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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1941
Page
8
Thanks for Kindness After Fire at Our Home
Mr and Mrs David Banks thank friends neighbors and Gracehill Ladies Aid society for support after their home burned. The group sent fruit vegetables clothing and a comforts quilt made by the women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Touanks
Gracehill Ladies Aid Society
David Banks
Pre-nuptial Shower Honors Miss Frank in Riverside
A miscellaneous shower at St Marys hall Riverside honors Miss Freda Frank for her upcoming marriage to Raymond Kron at St Marys church next week. Guests include Monsignor Bernard Jacobsmeier Rev J J Fath and many local ladies while prizes and gifts marked the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsignor
Bernard Jacobsmeier
St. Mary's Church
J. J. Fath
Henry Wieland
Shirley
Alvin Stransky
Elaine
Clarence Thoman
Martin Kron
Albert Dunn
Mildred
Hubert Kron
Anton Kiefer
Clair Kron
Bertha
Norval Flynn
Ida Geret
Victor Burich
C. Y. Dautremont
Dorothy Fitzsimmons
Columbus Pupils to Stage Three One Act Plays
Columbus high school students will stage three one act plays in the auditorium Tuesday evening February 25 The Patched Coat features Maxine Blankenhorn Jean Morgan Betty Moore Erma Allen Harold Bliven Ruth Carpenter Kenneth Houseal Merle Blieu and Doren Dicks with Blankenhorn student director Those in Glass Houses stars Billie Swailes Clement Cecil Betty Kistler and Mary Cassabaum with Kistler as student director Nancy Orrs Day Out cast pending Anyone may try out For 4000 cement blocks Oakes Ice and Coal Co won the contract to supply blocks for W M Glass Mt Pleasant to build a two story laundry this spring Part of the blocks already made
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Columbus High School
Maxine Blankenhorn
Jean Morgan
Betty Moore
Erma Allen
Harold Bliven
Ruth Carpenter
Kenneth Houseal
Merle Blieu
Doren Dicks
Billie Swailes
Clement Cecil
Betty Kistler
Mary Cassabaum
Nancy Orr
Oakes Ice and Coal Company
W. M. Glass
Mt. Pleasant
The Rocking Chair Brigade And A Mixed Community Note
A fragmentary local collage reports a girl’s note asking for “Dear devil” to visit and a mix of social bits. It mentions a Kansas City apartment building story, a goat fund joke, Fish in New York Times on Lend Lease, and a luncheon hosted by Mrs Baldrige with Nineteenth Century Club members. The region, people, and events are sketched in brief, with several names and places implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Welch
Simpson
Mary
Hamilton Fish
New York Times
Congress
A. B. Baldrige
Nineteenth Century Club
South Marion Avenue
Jane
Mary Baldrige
Mrs. Dodd
Neglected Piles Are Dangerous Book Ad
An illustrated 122 page guide warns neglect of piles can cause fistula fissures and rectal abscess with related reflex conditions. It promotes mild institutional treatment and lists thousands of references and a free offer from McCleary Clinic Excelsior Springs Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCleary Clinic
Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
Iowa City Cedar Rapids Names Among Local Settlers
A long list of women and girls from Iowa City and Cedar Rapids appears in a local society roster. Names include Zeno Knebel and Mrs Ralph Kleppfer along with Mrs Robert Kiefer and several Mottet and Kron family members. The compilation features multiple Frank, Gerot, Libengath, and Kron households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeno Knebel
Ralph Kleppfer
Robert Kiefer
Smma Frank
Edward Kessler
Clement Mottet
Fred Frank
Robert Gerot
Lou Ann
Ardell Gerot
Matilda Wieland
Lorena Kron
Helen Colbert
Wilma Swift
Dorothy Knebel
Mary Bachnagel
Marian Droll
Velma Rotenburger
Berniece Libengath
Margaret Libengat
Roosevelt Birthday Ball Opens with Mrs Delano Cutting Cake
Mrs Sara Delano Roosevelt, mother of the president, cuts the large birthday cake at a New York celebration for President Roosevelt’s 59th birthday. Oscar of the Waldorf stands by as banquet master watches the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Delano Roosevelt
New York
Oscar
the Waldorf
President Roosevelt
Pilgrim's Way reviewed amid a sleepy Springer spaniel cameo
Mrs. Roberts reviews Pilgrim's Way while ill with bronchial trouble. Jack the springer spaniel naps by John Baldrige's chair, causing amusing fuss as luncheon and discussion proceed. A moral tale from a past era ends with a curious note about a forbidden book and Sunday School copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erts
Jack
John Baldrige
Mothers Club elects officers for 1941
Wellman scene reports the Mothers club meeting Tuesday with 29 members and guests. New officers named include President Y Warold Swartzendruber and Vice President Keith Adams. A lesson on table manners followed by book acquisitions for the library rental shelf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Adams
Lyal Smith
Mark Schaffer
Emily Post
Former Junction Resident Seriously Hurt in Accident
3 M. L. Hutton, state conservation director, remains in serious condition in a Des Moines hospital after an automobile accident. The injury occurred while he was traveling in the area around Junction with authorities investigating the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moin
J. J. Abertson
Louisa County Enginee
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
M. L. Hutton
Des Moines
Noah's Ark Legend Says Animals Not Named in Bible
The remark notes that the Bible uses no explicit term animal in the ark story context while discussing pairs and creatures in the flood tale. It emphasizes linguistic nuance rather than scriptural content.
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New Orleans
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Oscar Homolka
Felix Bressart
Eve Arden
Miss Frank
Columbus
Rocking Chair
United States
Russia
Japan
Fish
A. B. Schmoeller
Des Moines Register
Kentucky
Harry Whittaker
America
Great Britain
C. J. Rob
Is Premium Coal
Center of the Loop
Famous Circle
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mother’s Club
Happy Hour Club
Fred Herr
William Wagamon
Clarence Wetrich
Irvin Woodwin
Oda
Harvey Wagamon
Victor Rampelberg
Jank Wilson
Delbert Maxwell
Frances Jean Wagamon
Jhlaine Long
Hutton
R. C. Norman
Moines
Henny
Harwood's
J. A. Harwood & Sons
E. F. Clark
Washington, Iowa
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