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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1936
Page
10
Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease common in children, marked by a false membrane on mucous or abraded skin. It results from specific bacilli and toxins, known since antiquity but only recently controllable with success.
Fairview school pupils and Miss Garna Laney hosted a Christmas party with a basket lunch, Bingo, Santa gifts, and a fish pond. South Prairie school hosted a candy social with an improvised orchestra. Community members attended funerals, hospital visits, travels, and holiday events across Fairview area.
Christie Latham and Donald plan a modest two room home near the lake in Oaklawa after a quick Berkeley wedding. They navigate finances and Donald's lab work while Christie hopes for a settled future, amid strain from the unpredictable new life and her in laws.
Christie adapts to life with Donald in a finished house while he pursues a laboratory project. A visit from his mother Arvida Eve Latham reveals tension over Donald’s work and Christie’s role, hinting at a clash between romance and career ambitions.
The document names district officials including Superintendent B A Ralston Dean Harland Mead Hi School Principal Della Patton Junior High Principal Ethel MccCreed and Board members led by President C W Tucker and Secretary Ralph W Thompson with listed city officials and staff roles such as City Clerk City Treasurer and Libraries assistant Mira Denny.
A dark red flower Lobelia cardinalis is named after M Lobel a French botanist and physician to King James The note contrasts with an optimist who never questions why a task cannot be done.
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