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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1932
Page
7
A Riverside visit describes a 6388 population town with two high schools totaling about eighty students, active churches led by Father Jacobs meier, new city hall and pavement improvements, and local merchants noting modest trade changes after road upgrades. A hitchhiking couple they met near Town City adds a human note.
Cincinnati man letter praises Kruschen for safe weight loss. He recounts dropping from 205 to 179 pounds in 38 months and reports feeling stronger with less breathlessness. The ad urges a half teaspoon daily in hot water and notes a four week bottle price via Lemmon's Pharmacy and drug stores.
Washington Lodge No. 26 holds regular meetings on the first Friday each month led by Glenn Mace W M and W Yard secretary. Damascus Shrine No. 10 meets the fourth Tuesday monthly at the Masonic Temple with Mrs Grace E Twinam W H V and Mrs J W Bidwell W Scribe.
A reminiscence about driving a Model T and stating that it feels more reliable than alternatives leads to a claim of covering three hundred miles in a day. The speaker emphasizes consistency and endurance as key factors in choosing the Ford T for long trips.
In Washington County Iowa Sara Crawford plaintiff vs Gail M Weih H F Weih Minnie Klockenteger G W Klockenteger Mrs G W Klockenteger J H Blum Mrs J H Blum C J Brown and L A Andrew as receiver of Washington Loan and Trust Company defendants. Petition seeks $8000 plus costs and taxes against the named defendants with mortgage lien on described land to secure the note and seeks foreclosure and sale with possession and receiver. Default date is August 29 1932 with attorneys Livingston and Eicher.
Lucile Baker reports a string of visits in Havre with neighbors and family members. The Cha lupa, Porter, Thompson, Chalupa, and Long households are mentioned along with trips to Des Moines and Washington for doctors and grandparents. Community members provide help with threshing and farm work while health and travel are noted.
Farmers report binders breaking in the heat as threshing advances across the region. Marcus Kuhn began a threshing run at the Lewis place, the Gray machine works at Baths, and the Swift and Snyder team operates at Sam Petratz's. Griggs of West Chester visited Tuesday afternoon as farmers anticipate harvest and rest after a long spell.
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