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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1940

Page

5

Fred Bauer Buys Emma Cherry Residence in West Chester

In West Chester on April 2 Fred Bauer purchased the Emma Cherry residence in the north part of town. Mr. and Mrs. David Bauer will occupy the house as others move, with neighbors and local families mentioned visiting, moving, and updates from the community. Johnny Hotle turns 12 and school and church activities continue amid weather delays.

R. C. Ferguson West Chester Fred Bauer Emma Cherry Drvid Bauer Floyd Kinnen Milton Ross Stanhope Johnny Hotle Homer Hotle Johnny Methodist Church

Keether Booth and Milo Delong Named New U S District Attorneys

Keether Booth and Milo Delong are named as the new U S district attorneys. Families have celebrated together for years while Mrs. Delong served a splendid dinner with a large angel food cake as centerpiece.

X Ray Could Spare Victor Wnukowski from Death Penalty

Victor Wnukowski in Chicago county jail submits to an X-ray to show a past bullet wound causes mental instability. Dr. Meyer Levy conducts the X-ray as Warden Frank Sain and Assistant Warden John Dohmann watch, hoping it factors into his capital case set for April 26.

Victor Wnukowski Chicago Meyer Levy Wnukowski Frank Sain John Dohmann

Flowers Make Mother's Day Gift Popular This Year

The article highlights flowers as a ideal gift for Mother's Day on May 12 with lasting keepsakes. It describes a novelty corsage of tulips and foliage, a mixed spring vase, a colonial corsage of carnations freesia and roses, and a garden hat arrangement with iris dogwood and tulips in a removable container.

Alda Rhea Visits Brother's Home in Crawfordsville

Alda Rhea of Brighton Colorado visits her brothers in Burlington Sigourney and Crawfordsville after attending her nephew Kenneth Rhea's wedding. She is a teacher and will return to work soon. The Women's Missionary Society met at Mrs R C McCleary's home with devotions and programs on topics including Investing in Miracles and The American Indian. The Russian word krasny also means fine and beautiful, with Red Square named by Ivan the Terrible.

Mary Manners Crawfordsville Alda Rhea Brighton Colo Kenneth Rhea Burlington Sigourney Women’s Missionary Society of the Preytorian R. C. McCleary N. J. Lease Hazel Moorhead Young Florence Maxwell Orris Sun Sheldon Jackson School Fishburn Krasny Moscow Red Square Ivan the Terrible

Japanese Newsboys Bell Cluster Supports Cries of Wuxtry

Japanese newsboys carry a cluster of bells to supplement their cries of Wuxtry as they hawk papers in crowded streets. The bells add metallic accents that attract passersby and help rival shouts in a bustling urban scene.

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