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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1939

Page

8

Havre School Students Share Indoors Games and Plans

Havre teachers report indoor activity kits including tenball and pick up sticks. Students plan poems in language class and will publish booklets with pictures. Awards for attendance and academics are announced, with upcoming spelling contests and a Valentine party planned for February 14.

Bessie Baker Havre Donald Baker Donald Chalupa Jeanne Joanne Jeanne Chalupa Mildred Gardner Red Brick Martha Zieglowsky Juanita Baker Everette Baker Bessie Joanne Chalupa Juanita Harold McConnell Lester Gardner

Suspect Drops 356 Nickels in Police Chase

Waterloo police captured 45 year old Des Moines man James, described as a Negro, after he fled his car during a pursuit. He dropped 356 nickels while fleeing, shaking off his coat as officers closed in.

Waterloo Narles Y’amer Des Moines James

Largest of Reptiles Crocodiles are the largest of livir otiles

The note states crocodiles as the largest living reptiles. It emphasizes their size and places them at the top of reptile scale. The phrasing is fragmented but highlights crocodiles’ prominence among living reptiles.

Tri T's Members Host Bridge Party and Potluck

Wellman and area groups held social events with potluck dinners and bridge or cards. Attendees included families and couples from Iowa City, Kalona, Keota, Lenox and surrounding towns, with gatherings at Schleybaugh, Winegarden, and Teets homes.

Keota Jay Evans Ainsworth Ed Kern Kalona Harold Creas Riverside Fritz Tagger Len Tree George Leibhe Letts

Sunday supper guests in Verlin Nickell home

In wa City on Sunday evening a potluck supper gathered guests including Arthur Wright Nud Nickell Karn ie Wetrich Leon Coy Linda Oscar Zook Nellie Eckhardt Ada Meningon Galen Bull Cecil Townsend and Harold Ossman. The group then played Chinese checkers. Saturday visitors to Coralville included Lawrence Romine and sister and brother-in-law Clarence Alvine.

Fred Durian Kelen Ruth Keith Wilson Iowa City George Lite England Loyd Bull John Berger C. Foster and Burrell, Jr Henry Hagist Albert Greiner Marjorie Howard Richard Durian Billy Freddie Forrest Green Ecards John DeFreese Leo Kinsinger Everett Teets Kalona Allen Gearhart Gary Indiana Mike West Bend Ind Gearhar John Finding Helen Ed Piffer Leonard Milo Tinnis Bert Snyder Frank Wilson Delbert Wilson Sigourney Rey Sehulty Harold Sehulty Cassious Cosse George Struble Royal Neighbors Roger Neighbors Hom Mes Omer Green Charley Green Darwin Hicks Harry Haller Doris Hohf Des Moines Frank Hicks G. _. King Everett Emde Glen Bill Wa City Verlin Nickell Arthur Wright Nud Nickell Karnie Wetrich Leon Coy Linda Oscar Zook Nellie Eckhardt Ada Meningon Galen Bull Cecil Townsend Harold Ossman Lawrence Romine

Among Our Neighbors on Compulsory Vaccination

H. P. Allen argues in the Riverside Leader for a compulsory vaccination law in Iowa. He cites Jeffersonian democracy as support, contending liberty ends where another’s safety begins, and that refusal endangers children and neighbors.

H. P.allen Riverside Iowa Thormas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Aristotle

West Chester High School News Highlights and Events

The February issue notes new fiction books for the library and a county basketball tournament at West Chester with participation from all schools except Washington. Reports cover birthdays, absences, grade activities from third through eighth, debates, civics course, Willing Workers club, and reading projects including Treasure Island and The Gold Bug with related drawings.

High School West Chester Washington County Washington Dorothy Ferguson Ellwood Kleese Willard Palmer Marilyn Weat Robert Pennington Elda Ruth McDowell Andre France Journey Club Janet Reif Maryanne Bauer Lincoln Geroge Marietta Greiner Johnny Hotle Gerald Smith Elizabeth Harras Gerald DeLong Willing Workers Club Marie Wright Clifford Porter Frederick Bauer Wilma Kleese

Why Collected Questions Follow the Mount Pleasant Notion

The Mount Pleasant News columnist laments future wars and questions why the nation repeats World War I mistakes. He argues England profits from conflicts and asks who benefits, who loses, and why the country ignores lessons and risks.

Mount Pleasant England

Birth Rescue Timed Breath 44 Minutes Saves Warren Zeitler

Warren Robert Zeitler of West Sunbury Pennsylvania was found lifeless a half hour after birth on January 11. Dr. A. H. John revived him by mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for 44 minutes until the heart began beating, and the child is now healthy and thriving at three weeks.

Warren Robert Zeitler West Sunbury A. H. John

Wage-Hour Chief's Son Returns Home After Disappearance

William Andrews aged 18, son of Elmer Andrews federal wage-hour chief, has returned to his father's Washington home after leaving the University of Pennsylvania without notice. He reportedly told his father he left school to go out and get a job.

William Andrews Elmer Andrews Washington University of Pennsylvania New York

Hitler’s Peace Claim Draws Skeptical Editor’s Warnings

The DeWitt Observer editors question Hitler’s notion of peace, suggesting his call may mask a demand for conquest. They warn that rather than harmony, his rhetoric could mean a large piece of the world for Germany.

Hitler DeWitt Observer

Highest Atlantic Coast Viewpoint at Sandy Hook NJ

The loftiest Atlantic coast overlook between Labrador and Florida is described as atop the Scenic Drive jutting over Sandy Hook in Atlantic Highlands New Jersey.

Atlantic Coast Atlantic Labrador Florida Sandy Hook Atlantic Highland N. J

Edinburgh's Founding by Edwin of Northumbria in 617

The passage notes Edinburgh, called Edwin's Burgh, as Scolland's finest city with its founding in 617 when Edwin, king of Northumbria, built a fortress on the rock above what is now Edinburgh Castle. It marks a historic claim linking the site to early royal activity in the region.

Edwin Scolland

Nail Cutting Superstition on the Track

A ra track enthusiast hearing a superstition about nail fragments warns not to scatter them. He jokes that if he must be sent back to collect remnants, the best place to bury or burn them is the track itself, prompting a wry smile at the risk.

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