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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1931
Page
4
Six Weeks in the Artillery at Fort Ethan Allen
Dave Elder recalls training with the French 75 millimetre field gun during a Vermont summer camp. He details drill routines, the gun’s size and speed, and its deadly role against infantry, emphasizing the weapon as the core of their training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Elder
Fort Ethan Allen
Embarrassing Moment Shared By Vince Sojka
A child writes about a funny family moment involving Fairview school, a horse and buggy, and misheard phrases about horse radish and harness. Vince Sojka, grade 6, age 10, recounts the scene with family laughter and a shy sister feeling embarrassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview School
Vince Sojka
Training With Field Guns Shows Drill And Discipline
The narrative follows a battery arriving at the gun sheds and setting up a full four-gun section. Cadets learn parts and nomenclature, then practice fire preparation, posting, and aiming under regular army officers. Repetition builds speed, precision, and mounted drill readiness for horses.
Daily Lesson Focus Vehement Word Study
A compact note teaching daily English usage and pronunciation. It introduces vehemence as a forceful action and urges vocabulary growth by mastering one word each day. It includes usage examples and reminders about common mispronunciations and misspellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circe
By the Way and Other Ditties in A Quiet Issue
A light column of quirky anecdotes and jokes notes a Washington family’s Ozark trip and a village riddle about distance to the next town. It also discusses limburger cheese, opera, taxis, a Davenport piano shop scene, and a playful verse about amateur girls.
Two Want Ald Writers Meet
A fragmented dialogue shows two writers chatting about plans and travel. They reference a trip, duties at night, a return to a place named Symsa, and an exchange about enjoying every minute. The tone hints at a personal correspondence interlaced with questions about vacation and timing.
Noted musician performs here in Washington lecture
Professor Heezalar will visit Washington next Monday to lecture on the roof of the Bailey Building about How to be Rich on 3.15 a Day. A very large audience is not expected as the city faces a shifting political debate and economic mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heezalar
Washington
Bailey Building
Scientists plan to raise baby ape in child environment
A scientist intends to raise a baby ape in a normal child environment to observe outcomes, aiming to compare behavior with that of the average human child. The concept prompts reflection on nature versus nurture and provokes humor about ape and human similarities.
Dawn Trail Western at Fox Theatre Delivers Action
Buck Jones and his horse Silver lead a thrilling Panhandle Texas tale of sheepmen vs cowmen. Sheriff Larry Williams strives for peace as Matt Denton, brother of the fiancée, shoots a sheep herder, fueling a tense clash and a dramatic finale. Miriam Seegar charms as the heroine in a well produced western.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Theatre
Buck Jones
Silver
Panhandle
Texas
Larry Williams
Matt Denton
Miriam Seegar
Charles Morton
Mart Denton
Christy Cabanune
Huntington Hotel Featured In Joe E Brown Film
The Huntington in Pasadena California hosts part of the production of Joe E Brown’s Broad Minded a First National comedy romance now showing at the State Theater The hotel famed for hosting millionaires during winter sessions drew a Dun and Bradstreet high rating as the stars and crew worked on location Cast includes Joe E Brown William Collier Jr Ona Munson Marjorie White Bela Lugosi Thelma Todd and others with Mervyn LeRoy directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Pasadena
California
Joe H Brown
State Theater
Huntington Hotel
Dun & Bradstreet
Motion Picture Company
Joe E Brown
Joe E. Brown
William Collier, Jr
Ona Munson
Marjorie White
Holmes Herbert
Thelma Todd
Margaret Livingston
Bela Lugosi
Gravee Hampton
George Grandee
Mervyn le Roy
Crawfordsville Notes: Visitors and Returns
Crawfordsville Aug 27 Joe Raster of Haskins spends a few days at his aunt Mrs. Lee Lease home. Miss Sarah Davis returns from a three week sightseeing trip to Chicago and Niagara Falls. Miss Elizabeth Grace Huston comes home from Cedar Falls after summer school. Rev. and Mrs. A. N. Porter and Miss Mina McCleary arrived home from Lake Geneva Wisconsin where they attended the National Y P C U convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Joe Raster
Haskins
Lee Lease
Sarah Davis
Evan H. Davis
Ci‘avo
Niagara Falls
Elizabeth Grace Huston
Cedar Falls
A. N. Porter
Mina McCleary
Lake Geneva
Wis
Local Social Notes From Red Brick Aug 24
Red Brick reports visits and visits from Wellman Center and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Sam Sivafoose and Elsie Wagner share time with relatives in Wellman and Riverside. Nearby families including Wabnitz Neiswanger Hering Smith and Combs gather at different homes in Iowa communities. Charles Wilson plans a northern fishing trip, the Flynn brothers market hogs, and John Hering with Cephas visit Good Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Brick
Sam Sivafoose
Folger
Wellman
Elsie Wagner
Rob Wells
Riveride
Will Wabnitz
Grandview
Lloyd Neiswanger
C. BE. Hering
Frank Smith
James Combs
City
Mac McGrady
Florida
Della Neat and
Gond
J. A. Walker
West Chester
Reid
O. BE. Babb
Ernest Rouse
Dykstra
Philip and
Theodore
Oregon
Walter Bruty
Walter Nicholson
John Caldwell
Centerville
van Ness
Charles Palmer
Dorothy Babb
P. C. Penney
Charles Wilson
Flynn Brothers
John Hering
Cephas of
Good Hope
Findls
Global machinery imports and employment in leading nations
The world consumes about 5.5 billion dollars of machinery each year. Production supports over two million workers in the United States Great Britain and Germany with roughly 500000 employed in each country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Conesville Melon Day Plans Highlight County Fair
Conesville looks to celebrate with baseball, kittenball, horseshoes, races, band, dancing and a watermelon feast on September 5. Organizers led by George Brown include Harold Nietzel and C. N. Nicholson with committees for ads, concessions, races, melons, and gardens. Wilt resistant melons Pride of Muscatine Iowa King and Iowa Belle developed after six years of Iowa State College work. More than 5000 acres idle due to wilt disease, now seed distribution across 47 counties. Community notices include local reunions and obituaries in Columbus Junction area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Conesville
Wyman Tean
Hi Nine
Pairfield
George Brown
Harold Nietzel
C. N. Nicholson
Treasuer
Harold Netzel
Nmanuel Jasman
W. O. Jarrard
Robert Maxwell
J. .le Kee
Hiram Jarrard
C. M
Muscatine
Halain
Fruitland
Iowa State College
Ames
Pride of
Iowa King
Iowa Belle
Muscatine Island
Iowa
Muscatine County
Randolph
Crossley
Ehatytane
Park
Carl Poets
Will
Cantaloupe Crop Peaks On Conesville Muscatine Island
The cantaloupe crop in Conesville area and Muscatine Island reached peak production this week. Walford brothers 68 acre plot at Caresville ships Oasis melons to Pittsburgh Buffalo Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis in refrigerated cars. Over 2000 crates a day market these melons with excellent quality and prices. season to run several weeks more. Funeral services for Mrs Netta Moore are noted in this report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Ave
Conesville
Muscatine Island
Walford Brothers
Caresville
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
St Louis
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