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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1938
Page
9
The author denies rumors of immense wealth and explains a five year program of work to fund a memorial for her husband. She claims misperceptions about unsociability stem from appointment only notices and describes a Texas residence plus continued ties to Iowa. She asserts social desires remain and that self denial aims to achieve lasting happiness through helping others.
Allan Lane and Frances Mercer headline a Fox feature through Saturday with a romance woven into the action. Lane plays a reporter who schemes to trap a ring of swindlers using fake fortune telling parlors and a crooked stock company, aided by Mercer as an aspiring actress.
A local report uncovers an organization demanding steep monthly dues as protection for fake seera. Miss Mercer is courted for membership and the reporter with the district attorney’s office trace the racketeers, launching a suspenseful sequence of danger and romance.
Appy May Regenhagen stepped on a nail and injures her foot severely. She is recovering and doing as well as can be expected. Mrs Mo J Tandy traveled to Pella to see her ill mother and expects to return. Local telephone firm managers Leonard and Strohm plan new work at Slaterla. A pot luck supper at Sunset Park honored the Strohm family who will soon move. Howard White of Washington visited here. Patricia Griffith stayed with her uncle Eldin Bauer and Dorothy Ferguson attended a piano recital. Patty Jean Hotle visited Clarence Fulton’s home during threshing time. Johnny Hotle accompanied his mother Mrs Homer Hotle to the 76 community. Junior Bauer spending two days here.
Douglas Corrigan, the California airplane mechanic famed for allegedly flying solo across the Atlantic, travels to London to see the sights before a planned U S voyage. He is photographed in London wearing a new straw hat.
A fragment notes a period spent weeks with an aunt at Morning Sun, suggesting an informal family visit or residence observation. The text provides no dates or broader context to specify significance or outcomes.
Riverside August news notes Rev Joseph Truxan of Los Angeles visits Riverside with Rev Riley en route to Detroit. The pair return with a new DeSoto and are accompanied by James Truxan of Fresno. Local gatherings mention a Lady Patriarchs picnic hosted by Mrs. Sam Whiting and various relatives visiting Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.
At the Newt Weaver farm north of Keota a collie died after a sickle bar on a combine cut off its front feet and tossed the dog into the machine during oats harvest. Galen Weaver was driving the machine. Frank Allen aided in removing the pet. Rose Mintier, a Boone visitor, was a guest at G G Vincent’s home.
Cent, on a year's leave of absence, plans to depart from New York on August 15 to begin another three years of service in Egypt.
Prairie Flower column reports courtesy calls at the Haver and Hubers rock garden and visits to the Huber home. threshing crews finish season in town. Arlene Huber visiting. Mrs Page returns from Chicago after her brother Julius Rieck’s death. local families host guests, teach at Cedar Falls, attend church services, and a St Pauls church social and a pupil musical at the Presbyterian church.
Edward Willits of Muscatine purchased the Hendrix 200 acre farm nine miles northeast of Columbus Junction for 150 dollars per acre. Possession is set for August 1. Improvements are described as good.
Salem scene notes visits among Shalla family members and friends from Chicago and Berwyn Illinois. Lois Kulanda of Chicago joins W J Novy Sr and others at Blanche Shalla home as threshing wraps up on the Dewey Weeks place. Terse, local events cover calls, dinners, and sympathies in a rural Iowa community.
Sea foods contain from 50 to 200 times as much iodine as foods raised on land. The United States Bureau of Fisheries notes oceanic sources provide higher iodine levels for dietary balance.
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