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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1927

Page

8

Dodd to Return to St Paul After Cedar Rapids Visit

Jm M Dodd plans to depart tomorrow for his home in St Paul Minnesota after visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Cephas Dodd and other relatives and friends. Edward Paul and Ruth Randall both of Cedar Rapids and Paul J Preand of Davenport and Sylvia Hunter of DeWitt obtained marriage licenses here yesterday.

Jm. M. Dodd St. Paul Minnesota Cephas Dodd Edward Paul Ruth Randall Cedar Rapids Paul J. Preand Davenport Sylvia Hunter DeWitt

Local Teachings and Visits Highlight Midwest Roundup

Miss Lucy Benz departs for Nashua to begin teaching duties. Miss Esther Hay returns from Yellowstone Park where she spent the summer working. Miss Dorothea Thompson travels to Dallas Center to start teaching in the grade schools. Mrs. J. C. Huston and daughter Hope of Crawfordsville were seen shopping in town. Families and relatives, including Mrs. A. Anderson and Mrs. Hochstatler, visit from nearby towns as Ralph Thompson returns from the Dakotas.

Lucy Benz Nashua Esther Hay Yellowstone Park Dorothea Thompson Dallas Center Iowa Ralph Thompson Dakotas J. C. Huston Hope of Crawfordsville

Local News Briefs From Cedar Falls Area Community

Miss Anna Bell Reese arrives to lead church music for Sunday school at the Methodist church. Labor Day banking closures announced for the city. Local residents and visitors listed include Mr and Mrs Coz Palmer Mell Logan returning to Center Colorado and A A Spies returning from Ottumwa. Mrs David Livingston and son David Jr arrive from Oak Park Illinois for a visit. Jack Norton travels to Packwood to visit friends. F E McGinnis and son Jimmie Russell depart for Audubon after a visit. Joe Clyde to OsKaloosa to teach at John Fletcher college. Mrs Gilbert Goff from Rock Island visiting relatives here. Grace Conger of Des Moines visiting friends. Rose Kearns to arrive from Kansas City for a visit.

David Livingston David, Jr Oak Park Ill Schuyler Livingston Gilbert Goff Rock Island Orris Charles Baker Fred Jones Gilpert Mrs. Goff

Atlantic Swallows Another Plane

News notes a plane carrying a 63 year old princess from England to Ottawa may have sunk, while reflecting on aviation risks. The item then promotes Arrowhead hosiery, praising 260 needle Japanese silk stockings reinforced with rayon, with a guarantee and prices.

England Ottawa Ont Japan

Rise of Mass Entertainment Dims Individual Craft

Aldous Huxley notes in Harper's Magazine that modern recreation is provided by large corporations. People rely on gramophones radios cameras and cinemas, shifting from self made art to passive consumption and risking loss of general artistic culture.

Aldous Huxley Harper's Magazine

Cheetahs in India Tied to Local Households for Hunts

In East India native hunters catch leopards with nooses and rear trained cheetahs tied to bedsteads among keeper families. Cheetahs are shown with hoods removed at the hunt site, and only full grown cats with hunting skill succeed in catching prey.

India

Nile Valley Ideal Land

Egypt's geography made it a cradle of one of the earliest civilizations. The Nile's floods provided fertility with minimal climate risk, deserts shielded inhabitants, and the dry climate preserved monuments virtually forever, unlike regions with rain and freezing conditions.

Egypt Nile Kansas City Times

Atlanta and Atlantic Atlanta origin tied to coast railway

The article explains the name Atlantic Atlanta in Georgia derives from the Atlantic Ocean, named from a Greek term meaning the sea beyond Mount Athis, reflecting a railway link to the coast. The piece notes the sea naming and regional naming relation.

Atlanta Atlantic Ocean Mount Athis

Russell Jennings Heads Home From Des Moines Trip

Russell Jennings is expected to return today from a brief business trip to Des Moines. He had traveled for meetings, and his return marks the completion of the scheduled engagements.

Russell Jennings Des Moines

Local residents return from travels and visits across midwest

Stanley Moore came back from a three day Des Moines state fair trip. Crawfordsville friends Mrs. Frank Hamilton Mrs. R McCleary and Miss Mina McCleary shopped in town. Ruth Annig returned from Nebraska Sioux City Winnebago trip with relatives. Adeline Elizabeth born to Mr and Mrs E Y Humphrey. Various visits to Cedar Rapids Columbus Junction Beaver Falls Geneva College and Colorado locations noted.

Stanley Moore Des Moines Frank Hamilton R. McCleary Mina McCleary Crawfordsville Ruth Annig Nebraska Sioux City Winnebago Minnesota Merrill

Social Notes and Oakridge Cemetery Meeting Called

Miss Fannie Wagner returned from Morning Sun Iowa. Mrs Gilbert Goff of Moline hosts this week. Mrs kh J Davidson and Edwin returned from Stanwood. Mr and Mrs N J Anderson home after state fair. Oakridge cemetery stockholders to meet Sept 5 1927 at 2 pm to elect a director. J L Mayer president. Brown attends Methodist conference in Burlington as delegate.

John Sustman T. C. Deal Packwood Iowa Fannie Wagner Sut Gilbert Goff Moline, IL Mrs. Orris Mrs. N. J. Anderson Oakridge Cemetery J. L. Mayer Rk. EF. Brown Burlington M. EB Methodist Conference

Dutch Creek Fair Draws Crowd with Fine Corn Weather

Yesterday the Dutch Creek people enjoyed a splendid fair marked by excellent corn produce and pleasant weather that drew families and neighbors to the event.

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