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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1941
Page
6
A 75 year old Georgia woman, Mrs L R P Jordan, sees President Franklin D Roosevelt after interrupting conferences with congressional leaders. She is pictured at the White House with Representative Hugh Peterson as her eyesight rapidly fails.
A compact description notes how a small child in southern India rides in a basket suspended from the mother, or hung from her hip or in a hammock. In some areas the infant’s nose bears a ring while in others the face is veiled like the mother’s.
John McDonough built wealth as a New Orleans merchant then bought developed properties, deliberately ruined them and left them to decay, chasing speculative value a millennium ahead. His unusual fixation shaped a pattern of destruction and loss in his portfolio.
Jeremy Slade, son of Bar S cattle ranch owner Damon Slade, visits Jurano despite warnings. After a drunken night, he vows a duel with Andre LaValle at sunrise. A misadventure leads to a show of force by Americans watching, ending in a public scare and renewed flight from Jurano.
The Battle of Bunker Hill occurred on Breed's Hill. The original Bunker Hill site lay about 2,009 feet away.
Hollywood Models reveal an ideal mate profile with requirements including height of five eight, weight around 170 pounds, average health and most teeth. They prefer a non Adonis, capable of duffer golf and fair poker, loyal yet grouchy before breakfast, and fond of home life with kids and dogs.
The 1940 Dutch cultural semi postal set scheduled for May 11 includes Vincent van Gogh among five stamps. In the narrative of the artist, early works depict miners and peasants in dark tones, later bright colors emerge, and his life ends with self-inflicted death in 1890 after a period of mental illness.
The United States imported over 100 million pounds of tea last year, among the largest annual tea import totals on record.
Mrs G M McClintie sells property near the Brighton grade school to Ross Lane. The Lowe family moves to the Floyd Dunbar house north of Ira Rich’s home. A flurry of visits and travels includes Mary Allison from Ponca City and Nyle Donovan’s Alaskan trip.
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