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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1935
Page
6
The Westchester school board reports the release of Mr. Miller from his contract for the coming school year. He will take a higher paying position elsewhere after serving as principal and band instructor for two years. The note ends with a sadness at his departure and thanks for his service.
Mrs W S Munro and her children David and Grace Rosa Lee drove to Ames on Tuesday to visit Grandma Woodard. Grace Rosa Lee stayed a few days. Jennie Woodard returned with Mrs Munro for a short visit. In Washington on Sunday, John Dusenberry was mourned by many locals at his funeral. He will be missed.
Threshing ring held a meeting at the Frank Leeper home Friday evening to settle up labor and meals. Beulah and Alene Freel hosted a picnic dinner for schoolmates in the grove near their home. Deloris Arnold had tonsils removed last week at Washington county hospital. Milton Maas and family attended the Lester reunion at Montezuma with about 100 people voting to hold next year in Marshalltown. Mrs. Allison Maas and her son Harold visited Mrs. Henry Brinning Thursday.
Ancient Egypt records barley as the first cereal cultivated around 2240 B C during the Fifth Dynasty. Standing barley crops were noted in early inscriptions and agricultural practice.
In Wellman Mrs. Herman McIntosh and Mrs. Joe Schlabaugh recover from heat prostration and rest during the day. A Gingerich reunion drew 620 attendees across four states at Sharon Frenay with Melvin Gingerich recounting family history. The Yoder reunion, local guests, travel plans for Wellman youths, and numerous visits and trips across Cedar Rapids, Keota, Iowa City, and Des Moines mark a busy period for the community.
Riverside locals report Hubert Bauer visiting from California and returning with relatives. Mrs Mary Bauer and two others from Iowa City completed a visit with relatives at Lacona and Bauer Iowa. Miss Edith Heigman of Davenport departed to Valley Junction to stay with the Crita family and others.
Collier Weekly notes three eating customs: one third use knife and fork, another third use chopsticks, and the final third eat with their fingers. The observation highlights global variety in dining etiquette.
A quotation notes skepticism about rumors as a glee club prepares to sing a line from a traditional toast. The line referenced is Hre a Jolly Good Felow. The tone mocks superstition and hints at performance in a local event.
Maurice Sire leads an air fleet to a desert valley where a Geneva commission ratifies a peaceful, revolutionary project uniting Oriental nations. Karen inherits a ceremonial robe and girdle for a wedding while Toole and Bannister uncover hidden motives, blackmail, and a global social experiment.
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