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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1938
Page
8
At a PTA session parents debated conditions at Heights School amid Inspector Russell's warning of overcrowded classrooms and structural danger. He urged engineering checks and stadia points to track settling. Trust in teachers and janitor was emphasized as officers and a summer roundup committee were appointed.
Local notes detail visits by residents of Young America and nearby towns. The piece lists numerous Social calls and visits among families, including Creston inspector’s visit to the county home and various weekend calls and celebrations.
Mrs J E Lemley and her son James visited the Joe Schlatter family in East Sunset. Lemley plans a two week Des Moines visit with granddaughter Winifred Carris. Easter gatherings included the Strothman and Williams families and neighbors from Ainsworth Havre and Washington.
Social visits filled the week as Mr and Mrs John Widmer called at the Far Ferguson home. The Stouts and their children Wanda and Roger spent Sunday evening with Bertha Kephart. Kephart visited her father Earl Kephart in Oskaloosa. Joe Schlatter and Max attended a sale in Olds. Graber and family helped Walter Rich celebrate his birthday. A baby was shown to the Bowes household. P P Graber and family visited Homer Wenger. Stewart family joined in birthday celebrations for Mr J T Stewart. A landscape specialist from Ames demonstrated planting at Merle Twinam’s home midweek.
Walter Johnson and family visited Forrest Brinning while Charles Crone met Ralph Walter Wilson and family at Lee Ralston home. Doyle Smith’s group joined Walter’s sisters in the gathering. Community meeting set for Friday April 22 with sandwiches and pie. Walter Wilson painted for Mrs George Strubble in Wellman.
Between September 1793 and July 1794 Paris saw about 3 000 executions while at least 15 000 people were executed in other parts of France. The figures reflect the peak years of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
The article notes that the seven day week and the twenty four hour day were defined by ancient Babylonians. It emphasizes their long historical origin and impact on timekeeping traditions across civilizations.
A bronze disc blade was employed to sever the famed Jonker diamond. The saw operated at 5 000 revolutions per minute and required days of careful effort to divide the precious gem.
Des Moines April 22 Iowa Daily Press Assn the ambitious program of State Treasurer Leo J Wegmans son to obtain 1 013 400 for the state and 112 600 in 10 per cent counsel fees may revive what the Iowa Liquor Control commission calls ancient history Leonard Wegman must prove in Polk county court in September that six out of state corporations did business in Iowa amid two methods of liquor sales to the state The 1945 probe spurred a shift from agent sales to direct mail orders with notarized statements of no commissions Atty Gen John H Mitchell who gave Wegmans son a commission as special assistant attorney general says the key is whether firms did business in Iowa or engaged in interstate commerce Wegman says the question is what constitutes doing business in Iowa and will be decided by the court
Mrs J G Thorne wife of Clinton city manager died from a gunshot wound to the chest in Clinton. formerly Ma Watkins of Fort Madison she arrived in a trial condition with her husband a longtime Clinton city official and a daughter a music student in Chicago.
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