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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1929
Page
6
Mr and Mrs G F Tilton of Cedar Rapids visited Sunday at the Lewis Warren home. Mildred Bowers leaves tonight for Champaign Illinois to take a position as assistant librarian at the State University of Illinois.
Mr and Mrs Joe Ward of Wellman visited Washington to spend the day while fresh Bologna sold for 20c a pound on Wednesday at Thompson's Sanitary Market.
Stringtown residents Helen Rich and others attend high school in Wayland and Olds while Arlene Goff and Marjorie Goff join relatives for church and meals. The Philathea class met at Mrs Emergon Witting’s. Clover hulling yields over two bushels per acre. Families, church services, fence work, and visits across Widmer, Wenger, Graber and Witts appear in local communications.
Captain D J Boyer and Mrs Boyer visit Marshalltown for county fair and time with son A W Doane. Mrs Mary Kenny returns to Davenport after six weeks with relatives in Washington. Merle Green returns from Excelsior Springs Missouri. Don Writer family spend day in Davenport. Wylie sisters visit grandmother S P Wylie near Ainsworth. Mrs Frank Hahn visiting cousin Mary J Bell in Washington. Winnie Calupa back from Chicago Milwaukee. Zella Bush visits sisters in Muscatine plans week there. Frank L Wilson travels to Davenport on business. Emma Wilson of Blue Earth Minnesota visits Letts then Washington before returning home.
Twenty five thousand veterans in uniform march through Denver for National Defense Day encampment led by Commander-in-Chief William L Grayson of Savannah Ga. A city auditorium program concludes the day. Also advertised are new strap and tie pattern pumps with arch support priced at $6.50.
M. D. Yard and S. K. Orris returned to Crawfordsville after a day in town. An electric floor polisher is gaining popularity for its labor saving. Rental is affordable. Edison Lamps are in stock along with farm plants.
In Chesterfield Massachusetts Louis Weeks trapped an albino woodchuck noted for its nearly snow white fur and pink eyes drawing townwide attention.
Bethel residents attended the Oskaloosa fair with families like the Wilson Birney Shaw and Grant households. Plans are formed for a fall festival featuring a fried chicken dinner and a home talent play rehearsal at Rennie Dawson’s.
A young woman named Hope spends two lonely weeks at Noise Beach where a brown skinned, blue eyed man named Marlow befriends her. After a tense swim and growing attraction, he reveals his name and intent, and Hope chooses to leave with him to start anew, finding hope in his companionship.
Mr and Mrs Eugene D Owen who have spent the past week at his parents home left yesterday for Haviland Kansas where they will teach at Friends junior college for the coming year.
In Brockton the city council members gather for a casual home poker night. A hostess serves sandwiches while the players hunt for the fifth club, and the baby’s antics draw a warm but offbeat response. The group agrees to move the game to the club for the next round.
English naturalist Dr. Robert Hook first suggested artificial silk in 1664 by micrographic silk observation. Louis Schwabe built England’s first spinnerette machine in 1840 but failed business and died by his own hand. modern spinnerettes drive a £135,000,000 English industry today.
Mr and Mrs Harry Knott and family return from Menna South Dakota where they spent the summer in camp. Mr and Mrs George Van Gundy and daughter Joan travel home to Canton Illinois after visiting J H Baird family. Mrs Faye Eden of Long Beach California visits Winfield relatives and stays with her brother S T Rickey.
Local notices list fresh ground hamburger price 23c per pound at Thomp son’s Sanitary Market for Wednesday. Numerous brief items note residents visiting relatives, trips to Louisville Mammoth Cave St Louis and Madison Wis, and social visits in Washington and surrounding towns.
The article notes a historical struggle over Bible printing in England. It describes a 16th century monopoly granted to printers linked to universities and mentions Richard Grafton’s 1587 imprisonment until he pledged not to print English Bibles without royal permission. The piece reflects on the era’s religious-pueblic policy shaping literary access.
A prospective maid states terms including 15 dollars weekly in advance and no washing or floor scrubbing. She insists on evenings off and a strong reference, arguing the letter must wait until she leaves. The mistress fumbles as the demand unfolds.
Mrs. R FE Harbison of Chanderville Illinois visits for a few days at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Humston. Robert Templeman returns from Bethany Missouri after a weekend with his parents. Mr and Mrs Milo Weaver motor to Cedar Rapids yesterday and stop at the home of Mr and Mrs Gordon Meeker before returning home.
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