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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1934
Page
7
Neighboring communities share brief updates on Representative D. F. Macon. Reports cover local events, appearances, and legislative activity linked to his district. Suburban towns note constituency concerns and ongoing projects affecting residents.
Mr L B Nelson and family left Washington after four and a half years to settle in Ottumwa. Nelson, a salesman of automobile accessories, said he liked Washington and its people but had to leave as heat intensified. The piece notes exceptionally hot weather and mentions hogs dying from the heat and other local residents’ reactions.
The column notes Valley as the driest area near Washington and mentions local residents visiting relatives, buying cattle, admiring flower gardens, and a seven room Miller farm house project east of Washington. Weather hints at dry times and a quail rain sign, with farmers facing a April fire loss and strawberry patches watered at home.
The piece notes F. A. Martin and Miss Blanch Murphy, married in April, run a filling station at the Y east of Riverside for Johnny Rath, Coast to Coast station east of Ainsworth. Locals praise the location and expect steady business as the young couple are well known.
A boy muses that King Alfred would be too old to care about conscription universal suffrage the press or polo. Bert Rittenhouse of West Chester was in Washington early today. The article notes Gregorian calendar adoption dates in various regions and times.
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