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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1930

Page

8

Local notices pause as downtown shops close July Fourth

Kilburne family from Bimburst and Mes and Mes connections figure in this read of a small town gossip sheet. All downtown grocery stores and meat markets will close Friday July 4 at 10 00 a m for rest of day. Kodak Finishing plant advertises film processing with same day service if dropped before 10 a m and ready by 6 p m.

Clarence Kilburne Lorma Joan Bimburst Mes Cecil A ‘Eouth Jane Kodak Westchester Hoover & Porter E. J. Yoder Ls. Hewitt

Eastman Film Ind Jow Bos For Best Results

The notice advises substitutions and techniques to achieve optimal outcomes with Eastman Film Ind. Jow bos processes are highlighted for improving results and efficiency in development and printing workflows.

World items and race plans from distant papers

A family reunion notes travel back from Illinois. Fifty planes will compete in Around Europe from Poland and three entente states with stops at Warsaw Lemberg Prague Zagreb Belgrade Bucharest Jassy and Posen. A man dressed in finery killed himself on Budapest's Marzareten bridge. Wild Bill Hickok’s buffalo rifle hangs in the Nebraska State historical society after being donated by George Hansen.

Europe Poland Warsaw Lemberg Prage Zagreb Belgrade Bucharest Jassy Lempers Posen Lincoln Nebraska State Historical Society Wild Bot Hickok Unistor‘eal Society George W. Hansen Fairbury

Pestifided cows milk shortage ad and face cream offer

An old newspaper snippet promotes Dr. Hess Pry Chas er to improve milk yield in dairy cows and Nyal Face Cream to reduce freckles. Weather note adds fair and warmer tonight.

Dr. Hess Pry

Spoon Wins Release Over Speeding Charge

MATTOON ILL Sam Spoon a truck driver won his release in a justice of the peace court after contending that the police car that arrested him had been borrowed while their unit was repaired and that the borrowed auto did not have a properly checked speedometer.

Mattoon I1l Sam Spoon Court of Justice of the Peace J. W. Adrian

Blackie the courthouse cat recovers after fall in Poughkeepsie

Blackie the courthouse cat in Poughkeepsie shows only a scratch on her chin after a three story fall from the county courthouse while watching pedestrians. The mishap left her on all fours but did not seriously injure the animal.

Poughkeepsie N. Y M Blackie

Fisherman reels 37 pound pickerel exhibition ice

Manitowoc Wisconsin reports Joseph Buretta landed a 37 4 pound pickerel during a fishing trip to Sturgeon Bay. The massive catch was frozen in a cake of ice and displayed in a local store window, drawing attention from other sportsmen. In Charleroi Pennsylvania Dedicate Airport will host July 4 celebrations and a Monongahela aviation exhibition to dedicate the Monesson Airport field as a key regional development site.

Manitowoc Wis Joseph Buretta Sturgeon Bay Charleroi Monogahela Monesson

Sewided Boy Ends Life After Theft Incident in AUZEU

In AUZEU Romania an 18 year old son of merchant Virgil Cucu shot himself after his father scolded him for stealing two oranges to give to his Sweetheart.

Auzeu Romania Virgil Cucu

Investigation Deepens In E Peacock Alibi Case

Police and state officers continue probing the E Peacock alibi in a double murder case. Fingerprints have been collected and examined at the Des Moines office as investigators seek stronger evidence linking Peacock to the killings. Bailey identified the suspect. officials pursue further proof while Peacock is jailed on murder charges.

Des Moines Chimie Nea Peacock William Bailey Washington Night

Agrarian bloc rises in Hungarian parliament scene

Reports from Budapest indicate representatives of agricultural constituencies and farming organizations in both houses unify into a special agrarian bloc to champion the interests of Hungarian farmers. Prices for matches have surged since the year began amid a Swedish monopoly tie. A fire on a Poultry farm near the city is believed incendiary. A palace marriage is noted in Southampton. Biblical reform in Palestine features river Kishon training and Zionist land farming plans near Jerusalem.

Rlungar Bloc Budapest Hungary Maten Trust Jerusalem Kishon Elijah Palestine

Cattlemen form Stillwater County Cattlemen's Association

Thirty cattlemen in Timber Montana banded together to create the Stillwater County Cattlemen's Association, aiming to unite ranchers against shared livestock theft and market pressures in the region.

Stillwater County Cattlemen's Association

West Chester grocery stores close for transit aid rally

Hoover and Porter and local officials plan to aid tourist agencies by mobilizing support. Roman broadcasting expands from Rome station to hotels, with English French and German programs and Spanish soon.

Rome

Town Newsbriefs: Fourth of July and Local Visits

Local notices list business closings at 10 a m on July 4 and July 4 ice cream pricing. Residents and visitors include Mrs Noah Davis of Burlington with Mrs L B Lupton, Mr and Mrs B Helmer with Gladys from West Union visiting Clarence Logan, Mrs Logan en route to Des Moines, Mrs Clifford Thorne and Mrs M W Keeley of Chicago visiting Town City for luncheon at Mrs L H Wallace, Frances Thomaz nurse from Augusta hospital in Chicago visiting her parents for a month, and Paul Hunt visiting from Davenport with plans to return over the 4th.

Mrs. B. Helmer Gladys West Union Town Clarence Logan Mrs. Logan Clifford Thorne M. W. Keeley Chicago L. H. Wallace Frances Thomaz Augusta Hospital P. R. Acon Washington Paul Hunt Davenport Fields Hunt

Unclear Terms Blink From Mixed Notebook Entry

Fragmentary notes report a late 19th or early 20th century Roman coffins discovery near Berndorf with four stone coffins and a skeleton. Additional items mention a July 4 closing time for Reister Creamery and R L Gibson Produce and Reichstag restaurant menu changes to rye bread and German apples.

Germany Wonton Berndorf Jead Berlin Reichstag

Local Jeweler Offers to Buy Marriage Licenses

Jefferson City Mo a jeweler announces he will buy the marriage licenses of any couple willing to wed to promote marriage and business ventures, signaling a community incentive in the local area.

Jefferson City

P E O Chapter J Members Tour Mt Pleasant

About thirty five members from the local P. E. O. Chapter J traveled to Mt Pleasant for a noon picnic in the park and a visit to the P. E. O. home and Memorial library. The event was led by Mrs C H Guther and Mrs Robert Brinton with several out of town guests joining from Chicago NL Fort Dodge Town New York City and Lincoln Neb. Browning family plans to move from Fast Washington Street to a new Iowa City home today.

Mt. Pleasant C. H. Guther Robert Brinton W. M. Keeley Chicago Chester Patterson Glen Laffer Fort Dodge Town John Shields New York City Isabelle Lemmon Bingham Lincoln Neb Browning Fast Washington Street Iowa City

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