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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1927

Page

3

Norman Hall Narrow Escape and Local War Era Notes

Word came that Norman Hall survived an aeroplane crash behind French lines after regaining consciousness long enough to shut off his motor. Recruits for Company K include Paul Fitzgerald Walter Ramsey Lee Arthaud and James DeVore. Washington Boy Scouts learn first aid under Clare Neiswanger as Edison car concert and church mission band programs entertain East Washington residents. Local officials report road upkeep by the county board and Red Cross sewing machine donations.

Norman Hall Paul Fitzgerald Walter S. Ramsey Keota Lee K. Arthaud Washington James L. Devore Princeton Washington Boy Scoutssare Clare Neiswanger East Washington Edison G. W. Hobson Hobson Mission Band of the Christian Church George Dowell D. M. Haney Nora Boileau Frank Gobble Carrie Boileau Charles Tucker Wyatt Helwick George Boileau EB. Greenfield Will Taylor

Local Theatres Review and Week's Film Schedule

The program highlights Colleen Moore in Naughty but Nice and Butterflies in the Rain with Laura LaPlante. George O Hara stars Is That Nice in a Cub reporter role, while Tim McCoy headlines California. Week includes Ankie is Preferred and The Fourth Commandment with Belle Bennett and Madge Bellamy.

Colleen Moore Ralph Pratt Laura LaPlante James Kirkwood George O'Hara Tim McCoy California Peter B. Kyne Nic Laura la Plante South Dakota Fourth Cavalry Belle Bennett Mary Carr Gran'ma Ankles Madge Bellamy Ankie

Iowa News Roundup Mixes Politics Parks and Surplus

Des Moines hosts a Towa Lowdon for President meeting while What Cheer prepares a cooperative bank opening. Iowa City hosts a Commonwealth conference with experts and juries. Fort Dodge notes a donated Lost Island lake park. Iowa corn lags pace as weather bucks forecasts. Fort Madison escapee recaptured in New York. Roberta Pratt’s adoption plans surface from New York. Iowa City joins a mail air route with private carriers. Ottumwa hosts Hornet's Nest reunion. Davenport fraternal rooms yield beer in a raid. Legion speakers announced for August. Iowa Wesleyan chooses a new president. Primary road bonds pass in several counties. university summer session expands with 155 singers. Treasury reports a large surplus. and more local items conclude the review.

Milwaukee man dies after wife alerts exhausted brew supply

Charles Miller reportedly walked to his room and later was found hanged in the attic. The note hints at home brew exhaustion as a possible motive in a Milwaukee incident.

Milwaukee Charles Miller

Air Progress and Global News From the Week Brief

A scattered weekly summary reports Chinese forces defeated at Hsuehowtu with 30,000 killed or wounded, U S tax records show more high earners in 1925, and transoceanic flight feats by Byrd and crew. Other items note a Hawaii arrival, future air routes, eclipse watchers, and various political, economic, and disaster updates.

Hsuehowtu

Man Climbing Pole Rescued by Officer and Fire Brigade

Jersey City police and firefighters responded to a 50 foot pole where Frank Kaurilo climbed to avoid arrest. A motorcycle officer helped reach the suspect and officials ultimately persuaded him to come down safely.

Jersey City Frank Kaurilo

Fokker Sees World Flight Hopes Grow Among Pilots

New York reports Anthony Fokker, famed airplane builder, knows at least six men who aim to fly around the world. Some back plans to go nonstop with in‑air refueling demonstrations as key step toward the feat.

New York Anthony Fokker

Commercial aviation price pressure on freight transport

New York remarks that aviation must rise to meet freight costs as air travel carries goods at ten tons per mile for each U S inhabitant, signaling widening shipping economics and potential shifts in transportation pricing.

New York United States

Modern ships of the air fly around Australia

An airplane completed a round Australia flight while fuel supplies were sent to remote areas by camel indicating efforts to support aviation with desert transport.

Sydney Australia

Which City Is Closer to Manhattan San Francisco or Brooklyn

The New York World shows a letter posted in San Francisco arrived in two days via air mail but faced a long wait for favorable winds and was delivered in Brooklyn eighteen days later across the East River.

New York Manhattan San Francisco Brooklyn San Franciscos East River

First Lady Drives Provisions Amid Health Shift in Rapid City

Mrs. Coolidge handles household tasks including shopping as a hospital takes the regular housekeeper. The first lady, elected president of the state Isaak Walton League at Des Moines, has the White House limousine delivering personal provisions. Town chapters of the waak Watted League back Prof. B. Shimek and plan a Marshalltown convention on July 14 for work and nog entertainment.

Rapid City Isaak Walton League Des Moines Waak Watted League B. Shimek Marshalltown

June Weddings and Happenings in Washington County

A Washington community report lists June weddings including Shraeder and Charies of Washington, Grimes and McCleery, Bittler and Gaston, and Duttweiler and Cassady. Birth announcements cite ten families from West Chester, Washington, Harmony, Wellman, and Wayland among others.

Davenport Harry Shrader Washington Laura Charies Los Angeles Cecil George ‘Tucker Carl FE. Kelley Christian Church E. W. Sutton Sara L. Grimes Richard H. McCleery Riuth Rita Bittler Wayland Samuel Gaston Mt. Vernon Pearl Duttweiler Dale Cassady Brighton Oskaloosa Clarence Johnson West Chester D. W. Dayton Loyd Hays Harmony Trwin Stankenhorn Corinne Rothschild Harry Margolin Yankton S. Bd James Wilson Junction Jesse Crowl IV«. Bulger Riverside Ralph Moothart Kirk Lon Moothart William Robertson Vern Brown

Weekly Automobiles Trade Notes Highlight Growing Car Demands

The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce reports 1926 highway surfacing nears 557k miles, signaling cars shift from town rides to long fast transport. Show troupes use Studebaker buses. Paige cars ship on naval transports amid American activity in China and Caribbean. Ford touring car assembled near Figueras attracts interest in historic town near Barcelona.

United States National Automobile Chamber of Commerce Showman's League of America Joe Dealy Ross Franklin Waco Orchestra Studebaker Paige Henderson President Grant San Diego China Figueras Gerona Spain Barcelona Ford Pyrenees San Fernando Ampurdan

Nash Exports Rise in New York Metro Market

Nash improves from fifth to third in New York metropolitan retail sales for Jan 1 to Apr 14, with 1926 standing fifth in public favor. April export shipments up 1 percent from 1926, and Jan 1 to Apr 30 mark the largest four months of Nash Motors export history, up 22 1/2 percent.

Nash New York Nash Motors Company

Chevrolet to Expand Flint Factory with 2 Million Dollar Project

The Chevrolet Motor Company announces a 2 million dollar development in Flint Michigan to ease production congestion. Plans include two new buildings a three story office building and a new parts building to be completed by October 1. Existing office and parts buildings will be razed for a modern factory.

Chevrolet Motor Company Flint Mich Evely Charles F. Barth Barth Parts

Bus Tour Solution for Johnstown Baseball Team

Johnstown Pa officials solved travel woes by chartering an 18 passenger parlor car bus for the season to ease mid Atlantic league jumps. The Ladies Band of Portland Oregon also uses Studebaker buses touring seven Western states including Washington Idaho Montana North Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa.

Studebakhs Johnstown Portland Oregon Stidebaker

Practical car repairs from the roadside manual by G W Donald

A compact service guide covers loosening tight screws with a wrench, adding kerosene to ease rust, reshaping screw heads, and using a small vise for roadside work. It details removing hub caps with a jack, building a salt and ammonium extinguisher, and proper engine flushing by draining and cleaning the oil pan before running.

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