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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1926
Page
8
County Agent W C Molison states one poultry award was mislisted at the fall festival. It should read Mrs Oscar Jugenheimer instead of Mrs L G Jugenheimer. The item appears among a string of local notes detailing visitors and residents across Kalona Muscatine and Ames.
Local items include praises for Phillips Cold Capsules and a note about a Downey gentian specimen found near Ainsworth. Community happenings cover bake sale thanks, visitors and travels, a reunion in Smith Center, and a clinic schedule noting closure Wednesday and Thursday.
A buyer wore a $6 pair of dress shoes briefly and said they were the most comfortable ever. The ad promotes a tan oxford wingtip with pigskin finish from Florsheims Arch Preservera.
Charley Murray, renowned screen comic, born 1872 in Laurel Indiana, has a long vaudeville and film career. He joined First National in 1912 and later moved to dramatic photoplays, signing a five year contract and appearing in M C Levee's Sweet Daddies at the Fox Theatre.
Iowa City residents Gho Plann and wife with son join Earnest Sea branch and Hugh Conrad families near Wayland for Sunday visit. Isabelle Wolfe returns to Fairfield school after weekend at home. William Holland goes back to his residence after visiting brothers Dale and Tom Holland in St. Louis. Auctioneer D F Macon of Washington Iowa lists phone 251 Red 289 end of record.
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