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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1931
Page
8
Miss Elsie Bratten finished a summer piano course at Drake University in Des Moines with Professor Paul Stove. She plans a recital at Brake in September after Stove's summer vacation.
Ss. W. Livingston, previously a victim of a serious case and complications, is reported to be better after several days of illness and medical care.
An old promotional note touts Me- Khessom’s Milk of Magnesia as a safe mild laxative that also relieves stomach acidity. It contrasts past remedies like castor oil and salts with this pleasant form.
Gho LL MeeDant el provides a playful note about tasting Oh Boy root beer as a revelatory thirst quencher. The snippet also mentions hogs priced at $7.46 and a weather line predicting fair skies tonight and Wednesday with cooler conditions.
John McCall in ill health reported slightly better this morning. Mrs. Fred Turner travels to New York to stay two months with Mrs. A R Miller and Mrs. George Gallup. Miller’s new address is 3 Gordon Place New Brighton Staten Island. Betty Babcock of Chicago to visit relatives and join Washington Y W for camp at Wapsie Y. Clemens Hebner auto party travels California with plane crash incident near an air field. they visit Frank Webb in Los Angeles and stay at Carmel by the Sea. Last address sent Seattle Washington. Lewis Neil longtime Capitol worker visits N J Black after returning from Oskaloosa with body of Mrs John Sim for burial. John Griffith returns from Chicago. Frank Frazier in Chicago for ball games. Clement McGugin of Enid Oklahoma visiting relatives Mrs John Flynn and Mrs Frank Bruty. Flynn ill. G L Troe and family visit C G Sehmoeller home. drive to Alton Ill with Clyde Sehmoeller family. George C Stewart family moved to East Monroe street. Will Saville of Pleasant Hill stops at John McCall home. McCall still ill.
Marguerite Davis of Bethany Missouri visits sister Mrs Robert Templeman. George McCall son of Mr and Mrs JR T McCall has joined the navy and expects to be called to San Diego California August 1. He plans to take an electrical engineering course. His mother, with her parents in Fairfield, stays a few weeks here. Mrs Harriet Dougherty Horton of Pasadena California visits her parents Mr and Mrs C K Dougherty. Mr Horton an executive at a California boys camp will arrive mid August.
In Paris, after two weeks of feverish talks, the Hoover plan for a one year postponement of inter governmental debts and reparations gains acceptance in principle from major creditor nations. Mellon and Hoover push a simplified formula while France weighs 60 million dollars of income and German payments. The president reads a prepared statement outlining the plan, with terms retained and payments reloaned to Germany.
The column lists residents and visitors including Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Holmes Mrs. Glenn McFarland and Mrs. Raymond Ferguson in Davenport. It notes travel to Lincoln Nebraska Lake Okoboji Yankton South Morks and Cedar Rapids with several extended visits and business trips.
Notice announces bids for erection of a Maple Grove school district building in Washington county. Plans and specs available at the bidder's home. Bid deadline July 16 with award to lowest responsible bidder. rejection of bids reserved. Kalona July 7 1981.
The crowd includes Ben Stout Brigh ton Paul Long Keota Mrs Royal Robertson Keota John Marek Kalona W C Lyle Keota Roy Wood Ains worth R L Augustine Keota Jake Good Wayland and families. George Walker Galveston nephew of the late Mrs R T McCall Sr spent Sunday in Washington visiting relatives and aunt in hospital. They traveled via Chicago for baseball games between the Cardinals and Cubs. Mrs H M Eicher returned from Waterloo after a short visit there. Plate Rib Boil 10 cents per lb Fresh Ground Hamburger 16 cents, oriez & Speer and others returned from Chicago yesterday.
Classified notice offers a sleeping room for rent with a closing phrase In vestment prospects from Frank L. Wilson at 12211 eod. It mentions liberal dividends paid monthly and urges interested parties to seek detail particulars. Also notes sale of new ice boxes at 399 Red L22tf.
Ralph Shannon reports in from the east for a few weeks visiting Rev and Mrs Mountford in Mercer Pennsylvania and calling on Mrs Andy Stranahan. He mentions warm weather and the absence of Elizabeth Irwin.
Floyd Brinton departed this morning for Neosho Missouri to visit his mother Mrs Joe Miller who lives there.
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