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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1927
Page
5
A 1927 Radio Digest schedule lists tomorrow’s broadcast slate for WB AP WFAA WIP WOW WEAF and many others. KDKA KMA KOA KYW WCCO WDAF WEAF WLIT WRC WEEI and multiple networks present concerts orchestras musicales readers and vocal ensembles through the night with times ranging from 6 to after midnight.
Radio stations KYW WBZ KD KA and others announce 7:30 to 11 PM schedules with Maxwell house hour soloists Nath aniel Shilkret orchestra and Hotel Astordance orchestra. Chicago programs include All State hour A Visit to Oklahoma Verdi opera and Stev ens hotel orchestra plus Northwestern lecture and organist E John Richards.
PALESTINE records show Mr and Mrs Arthur Draker and daughter Marie at William Kron home Friday. Several families including Jardons Novys and Sojkas visited relatives. carpentry and cooking efforts noted. A large charivari at Chas Vondrasek’s drew over seventy attendees with cards, games, supper of weiners, buns, pickles, coffee, cake and ice cream.
Oct 3 report from Crawfordsville notes Rev W C Porter preached at United Presbyterian Lenox on his way to Kansas. Mr and Mrs R M Anwyl arrived from Des Moines for their three sons. County Institute at Washington affects school holidays and orchestra travel. Myrtle Orris earns soprano spot with Cedar Falls State Teachers College Cecilians. Julia Myers of Washington and Mrs Hoover of Albia visited Mrs Sarah Davidson.
Martha McRoberts aged 71 dies at her daughter's home in Shellbark neighborhood after months of illness. She was born Maria Jane Smith in Toolsboro and leaves a large family across multiple Iowa towns. Funeral at Walter Marsden home Monday 2 PM with burial in Columbus City cemetery. Frank Baker dies at 47 in Columbus Junction after months of illness. Born in Columbus City, he worked in local business and travel after a 1923 fire. Funeral at Methodist church Tuesday 2:30 PM. burial in Columbus City cemetery.
The hawksbill, a marine turtle in tropical seas, yields shells prized for ornamental uses. Conservation concerns surround harvesting and protection efforts for this species.
An egotist is described as a self-centered individual fixated on personal gain. The quote frames the ego as the driving force behind pursuit of advantage.
The Little Rock Arkansas Democrat notes the widespread concern over distribution as a major issue of the era and its impact on households as paychecks stretch to cover basic needs.
The Boston Transcript notes the belief that women constitute over 90 percent of stenographers, reflecting a gendered pattern in the occupation and suggesting female dominance in that field.
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