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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1930
Page
3
The Journal's Weekly News Review notes Fort Dodge voters approved a 225000 bond for a new junior high school by a 5 to 1 margin. It covers local state, and national happenings with regional notes, including bank dividends, drownings, highway talks, and court actions.
A Washington bribery trial begins before a mixed panel including two young women, a widow, and nine men. The sprawling docket mentions Czech historian Alois Jirasek’s death, a prison suicide, and political moves in across many nations, tying to reparations, Prohibition hearings, and a murder case near Newcastle Pennsylvania.
Washington local items report a YWCA girl play at the high school with cast listed, a Farmers Union Exchange grocery purchase, a Fox Theatre show The Heart of the Hills, a Washington basketball win over Columbus Junction 18 to 10, and a Presbyterian conference note. Also dated March 12 1920 details troop recruitment, town clock installation, auto agency setup, a recital, and a death in West Chester.
About sixty young people attended Sunday evening services. Dr B W Eastwood spoke at the Presbyterian church and an inter church youth council may form for permanent activities. Monday Rotary noon program honored deceased club members with speakers including Al Baldridge and Verne Croll. Stunt of the day was a reading by Lucile Knox.
A fragmentary OCR line mentions a round of the Inder and hints at a tarvey Peake and a Rose related in name. The legible text is sparse, offering little context or verifiable facts for a fuller news item.
In a warm land a crimson crab basks and admires his color beside a pool. A large red fish in the pool mistakes the crab for a rival and the two clash until the sun dries the water and the crab is captured. Crowds marvel at the crab and fish, calling the crab’s color beautiful while a Bumphead name haunts the crab. The tale ends with the two in a glass tank and the lesson that color may shine, but conflict over it brings ruin.
Funeral services for Samuel Leeper were held Wednesday at Noble. He died Monday evening at the home of his son Lewis Leeper of Washington with whom he had made his home for several years. He is survived by his widow and four children.
Mrs. RL McGugin attends Irene Schroeder trial in New Castle for Corporal Brady Paul’s death and raises 1611.75 for Near East Relief. J M Godfrey elected president of the board of education. Teacher pay raised ten dollars monthly for rest of the school year. Funeral services held for Mrs Charles Anderson of Chicago with pallbearers listed. George Dowell returns from Rock Island railroad service. The Cohen and Kellys film in Scotland features. stars praised for comedy and direction. upcoming program scheduled for Monday to Wednesday with Cohen and Kellys in Scotland.
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