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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1939
Page
8
A narrator recalls spotting a brilliant red fox near his rural Iowa school. He admires the creature’s grace and intelligence as it forages for insects, moving like a kitten among leaves while the author stays hidden behind trees. The tone reflects wonder at wildlife and nature’s behavior.
Leroy Pratt and party travel to Mexico City for New Year’s visit. They describe a bullfight at Gran Plaza de Toros with 20 000 seats, cost of $700,000 to build, and the cultural spectacle alongside hotel stays on Paseo de la Reforma.
Iowa's four new Republican congressmen, including Tom Martin, secure offices in the old house building and prepare for committee assignments and family relocations. Martin, from Iowa City, is described as a sane liberal with a long record in state and local government and wartime Army service. He represents the first district with 46,311 votes to 33,405 for Democrat James Gaffney.
Sketch from Washington by Martin notes mixed views on bullfighting seen during a trip to Texas and Acapulco. He reports public reaction includes hissing and stamping when fighters perform, while noting federal district bans have sometimes limited shows. The letter ends with plans to travel and promise of another message.
In Zululand women perform most tasks while men chiefly handle cattle. Women manage crop cultivation including corn millet and potatoes.
A thousand pound cow breathes in and out about 2 800 bushels or 3 600 cubic feet of air every hour. This air weighs roughly 270 pounds.
Dorothy Bell of Des Moines named Best-Dressed Co-ed of the Year at Iowa City campus. Marjorie Moburg of Geneseo elected Activities Girl. Moburg is active in many groups but not in a social sorority. John Mooney, married editor of the Daily Iowan from Waverly, selected Student of the Year.
About 38,500 spectators gathered at Kaufman Ave ski jump in Dubuque for the Tri State Ski Association tournament. Of 50 entrants only one finished the official scoring as warm sun and soft snow impaired jumps. snow had to be shipped in for the event.
Alexander the Great died at Babylon in 323 B C after a 13 year reign. His body was embalmed and taken to Alexandria the city he founded and renamed in his honor.
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