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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1929
Page
8
A brief report notes Robert Dawson was moored at Coneville this morning on business. No further details were provided about the nature of the work or destination.
The store describes ongoing remodeling and shelving changes uptown. Workers odds and ends create a cluttered look as orders continue to be filled and deliveries kept on schedule. Customers are urged to phone in or visit to see improvements and place requests.
Local notes show multiple morning travelers boarding for Davenport Des Moines Havre and Galesburg visits. Trips include Bernice Dawson Beatrice Heseltine Ardis Butler and others visiting relatives while Ty Koch and family enjoy Big Stone Lake activities near Browns Valley.
Oats are being cut hay put up and corn laid by this week as farmers in the community report favorable prospects for a good crop. Weyenberg work shoes are praised for long service and durability in hayfields and oat stubble, with several styles on display.
Brief weather update notes generally fair air with informal market line on hog prices as high as 12.05, reflecting local agricultural reporting and chatter. The fragment references dairy and hogs in a rural context, suggesting ongoing livestock and weather observations.
William Haines and Joan Cra ford visit Mrs Charles Renz’s home as visitors travel between Os Kaloosa and West Liberty. John Koch, at Bik Stone Clinic in South Dakota, shows improving health. Many residents cruise to farms and Davenport for days of business and family time, with notices of relatives in Keota Muscatine and Washington areas.
Mrs Lloyd Lytle travels to Chicago to visit the Keeleys and the Lytles in DavenportMary Westphal spends the week with relatives Mr and Mrs Otto Relter Frank Sage heads to Cedar Rapids for a day on business Miss Helen McConaughey of Winfield visits Mr and Mrs J E Wright in town Riverside banker H E Dood was seen in Washington on business late yesterday
Hob Steele, a popular young star, headlines Laughing at Death in a fast paced western style action tale. Natalie Joye and James Cruze present a campus fight plot with real ringside action and a train sequence shot on location, featuring Tack Roper as an amateur in the ring and a romantic subplot with Joan Crawford.
The Washington item list captures social activity from Keokuk Presbyterians to Des Moines travel, noting visits by Mrs. Margaret Reed of Cincinnati and Mrs. Doris Martin of Kansas City, several license grants, and moves including Mr. and Mrs. C H Long relocating to Washington.
London July 10 The exchange telegraph reported 80 persons killed as a landslide washed an entire Kagoshima fishing village into the sea after weeks of heavy rain. The disaster was attributed to prolonged rainfall.
Fragmentary Fireside line reads like a rustic quip from Ben Whittler about life and heaven. The odd phrasing mirrors a weathered rural voice and hints at a reflective, homely mood without a clear story or event.
Neva Stacey and Mrs V ndees of Brighton shopped in Washington yesterday. Miss Ela Reltan returned from a month as hospital superintendent visiting parents at LaPlatt Nebraska. Mr and Mrs Robert Long returned after visiting Wise and John Long in Coffeyville Kansas. J F Simpson and Mrs Earl Simpson visited Keota yesterday. Mrs Anne from Ainsworth Stewartworth planned time in Washington. Miss Helen Wilson returned from Kansas City and Marysville Kansas after ten days with Mrs Bonnie Wier Jones and Mrs Charles Barrett. JR Bauer of West Chermed came home after chopping in Washington. Senator William Carden of Wfield visited Washington yesterday. Grandpa Fred Nelswanger learned of granddaughter Wandaline born July 1 in Honolulu weighing seven pounds thirteen and sixteenths. Fred plans to quit smoking. Lice Poole underwent tonsil operation at Washington County Hospital and returned home this morning. Mr and Mrs and family left for Cedar Rapids to visit friends. Mr Hammer went to Noone for a Rotary convention.
Mrs B F mtwick Sr and Kathryn Bostwick of Chicago return from a ten day vacation to their former home at Cheboygan Michigan and to points north. Mr Bostwick stays at Lake Gilbert with Warren for a longer vacation. Miss Kathryn will visit Washington the remainder of the week.
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