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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1936

Page

2

Local News Notes and Community Updates

Mrs John Lemmon returns from Chicago with husband joining her on the trip. Friday is the last day to save on gas and electric bills offered by Iowa Southern Utilities Co. Wilbur Day of Brighton visits on business. new Day family girl named Isabelle. Des Moines and Mason City trips noted for Mrs Helen Sartor and others. Revival services by Rev W J Stevens continue in Des Moines. Mrs Sadie McAvoy visits Iowa City after leg amputation news.

Iowa Southern Utilities Co Wilbur Brighton Isabelle Glenn Mace Will Hemmings Reister Hubert Essley Patricia On City Orday Antown Philadelphia Esseley Ward Feeley Washington Mason City Hubert Ecssey Oriez & Speer D. F. Macon Iowa Helen Sartor City Masatine W-G-N W. J. Stevens Foursquare Church Des Moines Steve Jon Robert Sadie McAvoy Iowa City Charles McMullen Mt. Pleasant McMullen Luella Shrader George Dowell

Trinity Church Plans Jan 25 Anniversary Celebrations

Trinity Lutheran marks five years since organization on January 25 1931 at Sherman’s Funeral Home with planned services January 26 at the church morning and evening. Rev John Schultz of Clinton Iowa may speak at both services. An anniversary banquet is planned in the church basement with further details to come. A series of five lectures on What Lutherans Believe will begin February 4 on Tuesdays and Fridays covering topics including the Bible salvation by grace and the Lord's Supper.

Voung Trinity Lutheran Church Sherman Robert Grote John Schultz Clinton Iowa

Radio Schedule Note for Weekday Mornings

The notice lists morning listening times Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 7 30 to 8 a m on W G N reflecting a brief schedule snippet from the local page.

Fashionable French Phrase Describes Artful Brilliance

The term signifies clever but superficial brilliance in art or dress as described in French slang. It traces to Louis XIV era France when it referred to a lawyer skilled in legal tricks.

France Louis XIV

Mrs Will Caldwell Hurt In Iowa Auto Crash

Mrs Will Caldwell was taken to Moline Public Hospital after a collision one mile east of Buffalo Iowa. Her pelvis was broken in three places and she faces four to five weeks of recovery. Her son Orville had braking and the car hit a bridge. Orville and Will Caldwell escaped serious injury. Billy Caldwell, age 10, was out of school with facial cuts and hip bruises.

Will Caldwell Moline Public Hospital Buffalo Iowa Orville Billy Caldwells Moline Ita

Car Thief Hopes Aunt Will Pay Fine

Davenport William Ryan, 45, pleaded guilty to stealing an automobile and was fined $300 by District Judge W R Maines. He cried but said he hoped his aunt Mrs Sarah Clough of Delhi would pay the money. The aunt refused a telegram about his plight, so he remains jailed. The article also explains the meaning of Hafiz as a title meaning gifted memory, tied to the poet Muhammad ad-Din.

Davenport William Ryan W. R. Maines Ryan Sarah Clough Delhi Hafiz Muhammad ad-Din Mohammed Sun

Retail listing of silks, robes, and home goods

A dense catalog of apparel and housewares with prices listed for women’s silk dresses, knit dresses, robes, slips, and swimswear, plus children’s clothing and accessories. Includes coats, hats, brassieres, hosiery, gloves, and household textiles with multiple price points across departments.

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