota Davenport Bloomfield and Wayland with mentions of families like Koch Widmer Rothschild and Thatcher.
Mr and Mrs James Clegg and Mrs Harold Clegg from east of Ainsworth are spending today in town on business and shopping, stopping at local shops during their visit.
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