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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1936

Page

6

Maplecrest to Build New Turkey Packing Plant

Maplecrest turkey farms will erect an 80 by 124 foot cinder block building this year boosting capacity for handling and storage. The hatchery hatched over 500,000 birds this year within 50 miles and about 400,000 are expected to be dressed for eastern markets starting August 1 with two shifts of 2564 workers during peak season.

Maplecrest A. C. Gingerich

Incomparable Giants Causeway Wonder of the World

On Ireland’s northern coast the Giants Causeway presents hexagonal rock columns forming a vast honeycomb of stone. The coast road to the sight is equally grand, making the site one of the world’s wonders.

Ireland

The Haunting Night of Jerry the Dog

Ted faces loss as Jerry the dog is seized for licenses and fees. A kind stranger helps free the dog from the pound after Ted trades six cents for the rescue. The tale ends with a secret message to a bank meeting accomplice.

Ted Jerry Schultz’s Schultz Scobbitt Prince

Time Is Precious and Wasting Time Prodigal

The excerpt urges swift action and purposeful effort, stressing that time once lost cannot be recovered. It counsels diligence as the key to accomplish more with less confusion and argues for steady, purposeful work.

Ranklin

Imitated Birds Trigger Fatal Alibi Near Viareggio

Gino Benedetti, known for whistling like birds near Viareggio, was shot by hunter Matrigalo di Leonida who fired while hunting. Benedetti survived and the hunter was jailed.

Viareggio Italy Gino Benedetti Matrigalo di Leonida

Definition of Odd Number

The arithmetical definition explains that an odd number is a whole number that leaves a remainder when divided by two. This concise rule distinguishes odd numbers from even numbers by a single remainder.

Brother Locates Adopted Sister After 41 Years

William Lopshire, living in Ainsworth, learned his sister Mrs Addam Hostetler, adopted in Indiana in 1890, was living near South Bend. He had not seen her since 1940s. The long-lost siblings reconnected after their 1981 letters and a 1980s genealogical search.

South Bend Indiana Lopshire J. D Rabenold Chicago Ruth Norris Ainsworth William Lopshire Ind Lynn Jack Zola Jack Darling

Mrs E J Hamilton Visits in Prairie Flower

Prairie Flower news lists social calls and visits among residents. Mrs E J Hamilton of Oxford visited the Thrasher home. Several families and friends attended gatherings at Sunset Park and the J F Rittenhouse home, with travel to Doverport and Muscatine noted.

Lon Fleming Griggs Moothart Iowa City Park Prp. W. G. Club Guy Moothart Cc. Jones Ladies Aid Methodist Church Legion Auxiliary Washington County State Hospital Mt. Pleasant Margaret Shaffer Roxie Durian Irma Rugg Ethel Mengershausen Dicky and Francis Lorraine Kos Betty Durian Earl Beck L. W. Karr Verneal Karr Princeton, Ill E. J. Hamilton Oxford Martha Thrasher Prairie Flower KE. J. Hamilton Thrasher E. L. Smith Thomas Wheelan W. D. Booth E. P. Booth Elmer Horning Joseph Hines Wm, Matucha Mela Kallovs Clara Hines Carson Joe Carson Lester Diamond Minneapolis Sunset Park Matthew Euwer Sherman Funeral Home Tracy Muscatine Doverport Lucille Reller Pittsburg Joseph Shalla J. A. Bliven Troy Foriash Roy Finks Harry John Witthoft Everette Finke Clara Lucille Dorothy Turnipseed Maneine Jarrard Mrs. Kyle Jarrard Mabel Wiley Charles Don Wise Ohio

Lynn and Jack in a spring reunion under starlit secrets

Jack travels to a northern city hoping to find Lynn at Mrs. Kime's. He recalls a past night with Lynn and Jed Townsend, whose sudden love complicates Lynn's feelings. Lynn envisions a future with Jack yet faces present romantic entanglements and promise from Jed.

Jack Mrs. Kime Lynn Tropics Bayous Jed Townsend Jed

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