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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1928

Page

6

Community Groups Elect New Officers At Year End Meeting

The King's Heralds and Home Guards meet at the Methodist church with thirteen members, electing officers led by president Helen Sarte and vice president Louise Longwer. Various clubs host picnics, meetings, and a forthcoming wedding is noted for Miss Isabelle Lemmon and Lloyd A. Bingham.

King’s Heralds Home Guards Methodist Church Helen Sarte Louise Longwer Helen Mack Virginia Shannon Audrey Peet

Woman Finds Dream Powder MELLO-GLO Face Powder

A new French process face powder named MELLO-GLO promises to banish shine and keep pores unnoticeable. It spreads smoothly for a peachlike complexion and is favored by well groomed women. Sherman Bros., Druggist, offers this cosmetic product.

Sherman Bros

Fortnightly home economics meeting and Epworth League gathering

Announcement for Section 2 of the Fortnightly home economics department meeting with Mrs Frank Wilson on Tuesday September 11 at 1 PM with a potluck luncheon. Members bring dish and silver and dues are payable. Epworth League invites members to the M E parsonage for a business and social meeting this evening at 7 30.

Havre Sunset Park William Gannon H. L. Witting Jim Shalla Frank Wilson Epworth League M. E. Parsonage

Red Brick News Roundup At Red Brick School

Sept 5 report notes the first day of school with Mrs Paul Lytle as teacher. Social visits include the Crossett and Jaates families in Wellman and Centerville trips. A funeral for James Beatty in St Louis linked to Mrs Beatty’s sister. Elm Grove burial.

Red Brick Paul Lytle Homer Kephart Seattle Carl Herring C. M. Crossett Wellman John Caldwell Marguerite Wilma Ellis Centerville J. W. Nebergal Leslie Jaates Fred Sayre Ab Beenblossom Nettie Beatty Myr Chestnut St. Louis Missouri C. C Roy Humston Miss Betty Carl Hering

Philadelphia Seen As Crime Cap City In Grand Jury Case

District Attorney John A. Monaghan alleges Philadelphia is a center of eastern alcohol supply and underworld weapon distribution. Testimony cites Edward Goldberg who said he supplied Max Huff with three machine guns and six bulletproof vests. Authorities note 450 Vickers guns are unaccounted for amid ongoing cleanup efforts.

Philadelphia John A. Monaghan Monaghan New York Edward Goldberg Goldberg Chicago Max “Boo Boo Huff Grand Jury Room Harry Mackey Grand Jury

Bank Robbery Rate Lower Here Than in Any Other State

Des Moines reports Iowa has the lowest bank robbery rate in the nation as sheriffs and vigilante groups increasingly identify and catch culprits. The claim, from James Risden head of the state bureau of identification, follows the Missouri Valley State Savings Bank burglary on Wednesday.

Des Moines Ishiffs Iowa James Risden Pareau Savines Bank Missouri Valley

Dolores Costello Stars in Tenderloin at New Graham

Dolores Costello stars in Tenderloin a bandit melodrama about women drawn into crime. The story set in New York underworld features Conrad Nagel Mitchel Lewis and others. The film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Bros opens next Monday and Tuesday.

Dolores Costello New Graham Theatre New York Miss Costello Warner Bros Michael Curtiz Melville Cosman E. T. Lowe Jr Miss Costelo Conrad Nagel Mitchel Lewis Fred Kelcey Georgie Stone Pata Hartigan Dan Wolheim Dorothy Vernon Evelyn Pierce

Two Acres Needed To Sustain One Person Under Cultivation

The article states that on the present agricultural basis about two acres of land are required to support a single person. It notes this figure is lower in densely cultivated countries.

Wallis America Ralph Livingston Washington

Brother of Washington Man Shoots Himself in Hospital Room

John W. Hoyle, 72, a visitor at Edgar Hoyle’s home in Macomb, died in a Marietta Phelps hospital room after shooting himself with a .38 revolver shortly after five on Sunday. An inquest, led by Coroner H. S. Bobbett, returned a verdict of death by own action and noted Hoyle’s despondent mood and loneliness amid his health issues. He was born in Fulton county, Illinois, and had lived in California for years.

Washington Macomb Hoyle Illinois Daily Journal John W. Hoyle Edgar Hoyle Marietta Phelps Hospital Wiss Bernice Clark Leslie Murphy H. S. Bobbett Bushne Fulton County California

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