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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1941

Page

8

Wyman Freshman School Notes School Reporters

Wyman December notes report Wendell Hughes back from illness and planned frozen desserts if weather allows. Algebra units cover Division of Polynomials. Semester tests expected next week. Christmas program and gift exchange completed with many recipients earning perfect spelling marks. Willard Love reports on seventh and eighth grade items and a riddle about Bobby Robertson.

Wyman Wendell Hughes Evelyn Johnston Jinior News Frances Metzger Becaue Bobby Robertson Wanda Hall Donna Slughes Dixie Stewart Anthony Yohe Donald Davis Robert Hunphreys Alan Sieehty Margaret Sheldon Alene Cooper

Franklin Center Pupils Share Christmas Program

Miss Caldwell and pupils at Franklin Center school presented a Christmas program before Christmas. A Christmas exchange followed with gifts made by the children for their mothers. The article notes seasonal greetings and thanks to the Journal for theater tickets.

Franklin District Jan. T Clyde Dawson Art Dawson Mr. Tiede James Davidson Harley Davidson Milford Anderson Bernice Sheets Fred Mangold Marion Sheets Daryl Hoyle Donald Hayes

Boys Discover Dynamite Caps Near Kensico Dam

Leo Battistelli aged 11 and Warren Hubner aged 13 found 48 dynamite caps near the Kensico dam, part of the New York City water supply. State Trooper Ray Aten explains the caps while police continue a daytime search for more, though none are found.

Leo Battistelli Warren Hubner Kensico Reservoir New York City Ray Aten North White Plains

New French Powers Fernand de Brinon Established in Paris

A report from Vichy states that Fernand de Brinon has been granted new powers in Paris by Pierre Laval. De Brinon’s post is described as an instrument of collaboration with the occupier.

Fernand de Brinon Paris Pierre Laval France Vichy de Brinon Sidi Barrani Egypt Med

New Year Celebrations Across the Nation Mark End of a Turbulent Decade

Americans welcomed 1920 with boisterous festivities from Times Square to Market Street and Chicago. The crowds were largely orderly as people gathered in clubs, hotels, and public spaces to momentarily escape war time anxieties and look toward peace.

New York Times Square Chicago Loop District Francisco Market Street

Local man fined for possessing counterfeit money

Stickley was arrested last September after police found spurious coins on him. A raid followed in which 43 rambling devices were seized at five local clubs by District Judge H. H. C. Ring.

HH. C. Ring. Stickley

Ames Dairymen Adopt Uniform Containers for Products

Ames dairymen will issue products in standard quart pint and half pint bottles to homes, seeking sanitation. Central dairy council approved the plan to exclude home containers, crocks and jars starting the New Year.

Ames Ames Dairymen Central Dairy Council

Cedar Rapids man pleads guilty to counterfeit money

George Stickley, 38, faced a guilty plea in Cedar Rapids for possessing counterfeit currency. He was fined $100 as the penalty for the offense.

Cedar Rapids George Stickley

Group of Friends Attend Dinner in Alvin Beale Home

Merrimac Iowa January 1 Mrs Mae Wilson Mr and Mrs Geo Miller and daughter Kay of Libertyville Miss Marjorie Rodi baugh of Burlington Miss Ella Stever Mr and Mrs Clifford Geehring and daughter of Fairfield and Mr and Mrs Ray Roarbaugh of Mt Zion were dinner guests on the Alvin Beale home on Sunday. Other families visited relatives over Christmas including the Graber and Schafer families of Wayland and Fairfield.

J. W. Combs John Everette Schmitt Dean Harold Humston J. M. Stone Brighton Oscar Kess Fairfield Frank Kleese David Kleese Harold Fulton Fulton Clarence Fulton Archie Houwer Thelma Benson William Peters Cotter Isaac Kleese Walter Kleese Fred Hutt Ray Harry Hutt Betty Harry Lester Nicolas Alvin Beale Kenneth Geo Miller Libertyville Jay Schafer Joe Emerson Lester Nicola Earl Nicola Ray Baldoster Pleasant Carl Baldoster John Baloster Dave Max Baldosier Roy Eshelman Doe Eshelman Herman Begh Ane Elmer Reschleys Loren Dussenberry Near Oakland Salem Willis Wellington Wayland George Reckey Orval van Winkle Doss van Winkle Earl Smith Howard Cook Richland Andrew Zihlman

Look Up Quotation Attributed To Edward Everett Hale

The note credits Edward Everett Hale as the author of the quotation about looking outward and forward, not inward, drawn from the work Ten Times One Is Ten.

Edward Everett Hale

Wartime Rationing Bypasses Young Couples on Wedding Day

In Germany new couples enjoy exemptions from wartime rationing for foodstuffs and textiles on their wedding day, offering a rare relief amid shortages.

Germany

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