Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1930

Page

6

Iowa News Briefs Sweep of Septembers Iowa Robbery Arrest

Burlington reports the arrest of Frank Guyatt, 23, of Fort Madison, in a Wever robbery case tied to August 25. Sheriff Weisman traces clues to identify the man and a woman suspected of aiding Guyatt. In other items, an auto crash near a field injures four and claims Nels Smed, 52, of Fairmont, while a Des Moines report notes a cigarette tax revenue rise. Additional notices include a plane crash fatality under Emil Dolash, a Tama County railway mileage update, and organist changes in Boone. Arts updates note Ottumwa theaters sold to Paramount Publix and two bodies found near Council Bluffs. The Shenandoah explosion probe continues with a home blaze.

Burlington Frank Guyatt Madison Orin Matteson Wever Iowa Guyatt Weisman DODGE Sept Nels Smed Fairmont Min

Talleyrand entertainment in Bota features Harmony Five

Mr and Mrs Grab arts John Snider and Is tia Conklin attended the event at Talleyrand. Friday night the Harmony Five performed with guests including Mrs Grubb and Mrs Snider. Washington visitor Harold Walters from Muscatine spent a weekend with Mrs Aline Wolfe. Methodist Ladies Aid elected officers for the coming conference year: Mrs B B Brown president, Mrs R R Hulse vice president, Mrs B L Kirkpatrick secretary, Mrs J W Helscher treasurer. Cafeteria dinner planned for September 18 with quarterly church dinners served annually.

BOTA Arn Grab Arts John Snider Istia Conklin Talleyrand Berreean Grafenta Grubb Sre Snider Howard Tusk Déaguver Lone Tyee Vin Washington Harold Walters Muscatine Aline Wolfe Methodist Ladies Aid B. B. Brown RR. Hulse Firs B. L. Kirkpatrick J. W. Helscher

Birthday surprise and multiple local incidents across Iowa

Chorpenning celebrated his birthday with a large family gathering at Rt. 1, Verdi, as relatives shared a basket dinner. Across the state, Foley Clothing reported a theft worth over $4,000 in new men’s tall suits, while a Grand Mound theft netted 60 suits. A masked bandit robbed the Orpheum theater manager in Sioux City, stealing theatre receipts. Banks in Indianola closed, with assets awaiting liquidation. Whooping cough cases rose in several counties, and a body was found in the Mississippi River near Madison. The Iowa Yearly Friends meeting gathered in Oskaloosa for business on church union and institutional matters.

Foley Clothing Company Grand Mound Sioux City Sepe.swy Orpheum Theater Mickey Gross Cross Gross

Harmony Notes and Local Moves in Sept

Harmony Iowa items report neighbors moving to Cedar atapids and Titus areas, tiling at the Mc Kinstry estate, and plans to plow 160 acres. Reunion attendees, patent news from Des Moines, and local social visits fill the week, including county fairs, school opening, and family gatherings across multiple households.

Harmony Doe Florida John Kendrick Cedaratapids Daryl Jones Titus Station Frank Pratt Titus Jones Carl Miller McKinstry Bill Selmoller Ginner Jones Ftiths Carl Peterson Walter Longer Goose Sunset Park

Also Mentioned on This Page

Des Moines Waterloo Emil Dola Dolash Merle ‘Rum Marshalltown Crum Emil Perja Eeds Pavlog Fuad Tama Mills County Boone Jarence Parrish Thendt Parrish Pasure Ottumwa Paramount Publix Corpora the Square Empire House Andy Empire Council Bluffs Mistouri River M. E. Hendrie Risin Neb Claude Capps Methodist Conference Towa M.S. Rice Detroit Beck Fyplofon Cams Shenandoah Mage Gle Davis Theamily Csaba MEL Alease Ola BC WJZ Reynold Em NC Verdi RT. 1 Chorpenning Kadibe Charles Mary Adamibe R.chorpenning al Logan Ralph Chorpenning Harry Anderson James Chorpenning Tom Porter Melvin Russel Chorpenning Leslie Gates Dan Gates Lund Job Freshwater Clarence Grosseup Helen Lewis Bandia Indianola Warren County State Bank Worth Savings Bank State Banking Department Warren County Bank Ings Lowa D.C. Steelsmith Black Hawk County Washington County Dubuque Canon Ftea River FT Nex le C Sincer Santa Fe Mississippi River Oskaloosa Friends’ Church Labor Institute New Providence Penn College Torgether Yowa Peionds Harmony Walter Longer Duke Elizabeth Vanda Jones Paul Rinner Donald Tucker Johnson Near Br George van Gundy Joan Pearl Uml Baird Trucker Win Bealer Son Er S Robert S. Casey Fort Madison Ruth Gideon Walter Hense Jane Moulton James Henderson Dorothy Pearl Wyman Iown Dick Henderson Winfield Owa Clarence Walker John Wallace Mary Jane W. W. Gideon Russes Rath Mae Gideon Ernest Gideon Clara Wallace Clara Warren Imarold Dave Wallingford Sue Wallingford Mac Wallace George Wallace Elsie Wallace Ed Lukaysky Iiowa City Krois Coal Black Star Kentucky Coal Rhone Iso Sas Gould Washington Oil Company
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication