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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
6
Stringtown residents share visits for holidays and celebrations including a 50th wedding anniversary. Families gather for dinners and dinners, with multiple cousins and relatives visiting and returning from vacations and travels.
Russell Miller returned from Ames and shared the spotlight with his brother Everette, both 4-H members, though Russell drew the fun. A New Year dinner at Mrs. Ben Miller’s home brought the Golia Miller, Edwin Rich, and Atkinson families together with others. The Linger Longer polluck gathering ended with cats and laughter as residents joked about resolutions.
The article notes that in English usage the front fenders are referred to as wings while the rear fenders are called mudguards, illustrating regional automotive terminology.
In a bungalow, Letty Claire confronts blackmail and pressure from her father and an unscrupulous associate. She rejects a tawdry offer, contemplates country life, and receives a tentative act of kindness from a ranch family amid her mounting frustration. She ends by inviting a caller to a weekend escape.
A Detroit woman recounts Josiah Henson's escape era, saying Uncle Tom hid in her grandfather Charles Morse's Cambridge barn for 10 days before continuing to Dresden Ontario. She notes Henson later became a minister and is buried in Canada, with a 1861 portrait sent to him. The tale joins rare Library of Congress holdings.
Venice hosts about 260000 residents across 117 islands linked by 150 canals and 378 bridges, shaping a unique urban network. The city’s famed waterways serve as essential routes for transport and daily life.
The Big Thicket lies in southeastern Texas eastern Polk County near the town of Thicket in Hardin County. Dense woods of pines oaks ashes elms and vines create a jungle like area. It was set aside in 1800 by Sam Houston as a reservation for the Alabama and Coushatta tribes who were moved from Alabama and Mississippi. The Big Thicket is the sole Indian reservation in Texas.
A fragment notes the first barbed wire fence built in Texas near Amarillo still attached to posts after its 1875 erection.
A union evangelistic revival sponsored by the churches of Columbus City and Columbus Junction will open at the Presbyterian church in Columbus Junction Sunday evening led by A. K. Harper of Fairfield. A song leader and union choir will participate. Harper previously conducted a revival here 25 years ago and has since worked in many states. Daily prayer meetings at 10 a.m. are held in Columbus Junction and Columbus City this week.
Mr and Mrs Homer Ihrig and daughters moved Saturday to the Clifford Curl house in the east part of town which they recently bought. The Curl family moved to the Ol Taylor property. Mr and Mrs Glenn Adoothart moved to the Harry Huber house. Roger Miller left for Lansing Michigan to attend college after holidays with his parents. Dorothy Durian resumed school in Odebolt after Christmas break. Roy Durian and wife traveled to Town City and then Chicago for the week. Rex Severt visited his parents in Washington over the weekend. Mrs Anna Schwimly and Mrs Carrie Marner had Elia and Edith Weller for New Years dinner guests. A cooperative dinner and card evening were held at the Lutz home, with out-of-town guests Laura Longwell, Eukina Shiegle, and children.
A long list of families from Wellman, Washington, Fairfield, Muscatine, Lincoln Nebraska and Des Moines shared meals and New Year celebrations. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Brenneman, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Polson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Boswell, and many others visiting for turkey dinners and New Year gatherings at various homes.
A historic milestone records the linking of New York and San Francisco by long distance telephone in 1915. The achievement marked a major step in nationwide communications and showcased early expansion of telephone networks.
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