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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1931

Page

7

Talleyrand Farmers Union Meeting In Des Moines

John W. Greiner and son Lawrence joined John Redling and Ross Sheets at a Des Moines conven tion of the Farmers Union held last week. Bill Kiefer spent Monday night.

Robert Sheetz Henry Bombie Will McKie Jake Conrad John Kiefer Elsie Tittnes Louie Tinnes Joe Conrad Petie Tinnes Mike Sieren Mike John A. Greiner Charlie Coble Mike Tinnes John Redlinger Gladys Kenneth Hubert Sheetz Maurice Frank I. Greiner Clifford Kiefer Walter Ott Maughtery Genevieve Virgin Zeno Clarence Bill Kiefer Pete Buck June Joseph Ott June Sheetz Clarence Ollinger Will Crawford Jake Kiefer Lawrence Walton Lee Henry Johnie Goeldner Persie Tines Irvin Henry Petie Tines Clyde Stoutner Keota John W. Greiner Earnest Sturner Des Moines Bill Clarence Kiefer Sigourney John Baker Washington

Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Promises Gentle Constipation Relief

Classic patent medicine ad touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a universal bowel aid for children and adults. It claims natural, complete bowel action in weeks, with feverishness and headaches disappearing, and notes a long record of births and universal appeal.

Dr. Caldwell

Masonic and Allied Lodge Notices Roundup

Lodges in Wistington, Damascus Shrine, Washington Lodge and Cyrus Chapter announce regular meetings on set month days. Details name officers and secretaries. visiting members welcome. locations include Ida McDaniel W M and Ma sonic Temple rooms.

Wistington Chapte No O. BH. S Ida McDaniel W. M. Ernestine Denison Damascus Shrine W. S Ef J Masonic Temple Wdith Pulver W. P Hazel Haven Worthy

Railway Time Table Shows Northern and Southern Trains

The timetable lists northeastbound and westbound trains with numbers and times including No. 4 Golden State Limited at 3:39 a m and No. 12 Apache at 1:10 3 am, local passenger runs, freight trains, and branch details with agents GOODUANDER and McKAY and Westbound schedules for the O.M. ST. PL & PLR and other lines.

Apache Bam J.C. McKay O.M. ST. PL & Plr. RR. CO Southwest Lim Daity W. C. Bell

Heads Plane Search For New Mayan Ruins with Hubert Sheetz

A report notes a plane search for new Mayan ruins involving Hubert Sheetz. The long list of local names shows frequent social visits, work on wood hauling, hog deliveries, and family gatherings across Keota Sigourney and Des Moines area towns.

Hubert Sheetz Henry Bombie Wm. McKie August Tinnes Florence Crawford Harold Pepper Miss White Washington Lee Henry Nora Tinnes Walter Hotle June Shetz Keota Kenneth Master Ranch Jake Conrad

Brighton News Roundup From January Evening Notices

R W Hinson attends a Des Moines post graduate optometry clinic while Mrs Hinson and Rex visit relatives in Richland. Mrs Adel Stone returns from Sigourney with Floyd Robison and John of Moline. Canners’ convention in Chicago. funeral attendees for Helen Pringle from Richland and Washington. Postmaster Jamison rents Lemley property. Dale Schafer undergoes hospital surgery in Washington county.

Brighton R. W. Hinson Des Moines Grand — Rapids Michigan Tra Schafer Jamison Lemley EB. S. Beauchamp Jolly Ten Elizabeth Lamansky Dale Schafer Washington County Hospital

Local Law Firms and Abstract Offices Directory

A directory listing law practices and abstract departments with addresses on East Washington Street West Main Street and near the State Theatre, including T A Michels T L Brookharte Livingston Richer FB Kieher Morrison Morrison firms and phone numbers for contact.

T. L. Brookharte Law Abstracts First Door East Washington St Livingston & Richer S. W. Livingston and FB. C Kieher West Main St Court House

Chiropractor Office Opposite Court House

A chiropractor offers neurocalometer service from a downstairs office opposite the court house with telephone numbers listed as 102 for both office and residence.

Court House

Osteopathic Clinic Adverts Details and Contact

Special attention given to real diseases. Third door south of Lemmon's Pharmacy upstairs. Office phone 4160, residence 818 Black. General osteopathic work, colonic irrigation, ano-rectal disorders. Second floor Journal building.

T. A. Michels Journal Office Lemmon’s Pharmacy Res

Doctor’s Office Location and Contact at West Washington

An item directs turning west at the Commercial Bank corner to reach upstairs at 219 West Washington Street for the doctor named Dr O bol l er with the phone code 7h.

PT. A. Prase Penney Store Court House West Main St BP. Boller Commercial Bank Corner Washington St

Plumbing and Heating Ad Promotes Duro Pumps and Water Softeners

Featur ing Duro Pumps and Water soften ers at 119 North low Ave. Phone 263 Prompt Serv 126.

Insurance Across From Washington National Bank

Local insurance service operates at 10114 East Main Street opposite Washington National Bank. Office listed upstairs at end of hall with phone contact 784 for policy inquiries and coverage options.

Washington National Bank East Main St

Mysterious Kansas City Underworld Linked to String of Murders

A teenage gang in the Rosedale district of Kansas City Kansas is tied to as many as six killings. Everett Haldiman and Willis Harley, both seventeen, confess to a Tyree, Kentucky murder and are charged with Price murder in Kansas. Two girls, Aletha Rush and another, were arrested. a third boy remains sought as authorities unravel a growing crime wave.

Kansas City Rosedale Kan Kansas William Hy. Price Leade Everett Haldiman Haldiman Willis Harley Tyre Koan Independence Wader Fern McNabb Huurderers Price B. WH. Thurman Irving Matlin Vincent Weber John V. Tamsden Mallin Weber Ian Hald Nan Missouri Waldiman Thurman

Mayflower Millstones Placed in Hastings Museum

A pair of worn millstones reputed to have traveled from the Mayflower have been placed in the Hastings Museum. The stones, once used at a Pennsylvania mill near Philadelphia, ground meal for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and remained active into the Civil War. They were owned by the McConnell family of Kearney before being donated, with curio collector B.7 Olson arranging the move to the museum.

Hastings, Neb Hastings Museum McConnell Kearney Pennsylvania Philadelpha Nebraska Polle Olson McConnells

Pickpocket Steals Judge's Wallet On Ride to Court

A pickpocket lifted Judge Alen Buttrick's wallet containing $655 from his person while he rode in a crowded elevator en route to Sufford county Superior Court. The incident occurred during the judge's trip to his office.

Boston Sufford County Superior Court Alen Buttrick Crowder Goshen N. Y Joseph Gibbons Russell Wiggins

Not a Vote for Him in Sofia Council Race

M Poloff, a candidate in the Sofia municipal elections, failed to receive a single vote. He now claims to be the only person worldwide who ran for office and got zero support.

Sofia Bulgaria M. Poloff

Gibbons Charged With Passing Step Sign At Intersection

Gibbons was charged after allegedly driving past a stop sign at a street intersection. The case involves standard traffic violation procedures and local law enforcement actions.

Gibbons

Mason Work by C R Russell

Masonry and plastering services offered by C R Russell. stucco playbring and general masonry work with contact via phone 628.

Mason Work BP. C. Russell Black

Extravagent Girl Quoted As Poor Parent and Partner

A novelist argues that an extravagant girl tends to be a poor mother and, initially, a poor husband. The South Bend News Times reports the remark as part of a broader cultural commentary.

South Bend News. Times

United States customs seize narcotics from Japanese liner

In San Francisco a customs guard spotted five packages tossed from the Asama Maru into the bay. Chinese steward Ching Yung confessed ownership of narcotics worth 86 008 dollars after hours of questioning, with cook Wong Ching also held. The cache contained 850 taels of opium wrapped in canvas sacks.

San Francisco United States Nippon Yusen Kaisha Ching Yung Sac Oom Wong Ching PT. Scholl Asana Scholl TW. H. Tfarris Bine

Battles State for Oil Drilling Rights in Texas

Texas seeks to define the extent of a railroad right of way in Ward county 200 feet wide and ten miles long. The state argues minerals beneath belong to the state while the Texas and Pacific railway contends the right includes only the surface materials and necessary use under the grant. Discovery of nearby oil intensified the dispute.

Austin Texas Texas and Pacfic Railway Attorney General RR Bobbitt Ward County

Village Smithies Report Good Year

Village blacksmiths tally a strong nine months in 1930 with a busier pace than ever. The report shows $200,000,000 worth of goods forged as architectural demand for ornamental metalwork rises and horseshoes decline in demand.

Washington

Camel Bones Found in Nevada Gravel

Fossil camel bones were found in Perth gravel four miles west of Lovelock Nevada by residents. Dr B A Stirton of the University of California identified the fragment as sacral vertebrae of an artiodactyl referable to the Camelidae family.

Visitors and Local Notices From Crawfordsville Jan 28

Corresponsal reports Mrs Arkils from Tucson Arizona visiting cousin Mrs Will Anwyl on a eastern trip return. Her mother Mrs Amanl of Robinson is remembered here. Shock follows death of Mrs McPadden once a local Presbyterian worker. A Jones of Washington stopped by yesterday.

Crawfordsville Ll. A. Jones Washington

Papershell term widened beyond thin shells in pecans

The term papershell has been extended to include all cultivated pecan varieties. Originally used for pecans with very thin shells, easily cracked when two were crushed in one hand, it now covers trees with shells as hard as wild nuts.

Sandwich shop halts cow destined for slaughter

Report from Pittshureh describes a herd bound for a slaughterhouse stopped when a cow fixed its gaze on a sandwich shop window on Penn Avenue. Workers used a truck and drivers pleaded as the animal resisted before it was moved away from its fate.

Sandwich Shop Pittshureh White Tower Penn Avenue

Tennessee Clergyman Builds Park Avenue Church

Rev. W. R. Johnson of Memphis led a volunteer crew to construct the new Park Avenue Cumberland Presbyterian church when funds were insufficient. He donned overalls and worked beside amateur carpenters to complete the project.

Memphis Tenn New Park Avenue Cumberland Presbyterian Church W. R. Johnson

Necessity Not Virtue Patience in Chinatown Rage

A Washington Star quote notes the saying Necessity, Not Virtue Patience, as Chinatown’s rage theme. The remark frames patience as a basic necessity when no other option exists. No further context provided in OCR fragment.

Hi Ho Chinatown Washington Star

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W. B. Carawelt Doctors Washington Lodge No A. RP A. M Harry CC. Ward W. M A. W. Yara Cyrus J. W. Enslin Golden State Knoxville California L. Gooduander Junior Henry Petie Times John Piefer Leo Vogel John Hahn C. W. Grace University of Wichita, Kan Charles A. Lindbergh Yucatan Guatemala Helmick The Journal Morrison & Morrison Edmund PD George Morrison North Side Square Chiropractors Chas Brown Osteopathic Physicians Preston EL. Eeter D. O A.W. Clow, D. O Wlp Dwyer Bailey Northeast Corner Square Beam & Carson John W. Applegate City Hall State Theatre Jones Puneral Shermans Puneral Main St Ralph W. Thompson Lemley & Yard Reed's South Town Ave Johnson’s Grocery DR. Co BE. Bassler Ainsworth Iowa U.S R. R Nevada Hoover Wickershan Report Judy the Journal Miss Adtaker the Evening Journal Tennessee Clergyman
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