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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1930

Page

3

Local Women's Clubs Hold March Meetings and Socials

The Highland social club gathered May 8 at Mrs. Della Lasek's home with fourteen members and visitors, planning an ice cream social and a flower exchange. Methodist Ladies Aid units held meetings at various homes with devotions, plan sessions, and socials, led by Mrs. Everette Smith and others.

Highland Social Club Della Lasek Anna Krotz Will McCreedy The Methodist Church Everette Smith V Ter Smith Haxaar Methodist Ladien Aid Society R. Benne M. E. Ladies and Society Sam Sigafonse Lloyd Nelswanger P. Finch Finch Ieader Lloyd Netswanger Sam Sige Foose Henke S. P. Finch Geo. Brown

Harmony Community club hosts and related notices

Mrs Walter Longer and Mrs John Kendrick plan Harmony Community club on Thursday May 15 at 621 North Marion. Roll call asks for participants favorite flower. Several church and social group meetings follow including Social Union of New Haven, Evening Literature, and various auxiliaries with dates May 12 13 15. Community members invited to bring materials, tickets, or sauce dishes for gatherings through mid May.

C. Neary John Genkinger Mason Hart, Michigon Jennie Wright Chartie Berdo West Liberty George Foster Zeck Walter Longer John Kendrick Harmony Community Club North Marion Social Union of New Haven Etta Statler Walter Brown Marion Work Wellston Social Club Alfred Feast Home

Murder charged without victim in four year old case

Wooster OsIo. First degree murder indictments returned against Charles Flan and Donald Hannah in the Melvin Horst disappearance without a body found. Confessions cited but contested. Prosecution notes unusual case with questions remaining about burial sites and lack of direct evidence. Hannah and Donald jailed without bail. Mary Howe plans western trip with friends to verify her western Montana descriptions.

Wayne County Hannah Donald Melvin Hanna Ein County Orrville Graven Fe Twen Ofannab Han Junior Melvin Horst Donold Cleveland Avenue Conald Nain A. A. Weygandt Lorreille Hannal

Hilltop Woman Delivers Birthday Hope Through Kindness

Helen Tucker races to Burnwood on her sister Dick’s birthday to bake a cake. She helps Mrs. McLean reunite with her daughter Lille, guiding her home and arranging a meeting at the hilltop house. Back home, a pink sugared cake awaits and Helen feels she did some good.

Elen Tucker Helen Mary Junior Mary Warren Burnwood Nary Dad Mother Lillied Bingham Lille Laws Jason Lilith Howe Mra McLean Bingo Han Lilie John Mrs. McLean Lillie Sue

Vision of Travel Foretold in Dumas Passage

A fragmentary reflection cites Alexander Dumas The Brigand to hint that travel could be seen as a premonition of modern mobility. It imagines a divine guided journey where rules of nations blur and the traveler advances by a fantastical machine through landscapes as if in a dream.

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Where the Hops Grow High

The hop fields of Germany span wide stretches with rows of vines supported by overhead cables. Horse-drawn cultivators pass along narrow paths as spraying gear moves between rows. The hops are used in brewing beer.

Germany

Indians defeat Athletic 25 to 7 in big league game

Cleveland Indians overwhelmed the Philadelphia Athletics 25 to 7 in a game that neared their 1923 scoring record. The loss hit the Athletics hard as Chicago and New York teams also posted decisive results, keeping pennant race tension high across the circuit.

United Press Cleveland Indians Indians Philadelphia Athletic Red Sox Chicago White Sox Washington Senators Heynelds Watwood Kamm Kath’ Pith Charlie Htting Detroit Tiger Babe Tauiff¢h Howe Tig Ed Morris Mil Gaston Louie Browne Nookie Cincinnatifledts Eden Phil Het Grover Cleveland Atenas Petareemus Loule Cardinals Boston Raven Acores

Population estimate for Cleveland in 1930 census

Cleveland census supervisors tentatively set the city population at 895,997 on May 10, noting the rate of increase over 1920 would be about 12 percent. The provisional figure anchors official density and growth estimates for the city.

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Welsh Literature Through Nine Centuries Explored

A survey traces Welsh literary history from the ninth century to modern times, charting major works, movements, and influential authors that shaped Wales’ national voice and cultural identity across the ages.

The Big Pond Opens at Graham Theatre

France and America meet in the humor filled drama with music The Big Pond starring Maurice Chevalier and Claudette Colbert opens at Graham Theatre Hobart Henley directs from a George Middleton A E Thomas stage origin with Robert Presnell Garrett Fort screen continuity and Prestin dialogue It is Chevalier s third American picture following Innocents of Paris and The Love Parade.

Sprance America France Paramount Graham Theatre Maurice Chevalier Paris Claurette Colbert Miss Colbert New York Big Pond Hobart Henley Baved George Middleton A. E. Thomas Robert Presnell Garrett Fort Prestin Chevalier

Lavish Settings In Rex Beach Production At Fox Theatre

The new Rex Beach story stars Richard Barthelmess in a luxury film featuring lavish sets. It opens with a polo match and moves through Chinatown and Monte Carlo locales, ending at a Chinese shrine with an extensive ensemble cast including E. Allyn Warren and Mildred Van Dorn.

Rex Beach Richard Barthelmess Fox Theatre Bartheimess Sam Lee San Francisco Chinatown New York Gotham Monte Carlo Mack America Aireated Nstanen Bennett E. Allyn Warren Mildred van Dorn Anders Randalt Claude King Geneva Mitchell King Hou Chang

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