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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1930
Page
7
The aircraft tender Wright with about 500 marines aboard has been ordered to return home, signaling a shift in deployment as part of post combat drawdown plans. Official details on destination and timing were not immediately disclosed.
The state department announced that individuals have been ordered to return to the United States. Details on timing and the handling of departures were provided by official channels.
Local residents pass days with visits to Sigourney and West Chester. Mr and Mrs Guy Black entertain guests including West Hahn and Diggs families. Families attend church dinners, wood cutting at Singmaster ranch, and New Year gatherings. students resume schooling at Keota Washington and Eloise Sheets return to classes after vacation.
Advert conveys a patent remedy claim for Baalmann's Gas Tablets to remove gas from stomach and bowels, ease gnawing stomach pain, nervous palpitations, drowsiness after meals, and cold limbs. It urges purchase in yellow package at drug stores. mentions Sherman Bros. as on-hand distributor.
Dale Gallagher underwent an operation at County hospital after injuring himself lifting at the Shell station. Murray Smylie builds a broader house. Mr and Mrs Thomas Gerdes hosted an oyster supper with family guests. Miss Gertrude Anderson traveled to Brighton for a weekend visit. Mrs John Stewart hosted the Fleur-de-Lis club dinner. Everett and Clayece Stewart plus others attended a Cooperative Marketing meeting at the YMCA. Faye Rowe drove from Wellman to inspect hatching eggs for the 1930 season. Zach Pratt and family to work for George Foster near John Speidel farm. Laverne Anderson experienced misfortune.
A car crash ties Percy Whistler to his Vielie. Whistler's girl suffers a head gash and is taken to county hospital as the Vielie nearly wrecks. Mumps hit Everett Stewarts children. Meint Koehler visits relatives in Ainsworth with his parents. Lloyd Hopping and family visit Clark Hopping. Gwendolyn Givens Telford visits parents before joining Martin Telford in Des Moines. John Simmering hosts a sale amid good roads and warm weather. Glendale Telephone Co plans a meeting at Glendale School this evening.
A Capper's Weekly remark notes that in 3 of 50 cases the woman pursues divorce. It frames this as unsurprising given bargaining dynamics of the era and assigns no blame on women.
A note explains that maternal instinct in animals enables a cat to lift and carry her kittens by the back of the neck. It describes the behavior as natural and common in feline mothers.
Lodges Washington Chapter No 98 Regular meeting second Thursday monthly Pearl Kennedy W M Irene Bickford Secretary Visiting members welcome Damascus Shrine No 10 Regular meeting third Tuesday monthly Edith Pulver W H P Hazel Haven Worthy Scribe Washington Lodge No 26 Regular meeting first Friday monthly KK KE Stutsman W M A W Yara secretary
Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown comments that perseverance is admirable yet warns that being in the wrong leads you farther astray in Washington Sitar.
Rail timetable lists eastbound trains from local and main lines with arrival and departure times. Notable entries include No 60 Local Pass and No 429 Mixed Train at 9 30 am, No 430 Mixed Train at 5 30 pm, and No 23 Morning Passenger at 9 22 am. Westbound services show No 3 Local Passenger at 9 00 am and No 25 Southwest Limited at 12 58 am with frequent freight runs noted by No 91 and No 92 on set days.
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