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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1932
Page
6
Miss Violetta Way, daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Hay, has been secured by Manager Pratt of the Fox theater as organist. Weather fair tonight and probably Tuesday. Hog prices top at 4 45. Nyal Laxacold Tablets offer overnight cold relief for 25 cents.
Mr and Mrs George Abel of Ottumwa spent the week end visiting at the home of Mrs Abel sister Mrs Alice Peterson. Mr and Mrs Paul Gorham and family and Miss Blanche Brook were in Winfield Sunday.
Miss Blanche Spevacek and Miss Marie Jackson spent Sunday at their homes in Kalona. Miss Bertha Benda and Mrs. William Sitter spent Sunday in Pleasant Plain. Mrs. Emil Doering and daughter Ronnie Jean of Muscatine are visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Schaffer of Brighton shopped here Saturday.
Adolf Hitler launched a full campaign to overturn Chancellor Bruening and install a fascist president. He demanded Bruening's resignation over reparations policy and told 7,000 students that Germany's life was at stake. He attacked Bruening's planned role at the Lausanne conference and framed policy as Germany's survival issue.
Ray Lewellyn, 17, rearrested Sunday after sawing two iron bars from his cell window, and Al Rakiel, 18, Iowa State student, linked to thefts at the state capitol. Rakiel found with a stolen typewriter as police connected him to the Capitol thefts.
In Moscow on January 18 INS 11 Soviet railway workers faced a supreme court trial for criminal negligence linked to a deadly north railway wreck. 68 dead and 128 seriously injured were reported as investigators say improper signals allowed a suicide to trigger the crash sequence.
Oskaloosa Iowa January 18 four persons in serious condition and two slightly injured after a car collision east of the town. Dr P M Day and his wife suffered serious injuries including brain concussion and broken ribs and arm. Ralph Bollinger and wife were also seriously hurt with a broken hip. Two near Sigourney occupants were less injured as Day car rolled down a 20 foot embankment and escaped before flames.
Community snippets report Mr Fred Goodwin's brief hospital stay and discharge, several residents visiting relatives in Wayland and Muscatine, and local shops promoting sales and services at the Cities Service Station and Electric Shoe Shop. Clergy members Rev C S Williams and Dr JF Eastwood attended a Presbytery meeting in Davenport.
Six U S bombing planes deployed to Winslow Arizona delivered food to snowbound Navajo camps across New Mexico and Arizona. Each plane carried ten 90 pound bundles containing beans flour salt pork dried fruit and sugar, dropped to isolated villages after a month of blackout.
Local brief notes report David Uryson of Xenia visiting a fraternity brother and others: Mrs R J Turkington to jury duty in Wapello, Hubert Crail and family visiting Mt. Pleasant, Mr and Mrs Glen Britain from Newton visiting, and Mr and Mrs George Hill of Burlington with their son. A wood purchasers notice asks those who bought wood from the unemployment committee to remit at once to Walter Conner at the Washington National Bank to avoid billing costs.
Mrs. Lee Holland and her son Danny Lee left Washington county hospital yesterday for home. Holland said Danny Lee is thoroughly satisfied with West Washington Street. Mrs. William Holland and daughter Faye of Crawfordsville and Miss Lois Holland of Wyman visited Saturday night to call on Danny Lee.
Mixed Dance at Moose Hall Thursdays. Benda's orchestra. Carl W Klein returns from Bitzen Minnesota to visit his father Rev two. Klein improving. Kool motor oil and Kool high test gasoline advertised. George Rudiger travels to Sioux City for Northwestern Mutual Life meeting. Auction in Macon Washington Iowa. Mrs H M Stewart and Jeanne shop locally. T W Cahill visits Iowa City. K C Dance card party Jan 19. Dan Edwards Bloomfield visiting Dusenberry family and new grandson.
Col L M Hathaway, flight surgeon for the United States Army, states speed alone does not harm humans but warns that danger comes from sudden stops starts or changes of direction, due to wind and related factors.
Watch our January sale of Treadliners McLelans 2881f Margaret and Wayne Morean visit Fletcher college near Oskaloosa for the weekend at the Maynare Kallaus home. A $25 reward is offered for the conviction of the burglar who broke into Shorter Chapel A M E between January 10 and 15. Signed by Pastor C G Spears and trustees Cecil Ballew and P S McLamore. Mr and Mrs Warry Watkins and Dorothy Marie visited Irvin Koenig at Riverside yesterday. We use warm water on wash rack before lubrication. Cities Service E P Rich Manager.
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