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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1928
Page
4
Carl Sandburg notes a shared uncanny romance in everyday scenes. He admires a scrubwoman known as Mrs Swanson who cleans a room each Saturday night with a lean wiry frame and grey hair, her life echoing sailors and ships in storms.
Mrs Merle Lytle died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon, shocking the city. The young, lively, capable woman was active in community affairs and widely known. She leaves a husband, daughter, parents and sisters to mourn her loss amid the compassion of many friends.
A discussion on the looming ten motor flying boat from Germany with 166 passenger capacity and 13000 pounds freight, projecting 165 mph speed and a 24 hour trans Atlantic flight. It notes rapid aviation progress, parachute safety ideas, and the growing interplay between air and rail transport alongside Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis feats.
A brief language note explains common misuses of words like quite and area and underscores how to build vocabulary by mastering one word daily. It highlights INNUMERABLE meaning very numerous and hints at sample usage with garbled wall descriptions.
The piece lauds regular coast to coast mail flights and Col Lindberghs transcontinental and South American trips as symbols of aviation progress. It argues aviation should unite nations, view war aces with skepticism, and credit Lindbergh for fostering amiability and understanding through his sky journeys.
Mexico houses 1 178 known prehistoric sites with 79 added this year. Many ruins are protected by federal guards while others rely on local authorities. Major sites include Chichen Itza Teotihuacan and Palenque. A map is being prepared to show all known sites and details.
A reflective poem likens life to a sailboat driven by inner spirit with cargo of courage and love. It speaks of pilots faith, storms, and harbor, celebrating resilience and the guidance of a higher power. The second poem presents a school triangle metaphor where pupil, teacher, and parents determine growth beyond a diploma, urging support and unity.
The writer notes a pretty snow that pleases everyone and especially kids enjoying their sleds. He mentions the front walk inconvenience but praises the snow's quiet effectiveness and suggests a snow blanket would help soil and spring wheat.
A tense stage moment ends with a pistol failing to fire and the victim collapsing in agony. A stage policeman acts quickly and retrieves the weapon, declaring it a silencer. A haberdasher invites readers to a new chromat ic room blending neckties with complexions.
A fragmented dialogue scene features King York Dora Mandy Mose and Edithi in an unusual exchange with jokes about currency birthdays and weather, ending with a cryptic line LADO EDITHI suggesting a puzzle or misprint.
A wealthy stallholder at a bazaar is teased by a flirtatious girl who offers cushions and pen-wipers while asking if kisses are sold. The merchant agrees a kiss costs five dollars and orders his footman to complete the purchase as a witty exchange unfolds.
Brighton High School hosted the declamatory contest with high level performances. Dorothy Zihlmann won first in oratorical, Helen Irwin first in dramatics, Isabelle Grant first in humorous, while Ivan Warnstoff and Marjorie Robison earned runner up honors.
A list of school musical numbers features groups such as the girls glee club and the high school orchestra with titles like Martyr Presidents and Twilight Serenade. Local scenes include a truck collision near Brighton en route from Washington to Fairfield, causing minor damage but no injuries. Community members attend gatherings, travel, and visit relatives, including Wyona Macy hosting a basketball team and coach Miss Evans after a Packwood game.
Mary Letts Gipple of Letts and Madison W. Klotz of St. Cloud Minn. were married January 26 in Minneapolis. The Rev Marion Shuttle officiated at the Redeemer Church. A dinner at the Butler home followed. The couple will reside in La Crosse after March first. Miss Marie L. Cutkamp and Jeff Jennings are also mentioned in the social column.
A seven year old boy, George Hoke of Des Moines, was killed after being struck crossing a street after Sunday school. Seven others were injured in separate crashes in Des Moines and Adair, with one believed fatally hurt.
Ruth Enghe a 19 year old country school teacher confessed to staging an attack hoax in Clarion Pennsylvania. She tied herself to a bench at a country school house and later admitted handwriting on the extortion note signed The Fox. No charges will be filed, Sheriff Fred Johnson said.
Des Moines officials say two salesmen from Iowa Poultry Laboratories in Des Moines were arrested at Fort Dodge and fined 50 dollars each for selling drugs without the required state license to a local farmer.
A couple united in marriage at 3 p m Saturday in Davenport at the First Presbyterian church with Rev John Gabriel officiating. Attendants were Neal Smith and his wife of the Junction. The couple will reside near Columbus Junction. Lee A Alburn, 71, a former local printer, died at his Sioux City home after a long illness. He was born at Columbus City and survived by his sister in Muscatine Mrs Robert E Graft.
George F. Morrison announces candidacy for County Recorder to succeed himself subject to Republican voters will at the June primary. Belle Rich also seeks election to a county office in the same primary, urging support from Republican voters.
D. W. Harvey Jr announces candidacy for county supervisor term starting January 1, 1929, subject to Republican primary voters in June. Also notes committee or party involvement with C. Ferguson referenced in Mon. Thuis, kh.
A candidate announces intent to run for the general assembly from the 28th district in Washington County subject to Republican voters in the June primary. Dayton Co. O. dayton.
S. H. Bevins aged 70, former president of the First State Bank of Hawkeye, is to stand trial in West Union Iowa on fraud charges. The Hawkeye bank closed on April 8 1927 with cashier M W Henderson Jr then superviser of banking.
Announcement that the Sioux City Gas and Electric company transfers to Iowa Public Service, via United Gas Improvement of Philadelphia as holding firm, in a deal valued around 10 million dollars. Details mention holdings and town utility powers but text is garbled.
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