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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1928
Page
6
Paramount announces a new production costing over $200000. The film is described as absolutely new and special in every sense, with Ivy presented as unlike any previous film by this name.
The second round results show team matchups and scores from the county basketball league. Notable performances and point totals by players from multiple teams are listed across the box scores.
Local brief items list residents and travelers including Estella Gray recovering after surgery at Washington county hospital and various visits to Fairfield Muscatine Brighton Winfield Davenport and Chicago. A new Anderson Hotel opens south of the square with rooms redecorated and priced wide. tire ads and auctions noted.
J M Foster of Wellman Weg in town on business yesterday. Mr Newton of Ottumwa is in town for a few days.
Wm Small, after visiting relatives at Yale Iowa and Panora in the last two months, returned home Friday. O H Dunlap of Iowa City visited here Friday. Sal Ropp family from Stuttgart Ark arrived last week to settle on the Will Oloughlin farm. Dora Randall made a business call in Washington last Wednesday. Auctioneer Dave Yoder shipped a carload of horses last week. Chas Louck and Miss Della Louck visited Washington Thursday. Veda Ehrentfelt a student nurse at the S U I visited her father M B Ehrentfelt’s home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Eli Plank were guests in Town City Sunday.
The notice warns of colder weather across the region with heavy snowfall expected in several areas. It also promotes winter overshoes from Florsheims L a kes' Arch-Preservers Hosiery, listing prices of 3.35 for the 4 buckle and 3.85 for the 5 buckle, noting limited sizes available.
A Randolph Register clipping reports the death of Amanda Booth at East Randolph New York aged 84. She was widow of Alonzo Booth and previously Ballard before marriage. Born in New York, she and Booth moved to Iowa in 1871 and returned east in 1904. The Booth family is well known locally. visitors L H Wallace of Iowa City and Margaret Sexton are mentioned in town.
Wayland high school Hi Y club members visited Washington yesterday evening and enjoyed a swim in the Y pool.
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