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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1936

Page

5

Christmas Cantata Dazzles Crawfordsville Audiences

A large Crawfordsville crowd filled the school auditorium for The Christmas Adoration cantata by 45 singers from three churches directed by Mrs. CC Cochran. Miss Margaret Gault accompanied due to flu by Mrs. Ollie Anwyl. many singers ill but the performance impressed attendees.

Nellie Manners Crawfordsville CC. W. Cochran Margaret Gault Ollie Anwyl United Presbyterian Church Christ Emmanuel God Jesus Ruth Barnes Lev Donald Zimmerman Whitaker Pennsylvania Alberta Cochran Fairfield

Wy-man High Sees Exams Before Vacation

School report notes a busy exam week as students anticipate break. Flu sidelined Lyle Gipple Betty Hall Lola Holmes returns after a four week absence. Basketball wins over Letts 27 21 and Yar-mouth 22 25 highlight a busy period with top scorers listed.

J. Gipple Wyman Letts Johnson D. Chamberlin Herron W. Chamberlin Yarmouth

Moral virtuous cycles in action and love

The passage reflects a pattern where good deeds trigger more eagerness to repeat them. Love gratitude and bounty grow with each good act, deepening the virtue and enjoyment of the benefactor.

Health Notes from Your County Health Unit

Public health message from The Washington County Public Health Unit wishes readers a Merry Christmas and a healthy New Year. It contrasts past ailments now curable or preventable with advances like vaccines, antibiotics, insulin and early disease detection, urging continued effort to improve health and prevent death. A. M. Sorenses M. D. director.

Nicola Bldg

Washington Lodge No 26 Regular Meeting Notice

Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. W M W A Bealer and secretary A W Yard announce the meeting details.

Washington Lodge No A.F A. M W. A. Bealer W. M A. W. Yard

Train timetable notes and station stops

Local and long distance trains listed with schedules and notes. Services include No. 82 No. 12 Apache No. 2 Sunset Limited No. 4 Golden State Limited and westbound No. 3 No. 11 Apache No. 1 Sunset Limited No. 3 Golden State Limited plus Knoxville Branch Nos. 429 430 and the Southwest Limited trains with arrival and departure times and California passenger rules.

Apache Sunset Limited Golden State Limited GRUP Knoxville Washington California L. Goodlander Cm. & Sr. Pp PR. BR. CO W. C. Bell, Arent

Desire for Land Driven Medieval Gentry Power

The gentry of the Middle Ages valued land above trade and wealth. Land symbolized power and was the motive for building castles to guard it.

Cellulose as Basis for Artificial Fiber Making

The passage notes cellulose as a carbon hydrogen and oxygen compound abundant in nearly all plant matter including wood. It highlights cellulose as the starting point for making artificial fibers due to its plentiful supply and presence in various materials.

Wasp Predation Helps Control Black Widow Spiders

Scientists report mud dauber wasps act as natural enemies of black widow spiders. The wasp lays eggs in widow cocoons and the larvae feed on the young spiders after hatching.

Black Terns Compared With Common Terns in Color and Form

The article explains that black terns resemble common terns in shape and flight with pointed bills toward the ground. It notes color differences as the key distinction, explaining that common terns have white feathers and a black cap with a coral bill.

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Best H. E. Gray A. B. Carr & Son Meat Market A. B Charles OG. i Howard L. McCleery Nicola North Side United States Ers Iowa Southern Utilities Co Christ Mes Rukgaber W. L. Rukgaber Albert Mills Adolph Anderson Wearen Allen North Side Square State Capitol Nebraska Cochran Oberman Santa Claus Thomas Woodruff Burnie Martin Eleanor Hall Jane Mullen Dickie Kracaw Willard Wilma Love Charlene Woodruff Loris Davis Donna Hughes Dixie Stuart Bennie Christner Harrod Christner Walter Merry Christmas Carson Carson's W. TT Carson Tom Carson Bob Carson Wade Welch Ralph Junkin Clyde Kelley Bill Matucha John McGilh The Washington County Public Health Unit J. C. McKay Black Widow Wolfe’s Hatchery JOE Wolfe & Sons Jay Brown Godwin Claude Tucker Carl Nicholson Ralph Schuchert Joan Naughton Jack Flanagan Russel Edwards Nellie Dewitt Lawrence Dewitt Chevrolet Oldsmobile
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