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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1930
Page
6
The Noble Grand circle held its regular annual picnic for members and families at Sunset Park yesterday evening. A brief business meeting welcomed two new members before a picnic supper and social time.
The Ladies Social Union of New Haven church meets with Miss Helen Wolf on Tuesday July 29 to plan an ice cream social. The Ainsworth flower show is at U P church Tuesday July 29 at 1 30. Rainbow Girls Chapter 38 holds a regular meeting July 26 at 2 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home Mildred Brown Worthy Advisor. Booster club meets with Mrs Everette Smith Tuesday July 29 roll call picnic plans. Wesleyan Home Missionary Society picnic Monday July 29 at 6 30 near Sunset Park south entrance bring dishes to pass.
North central states special weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday indicates showers and thunderstorms likely in focal areas within 36 hours. Temperatures fall in the northwest but stay high elsewhere, with seasonable readings Sunday mainly in the south. Scattered showers or thunderstorms are expected, though exact covered areas cannot be outlined.
A Thursday district picnic at Sunset Park lists numerous attendees from Fairfield Winfield Wellman Ainsworth Ottumwa West Chester Mt Pleasant and Mt. Union among others with members of Washington and related groups named including department officials inspectors and presidents. The long roster includes many women and men across towns with several named officers and organizers.
Lester Mohr, 14, who initially pleaded not guilty after confessing to killing his mother while drunk, changed his plea to guilty to a second degree murder charge in Ida Grove Iowa. He faces sentencing before District Judge P W Klinker of Denison next Tuesday.
Relief teams rush to the Italian earthquake zones led by King and officials. Doctors in Melfi earn hero status for rescuing and aiding survivors as death toll climbs toward hundreds across coordinated efforts in Melfi, Ariano, Villanova, and surrounding towns.
In Chicago on July 25 the Bamberger and Watkins families decided to keep the swapped babies after experts concluded the infants were exchanged at Englewood Hospital. Doctors based their verdict on physical features and medical tests, noting the Watkins baby had an egg shaped skull from birth and the Bamberger child had a round head. The tag mix up likely occurred when nurse bath tags were misplaced.
Dr. F. W. Bestwood pastor of the local Presbyterian church leaves next Monday morning for Cedar Falls to attend an international Bible conference. Speakers include Dr. Campbell Morgan and K. A. Harms with Dr. Parley K. E. Zartmann as general manager. Walter Eastwood and others from town may join later in the week.
A boat carrying United States mail and passengers sank today in Lake Yojoa. Some aboard were saved but full details were not available.
Four Mexican army airmen died when two planes collided in midair over Mexico City. The aircraft crashed into Carranzas Athletic Park after an engine exploded and caused one plane to strike the other as they fell, all four men perished.
President Hoover voiced sincere sympathy to the Italian king and people after the Naples area earthquake. The State Department released the message saying the United States joins in sorrow over the great losses and widespread destruction.
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