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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1932
Page
8
Mrs. A R Atchison arrived from Kansas to meet the new granddaughter at the home of Mr and Mrs Ernest Atchison. Advertisements promote Meckesson's Lemon Soap and Cod Liver Oil with prices and flavors, urging trials for family use and children.
Mrs. Lester Thompson was operated on for appendicitis about five o'clock this morning at the Washington county hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pearson and son Harold of Ainsworth were in Washington this morning shopping. Rothschild returned yesterday afternoon from a holiday visit at Yankton, S D. Mrs. Rothschild remained at Yankton for a longer visit with their daughter, Mrs. Harry Margolin.
Local notice promotes January clearance in classifieds. Mentions Lewis H. Wallace turning 92, departing from Pittsburgh Virginia to the Old Soldiers Home in Marshalltown. Arrasmith and family live at 714 North Second Avenue. Arrasmith recently moved from Mullerton Nebraska after serving with state banking dept. Beatty and daughter Gertrude shopped locally. Keota resident Mike L Greiner visited today. Auctioneer Chas Brown listed with phone 282 Black Lits.
The piece notes a campaign for employment programs after a White House visit by Cox and 11 lieutenants, while a crowd of jobless demonstrators gathers in DC. It also reports Mills opposing a tariff revision bill before the House Ways and Means Committee and a 1926 Kellogg letter warning bankers about lending to Germany, read during a Senate inquiry into foreign loans.
The article lists cottage prayer meetings with attendance 124 on Wednesday morning and 32 men at the Y. It provides Friday morning locations and leaders for four wards and multiple divisions, including addresses and minister names. Helen Carpenter's Muscatine display duties are noted in Washington at McDaniel drug store.
A busi ness crowd includes Tom Long Crawfordsville Lee Coton Columbus Junction and John Durst Wellman. A Davenport auditor visits Macon Washington Iowa business district while local families Jugenheimer Coffman celebrate a sixty third wedding anniversary. Frank L Wilson promotes preferred stock dividends with regular monthly payments.
Oskaloosa resident F Bell was here on business. Jim Sehmoeller injured his knee on the ice and is off work this week. Earl and Mrs. Chambers return from a Blue Island Illinois trip to visit relatives. Dr M Kurtz Walker Hanna and R H Jensen were here on business for W D Hanna company of Stirlington. 70 fall pigs and a Mo line manure spreader to be sold at the community sale, Spencer Reed. Miss Jean Stirling of Surlington hospital and Dury Bell of Ottumwa visited Miss Stirling at her home. Mrs J B McConaughey of Mt unionsyas in Washington today. Men’s sales at $1.00. Electric Shoe Shop opposite State Theatre. Mr and Mrs Ray Blankenhorn of Ainsworth were here on business, to VY Davis of Crawfordsville and Dave Johns of Crawfordsville were among today’s visitors. Miss Isabelle Anwyl of Crawfordsville visiting aunt Mrs W E Duncan. Anwyl went to Garwin for Christmas, with Mrs Harold Rider who spent Christmas in Washington and returned Tuesday evening. She plans to go home tomorrow. Mr and Mrs Ralph Bozmar of Crawfordsville shopped here today.
Japanese forces report dispersing 500 Chinese bandits and irregulars who had held the walled Tiehling city. No casualty figures were released.
Dean Stewart and Jim Thompson from south of Havre visited yesterday. They shopped for men’s soles and heels at the shop opposite the State Theatre, where Shoe Shine is also offered.
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