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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1929
Page
3
Big Davion Laboratories ramps up capacity to meet surging demand for Sargon products. production runs at top speed but often runs two weeks behind orders.
A sensational sales surge for Sargon drives plans to open a Canada branch within sixty days as widespread demand pushes distribution nationwide. California alone logged nine carloads and about 200 000 bottles in sixty days, with Kansas and Texas showing massive wholesaler and retailer uptake.
Emil G. Bandleen merchant who died by suicide left an estate exceeding 190000 dollars. The will provides 20000 to Anna M. Nivmann, with the rest put in trust for his mother during her life. After her death a grand niece Barbara Barr receives the income until age 25, then the principal.
K A Boss of Oelwein announces purchase of the Randolph hotel and its site in Des Moines. He will take possession August 1 and begin redecoration. Within two years a five story addition costing over 100000 will be built. Boss also owns hotels in Waterloo Storm Lake Decorah Oelwein Clarinda Boone New Hampton and Webster City.
Asheville July 26 The liberalism of Dr Henry Exter learned Dean of Asheville College has caused a serious controversy within the institution and among local observers.
In North Carolina a dispute at the city board of education centers on Dr Learned a young educator with degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and teaching stints at Pennsylvania Michigan Chattanooga and North Carolina. Students were allowed to smoke between classes provoking the superintendent and dean W L Brooker who was questioned about cigarette use. The dean replied that without cigarette smoking the public school system would fail and North Carolina would be the cigarette producing state in the union.
In Des Moines on July 26 a 17 year old farm boy William Kovacs left Carlisle Pennsylvania with a horse owned by J C Dickey. Dickey used an automobile to pursue and catch him bringing Kovacs to await arraignment for theft of the horse and clothing.
The pastor Brother Roll is gravely ill after surgery and prayers are urged for his recovery. The church schedules Bible school at 9 45 led by Supt Ralph C Nellar, morning service at 11, Christian Endeavor at 6 30 led by Alice Spenser, and an 7 30 evening preaching by Dr S P Telford with a male chorus and quartet. Junior meeting at 11 features a lesson on how the church aids the nation led by Rev Porter.
A church invites worshippers with sermons on What God Cannot Do and Child training. Bible school at 9 45 a m with classes for ages. Milan Shields directs the orchestra. Music includes organ preludes and anthems by Tschaikowsky Mendelssohn and a solo by Ruth Stewart. Minister F W Eastwood assists.
Bible school at 9 a m and preaching at 11 a m with the theme Timidity Giving Way to Balance. Union preaching service at 5 p m at the Baptist church led by Rev H W Gordon with the topic A Man Struggles with Doubt and Faith.
Sunday school at 10 60 a m and evening service at 8 00 p m led by Rev Gordon. Union service includes a special song service by the Baptist choir.
A New Haven Baptist church session lists 9:45 a m as the time for a program titled Personal Work. The notice mentions the subject and timing without further details about speakers or activities.
11 a m subject Am I my brother s keeper. Sunday school at 10 00 a m Union service in the evening. M Le Fever minister.
Crawfordsville Iowa July 26 Rev and Mrs A N Porter Miss Mary McCall Mrs W W Twinam and Mrs C A Sprague are among locals at the county W C T U convention in Washington yesterday. Visitors include Mrs John Springer and daughter Martha of Palo Alto California and Dr Zoshorn Mt Pleasant district superintendent of the Methodist church. Sabbath school at 10 and morning service at 11 with the theme Jesus the light of Men.
A brief church notice states Sunday school will be held at 1 o’clock with no preaching services scheduled.
Sunday school at 10, morning worship at 11, theme The Floating Ay. Junior and Epworth League at 7. Union service at 8 with Dr. Thomas Osborne of Mt Pleasant district superintendent preaching. Pastor Rev G W Pool says he is away so Rev Pool will preach at Richer church on Sabbath evening.
In St Augustine three banks merged after the failure of First National, the citys largest bank, which did not reopen due to heavy withdrawals. At the same time the Pfifer State Bank of Gainesville also closed its doors to protect depositors.
Iowa county officers gathered for the annual convention here with round table discussions and group meetings focusing on state and county coordination. Engineers discussed the Bergman road bill. next year’s convention will be in Des Moines. Ed Madigan of Waterloo was re-elected president and John Gangensen of Greenfield was secretary.
Mr and Mrs Lyman Babenck Mr and Mrs George Hopping Mr and Mrs William Hesseltine and Miss Fannie Shelton drove to Latreb Ridge Iowa to visit aunt Mrs Snider and Aaron Arnold and family relatives of MyYys Babenck Hesseltine and Hopping. Afternoon calls from Mr Donald Tucker and family and Ray Gordon with Blanche Gordon. Mrs Arnold served refreshments as Kodak photos were taken. all had a good time and hoped to meet again.
A Clinton Iowa man Thomas Price reports underweight and boils due to a blood disorder. He credits Konjola with rapid weight gain, boil disappearance, and overall revitalization after two weeks. He says the medicine is available at Geo L McDaniel’s Drugstore and other leading druggists nationwide.
Grace Bryan Hargreaves daughter of William Jennings Bryan sues Richard L. Hargreaves in Los Angeles charging cruelty and general inexpediency in a divorce case filed on July 26.
William Nielson, 30, a crippled packing house worker, was beaten to death near downtown Omaha after an argument with other customers. His companion Lester Evans reported the incident. nine suspects were detained for questioning.
Beatrice Kimmett seeks to have her marriage annuled claiming she does not recall her husband Henry Lewis Dubus or the wedding. A tattered license shows a Crown Point Ind ceremony on June 27 followed by a drunken celebration. Beatrice says a mysterious man arrived later claiming to be her husband and attempting to claim her.
J M Maxwell T E Maxwell and M C Delong vacationed at Excelsior Springs Missouri. Misses Mary and Nellie Manners hosted a gathering for nieces Margaret Davidson and Mrs Marian Waters with vocal solos piano solo readings and humorous stories. A surprise miscellany shower for Mrs Waters featured a largeexpress package filled with gift items and a luncheon followed.
Universal presents The Winged Horseman starring Hoot Gibson and Ruth Elder with stunt flying featured. Dorothy Gulliver appears in Honeymoon Fate opposing George Lewis. Broadway Babies and others headline a varied bill with two Vitaphone acts at the ex Theatre bigo week show.
The American Air Cadets national headquarters will relocate from New York to Iowa City next week to centralize operations. A local Iowa City chapter will be formed when the move is completed.
Eldora Iowa July 26 Toohn Flup 12 a Boy Scout from Pine Lake camp in Pine Creek state park near here drowned while swimming. His home was Jewell where his father R Flup is a janitor. Flup was one of six teen scouts. camp was to break this afternoon. He disappeared at 4 pm after swimming with the group. body recovered two hours later.
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