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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1929
Page
6
The Society Editor notes numerous church groups and ladies clubs meeting in September with reports of lessons, entertainment, and refreshments. Activities include basket and tray making, music performances, and planned all day meetings with potluck servings.
The DB A R begins its yearly meetings at the Log Cabin on Tuesday September 17 at 2 40 pm with guest Mr S W Livingston speaking on the Defense of the Constitution. A picnic supper at 5 pm features hostesses led by Miss Bess Conger and plans for a District meeting in Washington in October.
Brighton visitors include Nalhe Mans and family with Wilma and Lizzie Wale. Gwendolyn Rhea suffers stomach influenza but shows slight improvement. Velma Piper visits Scranton parents, plans to return to Washington to resume work. Mrs. T H Riley visits Des Moines. Frank Sands and Mrs. Wood shop in Washington. Joe Schlatter and Betty Jean shop in Washington. John Mulhern works with contractor Hannahs on Crooked Creek channel, drag line operates overnight and progress advances.
Local organizations announce events and fundraising details including lathes aid chicken dinner at the Y M C A on Sept 19 serving from 11 o’clock, booster club picnic Sept 21 at Sunset Park, and church societies holding meetings and rummage or dinner fundraisers on Sept 17 18 25. Caps and hats left at the library will be disposed of if unclaimed.
The Fortnightly Afternoon Literature department will meet Monday at 2 30 P M with Mrs R Ek Brown on South Town Avenue. Charter members are invited and asked to come prepared to pay dues.
A Warner Bros Vitaphone feature presents a vast biblical saga tracing humanity from World War beginnings to Noah’s Ark. Directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Darryl F Zanuck, Dolores Costello stars with George O’Brien amid a large cast and massive crowd scenes.
The Donovan Affair a 100 per cent talking picture from Columbia opens at the Graham Theatre. Praised as a great talking picture with natural voices and snappy dialogue. Based on Owen Davis stage success it follows a dinner table murder and a subsequent guest’s death with clever misdirection and red herrings.
John Hynes of Davenport head of the Eastern Iowa Motor Club emphasizes the personal element as the key to road safety. He cites the AAAs warning that laws and signals won’t prevent accidents unless drivers internalize that they bear life and others on every steering wheel turn. He urges banning drivers unfit to operate vehicles.
Despest coal mine in Assumption sold at a receiver’s sale for $1.50 after junk dealers bought it. The mine once valued between $75,000 and $100,000 only a few years earlier.
The play confuses until its conclusion which resolves as a complete but logical surprise. It offers thrills laughter and excitement, delivering ample entertainment and satisfying the audience.
William Butzer of Salina Kansas keeps three Oakland cars bought from 1916 to 1924 and uses them for daily driving. The old touring model surpasses 106000 miles, the 1924 purchase has over 50000 miles, and the 1930s All-American landaulet has about 1500 miles. The trio shows automotive evolution from 1916 to the present with changes in design and new mechanical features.
Chevrolet Motor Co. announces a string of executive changes effective Sept. 1. W W Kingler remains VP and general sales manager while M D Douglas becomes general parts and service manager. R K White is new advertising manager replacing J E B Grimm Jr. J C Chick moves to Flint to fill Douglas’s former assistant general sales manager post. C L Alexander shifts from Chicago zone to Flint as regional sales manager and R L Myers becomes Chicago zone sales manager.
The Enter-church committee will meet Monday at 8 o'clock in the library. This brief notice notes the time and place for the gathering.
The Alona Hearne Hoetland Mary Society of the M E church plans a rummage sale this Saturday in October. The Afternoon Art Department will meet Tuesday at 2:30 PM at the library.
Romans valued oysters and practiced limited oyster culture, though exact origins of oyster consumption are unclear.
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