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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1933
Page
4
Sailor by Langston Hughes
A sailor sits on a rolling deck far from home and smokes a Capstan cigarette while waves foamed. He bears a mermaid on his arm an anchor on his breast and tattooed on his back the blue bird in a nest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langston Hughes
Buy Now to Spur Trade and Restore Purchasing Power
A reader urges readers not to fear spending to revive trade. The note argues home improvements, purchases of watches cars or furniture drive material orders, employment, and local commerce. It cites agriculture’s purchasing power could bring in hundreds of millions in paint and related goods, boosting the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Two Cent Postage Bill Introduced in House
Congressman Mead of New York, head of a House sub committee on posts, introduced a bill to restore 2 cent postage on first class matter. The move aims to increase postal revenues after a study of the postal system this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mead
New York
House Committee On Post Offices
Population boom in the Philippines linked to sanitation strides
Over thirty years the Philippine population rose from six to thirteen million, credited largely to improved sanitation under American rule. The piece also criticizes Adolf Hitler as a resilient figure and comments on European lecturers traveling to the United States, hoping few appear on radio programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Islands
Archipelago
United States
Reflections on Present Conduct Two Points for Thrift
Octo reviews two recommended practices from a recent article. He notes war time effects on young minds and urges careful spending and tighter accounting to avoid debt and improve business judgment. He cites Wilkins Micawber to illustrate living within means and stresses habit formation in valuing small expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Octo
Daily Lesson In English Word Study Aggression
A compact teaching note lists today's vocabulary and mispronunciations. It flags grandiloquence in speeches and inapprehensible arguments while defining aggression as an unprovoked act of hostility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brown
Valiant
Ile
Pancakes Recall Memories From Washington Fans
A nostalgic note recalls free pancake promises for Tuesday in Washington and fond reminiscences of childhood flapjacks. The writer fondly remembers Mrs. Rittler’s fluffy pancakes, tortillas from San Jose, and Scouts pancake suppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky
San Jose
New Mexico
Letter Corrects Misquote and Seeks Source
A reader quotes a poem misattribution in a column and questions line wording. The sender, Joe Goose, requests the poem’s source and notes the writer’s serious error shows attentive readers, signing as Ah Mee with postscript.
Ten Years Ago They Weren't So Slow
In the by the way column ten years ago today a playful limerick appeared about a young man of the Amazon who wore nighties of his Gramazon. The verse notes he was too fat to put his own Pajamazon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkins Micawber
Dickens
Amazon
Mystery Field Encircled by Ten Rail Fence
A puzzle notes a corn field surrounded by a rail fence ten rails high with rails ten feet long. The field area in acres equals the total number of rails forming the fence. The reader is asked to determine the field size, with the solution to be published tomorrow.
Biased by the way jest from Pete the hired man
A humorous caption notes Pete the hired man explaining why he avoids taking out the girls. He quips that every outing is bias this and bias that, leaving him broke after many attempts. The line is attributed to a Bluebell, the Widow and X Y Z in a fragmentary joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Public sale under writ of special execution in Washington Iowa
A writ of special execution directs a public sale of the property of W L Ralston and Anna Ralston. The sale is set for February 11 1933 from 9 am to 4 pm in front of the courthouse in Washington Iowa. The bid is cash and the sale is conducted by Sheriff R H McCarty with Deputy H M Putnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Washington County
Iowa
W. L. Ralston
Anna Ralston
Court House
Washington
City of
Corbin
James R. Neill
Harvey Davis
Washeneton
R. H. McCarty
H. M. Putnam
Wellman Lodge and Eastern Star Hold Joint Installation
Wellman January 6 The Dayton Mason Masonic Lodge invited to join the Eastern Star for a joint installation on January 14. Officers for the year were installed by Charley Livezey and Mrs Helen Griffith with the Masons and Mrs Mark Shaffer leading the Eastern Star. Vella Maplethorpe and Dan Steiner among those installed. program included music by Mrs Shaffer and Mrs Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Dayton
Calvin Griffith
E. N. Foster
Park Griggs
S. D
R. W. Wirtz
J. D
Wilbur Darnell
S. S
Lloyd Blumenstein
Wayne Webb
Tyler
Mark Shaffer
W. M
Keith Adams
Order of Eastern Star
Eastern Star Order
Frank Wilson
W. 8. McIntosh
Emma Webster
Ass't
Selah Steiner
Dan Steiner
Grant Griffith
Fthel Mengershausen
Nell Adams
Marshall
Lillian Livezey
Allie Green
Mabel Griggs
Rass't
Vella Maplethorpe
Chaplin
Moffitt
Ada
Belle Miller
Ruth
Frank Wilsor
Lindsey
Martha
Minnie Maplethorpe
Leeta Lucille Ross
Mra Grant Griffith
Ed Moffitt
Ty Mra. Weeks
Pat
Salvage Gold Truth and Liberty to Speak Freely
A garbled line asserts that truth is strong beside liberty and urges freedom to utter and argue according to conscience above all liberties. The message closes with a greeting to the audience.
Community Hosts Star Couple New Year Party and Card Game
Mrs. Arthur Dodds received a white gold past matron pin from Stars members in appreciation of two years of service. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gislain hosted a hard time bridge party with themed decor, costumes, and prizes. Rural Lime Creek teachers met to discuss reading methods and plan spelling and declamatory contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron
Arthur Dodds
Leo Gislain
G. G
Louise Nicholson
Orlo Green
Keith Wilson
Donald Bidwell
Della Weeks
Merle Foreman
Margaret Jones
Dorothy Durian
Wilma = MelIntosh
Martha Foster
Cecil Durian
Milton Webble
Leo Durian
Morris Miller
Lowell Dodds
Keith Wilson Floyd Lewis
Fred Forsythe
Willard Trieschmann
Harold Swartzendruber
Wm Rhoades
G. G Griffith
Lime Creek Township
Thelda Free
Edna Wendryx
Aline Gislain
Ruth Tadlock
Jacob Swartzendruber
Glenn Miller
Helen Griffith
Mabel Detweiller
Novella Robertson
Ferne Robertson
Mia
Cecil Graham
Paul Eimean
Martha Elmen
Carrie Swartzendruber
Bernice Wetrich
Aline Griffith-Gislain
Edna Hendryx
Mildred Palmer
Mae Palmer
Thelda Freel
Lenora Foreman
Bernice Brown
Mable Detweiller
Riverside Parent-Teacher Meeting Review
Riverside January 9 meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association was held at the public school building with Mrs. W. H. Cress presenting a review of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Jarent-Teacher Association
W. H. Cress
Radio address highlights Child Welfare program during visit
Superintendent K C Knight spoke on School Work at a Child Welfare program. WSUI aired a radio address on Child Welfare. A social hour followed with refreshments provided by the committee. Cress family members visited Boulder Colorado relatives and returned home after two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Child Welfare Magazine
K. Co. Knight
WSUI
Cloyd Cress
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