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 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1932
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Wiliam Lemmon of West Chester and Mr and Mrs Jacob Richer and family spent Sunday at the P G Widmer home. Mr and Mrs Harry Watkins and daughter Dorothy Marie visited the Irvin Koenig home near Riverside.
Local reports note Everet Westen improving after a severe stroke. Delegates J M Kelly and Joe Piper head to Fort Dodge for the Knights of Columbus convention. Various residents travel for visits, funerals, and events, with injections of hospital and clinic updates and a note on Mrs. Corbin’s recovery from a hip injury.
Curtis admits a fictitious narrative about Lindbergh kidnapers was created to boost newspaper sales. The confession follows a sequence of trips and diversions while Charles A Lindbergh Jr was found. Authorities probe further as associates react with shock and officials report on related grand jury actions in New York.
Awards will go to Charles Owen for accuracy and Rose Carbaugh for speed, presented by Miss Harriet Barrett. Owen had the top accuracy in the advanced class with 2.2 errors per 15 minute test. Carbaugh posted the highest speed in the second semester at 62.1 words per minute.
Shiloh correspondent reports community farming bustle and missing newsletter items. Readers urged to send reports about neighbors, Miss Washington pageant gossip, and frequent visitors. Weather and corn planting progress noted as spring work continues with local outings and visits among the Gambie, Darbyshire, Schoonover, Gamble families.
In a practical note the dealer C. E. Phillips at 282 Blue urges readers that after the popularity contest, hard times return and he stocks ample lumber posts and wood to meet demand.
Y W C A members will run Kellogg product sales in nearly all Washington food stores this Saturday. Volunteers called Kellogg Breakfast Food Sales ladies will cover afternoon and evening shifts to benefit the Y W C A while merchants gain from the promotional effort.
The National Junior Shakespeare Story Telling club, aided by Mrs. Catharine Kleese, plans to form a local branch. It aims to introduce grade school children to the bard through simplified stories, with grade competitions, prizes, diplomas, and a Shakespearean finale. Endorsements from Supt. J. H. Peet highlight educational value and low-cost materials.
Price reduced per bushel for Ruby's Yellow Dent seed corn. Car lot price cut by $1.50 per bushel and graded quality noted. Contact C A Ruebsam at R32-13.
Ted Crone and George Iich underwent minor operations and later left Washington County Hospital. Mrs. O. E. B. Schmitt contended with medical care and departed for home. Weekend guests included SOLS Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Levis and son Joe. R. T. Levis named Blockton schools superintendent next year. Others traveled between Charles City, Iowa City, and nearby towns for family and auxiliary activities.
Miss Helen Wilson and Miss Della Patton endorsed the club noting the hours spent by children on the stories will enrich their lives and form background for later English Literature study. The statement asserts the program better prepares students for high school literature.
Black Hawk county Supervisors receive a petition with 125 signatures demanding the removal of R A Doty from the office of overseer of the poor. Prohibition leader Bishop James Cannon Jr speaks in Des Moines at a prohibition meeting. Iowa osteopaths hold their annual convention with Dr J Deason and Dr H J Marshall among speakers. Hans V Pedersen named to American Water Works Association board in Marshalltown. Wa Tan Ye club convention in Algona draws sixty delegates from Iowa Illinois and South Dakota.
The honey bee originated in southern Asia and likely reached the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. This historical note traces an ancient range expansion of Apis mellifera into Mediterranean habitats.
Miss Boneta Larby, Mrs A Douglas and Miss Maud Hott were in Mt Pleasant Sunday. Miss Helen Coffey spent the week end in Cedar Rapids and Wellman.
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.