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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1937

Page

8

Jungle Princess Thrills At Fox With Jungle Romance

The Jungle Princess tells of a Malay wilds triangle where a jungle-born maiden loves a white man. Dorothy Lamour stars with Ray Milland Akim Tamiroff Lynne Overman and Mala in a vivid adventure featuring elephant stampedes chimpanzee battle and tiger charges.

Dorothy Lamour Ray Mill and Akim Tamiroff Lynne Overman Paramount Picture Fox Theater Aiden Ray Milland Mala

Funeral services for William H Plum held in Cameron area

Funeral rites for William H Plum were conducted in Cameron Missouri with burial in the local cemetery. Services were held Friday afternoon at the A. Jones funeral home led by Rev Arthur Atack and assisted by Dr F W Eastwood. The body was later transported by train back to Cameron for burial.

William H. Plum Cameron A. Jones Funeral Home Arthur Atack Methodist Church F. W. Eastwood Presbyterian Church

Sapsuckers Work On South Side Of Tree Most Times

A guide notes sapsuckers favor the south side of a tree for drilling about ninety percent of the time. The observation highlights a consistent pattern in this bird’s foraging behavior and tree interaction.

Mennonite Church Elects Officers at Wayland Meeting

The Wayland Mennonite church held its New Year’s afternoon business meeting selecting officers for the coming year. Deacon Jacob Roth, trustee Fred Klopfenstein, secretary Omer Roth, chorister Leola Magdefrau, assistant chorister Rev. K. Newenschwander, pianist Mabel Witting, assistant pianist Jean Neff, church correspondent Mrs. Selma Sommer, ushers Marvin Rinner Arthur Wyse and Sam Elder, among others. The report also notes regional relatives visiting and a medical incident involving Mercury tablets.

Ezra Wittmer Wayland Mennonite Church Jacob Roth Fred Klopfenstein Omer Roth Leola Magdefrau Rev K. Newenschwander Mabel Witting Jean Neff Selma Sommer Marvin Rinner Arthur Wyse Sam Elder

Local residents depart for home and travel plans noted

Cage, visiting her folks, left Tuesday for home. David Wittmer, on a ten day vacation, traveled to Mt. Pleasant to assist in his uncle Noah Wittmer's electrical shop. Elmer Meyer and family, D. F. Meyer and Miriam, left for Kent Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Koebel and two daughters of Fayette visited friends here. Arthur Taylor and family of Superior Wisconsin visited during Christmas.

Noah Leichty Alan Meyer Aaron Leichty Ezra Wittmer Winfield Chris Ernest J. C. Conrad Francis San Pedro Calif Katie Ernest Ferrer Irvin Rich Ronnie Lee Ottumwa Chicago Dorothy Enders Chi

Alumni Banquet At School Auditorium Weekday Evening

One hundred fifty plates were sold for the Alumni banquet served at the school auditorium Tuesday evening by the M FE Ladies Aid. Mrs BE Allen hosted a New Year turkey dinner for relatives at her home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Carl Hedges Washington Mr and Mrs Will Jones Cotter Mr and Mrs Lyle Zehr and Maribell Karona and Mr and Mrs Omer Boshart and Bill Mr and Mrs C R Wyse and son Clarence. Rev Neuenchwander and two groups of singers serenaded at 2 10 a m Friday.

Daniel Orndorft M. FE Ladies Aid BE. C. Allen Carl Hedges Washington Will Jones Cotter Lyle Zehr Maribell Karona Omer Boshart Bill C. R. Wyse Clarence Gilbert Sechantz Laverne Eicher Gerald Boshart Edd Eicher Frances

Highest Volcano Cotopaxi Towers in Ecuador

Mt Cotopaxi in Ecuador is identified as the world’s highest volcano. The massif rises prominently, attracting researchers and climbers to study its height and volcanic activity.

Mt. Cotopaxi Ecuador

Pilotburg Ladies Aid Dinner at Kennard Home

Pilotburg families gathered at Clyde Kennard's home for the New Year dinner and social. A business meeting named Mrs Ze Klinebureg as new president and February plans were set with Helen Stransky and Winifred Stransky assisting. Also noted are illness of Harry Green, Cedar Rapids visitors Carl Oldfield, and community sympathy for Mrs Orva Scott over her father Fred Bartholomew’s death in Washington. Mose Bontrager mourns a niece’s horse loss.

Frank Stransky Pilotburg Pilotburg Ladies Aid Clyde Kennard Ze Klinebureg Charles Rickey Helen Stransky Winifred Stransky Harry Green Carl Oldfields Cedar Rapids Orva Scott Fred Bartholomew Washington Bartholomews Mose Bontrager

Hindu Vegetarians Across Castes Decline Animal Killing

The article notes that many Hindus reject killing animals and that high caste Hindus are especially strict vegetarians believing flesh eating to be sinful.

Diseases Like Empires Describe Growth and Decline

Medical science compares diseases to empires and individuals, noting stages from budding to maturity and eventual decline. The analogy traces how infections expand in scale, peak, and then wane over time.

Evaporation Creates Blue White Clouds Over Dead Sea

Peculiar blue white clouds hover above the Dead Sea attributed to intense evaporation. The phenomenon draws attention to the unique climate effects in the region.

Dead Sea

Not Legend Only Seven Hills of Rome Actually Exist

The message asserts that Rome’s seven hills are real rather than legendary, emphasizing their physical presence rather than myth. It reframes the historic claim to stress tangible geography over lore.

Rome

Iowa lawmakers show support for $25 a month oldage pensions

An Iowa Daily Press Bureau poll found 42 of 55 legislators favor paying every deserving old age pension applicant $25 monthly, totaling an estimated $12 million yearly. Most support repealing the $2 head tax and reestablishing a chain store tax, with mixed views on constitutional viability and Governor elect Kraschel’s role.

Iowa Des Moines Iowa Daily Press Bureau Iowa Daily Press General Assembly Kraschel Konathan United States Supreme Coun Federal Supreme Court Chain General Court

Not a Newspaper Item for Publication

The text describes a person with a prominent upper forehead or dome and attributes reflective, dreamy, imaginative tendencies to them according to an authority. No names, places, dates, or organizations are provided.

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