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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1927
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR reports a birthday celebration in a local home with Mrs George Groves and Roscoe Riggins hosting guests. Mention of Myers family and Martha Rose visiting Mrs Earl Byer, plus references to Ziegler’s return and winter activities.
The church union meeting scheduled to include a keynote address by William Lowe Bryan of Indiana University has been postponed to the month’s end due to the unavailability of a replacement speaker.
Farmers in Dubois and Martin counties oppose hydraulic power plants proposed by Servies company of Indiana. They fear dam and power plant construction on White river sites at Hindostan Falls and in Haysville district. Petitioned to the federal power commission, the company seeks permits to buy dam and power plants, with no land options yet obtained.
A church service is planned at East Union Presbyterian Church next Sunday at 2 30 PM. The Veale's Creek Church choir will provide music for the service.
During June Rochester municipal events showcased a busy period with themes including egg week bicycle week clean up and paint up week and hard of hearing week. A separate item mentions Peter Pan der investigations and a trial amid the week’s activities.
A Dutch gypsy and his wife who located and returned a $20,000 string of pearls were asked by the insurer to name their own reward. They chose a horse a new wagon and a new scissors grinding machine. Tons of shoe polish are sent to Calcutta annually to meet native shoe cleaning habits.
A census notes 2,130,000 licensed radio listeners in England, 1,337,122 in Germany, 238,000 in Sweden, and 114,492 in Denmark. A German doctor patents a clockwork device to induce sleep with a softly humming monotone for about forty minutes before quieting.
Scouty dons a protective helmet as Clowny and Hendry tease him about breathing. He jumps into a stream, lands safely, sees curious fish flee, and continues along a rough path toward a shadowy figure, King Roar, awaiting. The scene sets up a next installment with Searle swordfish.
In late summer and autumn grasshoppers constitute a large part of the garden spider diet. The passage urges action against spiders with a defiant line about harming them for human benefit.
New York figures compare 1926 national income to population. If all goods and services were divided among 110 million people each would receive 671.43 dollars. Average worker income reached 1805.37 dollars. Total income for the year was 78.649 billion, up one billion from 1925.
Joe P. Kimsey of Knoxville Tennessee, son of a farmer, is described as a rising weight class talent with knockout power. The report highlights his early career and note of potential to become a champion.
The advertisement touts Russ Bleaching Blue as a household aid used in millions of homes. It notes that reputable grocers carry the item, implying wide distribution and consumer trust.
Lowell Raglesville visited Mrs Anna Herndon on Sunday. The children's anniversary at the U B church Sunday night drew a well attended crowd and was described as a pleasant gathering.
Industrial notice describes lubrication products including Alimite to Zerk power grease guns Alimite lubricant used bulk sales and related equipment terms. No clear person or organization other than generic shop references. Detected as a damaged fragment from a classified or ad page.
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