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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1934
Page
3
The Wellman community details social visits from Mrs. E. C. Jones and others, Oat sowing resumes in South Prairie and nearby areas, and a busy schedule of church activities, a new city council swearing in, Legion Auxiliary card parties, birthdays, and Easter dinners. Local families travel from Des Moines and Chicago to join relatives, with ongoing notes on health, real estate, and civic updates.
Miss Florence Baird spent Easter with her parents Mr and Mrs Geo Baird then returned to Waterloo to resume school Monday. Keith Lord and James Quinn visited home for a few days of vacation from S U I. David Stapp hauled cattle to Chicago Sunday. The Oregon Boosters met with Dewey Stephens Jr on April 4 with seed corn judging taught by Joe Kaputa.
Local residents share greetings and trips. Mrs. Ezra Wittmer and Mr. Harry Kauffman head to Chicago for studies while relatives visit Pleasantville and Des Moines. Easter gatherings, health updates, and a new baby are noted among Wayland families. Dwight Wenger returns home from a sanitarium. Gordon Rhum joins the Wesleyans debate trip to Lexington, Kentucky.
A performer staged several curtain calls with the finale titled It's Springtime in the Rockies. The encore drew sustained applause and capped a featured appearance in the program.
Mrs Elizabeth Wallace visited Muscatine Friday. Mr and Mrs Sam Murphy and others shopped in Washington Saturday. John Godlove hosted dinner for M D McCreedy family. Dale Deters welcomed a baby boy named Guy Morris. The Godlove and Bean families were seen shopping in Washington and area residents visited Riverside and Washington for various business and family events.
Columbus Junction April 4 The Indian Creek community club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs Russell Owens. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Reece are parents of a son born Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Carlson and Mrs. W. R. Frisk spent the first of the week at Moline. Grade teachers of Columbus City and Columbus Junction schools were re-elected this week. Miss Blanch Jones and Cecile Brock visited in Des Moines. Mrs. Milton Tucker of Cedar Rapids visited her parents in the week. Mr. and Mrs Lewis Briggs are parents of a daughter Phyllis Arlene born Thursday. Howard Oak of Iowa City visited H. J. Oak. Lurline Asher and Helen Dallmeyer returned to Coe College after spring break. Mrs John Zion returned from Cedar Rapids visit with sister Frances Swank. Mildred Thompson, a junior high teacher at Clear Lake, is visiting her parents in Concord township. W. Hall of Iowa City visited Monday.
The notice announces the annual congregational meeting this Thursday at 8 00 pm. Sunday school starts at 10 00 am and evening worship at 7 30 pm, led by Pastor S F Wenger.
The Standard Bearers met Monday evening with Mrs Ollie Anwyl in Crawfordsville drawing a good crowd. Marie Rose led a review of How Far To the Nearest Doctor. Catherine Stites and Lucile Ross led the entertainment and refreshments were served by Verlee Orchard and Adria Lease. John Hamil and wife mourn the death of his brother in Mt Pleasant from a stroke.
In Riverside on a Monday session Mayor G A White presided as council approved bills then swore in Mayor elect Foe Blythe and the new officers including Ho Heifyman and C Vo Dautremont. The body then served as the equalization board and set committees for Streets Alleys Well and Weed control with appointees Sueppel Pailliotet Libenguth Marner and others.
When the first Cincinnati bishop reached his see in Teay he found his church awkwardly sited on the town’s edge. The building was placed on rollers and moved bodily to a more convenient location near the center.
Traces of a Roman amphitheater on Fourviere hill near Lyon reveal a structure once seating about 20 000 spectators. The find links to early Christian persecutions under Marcus Aurelius around 177 A D and sheds light on ancient conflicts with Christians.
In pioneer days the tongue and surrounding hump tissue were eaten. Modern butchering yields choice chops and roasts. Buffalo meat offers the juicy tenderness and rich flavor of fine western beef.
Miss Dorothy Lenninger spent the weekend with her sister Mrs Harry Heisdorfer. Dorothy and Caroline Sheets take a school vacation. Mrs Lou Dillon visits daughter Mrs Geo Crawford. John Sucre was seriously ill and taken to Washington hospital. Mrs Clarence Singmaster visited her mother Mrs Fred Sheets. Mr and Mrs Walter Sheets and daughter Caroline went to Davenport. Walter serves on the jury.
A reflective piece argues that true learning emerges when individuals actively engage with ideas, extending their reach and elevating their abilities through deliberate practice and effort. It emphasizes initiative and personal agency in intellectual development.
Observation challenges the idea of tame big cats noting lions and tigers are inherently dangerous. It argues only a trainer can manage them, not domesticate them, emphasizing risk and the need for caution with wild predators.
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