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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1929
Page
3
Monday Wright Corbi marked his eleventh birthday hosting a sixteen guest dinner at five thirty with Valentine decorations and a red white menu. Eleven red candles graced a white cake as guests enjoyed games until eight.
Last evening the Catholic Daughters of America met at the K hall for installation of newly elected officers. A pot luck supper was planned by Agnes Wheelan Kathryn Flynn and Kathryn Swift. Mrs J J Smith of Ottumwa acted as installing officer. A social evening followed the meeting.
Local notices list various church and mission society gatherings. The Woman's Foreign Mission society plans a 2:00 p.m. Friday meeting at Miss Maud Hott's home. The Fleur de Lis and Ty families host a pot luck supper Thursday evening January 21 at Mr. Sebrit's home. The Up and I club postpones events. United Presbyterian women meet Friday at 2:20 p.m. Leaders in mission study are Mrs. C. W. McLanlin and Mrs. Ose Vost Malesi 12. A Rhonda Welch Male Singers concert is set for March 12 at the Washington Methodist church. A Royal Avenues Masons meeting is scheduled tonight at s o'clock. A service for Brother Al Horse will be held tomorrow at 1:30. The Susan Coffey auxiliary of West Chester M church meets Friday afternoon February 1 at 2 o'clock with Mrs. Robinszor.
A Washington event features Miss Hastings and her Marionettes with lively characters. The puppets are treated as personalities, with an understudy for the accident prone Enthusiasm. A backstage mishap once kept Enthusiasm from appearing, sparking commentary from critics.
Rushville Republican reports on a controversial data claim with legal and political overtones. the piece notes tensions over evidence handling and the potential impact on public trust and policy.
United States post and international air mail advances are noted as the era opens in September with plans for France routes and an Albany to Montreal link. The Graham theatre shows The Air Legion with Ben Lyon and Martha Sleeper, while The Sawdust Paradise at Fox stars Esther Ralston and Hobart Bosworth in a romance with religious themes and carnival ambiance.
Des Moines report describes Colesburg’s snowbound isolation ending as villagers with a plowed Cedar Rapids road and a coal siding at Peterburk prepared to resume normal life. Mayor Dr W Hoot notes several families stocked with coal, five hospital patients moved by sled, and no deaths during the blockade. Frank Biggs, taxi driver from St Joseph, Mo., is also mentioned in the dispatch.
General W Bramwell Booth was restored to command of the Salvation Army under court injunctions amid clashes with the army’s High Council. Judge Eve ruled the High Council’s move to remove him was a mistake and that Booth must be heard on fitness. The decision rattled the inner army, with supporters and critics reacting in the crowded courtroom and in the ranks.
A local dancing program presented in Bluecrest Virginia features a large cast with Doreen Ateeon Telty Wilson Aleta Dean Frances Hays Jane Davis Jane Gerard Jane Braty Ruth Turner and many others. Scene lists include The Glad Game May Day at Bluecrest Carnations and a variety of acts ranging from Little clowns to Hawaiian entertainers. The program notes include Miss Eva Crone at the piano and a parade of names across scenes and acts.
Oklahoma Governor Memry Johnston faces three new impeachment articles to bring total to eleven. The House added charges allege incompetency and an alleged dictatorship linked to Mamie Hammonds, with two more articles about signing deficiency certificates.
Swanson reports nearly 5,000 arrests over two weekends in Chicago as police solve 150 holdups and robberies. Robbers were caught in the act during raids, aiding a major beer syndicate crackdown. Convictions in the Ranteri kidnapping case helped dismantle extortionists, boosting faith in the new administration.
Fragmentary note discusses Grub Supply Limited and mentions statues of men, implying the famous were not banqueted. Text is incomplete, offering little verifiable context or details about people, places, or events.
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