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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1940

Page

6

Riverside School Set to Open Monday Amid Faculty Change

Riverside public school will open Monday September 2 with Superintendent Robert Smola and a new group of teachers led by Miss Mabel Clark and Miss Marie Ward. New staff include Miss Ward from Mechanicsville and Miss Kopecky from Schueyville. The plan features center based reading and expanded recreational reading with professional study completed by all faculty members.

Riverside Riverside Public Robert Smola Emu Matousek H. C. Borup Frances Kopecky Mabel Clark Patricia Mougin Marie Ward Ward Kopecky Mechanicsville Schueyville

Local teachers meet required standards for district schools

The grade teachers all hold at least two years of training from state institutions and many meet minimum board requirements. Miss Clark completes her BA this summer from approved schools. A faculty meeting is set for Saturday August 31 to plan for opening day. A patriotic program will follow on the first day of school to promote national solidarity. Kenneth Hootman returns to work at the Pailliotet shop after a two week western motor trip. Miss Mary Allen visits Detroit relatives. Sister Mary Clarissima returns from Boulder with Sister Mary Clotildis to St Marys school.

State Teachers College Clark Board of Educational Examiners Jessie M Parker Elmer Ogden Mary Clarissima St. Mary's School St. Mary's Convent Boulder Colorado Mary Clotildis

Trixie the musical dog reunites with Buffalo owners

Trixie the terrier led Mr. and Mrs. Morris Jacobs to their missing dog after weeks away. While the couple was in a saloon, the dog heard Mrs. Jacobs sing, rushed to the door, and bounded to the couple, proving the dog recognized her voice.

Trixie Buffalo N. Y Morris Jacobs

House color trends revive aging homes with new paints

Home owners seek to modernize older residences by using surface specific paints on wood brick or stucco walls and choosing factory colored shingles for roofs. Popular scheme features light salmon walls emerald green roof and a flame colored front door.

Duty Free Gold Admitted to Duty-Free Status

Gold is admitted to the Un'tee free of duty as a ceremonial or regulatory designation. The move lowers trade barriers and allows unrestricted movement of the metal within the stated jurisdiction. Officials note potential impacts on prices and market access for buyers and sellers.

1940 Jesse James Declares Heist Taint

Desperado James J. Horan, wanted by the FBI for nearly two years, is framed as the 1940 Jesse James who masterminded a New York mail train robbery netting the gang a single pouch of negligible value.

James J. Horan Federal Bureau of Investigation Jesse James New York

Newnam Enrolls in Douglas Aircraft School in Calif

William Newnam enrolls in the Douglas Aircraft School at Santa Monica California. Other items note rural mail carriers’ convention in St. Louis and hospital treatment for an injury in Muscatine. A $145000 rural electric-line allotment is authorized for Louisa and Des Moines counties. Editorial excerpts discuss Americans and war readiness amid European conflict.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction William Newnam Douglass Aspcraft Santa Monica Calif Melvin Dicks Kathryn Dwinets St. Louis Chicago John Kopke Bellevue Hospital Muscatine Kopke Dover Omaha Louisa Des Moines Robert Johnston J. R. Johnston Arthur Kistler Pennsylvania New York Ruth Ellen Thompson E. O. Newell Burlington Edgar Newman Milo Fulton Beauchamp Chautauqua Park Lena Lowe Woodrow William Shearer Town Randall Alden Bebb Greeley Colo the State University

Loyal police dog ends vigil after two weeks

A 150 pound police dog from Kennett Square Pennsylvania kept watch over the body of his owner Charlie Fung a Chinese laundryman for more than 24 hours and refused food for over two weeks after his death. Sympathizers fed and comforted the grieving animal easing its heartbreak.

Kennett Square Charlie Fung

Soil conservation praised by Knoxville Journal editorial

The Knoxville Journal lauds soil conservation and notes many farmers in Marion County follow sound methods to improve land though full adoption is needed for farming's future. A Salisbury Connecticut town meeting votes to sell its jail after deeming a spotless crime record makes incarceration unnecessary.

Knoxville Journal Salisbury Conn

I Was An Adventuress at State Theatre

Glamorous Zorina and Richard Greene star in I Was An Adventuress at the State Theatre for Wednesday and Thursday. Zorina plays Tanya Vronsky with Samuel Goldwyn backing, as their romance unfolds through Continental resorts. Supporting cast includes Conrad Veidt, Peter Lorre, Sig Rumann, and Fritz Feld under director Gitel Ratoff.

Zorina, Greene Zorina Richard Greene the State Theatre Samuel Goldwyn Tanya Vronsky Greene Green Gite” Ratoff Andre Desormeaux Sinch von Stroheim Er Lorre Polo

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