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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1931
Page
4
Cedar Rapids Proves Self Reliance Eases Winter Unemployment
Iowa communities show preparedness and thrift as Cedar Rapids surpasses its unemployment fund goal. They aimed for 146000 dollars but raised 100000 and now 150000, enabling steady support for twenty five weeks. The civic spirit contrasts with calls for national loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Legs Diamond quits as New York gangster legend fades
The notorious racketeer known as Legs Diamond ends his criminal career. Described as crude and cowardly, he rose to fame through luck and bravado, yet avoided decisive blows and avoided true cunning. Public reaction ranges from fascination to indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond
New York City
New York Times Advice for Congress on National Interest
The piece urges Congress to act in the nation’s best interest, favoring unity over partisan games. It cites the Times suggestion to focus on vital economic and fiscal programs, delaying political theater until major issues are settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Times
Congress
Fa Guardia
Washington
Reading Forty-Niners Brims With Humor and Hardships
A reader praises the library book Forty-Niners for its humor and vivid portrayal of cross-country emigrants to California. The excerpt includes Denny’s ballad style verses about the 2200 mile trek, hardships on the plains, and playful lines about mules boots and gold, ending with a boastful quip about future travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Denny
New Baby Named William Arthur in Rubio Home
A son arrived for Mr and Mrs Arthur Lambert of Rubio and will be called William Arthur. The Ladies Aid plans a church basement meeting Thursday afternoon. J W Hamilton of Richland visited over the weekend with friend Lylbern Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lambert
Rubio
William Arthur
Goldie Groendy
Cke
Herbert
FP. Blakely
J. W. Hamilton
Richland
Lylbern Johnson
Smallpox Spreads in Wellman and Surrounding Area
NIRA dispatch reports rapid smallpox spread with new cases in Wellman and nearby areas. Mentioned events include Mr and Mrs Grant Griffith in Town City Thursday, Mrs Ralph Bull hosting ladies aid, Grand View school Christmas program upcoming, and Bert Deen ill with the disease. Also notes road work by Chas Green and corn delivery by Bill Hanley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Griffith
Ralph Bull
Paved Highways Change Attitudes In Modern Life
A magazine on our desk argues women driving cars shifts travel freedom and tames the male boast. The era’s highways are praised for convenience and safety as roads improve and paving graces daily life.
SIZZER BILL Sprints Backstage With Vanity Fair Tales
A satirical voice vents about editors, politicians, and columnists, suggesting readers spot wisecracks from Jim Jam Jems and Ballytroo. He accuses Culbertsons of stealing front page stories and calls out election impression attempts amid national observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culbertsons
Vanity Fair
Will Rogers humor and campus chatter from a past column
The excerpt mixes brief gags about Will Rogers and Cal Coolidge with campus sports notes. It mentions a friend challenging Cal Laugh, a joke about Will mispronouncing a name, a jab about a motorist and a sheriff, and Hugh McCleery’s sports benching while in junior college action. It ends with a Q and A about dandruff cures featuring a tragic punchline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
President Coolidge
Will
Eph
Cal
Two Blackace Stories From A Florida Cabin
A Florida tourist shoots a big alligator to protect a small black boy then informs Mammy who casually thanks him and comments on catching kids. Parson Johnson asks why to join the church. Rastus White seeks church entry for roofing a chicken coop and fencing a watermelon patch to gain strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Mammy
Parson Johnson
Rastus White
Parson
Civic Pride and Sunshine Debate in Holiday Post
A Chicagoan and a Los Angeles resident spar over California sunshine as a holiday mood spreads. Readers are invited to send flowers and support for fixing the town clock after the Jim Pennell campaign. An elderly woman playfully pleads with a streetcar motorman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Jim Pennell
Lawsuit Seeks to Set Aside Perry Lemley Will in Iowa Court
Charles Lemley and Lewis Lemley sue in Washington County District Court to invalidate Perry Lemley will alleging unsound mind and undue influence on December 7 1928. W. D. Hochstetler named executor. heirs at law seek property descent under Iowa law if the will is set aside. The case asks for probate relief and cites the March 1932 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
W. D. Hochstetler
Perry Lemley
David Lemley
John Lemley
Carl Gingerich
Alma Gingerich Roberts
Clayton Gingerich
Oral Gingerich
Willis Gingerich
Perry Gingerich
Willis Lemley Miller
Jesse Lemley Ayers
Dana Lemley Allen
Charles Lemley
Lewis Lemley
Iowa
State of
District Court
Washington
Cottry
Towa
Hanley & Hanley J. FE
Deviit
Are These Our Children at Fox and Range Dawns at Fox
The Fox theater hosts Are These Our Children Monday Tuesday and Wednesday while State theater upgrades limit access. Cast includes Eric Linden Rochelle Thudson Arlene Judge Ben Alexander Roberta Gale and more in a teen drama directed by Wesley Ruggles. Ken Maynard stars in Range Dawns Friday and Saturday with Frances Dale Frank Mayo Charles King and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Theater
The
Fox
State Theatre
Eric Linden
Rochelle Thludson
Wesley Ruggles
Cimmaron
Arlene Judge
Ben Alexander
Roberta Gale
Robert Quirk
Mary Kornman
Beryl Mercer
William Orlamond
Ken Maynard
Frances Dale
Frank Mayo
Charles King
Lafeé McKee
Jack Rockwell
George Davis dies after long fight with illness and slavery’s shadow
George Davis a well known colored man died Thursday July 6 after years of paralysis lung and heart trouble. Born into slavery he lived in poverty and prejudice yet charmed locals with humor singing in church and on the streets. He married Sally Bloom after the war and faced hardship with Aunt Sally by his side. Funeral services were held Sunday at the A M E church with a large crowd and flowers filling the coffin area. Burial followed in the old cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Davis
Virginia
Massa Wilson
Selma
Alabama
George
Eliza
Julia
Emma
4Th Michigan
Col. Scofield
S. E. Rankin
Sally Bloom
Sally
Aunt Sally
Unkass
Aunty Dee
Balaam
Barney Hall
Dom
A. M. EE
Haiti
San Domingo
Cols Bell and Palmer
Cunningham
J. T. Anderson
Clark Sitler
Wm. W. Wilson
Old Cemetery
Christmas Snow Falls on East Highland Hills
Snow lies like a winding sheet over the East Highland hills signaling the Christmas season. Roads are muddy. only essential travelers appear this week. Mae Coon stays in Columbus City to care for her mother Margaret Drake who has been ill and is now bedfast. Drake is sister to Charlie and Azor Raymond. Frances Olinger, Albaugh teacher, is ill and absent. Mrs. J W Coon and Mrs. Henry Owen visited Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Highland
Highland
Mae Coon
Columbus City
Margaret Drake
Local Notes On Settled Homes And Anniversary
Friends report Homer and Mrs. Clark have settled in Davenport at 216 Gaines St while both Mr. and Mrs. Marshall recover from injuries. Charles Raymond and Miss Elizabeth quietly marked fifty years since their December 8 1881 wedding at home. Bernice Murdock and Dwain visit Washington with Lola Rath and Myrtle Vaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. S. Marshall
Homer Clark
Davenport
Gaines St
Bernice Murdock
Dwain
Washington
Lola Rath
Myrtle Vaha
Community News From Welman and Surrounding Areas
Reports from Welman include visits by James and William Murphy of Chicago and Mrs James Murphy at Mrs Miranda K Murphy's home. Stanley Bush suffers a foot injury after a truck incident. The Helmer clothing stock moves for insurance appraisal after a Monday fire. Substituting at Pilotsburg is Naomi Rhodes while Fern Robertson quarantines with smallpox. Waldo Smith, chemistry professor in Fargo, with wife Martha Althouse Smith, now living in Fargo, previously taught in Welman schools and worked in Turkey. The W Q W club gift exchange was with Mrs Lloyd W Durst, not Mrs Lon E Fleming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Wellman
James Murphy
William Murphy
Chicago
Murphy Lodge
Smoky Lake
Michigan
Miranda K. Murphy
Stanley Bush
al Helmer
Clayde Small
Marlin
J. Kehoe
Helmer Clothing
Swartzendruber Hardware
H. J. Montgomery
Washington
Welman
Naomi Rhodes
Pilotsburg
Fern Robertson
L. CC. Miller
Waldo Smith
Fargo
North Dakota
Smith
Lon E. Fleming
Lloyd W. Durst
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Earl Thayer
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Leavenworth
Kansas
J. F Masterson
Roy Dougherty
Thayer
Thomas B. White
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Dougherty
Nira
J. B. Hanley
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Up This
By the
Way
Sizzer Bilge
Mister
Sizzer Bill
Mr. Coolidge
Mose
Hugh McCleery
Parsons
Hugh
Freshwaters
Tog
Colyum
Opera
Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Willam C. Hammer
District Court of
WE. V
FOX Theatre
RKO Radio Pictures
Howard Istabrook
Cimarron
Rochelle Hudson
Arline Judge
Billy Butts
Theater News
Irene Dunne
Pat O'Brien
John Haliday
Matt Moore
Lester Vail
Myrna Loy
Lawrence Tibbitt
Havana
Lupe Velez
Ernest Torrence
Jimmy Durante
Karen Morley
Louise Fazenda
Hale Hamilton
Mathilda Coment
Phillips Cooper
Lupe
Tibbett
Peanut Wonder
United States Marine Corps
Geo. Davis
H. A. Burrell
S. Marshall
Chamber of Commerce
America
RCA Radio
Philip E. Cobden
North
Michigan Avenue
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Herman
West Main Street
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