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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1937
Page
8
The article notes Mount Mihara on Oshima Island near Tokio Bay Japan as a popular site for self harm. It mentions Kegon Waterfall in Nikko as a longtime location for numerous cases of self destruction.
In the early United States draft horses saw limited use in the first two centuries as oxen served work needs. The advent of improved roads spurred imports and breeding of draft horses in larger numbers.
A year in Iowa captured in a film reel titled Headlines of 1936 showcases 30 plus events across the state. Included are sports stars Jay Berwanger Ozzie Simmons Billy Hall and Harris Coggeshall, floods fires accidents and notable citizens.
Des Moines produced review by Owa News Flashes presents a year in Iowa life through selected scenes. The film is a permanent record for the Iowa Historical Society and marks the first cinema history of a complete year for any state. Special prints will be offered to schools and organizations via the department of Visual Instruction at Iowa State College Ames.
Riverside resident Edith Dautremont, city nurse in Iowa City, earned a University of Michigan scholarship and will take a leave of absence to study social service in Ann Arbor in the second semester. Glenn Kallaus moved his Chevrolet garage to the Farmers Union building east room with altered entry for car access. W C Leeney to operate a Ford agency and garage in the vacated Kallaus site, relocating from Oxford and living in Sylvester Reiner estate property.
The report states there is no record of either Clinton or Calhoun taking an oath of office at the start of their second term as Vice-President, noting the absence of formal ceremony documentation.
Iowa state senator E P Donahue proposes a bill to cap liquor store markup at 15 percent of wholesale price. The plan would cut the liquor commission profit from about 15.9 percent to roughly 3 percent, affecting state earnings and permit book fees. Also noted are bills to limit salaries for the old age assistance commission and promote Iowa coal in state purchases to aid employment.
Warner Bros presents Smart Blonde at the Fox Theatre starring Glenda Farrell as Torchy Blane with Barton MacLane as a detective in a mystery comedy drama. The film launches Torchy Blane as a continuing heroine in a new series. Iris Meredith also appears in a dramatic debut alongside Charles Starrett. Columbia’s The Cowboy Star screens Friday and Saturday at the Fox Theatre featuring ex-showgirl Iris Meredith in a dramatic role after George White’s Scandals.
New York astrologer warned Mrs. William W. Mattson that treachery would surround her family and a disaster involving her child lurked near year end. The forecast followed the tainted chart read on the 10 year old Charles Mattson abducted from Tacoma Washington.
A quotation extols hope as the cure for weakness and the source of energy to meet hardship. It states that hope awakens courage and that one who implants courage in the human soul is the best physician.
The article notes the sun's energy is stupendous and if it failed humanity would need three-million million million tons of coal per minute to replace it, illustrating the vast scale of solar power.
The act seeks to ensure state produced goods are available at heat unit prices no higher than out-of-state agricultural and artificial fuels. It emphasizes parity with competing fuels and outlines price controls to support local production.
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