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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1931
Page
7
Ward School students share holiday spirit with decorations and projects. Kindergarten through fifth grade workers create sand tables, fables, and art as teachers Miss Corinne Martin and Miss Mabel guide daily activities. Notable incidents include Jean Kelly’s return and Raymond Kerr’s injury, while students decorate rooms and prepare stories for Christmas.
Lodges Washington Chapter No 08 regular monthly meetings second Thursday monthly with officers and visiting members. Damascus Shrine No 10 regular meeting fourth Tuesday at Mason Temple with Grace B Twinam and Hazel Haven as officers. Washington Lodge No 20 regular meeting first Friday monthly. Cyrus Chapter No 1% ROAM regular meeting second Friday monthly with J W Enslin and A W Ward as officers. Railway timetable lists Golden State and local passenger trains with arrival and departure times, freight trains, and agents KNOMIL MCKAY and W G BELL.
Tennial School pupils across grade levels prepare Christmas displays, plays, and classroom decorations. Students back from illness, new pupils join, and teachers note handiwork from sand-table scenes to igloos and sleighs. The kindergarten fireside scene and a fifth grade book study lead into parties and holiday projects.
Practical home safety guidance for wives and mothers emphasizes avoiding electrical contacts in bathrooms, stable stepping when reaching cupboards, careful bath entries and exits, non slipping mats, guarding small children from swallowing objects, and training kids not to mouth items. The piece is part of a 12 article Health in the Home series.
The article recounts Bancroft a long naval career from the USS Baltimore with Admiral Dewey to Manila Bay and Lingayen Gulf. It highlights his wartime actions and his hobby of putting on impromptu stage shows for the crew aboard the Baltimore. It notes his later life focusing on outdoor activities and a vigorous, well balanced lifestyle at Hollywood studios.
Dr Levi Grant Woodruff a native of Grandview and dentist here died Saturday at his sister’s home near Grandview after several weeks of illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at the Grandview Methodist Church with Rev. W. A. Lamp officiating and burial in Grandview. He was born in Grandview. Burlington visitors were in town to see their son Ivo. Mrs Ebner Shellabarger hosted friends on her birthday. Miss Martha Blankenhorn returned from Chicago after attending the National Four-H Congress and the International Livestock Exposition. Chapter CX PEO met with Mrs J H Huston. Miss Adelia Letts spoke on Ellie Island. Christmas party planned for Dec 24 with Mrs GW Weber coordinating refreshments by committee including Mrs J H Huston and Miss Helen Orr. Members of the Past Noble and Court of the IWeal Rebe- (text truncated)
Dents at Town State college at Ames have returned to their work after visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Henry Oak. The residence property of Mrs M L Gay at Conesville burned to the ground Friday. The cause of the fire is not known. the house was empty with the exception of a few old pieces of fur.
Fragmentary report notes individuals such as Mr and Mrs Chas, Sol Millers sale, Harley Meheffee and mother, Fischer of Kin, Jake Witwiller, and Eckerman. Mentions Thursday events, corn selling, timber sale, and a visit to Yoder’s store with scattered references to Craw and D's.
The ancient Greek and Roman notions of the afterlife were hazy yet included future states of blessedness or woe. They centered on moral outcomes linked to pleasing or offending the divine.
Mr and Mrs Weaver of Wayland celebrate 50th wedding anniversary at their Henry County home. A noon family dinner followed a long life on a farm, with many gifts and a large cake. Guests included relatives and local residents from Wayland and nearby areas.
Fragmentary ad list shows lawyers brokers and doctors. Names include A Michell eral Taw and Morrison Moliason with offices on West Main Street near the Court House. Also listed are chiropractors and osteopaths such as Chas Brown with office opposite the Court House and Preston b. Epter with a specialty in rectal diseases.
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