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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1931
Page
4
A short biblical reflection cites Isaiah 63 7 praising the loving kindnesses and mercies the Lord has bestowed upon the people, recounting gratitude for divine generosity and steadfast compassion.
In Ft. Ethan Allen Vermont on July 22 1981 recruits begin mounted drill with artillery teams. They learn harnessing mcclellan saddle and team commands as they move from practice to field camp in Green Mountains. Twenty miles of rough road lie ahead and thirty of eighty students will be chosen as bike drivers.
Helen Mangold shares a brief anecdote about her brother visiting and his awkward moment on a neighbor’s porch. The tale ends with the embarrassed sibling recalling the line Come over again some time as they left.
A compact note explains common misuses such as sight and debt while presenting TODAYs vocabulary. It defines REPEL as to cause aversion and INDELICATE as offensive to manners or purity of mind with sample usage.
A recurring humorous tale features a young college taught book agent presenting a scientific farming work to a rural Arkansas farmer. The farmer jokes that he does not need the book because he already knows how to farm, while the piece wanders through quirky snippets of daily life and party chatter.
Rain paused a Central Park checker tournament for a brief spell as six months of forecasted showers fell at once. Players returned to play amid disputes over moves while a Dutch Creek chicken dinner prompted laughter and local talk. A Methodist minister stayed calm and ate chicken, a quip reflecting lighthearted local color.
Aze Raymond remains ill with slight improvement. Sue Thomas from Davenport tends her. The Marshalls and Jim Coon attended Mrs Clark’s late home sale in Lone Tree. Henry Beach bought property for 1251 dollars. Delbert Eden’s death shocks friends. cause unspecified. Coon families plan a second reunion at Lone Tree park. Walter Longer and daughter Elizabeth visit from Washington area. Roxy Gideon remembers Highland teaching days. Frank Skala searches for water as wells dry. hauls water from Davis Creek. Jesse Raymond helps Charlie Raymond by clearing brush along the farm road.
Cordelle Hl Braden reports Mrs Floyd Weidlein and two children from Palisades Colorado visited Wellman for a week with Mrs Weidlein’s parents the Herrs. Miss Ernie Swarts returns to Wellman after teaching in the district. Lilah Snavely’s twelfth birthday party in Iowa City featured yellow and white dessert. The Longwell reunion drew 122 for dinner in Wellman park, with plans to meet the third Sunday next August. Attendees included families from Wellman Keota Fairfield Browning and Washington.
A long list of individuals and couples from Wellman Wellman Wellman North English Victor Williamsburg Kinross Muscatine Waterloo Webster Webster and other towns, including Lettie Oldaker and Eva Hevern, gathered in a social notice listing attendees and families with address-like mentions across Iowa communities.
Russell Bell sent a load of hogs to market on Monday. The Rowe Washburn reunion gathered at Ollie Rowe's home Sunday with many relatives in attendance from Musachine and Letts. Arthur Burketts moved near Kinross last week. Dewey Hanley and Clarence Rowe are home from Colorado. Joe Hradek sold and shelled corn to John Dimerly. Harley Mahafee and family visited Tuesday.
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