This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1931
Page
7
A Monday feature compares opinions from neighboring papers about strawberry short cake. The piece notes two schools of thought, biscuit dough versus cake dough, with light humor about differing preferences and a playful nod to a preferred “difficult dough” variant.
At the St Stanislaus jubilee on Tuesday afternoon local speakers recalled the 75 years since the church’s founding. They noted modern cars filling the field across from the church, marveling at how circumstances have changed since the builders’ era.
Des Moines Register reports Gretchen H. Steiner of Grinnell as principal beneficiary of Fannie Cook Gates with an estate valued at 20 614 dollars. Steiner previously reviewed Green Pastures before a local fortnightly club meeting.
R Shively of Washington appointed manager of the Standard Oil station at the southeast corner of the square in Mt Pleasant He succeeds Frank Sanford who resigned Shively has been in oil work at Washington and assumed his duties Monday.
About 175 people attended a reception for John W Gannawey Grand Master of Iowa Masons and Hermon Jodge member held at the local lodge rooms on Wednesday evening. The guest was in town recently for engagements with the organization.
Attorneys T A Michels general law practice opposite Journal office. T L Brookhart law abstracts near State Theatre East Washington. Livingston Eicher abstract department at 204 West Main Street near Court House. Morrison Morrison Edmund J and George Morrison at 110 West Main Street upstairs north side square.
A historic snippet lists Jones Funeral Home at 116-118 Main St next to a library in Sherman and adjacent services including a funeral home on West Main opposite the court house with ambulance service. Vets are noted with Dr C E Bassler, Ainsworth graduate and licensed office.
An old classified item lists chiropractors Dr Chase Brown offering Neurocalometry with office opposite the Court House and contact numbers 102. Preston Letter D O promotes rectal disease care with a Lemmon Pharmacy location and phone 410. A W Clow D C offers osteopathic work and colonic irrigation with second floor Journal building. Freds Tin Shop provides spouting and general tin work at 214 South Iowa Ave near Johnsons Grocery with phone 754.
Judge Kenyon cited enforcement difficulties of the prohibitory law in Columbus and surrounding communities. He argued public sentiment largely drives enforcement and that strong local support would enable officers to curb bootlegging and drinking as effectively as stealing.
The Fourth of July event in North English will feature Hon. Smith W. Brookhart, senior U S Senator from Iowa, as the speaker. He will give an 9 am address and later deliver two more talks at other locations.
Leaders in American business plan for expansion as mood improves. Firms modernize plants and wholesale houses and revamp retailing to meet surging demand. Preparedness rewards individuals and corporations. get in shape and trim your wicks before the race to prosperity.
Regular meetings listed include Lodges Washington Chapter No 98 O E S Damascus Shrine No 10 Washington Lodge No 26 Cyrus Chapter No 28 with meeting nights and officers. Ida McDaniel Ernestine Denison Chloa Spice Harry C Ward J W Enslin A W Yard and other officials are named as W M W P and secretaries.
Eastbound and westbound trains listed with arrivals and departures for the Golden State Limited Apache Local and Knoxville Branch services. Notes include daily, except Sunday, and California passenger stop rules, with agent names L Goodlander J C McKay and W C Bell for respective lines.
An American woman Molly seeks Wimbledon tickets and meets Lady Sybel Howe at the match. A bond forms with Lord Howe as Molly ends up paired with Sybel’s brother, leading to a newspaper frenzy over a forthcoming wedding aboard a New York arrival.
A Paris story centers on a wealthy South American woman who loses a hangman's rope and supposedly gains luck. Her husband finds gold in a company and she wins a Spanish lottery prize, then moves to a grand Champs Elysees flat. The rope’s loss during removal leaves her inconsolable as the old superstition persists in France.
The earth is slightly flattened at the north and south poles. The technical term for this shape is an oblate spheroid.
The article notes that cleansing value depends on quantity used, not only solvent qualities, highlighting practical washing guidance for readers of Woman's Home Companion.
A garbled transcript from Boston prompts readers to interpret an exchange about optimism and action. The fragment hints at a push for engagement and forward motion amid unclear details.
Rubio and surrounding area residents share weekend visits among families including Mrs Rose Morgan and son William Mrs L B Hanan and Doyle Schmitter. William Leeper buys Emma Reedy property southeast of Rubio and plans revival meetings nearby. A countywide rainfall update closes the note.
Warmer weather is needed to push the corn crop and the overall harvest looks encouraging with good yields in wheat oats and barley. Meadows are short and some land is being plowed for soybeans. Children’s Day is set for Sunday June 21 at Rubio Friends church. Sheep shearing wraps up with Ernest Johnson near Marchinsburg and Fred Schmitter finishing at the W Schmitter farm.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.