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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1935

Page

2

Local shoppers and visiting residents flock to Riverside area

Local residents and visitors recount shopping at Riverside venues yesterday. Claude Flynn and others noted garden displays at 814 South Marion. Darrel Brown’s Perry-born father visited, and social visits occurred among local families. A new glass-front dining display was added at The Grill. First half 1935 tax payments due this month to avoid penalties.

O. M. Cudhouse South Marion Maclown Brown Perry Darrel Brown The Mery Nicola ‘S Kerry Vale E. L. Hart Ferre Shirley Jean Don Miller Joy Ray Tracy Eorge R. A. Sowash Moline s@owash Ss. J. Staties W. S. McKeown I. C. Davis Mediapolis Maid Rite Sherman's Drug HJ. Glick Rom Lees Summit Missouri A. Shannon Bill Stewart HiMgre Hazel Stewart Alberson Motor Uthern California

Local loan officer offers signature loans up to 300

A Washington loan officer at Bailey Building advertises assistance to obtain loans up to 300 on the borrower's own signature. The reader is urged to contact the officer today for further information and application details.

Howard Ll. McCleery Wloor. Bailey

Local residents take summer travels and visits

Mr and Mrs J D Day spent weeks with their son Daryl Dayton in Cheney Washington where he and his wife teach music at the state normal school. Mrs Dayton visited Santa Barbara with another sister while Mr Day returned home Tuesday. A trip to the Coulee Dam near Spokane was a highlight of the journey. Mary McConaughy of Des Moines plans to stay a week here after three California weeks. George Wheelan recovers from illness and travels on a business trip to Burling with his daughters-in-law Mrs Kos and Mrs Raymond.

J. D. Day Daryl Dayton Cheney Washington Daryl Washington Ae Normal School Day Dayton Santa Barbara California Coulee Dam Spokane Cour teMiaid Rite ogeeMiss Mary McConaughy aDes Moines Sala Washington Cleaners Lloyd Robert Sen Ft Dodge Ft. Dodge Bis S. D Roscoe Weesner Req Cloud Nebr FE. D. Morrison Weesner Morrison Washington, D C Red Cloud Ternice Nash Nichols C. O Devis Isabelle Davis Witzigman-Whanne Mildred Woodburn Ainsworth Cedar Rapids Witzigman-Whannel John Koch Keota H. T Koch F. Grubb Rose Minder J. C. Boice A. M. Cowden United States Egypt United Presbyterian Mission Tom Stewart W. G. Stewart Omaha Martin Weston

Merle Dawson Undergoes Tonsil Removal

Merle Duane Dawson, son of Mr and Mrs Dawson, had his tonsils removed this morning at Washington County Hospital.

Merle Duane Dawson Dawson Washington County Hospital

One Man Liquor Store Proves Viable in Iowa

Bernard Manley of the Iowa Liquor Control Commission cites Garner store results for May showing a 21.67 percent profit on 2367.50 total sales and a net of 513.17 after expenses. Commission plans broader expansion and later reclassifications cutting some three man and two man stores to one man as smaller operations suffice.

Manly Dows Commission Garner Manley

Funeral Attendees Near Mt Pleasant For Evelyn McCutchen Services

Relatives and friends gathered for Evelyn McCutchen's funeral with attendees from Sioux City Lake City Denver and Washington. Mr. and Mrs C R McCutchen faced train delays while bringing the body to Mt Pleasant and Allen and Richard McCutchen traveled from Denver. Several local residents and visitors arrived for the services and associated visits.

Evelyn McCutchen van Patten Sioux City Allen Lake City Denver C. R. McCutchen Mt. Pleasant Richard McCutchen

New Haven Guests at Local Homes for Sunday

New Haven residents hosted visitors on Sunday including Bernard Pauly and children at the Lloyd Dickinson home, and Marion Smith and family at the Arthur Lambert home in Rubio. Ice cream and strawberries were shared, Mrs. Lambert canned 101 quarts. Others visiting included William Edgar, Clarence Hotle families, and various Hotle relatives with neighbors dropping by after noon. Gilbert Hotle helped his father with plowing as Eugenia Dickinson is mentioned.

Marion Smith New Haven Bernard Pauly Lloyd Dickinson Arthur Lambert Rubio Lambert William Edgar Clarence Hotle West Chester W C. Hotle

Michigan Family Is Spending Few Days in Home at Xenia

XENIA June 26 Mr and Mrs Fred Wagenknecht and son Robert of Flint visit his mother Mrs Anna Wagenknecht. Relatives attend a Sun set park picnic in honor of Miss Alice Stephens who leaves for Los Angeles. A large gathering includes residents from Chicago Waterloo Kalona Wellman and Letts. An 8 lb son Robert Annesly born to John Elliott of Chicago. Rain continues delaying farm work as farmers await better weather and plans for planting and harvesting.

R. L. Stephens Xenia Fred Wagenknech Robert Flint Michigan Anna Wagenknecht Ralph Morris Jo Anne Leo Adams West Liberty Sunset Park Alice Stephens Los Angeles John Freeland Chicago David Peterson Kathryn Waterloo D. D. Stephens Robert Stephens Mary Jane Eugene Stephens Harold Clegg Jimmy Richard Stephens Richard Allen Manford Rabenold Wayne Norman Kalona Wellman Will Reaney John Elliott Robert Annesly Elliott Maxine Stephens Doyle Frame Columbus Junction Frame Oico Letts

Air Cooling Device Installed at Iowa Ballroom

The 75 couples at the Iowa ballroom dance enjoyed new air cooling installed by Frank Broadgate for manager Herman Kron. A blower from the former junior high school now cools and diffuses air through the remodeled upper floor, with part of the work done by Al Roe & Son tins.

Iowa Ballroom Frank Broadgate Herman Kron

Steeplechases Evolved From Cross Country Obstacles

The piece explains that steeplechases began as straight line cross country races guided by landmarks like church steeples, with courses following visible markers rather than man made obstacles.

Combs Family Visits and Ireta Smith in Washington

Mr and Mrs James Combs visit Mrs Combs mother Sunday afternoon. Miss Ireta Smith visits her grandmother Mrs Baker in Washington for a few days.

James Combs

Jeck Seen As Likely Feuling Success In Iowa Dems

George Jeck of Atlantic leads as the favored successor to E. J. Feuling as chairman of the Democratic state central committee. The group will meet to confirm the resignation and choose a temporary leader until 1936. Subpoenas in Woodbury and Polk counties threaten to extend probes and delay the plan to a salaried chairmanship.

Des Moines Iowa Daily Press Bureau George Jeck Atlantic E. J. Feuling Democratic State Central Committee Central Committee Jeck Feuling H. M. Havner Woodbury County E. L. O'Connor Liquor Commission Grand Jury Woodbury Polk

East Sunset Man Improves After Recent Illness

East Sunset reports P. A. Berdo is able to be out some now after illness. Numerous visitors from Washington and nearby towns visited or stayed with Berdo and family. Local gatherings include alumni banquet attendees from the area and various Sunday visits to neighbors and relatives.

Clarence Hering East Sunset A. Berdo Berdo Cy Bush Tom Berdo Dave Benson Washington Ferguson Jake Snyder Frank Taylor L. A. Cherryholmes Joe Schlatter Jane

Have No Thermostat Animals Hibernate in Winter

A note explains that animals that hibernate in winter lack proper heat regulation devices. The statement equates winter hibernation with poor temperature control mechanisms.

Crawfordsville Hosts Keokuk Presbytery Y P C U Convention

The forty sixth annual Keokuk Presbytery Young People Christian Union convention gathered at United Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville with about 115 attendees. The program featured sessions on Christ as center, Bible readings by Betty Hagemann and Hazle Harbison, a banquet for 125, and next year’s officers proposed led by Marion Kilpatrick. Numerous attendees listed from Ainsworth, Burlington, Le Claire, Stanwood, Morning Sun and Washington.

Crawfordsville Keokuk United Presbyterian Church Young Peoples Christian Union Societies Lawrence Bush Des Moines Christian Endeavor Iowa J. M. Findley Brown Chicago H. D. Finley le Claire God Roy W. Jamieson Burlington Clifford S Ramsdale Columbus City Ruth Barnes Crawfordsville Society Tabernacle of God Margaret Cault Betty Hageman Hazle Harbison Ainsworth Robert Sharpe Ladies Aid Ted Maxwell Everett Tonyn Davies Mary Edgar Lynn Mary Ethel White Maude Barnes Marie Clark Carol Hanna I. B Bigger Harold Taylor Ben Bigger Bruce Hanna Iva Hope Lois Hanna Bentback John White I. B Donald Zimmerman C. A Robert Hanna David White W. G Robertson Anna Mae White Clarence Davis Lorene Taylor Ruth Parnes Lewis Kongable Winfield Williamson Memorial Christ Bush Iowa State Christian Endeavor Convention Marion Kilpatrick Bica Francis McConnell Elva Bowley Catherine Horr Stanwood Gladys Marshall John Owen Washington Lola Coppock Conn Whiteman Mary Ruth Pressly Billy McGinnis Fred Sharpe Betty Hage Janet Alexander John N. Alexander Atone

Doan's Pills Promote Kidney Cleaning and Health

An old advertisement urges people to cleanse kidneys by ensuring they excrete about 3 pints daily. It warns that 16 miles of kidney tubes can clog with poisons causing backache, fatigue, and swelling. The message promotes Doan's Pills as a long used remedy.

Doan Foster-Mbura Co

Elephant Ear Table Made by African Explorer

An explorer in Africa crafted a table from an elephant ear measuring over six feet long. The elephant tusks serve as the table legs, creating a remarkable piece of furniture from local wildlife.

The Three Musketeers Roots and Core Trio

The Three Musketeers centers on Athos Porthos and Aramis as the famed trio with D'Artagnan as the decisive fourth member whose adventures drive the Dumas romances.

Dumas Athos Porthos Aramis D'Artagnan

Ames Tries New Road Surfacing Method

Ames Iowa adopts three miles of stabilized gravel streets using a gravel clay calcium chloride mix. City manager John Ames heads the project with University of Georgia chemist C M Straham providing the science. The first section shows a concrete like surface with minimal washout and traffic effects. a bituminous top will follow after a year.

Ames C. M. Straham University of Georgia John Ames

Where Lobsters Live

Lobsters inhabit the Atlantic coast waters from Labrador to North Carolina, thriving in cold, nutrient rich seas. They form an important crustacean catch for fishermen along the eastern seaboard, highlighting regional marine life distribution.

Atlantic Coast Labrador North Carolina

For Sale John Deere Equipment in Richland Iowa

Too late to classify a used sale listing offering one overshot hay stacker and two buck rakes, nearly new, available at a bargain. Contact Amos Yahnke in Richland Iowa for details.

John Deere Amos Yahnke Richland

Highland Center Church Activities Attend Pi Dinner

Regular church services were held at Union Dale United Brethren in Highland Center. At noon a community pi dinner followed on the church lawn. An afternoon children’s day program featured local youngsters led by Mrs. John Krots and Miss Doris Endicott. Families and neighbors visited in the day’s events and several locals shared meals and greetings at nearby homes.

Victoria Canott Highland Center Union Dale United Broth Church John Krots Doris Endicott Anthony ‘Ichky Joe Krotz Floyd M Betty Jean

First Steel-Ribbed Umbrellas Introduced in 19th Century

The article notes that steel ribs in umbrellas were first introduced in the mid nineteenth century replacing whalebone. This marked a shift in umbrella construction as metal provided sturdier support.

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Richard la Riverside Sear Jugenheimer Hington Butter Mrs Claude Flynn Rere Fred L. Moore Cincinnati Clinecippatt General Hospital Harvey Young Jack Tucker Pan George Wheelan Burling Kos Raymond Ck Nicola & Harmon’s Harold Ahrens Reta Ruth John N. Garner John Nance Garner Capitol Congress Atlantic Democrat Get O. K Woodbury Grand Jury Eisele Iowa City Lemeley Jean Mary HL. D. Cherryholmes Gene Fletcher Presbytery Y.P.C.U Nellie Manners Leland Iowa Southern Utilities Co Mae Thepmarket Nelly Don Donna Gordon Barmon Bros Coats Rothschild’s
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