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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1930

Page

6

Keota-Nebraska Bridegroom Weds in Quiet Baptist Ceremony

Miss Dorothy Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Nycum of Keota and Earl Chambers of Washington married this morning at the Baptist church parsonage in Keota Rev A A Vinz officiating. The couple left for a two week honeymoon in the Ozark mountains and will reside at 901 North Marion Avenue Washington Iowa after September first. Mrs Chambers attended Keota High School and Cedar Falls before teaching in Richland schools. The bride wore light blue silk crepe with matching hat and a white sport ensemble for traveling.

Dorothy Allen Tom Nycum Keota Earl Chambers Washington A. A. Vinz Baptist Church Winga’s Cedar Falls Richland Chambers Maytag Scott Furniture Company Ozark Mountains North Marion Avenue Iowa

Railway Time Table Highlights for Eastbound and Westbound

The timetable lists Eastbound arrivals for No. 4 Golden State Limited at 3:38 am and No. 12 Express at 1:10 am, with No. 50 Local at 6:10 pm. Westbound departures show No. 23 Golden State Limited and No. 29 Local at 6:30 pm and 9:20 am respectively, plus freight and branch notes.

Golden State Limited California Knoxville Southwest Limited

Ladies Social Union plans ice cream social

The Ladies Social Union of the New Haven church will meet with Miss Helen Wolf on Tuesday July 29 to make plans for an ice cream social. The Booster club also meets with Mrs Everette Smith that afternoon with roll call picnic suggestions and menus. Mrs Robt Davison hosts EB O W club Tuesday evening and asks attendees to bring a needle and thimble.

Ladies Social Union of New Haven Church Helen Wolf Everette Smith

Vision of San Francisco Born from Hammond’s Survey

In early San Francisco, Richard Pindell Hammond foresaw a bustling harbor city and laid out land for a great metropolis. Today, a mud flat covers much of the once planned site with only a fisherman’s shack remaining amid the bay’s sprawling growth.

San Francisco Richard Pindell Hammond John Hays Hammond Golden Gate City Hammond San Francisco Bay Pacific Coast

Tippling and Riots End Morris Dancing in Lancashire

A Manchester Guardian columnist notes the decline of Lancashire morris dancing due to injudicious drinking at stops, brawls between rival teams, and riotous crowds. An 1821 depiction by Alex Wilson shows a surge of disorder in Long Millgate, Manchester, with local figures including Rev. Brooks appearing amid the turmoil.

London Manchester Guardian Alex Wilson Long Millgate Manchester Brooks

Capital of Contrasts Budapest

Budapest sits on both sides of the Danube with Buda’s royal castle and Coronation church and Pest’s bustling commercial district. The metropolis, a symbol of historic Hungary, contrasts old royal heritage with modern urban life along the Danube.

Hungary Danube Budapest Europe Vienna Buda Pest

Study of the Wild Ecology and its practical aims

A general overview explains animal ecology as organizing observations from field naturalists into a science. It focuses on life histories and population numbers to address practical problems caused by civilization affecting animal and plant life.

Engagement Sparks Reveal in Society Family Tale

Walter Dillingham plans to marry Margaret Blair while Cynthia Waldron serves as his father Curtis’s secretary. John Blair once wealthy, Margaret keeps her distance from society as past fortunes fade.

Dillingham Walter Cynthia Curtis Margaret Blair Walter Dillingham Margaret Dad John Blair Society Cynthia Waldron Miss Waldron Mr. Dillingham Curtis Dillingham

Parents dispute baby exchange after hospital tests

William Watkins and his wife firm on keeping their baby despite scientists urging an infant swap with the Bambergers. Both sides claim the child is theirs and vow legal action to determine custody, amid test results and intense family dispute.

Chicago Gully William Watkins Charles Bambergers Ons Jane Laimiy Whtkins Batrbersar Watkins Crs Bamberger Pamberger

Parable Reference on Names in Usage

The Washington Star notes a language point where the phrase a certain rich man is misread as a proper name Lives. The article explains usage has treated Lives as a name though it is an adjective meaning sich in the biblical text.

Lives Washington Star

Lavish Musical and Technicolor Details for The Song of Pleasure

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents its all talking adaptation of Crane Wilbur’s pageant The Song White 4. The cast includes Lawrence Gray Wynne Gibson Helen Johnson May Boley and Benny Rubin with numbers by Fred Fisher Mountgomery Ward and Fred Ahlert. Production by Harry Beaumont with segments filmed in Technical. Open Monday at the host theatre.

Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Crane Wilbur Piage Amoushose Wynne Gibron Helen Johnson Hollywood New York May Boley Benny Ruin Kenneth Thomson Agai Lee Kohlmar Urk Fred Ahlert Mountgomey and Ward Fred Fisher

Brenon Presents The Case of Sergt. Grischa at Graham Theatre

Herbert Brenon’s new film The Case of Sergt. Grischa adapts Arnold Zweig’s war novel with Chester Morris in the lead as a common man trapped by the war machine. Betty Compson plays Babka the outlaw leader while Jean Hersholt portrays Posmanski as Brenon introduces new themes and techniques in this dramatic production.

Herbert Brenon Brenon Sergt. Grischa Arnold Zweig Graham Theatre Chester Morris

An Early Settler Recalls the Past

Mr. and Mrs. Smylie reminisce about Crawfordsville's frontier days in Iowa. They recall thrice daily mail from Burlington, a town once named Neal Town, Rankin House as a social hub and abolitionist station, and the hard life of tilled land, disease, and scarce doctors.

Ohio Crawfordsville Iowa Mr. Smylie Burlington Neals Neal Town Crawford Rankin Kansas John Brown Old United Presbytery Frost Jayne

Mail Carriers Plan Labor Day Picnic in Local Park

Morning Sun representatives announced a district picnic for mail carriers on Labor Day September 1 at Locust Grove park Morning Sun. The 140 carriers in the district will be served by a committee including Postmasters Myers Columbus Junction Barnes Wapello and Moe Clarkin Morning Sun to arrange a speaker games and stunts. An auxiliary was formed with Mrs R E Griffith president and Mrs John Wilson secretary both of Morning Sun. George Bryant Morning Sun will attend the state convention in Storm Lake from August 6 to 8.

Columbus Junction Locust Grove Park Morning Sun Myers Barnes Wapello Moe Clarkin R. E. Griffith John Wilson George Bryant Storm Lake

Fairfield Gwen Is Miss Iowa for 1930

Des Moines July 26 Margaret Samuelson aged 21 crowned state queen of beauty as Miss Iowa. The Fairfield sophomore at Parsons College will represent Iowa at a national show in Galveston Texas August 2 to 6. She stands 5 feet 3 inches and weighs 104 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.

Des Moines Margaret Samuelson Miss Fairfield Iowa Fairfield Miss Parsons College Galveston Tex

Reform Presbyterian Sermons By Rev G R Steele

Rev G R Steele of Bloomington Indiana will preach morning and evening at the Reform Presbyterian Church. Morning subject The Faith of Job. Evening subject Gods Love for the Wayward.

G. R. Steele Bloomington Indiana Job

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