Local social notes detail travel and visits across Iowa and Illinois
Wilder Bell heads to Cedar Rapids to meet brother D C Bell for a Iowa to Chicago trip. Mrs Nellie Wilson of Des Moines visits Dr and Mrs C W Stewart. Mr and Mrs Worth Neecker plan a Chicago trip after two weeks with her mother Mrs Leeper at Brighton and sister Mrs Clyde Dawson of Washington. They also visit Mrs Neecker's mother and sister Mrs Floyd Turnipseed of Washington. Mrs Gladys Williams and son Hoyt depart for Lohrville to visit relatives Uncle and Aunt Dr and Mrs B A Isenberg. She takes two weeks off from Rothschild store. Helen Mack arrives from Davenport to visit Maxine and Ireta Willits. June and Grant Davis return from Ainsworth visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs J M Stone. Mrs Lillian Mathers returns to Ainsworth after shopping in Washington. Beatrice Wilson leaves for Grandview to visit Sunday with the Charles Young home. D F Macon, auctioneer, Washington, Ia. Phone 251 Red 251feed. Mrs Thomas Evans returns from Des Moines after weekend with daughter Dorothy. Pearl Boulton goes to Columbus Junction to visit her parents Mr and Mrs John Boulton over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth Neecker
Chicago
Leeper
Brighton
Clyde Dawson
Washington
Noeckers
Floyd Turnipseed
Gladys Williams
Hoyt
Lohrville
Iowa
B. A. Isenberg
Rothschild
Pearl Boulton
Columbus Junction
John Boulton
Summer dress sale on two racks at deep discounts
Over 125 summer dresses available with 50 arriving Saturday. Prices dropped from values to 24.75 to 5.75 and 9.75. H. I. Ward & Co. Mrs. Sherman Fowler and Mr. Fowler traveled from Washington via Des Moines after a month in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. I. Ward & Co
Sherman Fowler
Des Moines
Washington
J. P. Wood
New England
Washington readers share visits and travels a weekend
Pauline Jolly visited Ainsworth for a weekend with family. Margaret Reed left Washington for Fairfield after visiting her relatives. Henry Shields and son returned to Mt. Pleasant from Washington. Pauline Jolly’s family details and local social events including an ice cream supper and a dance with Jacobs Orchestra are noted along with travel plans to Chicago and Pittsburgh.
Heavy rainfall reports flood streams and crops
Reports say more than two inches of rain fell from noon yesterday to seven this morning. Several streams are out of their banks and the small grain has suffered from the heavy downpour.
Ice Cream Vendor Promises Great Taste for Meals
A local vendor touts a rich ice cream flavor as the perfect finish to meals. The advert promises ready to serve packs and notes weather with cloudy skies and showers anticipated in the eastern area.
Local residents on visits and vacations reported
The list details many residents traveling for weekends and vacations. Mr and Mrs Rex Benz returned to Oska loosa from Washington and West Chester. Multiple shoppers and visitors, including Faye Swickart and Harry Sizer, were seen in Washington and nearby towns.
Asia Joins In Beauty Parade
A National Geographic Society bulletin reports Asia’s growing role in cosmetics trade. The United States exports perfumes and toilet preparations rising to 8.85 million dollars annually, up 1000 percent since 1910, with Asia and Europe as key markets. The Philippines is a major buyer of soaps and perfumes. Chinese women adopt modern tools while maintaining traditional beauty arts. Western brands dominate Far East sales varied by country, with dentifrices and powder compacts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Asia
National Geographic Society
Europe
Orient
Philippine Islands
Cathay
China
Far East
Tts
Miller youth dies by drowning in Clear Lake
Funeral services were being arranged for Norman Olson 17 of Miller after a drowning incident while wading in Clear Lake Ventura Indiana on July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventura, In
Norman Olson
Miller
Clear Lake
London Cocktail Club Sells Unusual Volumes
London’s new bookselling and cocktail club offers two curious titles. What Men Know About Women and What Women Know About Men draw readers to inscribe their own views on blank pages, creating an interactive reading experience at an unconventional venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
F. E
Infant Prodigy Wins Fame as Violinist at 3
Boston boy Elsa Tokman not yet three years old has become a neighborhood sensation as a violinist. Her father Lewis Tokman, former Boston Symphony violinist, hopes she will follow cousin Jascha Heifetz to world fame someday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Elsa Tokman
Lewis Tokman
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jascha Helfetz
Walls of Water to Guard Bank Vaults
The Bank of Japan plans a new structure about three times larger than the current building at a cost of 25,000,000 yen. Construction begins in June and will take seven years, with the present building kept as a annex while the new five story edifice rises. Architect Uheiji Nagano proposes diverting water from Tokyo canals to surround the vaults for fire protection, with water turning on at a moment's notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Bank of Japan
Sud Annex
Mans
Uheiji Nagano
World Levied On for Materials for Candy
The article lists a global supply chain for candy ingredients including almonds and filberts from Spain and Italy, walnuts from France, coconuts from the British West Indies, Brazil nuts from Brazil, figs and dates from Turkey and elsewhere, various fruits from multiple regions, honey from Cuba and the United States, vanilla beans from Mexico, cacao beans from several regions, sugar from beets, plus dairy and syrups from American sources, highlighting the extensive international sourcing behind U.S. candy production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Italy
France
British West Indies
Brazil
Turkey
Persia
Arabia
Tunis
Algiers
Morocco
Cuba
Porto Rico
Singapore
Mexico
British West Africa
Trinidad, Tobago
Dominican Republic
South American
Hawaii
English Beauty Spot in Heart of Sussex
A rustic parish named Streat or Streat sits in the Sussex countryside. It features a single winding street, hedgerows, orchards, a tiny early English church with a rector list back to 1327, a smithy, an old manor, and a village school, all described as unspoiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sussex
Strveat
Streat
Philip Bemond
Vacation note and local visit roundup
Joe Scallan takes a week off from Commercial Savings Bank and returns from Waucoma Iowa visiting his parents Mr and Mrs J E Scallan. Several Washington residents host visitors from Riverside Kalona and Fort Collins including Henry Hahn Helen Schrader Gladys Page and Ed Hicks. Lloyd Latta Martha Isabelle Latta from Jackson Michigan and Elwyn Latta of Chicago arrive to visit Washington relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Scallan
The
Commercial Savings Bank
Waucoma
Iowa
J. E. Scallan
Henry Hahn
Helen Schrader
Riverside
Gladys Page
Kalona
Washington
W. E. Howell
W. J. Norton
Ruth
Milton Norton
Ed Hicks
Fort Collins
Colorado
Lloyd Latta
Martha Isabelle
Jackson
Michigan
Elwyn Latta
Chicago
Simple Fire Extinguishers Explained
A metal cylinder holds baking soda with a bottle of sulfuric acid at the top. Inversion releases acid into the soda, producing carbon dioxide that is expelled through a nozzle to smother the fire.
Five Miles Paved in Story County Highways
Ames July 13 The State Highway Commission announced completion of five miles of pavement on the Jefferson and Lincoln highways in Story county. About 1.75 miles on the Lincoln highway east of Nevada and 3.25 miles on the Jefferson highway between Ames and Huxley have been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Jefferson
Lincoln
Story County
State Highway Commission
Nevada
Huxley
Boy 11 Fatally Hurt by Golf Club Incident
In Dubuque Iowa July 12 1930s a boy named Clifford Breithaupt 11 was fatally injured when a golf stick was knocked from a player named John Winders striking him in the head according to U P dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
U.P
Clifford Breithaupt
John Winders
Summer Dress Sale at Ward & Company
Get your summer dresses now with values to 24.75 offered at 5.75 and 9.75. Printed crepes chiffons wash crepes dotted and floral designs sleeveless and with sleeves. Mrs Carl Roberts returns from Colorado Springs after a three week visit with Mrs Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. I. Ward & Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
FOX
Deama
Antonio Moreno Noah Bebpry
Thelma Todd
Robert Frazier
Carmel Myers
Dick Rech and His
Lee
Wilder Bell
Cedar Rapids
D. C. Bell
Nellie Wilson
C. W. Stewart
Helen Mack
Davenport
Maxine
Ireta Willits
June
Grant Davis
Ainsworth
J. M. Stone
Lillian Mathers
Beatrice Wilson
Grandview
Charles Young
D. F. Macon
Washington, Ia
Thomas Evans
Dorothy
Judd
Batt Cy
Washington Durant Motor Co
Cod
Pauline Jolly
Lee Jolly
Math Gideon
Mrs
Wayne Gideon
Muscatine
Margaret Reed
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harry McCall
Fairfield
Hugh Stephenson
Henry Shields
Henry
Mt. Pleasant
Prairie Flower
T. HU. Robinson
Sandwich
Ill
L. D. Robinson
Mrs. Robinson
Iowa City
Mr. Robinson
University Hospital
William Clements
Charlotte Kennedy
Pasadena
California
George Maxwell
Pittsburgh
Richmond
CC. B. J
Hall
Jacobs Orchestra of
Lowa City
Goodrich
Litatu Goodrich
A. E. Atchison North Side
Ed Hammer
Geo. L. McDaniel
Rex Benz
Oskaloosa
West Chester
Faye Swickart
Graham Store
Gerald Shaw
A. EB. Shaw
Daryl Ebner
Town City
Raymond Condit
Puelo
Sherm Welch
Whitman
Toppan Johnson
Henrietta Salmon
R. K. Malin
John Christ
Frank Christ
Burlington
R. C. Jennings
Norma Lewis
Vivian Allen
Wayland
Emma Johnson
Harry Sizer
Mt. Vernon
C. B. Cooper
Treva Ferguson
Will Munro
Wayne Allen
Ed Rich
Mrs. C. M. Sabin
Wilbur of
Newton
Mrs. Sabin
E. V. Simons
O. J. Simons
Clinton
Lloyd Lytle
Mrs. W. M. Keeley
Alex Lytle
Dorothy Babb
Ennis Shaw
Coral
Elaine
Rock Island
Bryan Britton
F. D. Letts
Oral Mayo
Culmar
Harry Mayo
Edna Mayo
Maurice Mayo
Graham
Clive Brook
Irene Rich
Bringirgg
Mickey McGuire
Heart of Sussex
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Call—Wilie Long
Prop
T. A. Michels
Uncle Sam
Raven
Rayon
Carl Roberts
Colorado Springs
Col
Robert
M. J. Roberts
DUCO
Lon Shields & Sons
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