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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1937

Page

6

Two Boys Nurse Fractured Arms in Local Notes

Hobby Davis, two and a half, broke an arm after a porch fall. Kenneth Propst fractured an arm at school last week. Clarence Aller owns a new Allis-Chalmers tractor. Ruth Ann Davis suffers a severe ear ache. Art Corcorans move to New York after brief St Louis visit. Willard Bell family noted.

Warren Davis South 76 Hobby Davis Kenneth Propst Clarence Aller Ruth Ann Davis New York Art Corcoran St. Louis Missouri

Help Kidneys Pass 3 Pounds a Day

Ancient ad copy claims kidneys pass three pints daily and urges use of Dean's Pills for relief. It cites pains and swelling from kidney disorder, and promotes a drugstore remedy as cleansing the blood and aiding waste elimination.

Dean Miles Foney

Local families host visits and anniversary observations

Bobby spent Monday at the Virgil Pardon home while Cloyce Dunbar and family plan to move to Susanville California for a new home where Dunbar has a job waiting. Mr and Mrs Oscar Laubauch, Mr and Mrs Lester Laubauch and children were dinner guests at Charlie Grisham's home last Wednesday for the Grishams twenty third wedding anniversary.

Bobby Virgil Pardon Cloyce Dunbar Susanville California Mr. Dunbar Oscar Laubauch Lester Laubauch Charlie Grisham Mrs. Grisham

St Marys Seniors Take Class Photo in Iowa City

Riverside April 29 seniors from St Marys high school traveled to Iowa City for the class photo. The 13 member list includes Marion Droll Marjorie Fesler Luella Meade Verena OConner Ruth Rice Mary Helen Swift Teresa Walsh Velma Yeggy Stephen and William Dautremon Robert Deuutsch Wilbert Kinsey and Donald Schott. Mrs Oscar Critz formerly of Riverside now lives at Emmetsburg with family on a recently purchased farm.

Estelle Cruz Riverside St. Mary's High School Iowa City Marion Droll Marjorie Fesler Luella Meade Verena O'Conner Ruth Rice Emmetsbure Dodee Critz Edward McKernin Joeph Heitzman Mary Yeery Mise Bernadine Vonert Edward Yereyv Fort Madisyn Mra Ren Kroes Hen Kroes Mary Vogler Kansas

Men in Exile at Fox theater opens Friday

The First National romance and adventure film Men in Exile opens at the Fox theater in Sea Isle. Directed by John Farrow in his first directorial effort, the Caribbean island tale stars Dick Purcel June Travis Alan Baxter Margaret Irving Victor Varconi Olin Howl and Veda Ann Borg among others in a Thrilling blend of romance and action.

Caribbean Fox Theater John Farrow Dick Purcel June Travis Alan Baxter Margaret Irving Victor Varconi Oln Howl Veda Ann Borg

Balloon view of Boston captured in 1857

The Boston Public Library reveals a print showing Boston as seen from a balloon in 1857. The image highlights early aerial photography and urban landscape from the mid 19th century.

Boston Boston Public Library

G Men Open New FBI Field Office in Des Moines

Edgar Hoover announced a Des Moines field office will serve as Iowa state headquarters for the FBI. It marks the first Iowa bureau division and one of six new offices, with sites in Hartford Huntingon Juneau Peoria and San Juan Puerto Rico.

PES

103 Instrument Groups Enter State Music Contest

IOWA CITY officials report a record field for the state music festival finals on May 6 7 and dates to be announced. A total of 103 large instrumental groups will register surpassing last year’s 87. Of 25 superior winners 19 bands and orchestras will return.

Iowa City

We Cannot Choose Said Hi Ha the Sage of Chinatown

Hi Ha the sage of Chinatown speaks on choice and duty amid a drift toward ease, reflecting on enduring toil versus effortless drift. The remark captures a stance on perseverance and moral resolve in troubled times.

Hi Ha Chinatown

Learning From Yesterday Shapes Our Present Deeds

The saying notes that yesterday's lessons form character and drive today’s actions, highlighting how past experiences influence personal growth and responsibility.

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