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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1929
Page
8
Mrs. H. M. Wicher began an evening in Chicago and planned to spend a few days there. Mrs. Howard Jamerson of Waterloo visits at the Joe Shalla home and is remembered as Blanche Darsky. Mrs. C. M. Donaldson arrived from Wapello to attend the Washington Baptist association today.
Mrs A A Lowash of West Chester visits Washington after traveling from Eldon where she spent time with her daughter Mrs J A Bundy. Weather forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Caoler.
Mrs. D. J. Masson George Masson and two daughters Dorothy and Mildred and Dr H F Masson motored to West Branch to view President Hoover s boyhood home. Mary and Alice Hunter returned to Cedar Falls for work at Iowa State Teacher s College. Simpson of Guide Rock Neb arrived from Des Moines to visit relatives and stay with the Al Simpson home before heading to Iowa City as a student. Mr and Mrs Owen Rahne and daughter Kathryn of Evanston Ill are guests of Mr and Mrs Orville Elder. Major Majestic Radio giveaway announced by Homer Stephen.
Mr. and Mrs. Tf. G. Richardson plan to leave tomorrow for Davenport where they will catch a special train Sunday to Seattle Washington for the Veteran Employees Railroad convention meeting there Sept 18 and 19. They will also visit Vancouver and other western points.
Esther McCollum returns to West Chester after a day on business in town. Maude Hutchinson comes home to Fort Madison after a week visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Jim Morrison. Marie Imhot of Wayland shops in Washington while Electa Morrison travels to Denton Texas to join State Teacher's College. Several shoppers and visitors from Keota Oska loosa Crawfordsville Ainsworth and Brighton are noted with trips to Washington for shopping business or visits.
Mr and Mrs Louis Reller return to Pittsburgh after weeks with Mrs Shallas home. Mrs H C Reller to join them after abroad trip. Earl Chambers and R C Stott visited Cedar Rapids on business. Mr and Mrs Keith Molesworth head to Portsmouth Ohio via Washington and Moline. P B O society plans used clothing sale Sept 18. Gien Mintier family and Robert Mintier visit Fontanelle then California with Rose Minner of Luxor Egypt. Ed Hotle visits Washington for business. Jessie Kerr returns to Chicago after vacation with G S Kerrs, set to finish at Gross Business college. Dr and Mrs Kerr escort her to Town City.
Des Moines national bank and trust company affiliated with the Northwest Bank corporation group. The move joins 34 banks, including three in Iowa, with resources over 320 million dollars and deposits above 267 million. The Des Moines bank is the third Iowa bank to join recently, following Sioux City’s Livestock National Bank and Mason City’s First National Bank.
A cyclone swept the Orange Free State causing heavy casualties and extensive destruction. It struck Bloemfontein Springfontein and Bethany with buildings toppled and native quarters demolished. Fruit crops were ruined by hail in the storm’s wake.
Three men were burned to death when a low altitude tailspin caused their plane to strike the ground and burst into flames. Albert J. Hanzl of San Francisco was the pilot, with Robert Parker and Walter Nelson, both San Francisco automobile salesmen, as passengers.
Des Moines Sep 12 Mark H Thornburg state secretary of agriculture announced his candidacy for re election in the Republican primaries next June.
Mrs. Ernest Sandblom and her niece Mrs. Harold Engstrom of New York City returned from Fairfield after visiting relatives. Mrs. Mae McCulley of Urbana Illinois visits Urbana to Urbana on her way to Town City to be hostess at Zeta Tau Alpha. Margaret Sexton left for Iowa City to resume work at the University of Iowa.
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