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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1939
Page
6
Des Moines reports show Republicans and Democrats in dispute over liquor control commission staffing ratios and past composition. Republicans allege a 90-10 pro Republican balance during Democratic control, while Democrats deny any fixed ratio and cite audits and dismissals delaying store audits.
Drusilla, heiress to the Dexter drug stores, is wooed by a handsome private as they share a twilight encounter after a shopping trip. A chocolate box, ribbons, and a crescent pin lead to a moonlit canoe ride and promises of a future beyond the army as they discuss love, ambition, and a new life together.
Greece shipped 15.4 million dollars worth of products to the United States in 1934, reflecting a strong trade tie with the American market. Trade data highlight the scale of Greek exports amid the decade.
Lois Daryl and Dale Hoyle are the district’s only high school students. Local families share meals and visit relatives, with gatherings at the Kleeses, Schantz, Thompson and Reed households. Attendees include Libe Combs Gilbert Crockett Reed Booth Miller and others. Community members note visits, funerals, Baptist meeting attendance, and Labor Day races.
Schedule items list regular meetings of Westbound Washington Lodge No 26 and numerous rail and bus timetables. East and west bound trains, special locals, mixed trains, and the Knoxville branch appear with departure and arrival times and agent names.
Lon Lilly and David Tripp, two elderly men, fought in a local dispute that reached a justice court. Lilly chose to keep his pension and received a 30 day jail sentence in lieu of a fine.
In Washington County Iowa the Fifteenth Semiannual Report of Trustees for the Washington Loan and Trust Company is on file. A hearing to approve the report is set for September 18 1939 at 9:00 AM in the Washington Court House. Citizens may appear and show cause why the report should not be approved. Attorney T S Brookhart represents the Trustees.
Dorothy Jean Lee five year old pupil from Manchester died after walking home from her first day of school on Labor Day. Her father planned to pick her up at noon but the class dismissed early. She was fatally injured by a vehicle near her driveway.
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