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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1930
Page
8
Ben Cherry of Phoenix, Arizona arrives this morning in response to the death of his mother, Mrs. W. A. Cherry, at the age stated in the obituary notice.
Virginia Shannon, involved in Monday evening’s bobsled accident, returns to school today after suffering bruises and nervous shock like the other three injured girls. Also noted is the opening of T A Michels law office in Blair Ridge, and a birth notice for Porter Colvig and wife in Lake City Iowa with a corrected middle name Hotchkiss.
Revival continues at the Baptist church with invitations extended to all. Evangelist Rev P E Roll, after four weeks in Vincennes Indiana, plans Fort Madison services for two weeks before returning to Washington's pulpit next Sunday.
The five plenipotentiaries and King George agree on three aims for the London naval conference. They call for a holiday from naval building, world public pressure to cut costs, and a short term pact with possible future revisions. They foresee no radical reductions and expect an agreement lasting through 1936 with a cautious, optimistic British press tone.
Havre reports include John Koehler and family visiting John Zeiglowsky, Bruce Stewart’s move back to his farm, and the Gardner family visiting Wm McBride's. Raymond Wittrig won first in a high school dramatic contest. several residents recover from illness, while hogs and hoes move shipments to Chicago. The Havre social duty and local trips to Washington are noted amid cold weather.
In Crawfordsville on January 22 Miss Nellia Manners Corresponden t reports visitors from Bethel Alaska, Frederick Schwaelbe and family slept here, plan to go to Winston Salem to enroll Anaertrade in Moravian girls school. Joseph Murphy remains ill with stomach issues. Paul Witting, a local high school graduate, has accepted a banking position in Elkhart Indiana after the consolidation of First Savings Bank and Peoples Savings Bank.
Des Moines Iowa January 22 Miss Agnes Samuelson state superintendent of public instruction announced her candidacy for re election She is a Shenandoah high school Western Union college and state university graduate
In Madrid on January 22 approximately 5000 students in law medicine philosophy and letters began a strike scoring widespread disturbances. Many windows were broken and police armed with short rifles patrolled the streets near the Central University where a red banner reading viva la regnbalia was raised and later lowered.
Notices include Arlene Ferguson in critical pneumonia at her parents home with nurse Bayliss. coal weighing moved to Pauls Lumber Co with guaranteed weights. Theodore Bailey to attend University of Arizona Law School. Esther Masson with chicken pox. Isaac Conrad on Washington business. Mrs Jack Kupka recovering at home from tonsil infection. sale of Florsheim Arch Preserver Onx shoes offered by A EK Atchison.
Mr and Mrs J Milton Norton returned noon from Marengo where they visited relatives. Wanted fruit trees shrubbery Burbank Specials notify Stark Bros Nursery and Orch Garden Co Rep Clifford Hunter. Mrs Fred Street critically ill pneumonia at West Second St. Ss W Livingston to Kansas City for business. Mrs C Wenger from Wayland shopped in Washington. A L Griffith at Washington Loan and Trust company ill at home. Mrs Nick Redlinger from Keota visiting Washington. G Schmoelter returned from Union on business. Helen Hanley left Wellston after visiting Washington. Mr and Mrs Ed Hartman and Gen Donald ill at South Marion Ave Donald recovering from smallpox. Auctioneer D F Mac Washington Iowa. Mrs E L Topping of Wellman visited Washington. R F McFanlane returned from Kirksville Missouri on business.
Mrs. J. C. Madison of Comp ton Cal came Monday from Oska loosa and Marshalltown where she has been spending the past two weeks visiting relatives. She will complete her visit in Washington with her daughter Mrs John Munn and Mrs Randall Neill.
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