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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1926
Page
3
A Palm Beach area letter from Mrs. Mable Easter Stephens describes a hurricane that battered south Florida. She details shattered roofs, flooded rooms, ruined furniture, and widespread damage to homes and utilities while noting neighbors sheltering together and the town’s scattered response.
Keota notes the Diamond Anniversary celebration of the Rebekah lodge with A A McKeon recounting the local order’s history and piano duets by Marjorie Russell and Maxide MeJunkin. Attendees include Mrs L R Caven of Bowling Green Mo and relatives attending obituaries and funerals in nearby towns.
Universal presents a brisk farce led by Laura LaPlante about a schoolgirl who poses as a star to help a press agent. A string of mistaken identities including a jealous sweetheart, a husband’s return, and an irate older admirer builds to a lively finale that should charm audiences.
Verdi F J Longer notes Mr and Mrs Earle Libe drove to the Ozark mountains for a vacation while Mr and Mrs Frank Eustler and Mr and Mrs Roy Libe with Hetty visited Charley Eustler in Carleton Missouri where he runs a bakery. Emil Fink nearly severed a silver sliver in his hand and required hospital ether to remove it. Sutherland remains in slowly improving health.
The British Grocers' Company presented Miss Marjorie Pollock with one hundred pounds of sugar as a wedding gift. This gift revived a long-lapsed custom tied to dowries and celebrations.
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