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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1931
Page
10
The main feature Gun Smoke headlines Friday and Saturday with three principal players portraying romance, danger, and humor in a western adventure. The cast blends dramatic stars with comic relief in a brisk, action filled program.
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur R. Oates of Belvidere Ill traveled overnight en route home from Yellowstone. Oates is a former pastor of the local Presbyterian church. In Washington county hospital this morning tonsil surgeries were performed on Betty Payne Learl Payne Mildred DeVauill Betty Jean Snak enberg and Richard Edwards son of Glen Edwards of Columbus Junction.
Miss Florence Tucker and Mr and Mrs Oscar Burham and sons Arlo and Davil return home Sunday after a weeklong visit with friends in Valparaiso Indiana with Mrs Martha Nicolas Beatty of South Bend and with friends in Porter Gary Hobart Michigan City and Chicago. In Davenport they met Mr and Mrs Arred Miranda Mr and Mrs Herman Buntenback Mr and Mrs Frank Armstrong Mr and Mrs Schafer and Mr and Mrs W M Buntenback. In Valparaiso they saw Mr and Mrs Cortice Masson and Mr and Mrs Ben Clouse.
Mr and Mrs M R Meek reveal their daughter Miss Alice will leave Saturday for a California trip. The item notes a fly control product Misty Fly Destroyer promising low cost and effort. It also mentions Oh Boy root beer and GEO L McDantel Drugging Top on hogs at $7.75 with a weather line predicting mostly fair and continuing warm tonight.
A local notice highlights Lemmon's Pharmacy offering a life saver sherbet for parched throats blues and other conditions. Joe Lang will run the N D Anderson taxi business while Mr Anderson and daughter Bernice visit Tennessee. Mr and Mrs C D Chandler return to Packwood after his July Fourth accident. They visited with daughter Mrs J Z Hinshaw and son Ward Chandler. Auctioneers Macon Washington Iowa phone 251. Buy cabbage for Kraut now as late crop scarce. James Chapman 527 S Ave B Blue.
The piece recounts a wall reflection described as a miracle. Lieut Joseph Pieroth interrupted the scene by pulling a shade, causing a curtain to fall and a stray street light to illuminate the curtain. Onlookers reacted with prayerful awe or derision as the event unfolded.
Constance Stanhope of London was fined five dollars for refusing to provide information needed to complete the census return.
Southwest growers face disaster as a record wheat harvest floods markets. Chicago July futures fall to 40.25 cents per bushel, Kansas City at 41.625, Minneapolis 55.875. Critics blame the Farm Board for failing to curb surplus and stabilize prices.
A note mentions a free dol for a little girl on the final day of the fall festival. The speaker expresses hope to fix ongoing issues, suggesting unresolved items will remain unfixed if not addressed.
Banks in Germany resumed business today led by the Darmstaedter und National bank reopening to pay payrolls and taxes under government decrees. The earlier closure of the Danath bank had worsened confusion, and the reopening is seen as restoring confidence.
Kenneth Cline of Washington defeated Cole Houghton of Red Oak 6-1 6-1 in the third round of the junior singles at the state tournament in Des Moines and moved into the quarter finals to face William Wheatley of Des Moines. Art Johnson beat Henry Little 7-5 7-5, while Cline and Little won the junior doubles in the second round 6-2 6-0. Quarter final matches included Art Johnson vs Dick Lewers and Dick Rugg vs John Wetcher alongside Cline’s Wheatley pairing.
A group led by Margaret Alice Stewart Cherie McElhinney Edna Hart mant and Gertrude Hammer leaves for Lake Okoboji for a weekend. Nearby Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises Persian Sherbet as a cooling treat.
In Bastian Virginia Robert Dunn reports his cow Bossy was away for days and upon return appeared intoxicated. He suspects the animal consumed a large amount of mash found near a moonshine still causing the abnormal behavior.
Mr and Mrs Frank Correll and daughter of Abilene Kansas with Ada Correll and Acvie Clapper of Keota visit here. Ben C Miller and his Des Moines family stay at the T A Jones home and with other relatives. A feature is PERSIAN SHERBET at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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