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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1931
Page
8
Cox Motor Co reports Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hardin and Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson plan to travel to Burlington tomorrow while the advertisement urges car owners to try Northland Winter Oil for better lubrication as summer starts at Zero Weather.
A Washington drug store promotes Eagle Stamps, claiming they are the only shop in town to offer the program. Customers are urged to trade and save, with cash or trade value mentioned as a benefit.
A note from Ten Years Ago Today announces the birth of Everett Kiesey Burham to Mr and Mrs Everett Burham. The column also promotes reading material and greeting cards from GRO. L. McDantell Druggist with weather forecast indicating fair tonight, increasing clouds Sunday and colder temperatures.
Among the shoppers here yesterday were Frank Moore of Ainsworth and Jos Pieper of Kalona. The brief item notes two named individuals and their hometowns observed in a local shopping scene.
A Iowa community note reports Mrs Eva Durst improving after a mild stroke earlier in the week. The item lists many out of town visitors and locals seen in Washington yesterday including families from Crawfordsville Wellman East Pleasant Plain and Kalona along with travel to Des Moines Muscatine and Burlington for events and shopping.
Muscatine defeats the Demons 31 to 10 in last night’s action. Standings show Muscatine atop the Little Six with Washington at next, followed by Mount Pleasant Ottumwa and Burlington.
A Stalin signed decree launches a decisive year long offensive to eradicate kulaks as a class. The plan aims to expand collectivization and back extensive credit to collective farms and state banks to fund socialized cotton, sugar beets, and flax production.
Mrs Myrtle Tanner Blacklidge resigns from her $7,500 a year post as collector of internal revenue after losing $50,000 of a Chicago politician's money in a fare game swindle. Edward Litsinger, Cook county tax reviewer and lender of the funds, vows to press charges. The resignation telegram was sent to the federal revenue commissioner in Washington. Senator Deneen had helped her appointment, and Deneen declined to comment.
Muscatine throttled Washington 31 to 10 as the Demons slumped again on the road. Raymond scored all of Washingtons field baskets, while Ottumwa prepares for next weeks Little Six contest and Mt. Pleasant travels to Burlington.
Mr and Mrs Hf R Lund plan to move in weeks into the Mrs Andrew Corbin house on West Main street while Mrs Lund visits her mother in Pittsburgh. Two cars collided yesterday at West Madison and South Avenue D causing vehicle damage but no injuries.
A Washington resident, preferring anonymity, fed a tramp who visited his home. They shared a meal and discussed current topics, with the visitor airing pronounced communist views, leaving the host with new ideas about communist beliefs and practices.
A large group of visitors from Keota Crawfordsville and Riverside were spotted in town including Mrs Will S Munro and John R Davis from Crawfordsville plus the Maxwell and Love families. Miss Leila Anderson plans a weekend at her Olds home. Verne Droll and Irene Fisher of Riverside appear to have applied for a marriage license.
The speaker thanks friends for 1950 patronage and announces new 1931 samples for spring and summer suits including graduating styles. Representing Fairbanks Tailoring Co of Chicago, they guarantee satisfaction or money back and invite inquiries at 748 Blue.
Forecast for Jan 26 to 31 covers upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and northern to central Great Plains. Expect mostly fair and colder at week start with occasional snow in the north and lighter snow or fair skies to the south. Temperatures rise slightly midweek then turn colder again toward week’s end.
Miss Sadie Saffield of Deep River visits her uncle Mr Ezra Goodwin. Mr and Mrs D J Ross travel to Traer Iowa after the death of Mrs Ross father Chas Wood. Louise Richardson learns of grandson Robert Lee Richardson born in St Louis. Van Duyn of San Antonio visiting Mayer families in Richland Dublin and Keota areas. Mrs Ralph McCreedy sick with flu.
Will Steele and Eugene Warren plan to leave tomorrow for a few days in Chicago to spend time there. Elmer Warner of Fairfield was here yesterday and today on business, while Earnest Ferguson of Wellman was here on business yesterday.
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