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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1932

Page

7

Connecticut Democrat Proposes 40 Million Wheat to Charity

Representative Lonergan of Connecticut advances a proposal to allocate 40,000,000 bushels of farm board wheat to charity amid unemployment concerns. The plan aims to ease relief needs while supporting agricultural programs.

Washington Representative Lonergan Connecticut Grain Stabilization Corporation Farm Board Congress Federal Farm Board Lonergan

Reduced 30 Pounds Never Felt Better

A feature about Miss Madeline Crowley of Little Rock Ark describing her success with Kruschen Salts and weight loss from 140 to 110 pounds. It links the product to health improvements and urges readers to buy Kruschen at Lemmon's Pharmacy and other drugstores worldwide.

Madeline Crowley Little Rock Ark Lemmon’s Pharmacy

Mrs Alda Watson and Mrs Helen Watson Visit Richland

Mrs Alda Watson and Mrs Helen Watson and son Eugene visited relatives in Richland yesterday afternoon. The trip appears to be a family visitation reported by the VEO correspondent.

Veo Alda, Watson Helen Watson Eugene Richland

Early 1932 Baseball Season Drives Shutouts and Homers

The season opens with unprecedented numbers of shutouts and home runs across leagues. National League uses the dead ball while a few teams in both leagues lead early standings. fans debate rabbit balls and pitching surges as Babe Ruth keeps producing. Copyright 1932 Bing Features Syndicate, Inc.

Bill Terry The National Giants Washington Boston Detroit Boston Braves Babe Ruth Bing Features Syndicate, Inc

Memorial Day Plan Outlined by Crawfordsville Readers

Crawfordsville May 25 news notes a neighborhood focus on house chores and garden work with sheep shearing by W Huston and helpers. Memorial day program slated for May 29 lists invocations songs drills dialogues and a march to the cemetery conducted by the W R C and American Legion.

Albert Weiland Virgil Lintz Calmar Iowa Gloria Nayadley Dare Devil Pete Benny Houseal Kalona High School Annabelle Houseal Richard McCleery W R. C American Legion

Crisco Promotes Digestible Fats In Home Cooking

An old advertising piece urges households to use Crisco as a light digestible fat for family meals. It extols Crisco’s digestibility and praises hot Crisco biscuits for husbands, urging constant use in the kitchen.

Texas Cyclone at Fox Theatre Delivers Nonstop Western Action

Tim McCoy stars as Pecos Grant amid a Stampede town mystery in Texas Cyclone. The film teases Rawlins imposture and quick knife threats with John Wayne and Shirley Grey in supporting roles. The Fox engagement headlines high spirited daredevilry and a climactic twist, with a solid cast delivering lively performances.

Tim McCoy Texas Columbia Fox Theatre McCoy Pecos Grant Arizona Stampede Jim Rawlins Rawlins Pecos Shirley Grey John Wayne Wheeler Oakman Wallace MaccDonald

Chester Morris Stars in The Miracle Man at State Theatre

Chester Morris, a leading talkie star, now co stars with Sylvia Sydney and John Wray in a modernized version of The Miracle Man at the State Theatre. The former stage favorite rose to fame in Alibi and has since appeared in Corsair Cock of the Air The Big House The Divorcee and The Bat Whispers.

Part Meigham Chester Morris Thomas Meighan State Theatre Morris Sylvia Sydney John Wray Robert Coogan Rubert Bosworth Talking Pictures Hollywood Paramount

Shiloh Notes Include Lost Teaspoon and Health News

Shiloh community items report a lost teaspoon found to belong to someone else, plus updates on Mrs. S. P. Finch hospital care in Mercy Iowa City with anticipated goitre surgery. Also mentions visits from Will and Dale Darbyshire families, John Thurston and Gamble relatives, and local sewing hacks using Turkish towels to keep fabric in place.

Shiloh Will Darbyshire Dale Darbyshire S. P. Finch Mercy Hospital Iowa City John Coffin Fairfield John Thurston Ft. Scott Kans John Gamble Thurston Mr. Gamble

Local families share meals and news from town

Mr and Mrs Sam Marsh and others enjoyed dinner at the Marsh home. Norman Schoonover and Mabel Burger passed state tests and will receive diplomas at the rural eighth grade commencement Friday at the Methodist church. Vera Darbyshire visited relatives. Myra Van Nostrand and Claire Darbyshire passed physiology tests with good grades. The circus came and went, boys and girls returned to routine, Victor Wayne remains ill getting new teeth.

Richmond Wm Plank Kalona Anthony Maichky Glen Kallans Albert Stumpf A. W. Kern Paul Kern Ed Kern Joe Kern Joe Pieper K. of C. Lodge Ft Dodge Anthony Malichky Washington K. of C's Richmond Foresters Holy Trinity School Casino Hall Bert A. Jay The National Farm Journal Sam Marsh James Dale Atkinson Marsh Norman Schoonover Mabel Burger Vera Darbyshire Date Don Crawfordsville Glenn Thompson Victor Wayne Myra van Nostrand Claire Darbyshire

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