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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1930
Page
8
Columbus Junction Oct 29 funeral services for John Wolf age 73 a native and lifelong resident of Johnson county will be held at his home in Tiffin Wednesday afternoon. He died Sunday evening at the home of his brother Milton Wolfe of Columbus Junction.
The junior class of Grand View high school will present the play Cyclone Sally on Nov 7 and 8. Gussie Rexroth, Max Woodruff, Nelson Graham, Ronald Cross, Kathryn Howell, Ruth Phillips, Gertrude McGill, and Mary Francis Jackson are in the cast. Other items note a family death, church society gathering, a birthday party, and local high school injuries.
Mr and Mrs IM Smith expect to leave the first of the week for California where they will spend the winter. We now have old fashioned hound candy. Weather partly cloudy somewhat cooler with Thursday generally fair and colder.
El Myers died suddenly at four yesterday afternoon in her daughter Ida Bovans Brighton home. She was 76 and long a Brighton resident. Funeral at 3 20 tomorrow at Hoskins funeral home Brighton conducted by Dr Whiting. Burial Hillcrest Cemetery. Survived by husband Adam Myers and three children Mia Bevans Bert Myers Ernest Myers. Nellie Goble preceded. Two brothers and two sisters in California. Entombment and private party details follow.
Iowa City hosts the annual Seventh District Pythian lodge conference with about 1000 members expected from Cedar, Clinton, Scott, Washington and Town counties. Past Chancellor M A Waldron of Marengo to be principal speaker. Harry Love of Minneapolis, supreme keeper of records and seal, to officiate at initiation rites with West Liberty lodge assisting.
A French inventor, Mr Frome Peanck, demonstrates a sheet of ordinary newspaper wrapped in fireproof paper protecting it in a laboratory blaze hot enough to melt glass. The wrapped paper remains intact while the inner sheet scorches, illustrating a notable difference in performance during the test.
In Baker City an attempted robbery at the National City Bank ends with two masked bandits fleeing by plane after stealing $48,000. Red, a gas station clerk, aids the criminals with ten gallons of gasoline then trails them, preparing a counter strike as the plane crashes and the robbers are cornered.
A mixed sample of local notices lists home baking for sale at a November 14 event at Washington Cleaners South Side of Square, a continuing illness of Lloyd Busby at his parents’ East Main street home, various shoppers visiting yesterday, a rummage sale in the McDaniel room on November 1 with doors at eight, and multiple classified asks including two used feed grinders, kindling bundles, and lath deliveries from Pauls Lumber Co.
Mr and Mrs Sherman Fowler of Des Moines plan a weekend visit to see her parents Mr and Mrs J P Wood. The Fowler family recently vacationed in the Ozarks while their son Sherman Wood Fowler visited his grandparents Paul Young. The notice mentions a marriage license obtained by Brosett Shafter M Walker of Lone Tree and Mary Mincer of Riverside.
Journal to pay costs per copy for October 8 issue. Mrs A 8 Smith of field mourns serious health. Chas Brown auctioneer Paone 82 bin 2430 to thn. Mr and Mrs Louis J Wolf and daughter Genevieve left for Corvalis Montana. No hunting or trapping on property. Mercy hospital reports show Mrs Bartiey Rett progressing, though injuries from auto crash remain grave. Max A Conrad ingressman Downcrade ticket. The Jacksons move to 110 North Town. Mrs Ritchey to 602 North Marion. Sask Shack to reopen larger plant next spring.
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