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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1938
Page
5
A crowd at Haskins on Monday night enjoyed ice cream and cake served by the Ladies Aid Society. Proceeds from selling all they had raised about $20 for the fund. Threshing crews finished season tasks and stored equipment.
A string of social calls crosses towns as families from Woodhull to Phoenix, Waterloo, and Mt Union gather for birthdays and dinners. Claire Keating marked a birthday while Ethel, Vivian Booth and others visited relatives, and D C Mirney celebrated his 84th birthday in Muscatine before returning home.
The kankles is described as an ancient Lithuanian instrument used by seers to chant the saga of Lithuania. Vajdyla or seer wandered minstrel like to perform the Lithuanian saga to the kankles tune.
In Red Brick Aug 2 the threshing ring completed the season with no machine delays. John Caldwell led in yield at 56 bushels per acre while Joe Nelson topped total bushels at 3,680. Local families, visits, and meals follow the harvest as residents recount summer days and food making.
Grandview report details Bill Hradek's accident Saturday night when approaching a dark stalled vehicle. To avoid a collision he veered into a ditch, damaging his car. The item also notes local social visits and threshing season events in the community.
Iowa highway chief Chief John Hattery warns drivers to be cautious in the remaining year. In the last 150 days of the previous year 316 people died in traffic crashes. The patrol aims to cut 1938 deaths by 100 from 1937 totals and stay under last year’s figures.
A historical note describes Benjamin Franklin's psychic system aimed at breaking bad habits. It outlines a method to track actions, reflect on impulses, and cultivate self discipline as a practical self improvement framework.
Pleasant Ridge residents report two good rains aiding corn and pastures. Some farmers begin plowing to sow fall wheat after dry spells kept fields unready. Local updates include visits by Aileen Smith to Des Moines and social calls at Graber Rich and Havel homes.
A car displays an emblem suggesting expedited resolution with a large, stable company behind the assurance of a prompt settlement.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Stalder and two children visited Sunday afternoon at the Tony Kauffmann home. Mr and Mrs John Van Syce and children spent Monday evening at the Sam Hauenstein home near Olds.
Maxine Gillispie beauty operator at Marcia's Beauty Shop was taken to an Iowa City hospital Sunday with food poisoning after a picnic with friends. Some of the food proved poisonous to Miss Gillispie. Mr and Mrs J G Lewis were reportedly among those present.
Margaret Thiig works as a waitress at the Erb sandwich shop on Sunday. She plans to begin teaching at a school near Cedar Rapids starting September 1.
Ohio held third place in population from 1850 to 1890 but fell to fourth as Illinois surpassed it in the 1890 census, altering relative standings among leading states.
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