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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1934
Page
7
Wayland residents hosted and visited relatives from Chicago Milford Nebraska Stryker near Nashville Mishawaka and Dubuque over a week. News included vacations to Washington DC Chicago and plans for teaching in Delta Iowa and a Mennonite conference trip to Bluffton Ohio.
Mark uncovers James Ruxton as the killer in a case tied to Seifert Vail and Loren. Ruxton confesses after a tension filled pursuit and Mark’s patient deduction saves Loren and clears the suspect. The sheriff takes Ruxton into custody and the story closes with hints of Mark’s next drama.
Ellen Worth describes a simple one piece pajama pattern for girls in prints and ginghams with a white lawn collar tie belt and colored binding. It suggests multiple outfits, Mexican striped cottons for beach wear and references the New Fashion Book Pattern No 545 in sizes 4 through 14 and mail order details.
Will Neff visited relatives in Memphis Missouri on Sunday. Prof Francis Hartung of Mt Vernon Iowa visited Wayland on Wednesday and may take office work in Wisconsin this fall. Mrs Sarah Swartzendruber of Kalona visits her mother Mary Freyenberger and helps can plums with sisters Ed Wyse and Jenny Wenger aiming for about fifty quarts. Mr and Mrs L A Amstutz and children Wade and Viola of Pandora Ohio expected to visit sister C Sommer and brother Otto Suter and family today.
A string of visits is described with residents from Ravinia South Dakota Miss Dorothy Les Tietwe Lake Andes and Harriette Dyke of Ravinia staying with Lee Thergne and A H Zailmer Morriston Arkansas. The note adds a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Zeno Knebe south of Riverside on Sunday July 29 and mentions William Sims retired rural mail carrier attending the state convention of rural mail carriers in Cherokee.
A fragment quotes Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown musing that contentment will win a thoughtful tombstone inscription from admiring relatives. The odd line blurs as a playful, cryptic reflection on legacy and praise.
Lodges Washington Lodge No. 26 announces regular meetings on the first Friday each month led by W M Harry ff Turner and secretary A W Yard.
Rail timetable lists multiple local freight and passenger trains with daily or limited stops. Notable services include Golden State Limited, Apache trains, Southwest Limited, and various local freight trains with specific departure and arrival times. Several trains stop only for specific passenger actions or county-seat stops.
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