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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1927
Page
5
Hundreds gathered at the Burlington station to bid farewell to thirty-five recruits bound for Fort Madison with Company K. The period notes related events, drafts, Red Cross drives, and local civic activities amid World War I mobilization.
An article describes the county recorder's office in Washington County detailing duties from recording deeds mortgages and liens to abstracts of land patents. It notes additions subdivisions plats farm and trade names and the process for recording and indexing papers including discharge records of World War I veterans.
Local theatres feature Twelve Miles Out as a superspecial in Des Moines, a first Iowa showing outside Des Moines and John Gilbert’s first film of the year. Week program includes Lonesome Ladies with Anna Q Nilsson and Lewis Stone Monday and Tuesday, Salvation Jane with Viola Dana Friday, and The Sonora Kid with Tom Tyler Saturday.
Manager Redding at the Graham Theatre introduces a stock show on Thursday through Saturday evenings alongside regular movies. Upcoming features include Woman Power adapted from Harold M. McGrath and The Potters with W. C. Fields, plus other cast members for Friday and Saturday showings.
The listing shows a comedy drama Getting Gertie's Garter as the main play with a Thursday Friday Saturday road show. Week's program includes Woman Power on Monday and Tuesday W C Fields in The Potter Wednesday Thursday. Friday and Saturday feature Getting Gertie's Garter with Marie Prevost and stock company performances Thursday Friday and Saturday.
A satirical note contrasts France delaying a new cabinet with U.S. tax data. It cites Treasury figures claiming 82 percent of Americans do not pay income taxes, humorously suggesting the 18 percent bear the tax load.
Mrs Dudley Field Malone, wife of the prominent divorce lawyer, filed a suit for divorce in Paris. The action names her husband as the respondent and seeks a legal dissolution of their marriage.
Watertown men killed in Lomax plane crash. Birger trial presents murders and gang war in Herrin with no defense offered. Barrage of international and domestic events follow from flood aid to aviation news and political shifts.
A week of local happenings includes fishing by Sherman Watson and two partners, a Washington band concert in Central Park, and high school redecorating progress. Court records show fifteen convictions with bootlegging and drunken driving noted. some sentenced to state reformatory or Ft. Madison prison. Drainage work nears completion and a Washington Kiwanis tour to Washington, D C is set for July 26.
Clyde C Bell of Fairfield elected grand warden of Iowa Odd Fellows. Rock Island line from Reasnor to Monroe discontinued. Iowa co operative banking law part of Brookhart plank. Ft Madison prison population 1 058 setting records. Hail storms in Fayette and Lynn counties damage crops and poultry. International soil congress praises Iowa fertility. Woodrow Washing Machine moves from Newton to Philadelphia. Logan farmer sells 20 acre farm at 200 per acre highest Harrison county price since the war. Iowa farm land valued at 2 230 263 295. July auto registrations 610 415. University of Iowa medical plant praised. 49th Infantry marker at Savannah Georgia donated by Iowa. Receiver case default judgments against stockholders. Depositors to receive 65 to 70 percent per L A Andrews. Corn progress steady with moisture. Governor Lowden presidential petition growing. Two Altoona youths rescued on Longs Peak. Western Iowa corn thriving. University of Iowa issues radio magazine. Iowa Baptist assembly at Iowa Falls 2500 present. Clayton dairy judging team wins London show. Cedar County rest camp at Palisade park opens August 14. Dr Walter Barlow named dean at Dubuque seminary. Conditions at Iowa University poor per A Nurgent. Iowans caravan to Black Hills to meet Coolidge. Cham berlin bid to Des Moines pay honor to Lindbergh. Trans Atlantic flyer to be promoted by Des Moines chamber. White Way highway plan discussed at Oskaloosa. Tom Bray chairs. Ten percent of Sioux City dairy herd rejected TB testing. sheriff used force. Gov Hammill attends governors conference. Mackinac Lake trip. Fremont bond issue 600 000. Henry county 900 000. Delaware county approved.
Mr and Mrs Henry Veggy welcome a girl in Riverside. Mr and Mrs Ed Murphy announce a daughter in Washington. Mr and Mrs Adolph Vot Rub a welcome a girl in Kalona.
Edward Pfeiffer of Brighton killed himself with a shotgun at his sister’s home. Agnes Stewart of Struthers Ohio died at her home after living in Washington. Dr Tom Downing died at his home with funeral services held. Rexwell Rich 16 died at county hospital from an arm infection. Margaret Jane Davis widow of Russell Davis died at her home. J B Crail died at his home on West Washington street with funeral services. Charles W Brown died at county hospital after living east of Wellman.
A $850 000 bond issue is set for Thursday while Union county votes against a $600 000 bond. The news notes the three main roads into Iowa City will soon be surfaced, signaling infrastructure upgrades.
A 1920s overview notes public morals fears about life insurance as gambling banned by France and private issuance. It cites that 64 percent of new cars sold in 1926 were bought on installment plans and reports 1.578 billion dollars in automobile time paper outstanding by January 1, 1927. Java authorities uncover salted egg opium smuggling, seizing about 1250 dollars in opium hidden inside eggs.
The opposition to a third term for Coolidge is minimal next to the resistance faced by other newcomers. American Lumberman notes the sharper push against unproven leaders as new figures rise.
An orthopedist substantiates a claim that the New Generation is going to the dogs. The report notes a coeds feet are a size and a half larger than her mother's, highlighting a concern about aging or youth trends.
Agricultural economists at Ames report farmer gross income rising each year since the 1921 low point. The piece suggests broader U S policy may turn to China and Nicaragua for orderly governance.
A doctor finds his garage repurposed by his daughter Doris and friend Kettle Stephen who have moved autos out, scrubbed the space, and are living there while the Ford remains parked on the street. The doctor questions the arrangement but feels powerless to change it.
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