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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1929
Page
3
The Iowa state highway commission will supply cement for pavement in Boone and Audubon counties as an experiment. Four counties — Audubon Boone Pottawattamie and Shelby — saw $179,274.02 in highway contracts not counting cement for the first two projects.
The county extends 9.8 miles from the Pottawattamie line north to Harlan in Shelby County. Contracts for grading graveling bridges and culverts aggregating 130380.59 were let by the commission.
Crowds gathered in St Peter's Square as the Pope prepared to appear outside the Vatican for the first time since 1870. Italian police guarded the scene while American film crews faced seizure for filming the procession. The event marked a historic moment in papal history with grand ceremonial pomp. A second item notes W Wagner, 85, founder of the Bank of Ankeny, died after a six week illness in Polk County.
A young lady describes a dramatic change in mood and behavior after starting a new medicine. She reports feeling unrecognizable and notes effects on daily life, seeking guidance from doctors and family as she adjusts treatment.
Mrs Harry Billings of Davenport reports relief from weak stomach and kidney troubles after a few weeks of Konjola treatment Indigestion constipation and nocturnal urination issues disappeared and back pain eased She praises the medicine and notes availability through Geg L McDaniel and other druggists in the region
Alice White headlines a Gay Broadway tale with three hoofers fighting for recognition in New York. Mervyn LeRoy directs a large cast including Marion Byron, Sally Eilers, Fred Kohler, and Noah Beery in a musical drama with numbers Jig Jig Jigaloo and Wishing and Waiting for Love.
In Kalamazoo Michigan James Travis and Lulu Carr, childhood sweethearts, reconciled after twenty years and wed on a Raymond T farm, following prior marriages. An unusual chick hatched on the farm is described as perfect except for a third leg ending in a double foot with six toes.
Cortland New York reports a baby chick hatched without a tail and possessing three legs. Keepers monitor the strange creature as local observers compare it to normal hatchlings observed at the farm.
In Burbank North Dakota J C Church fled unclad when officers raided his home and found liquor. Church escaped custody as officers stepped out of the room, leaving the scene.
Velpord again proves adept at desert themed drama as George Melford directs Love in the Desert for FBO at Graham theatre. Noah Beery Olive Borden and Hugh Trevor headline a two day run in a romance set against desert landscapes.
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