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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1935
Page
4
Daily Dog Walking Service Brings Employment Hope
In New York City James Daley launches The Daily Dog Walking Service, an incorporated Delaware firm offering dog walkers for hire. The venture provides work for educated professionals amid unemployment gloom, as walkers cart Fido through streets and parks by the hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
James Daley
Delaware
Fido
How Does He Do It Bruno Hauptmann Faces Guilty Verdict
An analysis suggests Hauptmann remains defiant and sounds sincere, while jurors found him guilty and the case invites speculation of a possible accomplice and motives. Questions linger about the money and links to the Lindbergh kidnapping amid his insistence on innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruno Hauptmann
Bruno
Wellman Advance gains modern dress under new editor
A note to patrons praises the Wellman Advance after Max Coffey takes over editorial duties from his father. The piece lauds brighter headlines and new columns, highlights Wellman’s 50th anniversary, and links the paper’s quality to town vitality. The editor jokes about future leadership and Wellman’s forward look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Iowa
Max Coffey
Max
Daily Dog Walking Service Promises Local Jobs
Daley promotes a Daily Dog Walking Service at New Hope claiming employment for boys and urging residents to telegram orders. The ad promises immediate service and daily dog walking to keep pets fit while owners rest.
Brighton Church Choir Pot Luck and Community Notes
Brighton correspondent reports a Methodist church choir pot luck supper before weekly rehearsal. Local families and residents, including the Rudolphs, Harrises, Bradfords, Longs, Thompsons, Cains, Schaefers, and Bartletts, are mentioned with moves, visits, and quilting club activity. Several measles cases noted in the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Methodist Church
Rudolph
Richland
James Harris
W. N. Bradford
Persian origin shoes with sandproof heel history
The piece notes that shoe heels originated in Persia and were once attached to sandals to keep feet above hot sands, highlighting their practical origin.
Public Works Fund Advisory Committee Named
Public Works Chief General Robert E. Wood of Chicago, a leading mail order executive, was named chairman of the advisory committee of business men to direct the administration of the 4.88 billion dollar public works fund. The appointment was announced by Secretary of Commerce William S. Maywood after a conference with the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Wood
Chicago
Wood
William Roper
Community Notes From Dublin Iowa Dated February
Mrs C M Corpman spent a week at her daughter Mrs Jake Seethout home. Families, measles illness, and a Center school community meeting with a women’s program and refreshments are reported. Local residents helped with woodcutting and butchering chores while several visits and relatives are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
C. M. Corpman
Jake Seethout
Eric. Genkins
Marjory
Vanna
Lee
Wolfe
Clayton Robertson
Lester
Nona Tinnes
Retha Robertson
Wanda Hotle
Claude Randall
Center School
Howard Mangold
Berniece Sheetz
Muscatine
Lester Lease
Walter Wolfe
Clea Ther
Artford Richardsons
Stanley Mangold
Merle Sheetz
W. J. Augustine
Charlie Mayer
Silent Verey questions teachers pay for work
Dinner time silence drives Verey to ask if school teachers get paid He ponders fairness insisting kids do all the work Show window philosophy jokes about wants Free and humorous notes about misspellings and a red ink expense mix up Also a gag about a hotel bill and feet kept dry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verey
Sunny
Franklin District No 5 News In Brief
Friday visitors from Leslie Gates home. Kimbal Neb ergal ill with measles, Ham Thompson ill with flu. Merlin Sheets rescues after runaway. L E Hoyle and Lois Hoyle birthday celebration at Hoyles. Gerald Dean Hoyle ill with heavy cold. Declamatory contest yields two firsts, one second, two thirds for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankdein District No. 5
Joe Nebergal
Leslie Gates
Kimbal
Bobbie
Ham Thompson
Harry Davidson
Charley Marek
Anthony Marek
Harry Hutt
Grandma Mangold
Merle Sheets
Floyd Hoyle
Des Moines
L. EE. Hoyle
Dwight
Guy Hoyle
Howard Hoyles
L. EE
Lois Hoyle
Dr. McLaughlin
Gerald Dean Hoyle
Soviet training splits doctors into generalists and specialists
In the Soviet Union 75 percent of medical students are trained as general practitioners while the remaining students are selected by examination to become specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Yacht racing costs and returns in America Cup efforts
The article notes yacht racing as the costliest sport with no returns. It says American sailors spent over 5 million dollars to defend the America's Cup, valued at about 500 dollars in real terms.
Washington Scouts mark 25th anniversary with pancake supper
Washington Boy Scouts celebrated the 25th anniversary of Scouting and 13 years in town with a Tuesday night supper at the YMCA attended by about fifty people including scouts, fathers, and Iowa City delegations. The event featured a Ten Year Program Award, promotions to Second Class, new Tenderfoots, and an eight week achievement drive led by three patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Boy Scouts
Iowa City
Washington
Swisher
Edmund PD. Morrison, Jr
Morrison
Board of Review
Harry Sizer
John Killian
Wendell Baker
Raburn Davis
Joe MeIl
Kinney
Clinton Stewart
Hugh Fitzpatrick
David Pearson
Tom Gray
Boy Scouts of America Begin in London Fog 25 Years Ago
Scouting marks its 25th anniversary with a history rooted in W D Boyce's London misadventure in 1909 and the 1910 incorporation of the Boy Scouts of America. The movement has grown to over 6.4 million in the US with more than 1 million active youth and 275 thousand volunteer leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
London
Fog
W. D. Boyce
United States
Rubio Town Weekly Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events
Elam Johnson visits Rubio from Dublin as Omer Long of Brighton spends time for work at Reigenhagen garage. The church meeting Friday night drew a small crowd due to bad roads with supper and social activities. Robert Wagener of Hedrick injured his foot but remains at home with no broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio Town
Elam Johnson
Dublin
Omer Long
Brighton
Reigenhagen
Charley Morrow
Richland
Thelma
Jim Morrow
Muscatine
Art Reigenhagen
Junior
Jim Miller
Robert Wagener
Hedrick
Local gathering closes with music and readings
Milford Cook and Laurence Watson performed songs while declamatory readings entertained attendees. Mrs Vera Nordyke was elected president and Mrs Vera Steinbach became vice president. Raymond Steinbeck did trucking into Ottumwa on Tuesday. Henry Sheetz visited town on Saturday. The next meeting is planned for March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Cook
Laurence Watson
Vera Nordyke
Vera Steinbach
Raymond Steinbeck
Ottumwa
Henry Sheetz
Our Town
Small Pay for Soldiers in Early Ohio Defense
In early days regular troops defending Ohio settlements against attacks were paid 33 per month. The note records the low wages and the context of frontier military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Elephant tusks reflect species not sex in varied shapes
Elephant tusks indicate species rather than sex with curved or straight forms. In Ceylon many elephants lack tusks, Indian cows have small tusks or none while bulls show large ones, and African cows always bear large tusks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
India
Lathfinder Magazine
Boundary of Edom Traced in Bronze Age Ruins Survey
An expedition traced the ancient boundary of Edom and uncovered Bronze Age ruins dating to the Israelite exodus era after the thirteenth century. An ancient record noted the findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edom
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