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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1933
Page
4
Peanut Vendor Steve Brought Coolidge To The Public
A Washington DC clipping recalls President Coolidge’s daily chats with peanut vendor Steve Vasilakos at the White House curb. The tale paints Coolidge as plainspoken and connected to common folk, amid travel notes from Europe describing trains, languages, and rural life in France Switzerland and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith W. Brookhart, Jr
Washington, D. C
Calvin Coolidge
Steve Vasilakos
White House
President Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
Steve
Steve Mr. Coolidge
Massachusetts
The
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Europe
France
Germany
Switzerland
America
Potsdamer Platz
Mr Daytons in Berlin share European impressions
Daryl Dayton reports from Berlin about European life and culture in a letter dated December 22 1932. He notes surprising contrasts with America and observes how readily Europeans assist travelers while recounting experiences near Potsdamer Platz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daryl Dayton
J. D. Dayton
Germany
Daryl
Europe
Daily English Lesson On Misused Words And Pronunciations
A teaching note outlines common misuses and pronunciations in English. It corrects phrases such as do not say to be scared to do that and explains the proper usage of fragile and the correct syllable emphasis for words like abundant and ant.
Nightclub proprietor sorts four intoxicated patrons on New Year’s Eve
Kx Z Pickens recounts a New Year’s Eve incident where a night club owner, after calling a taxi, arranged to send four drunk patrons to their listed addresses. The driver later returned reporting a rough bump on Madison Avenue requiring the re-sorting of the men at their destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kx. Z. Pickens
Madison Avenue
Church Supper Raises 12.75 for Aid Treasury
A Ladies' Aid fundraiser at a church brings in 12.75 for the treasury. The treasurer deposits the money, but a bank cashier misreads a note noting it as Aid money. The cashier quips that the "old hens" have been doing well, reflecting a lighthearted moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kat
How Not to Become President in a Humorous Tale
A satirical verse traces a youth’s failed bids for public life. It ridicules failed plans inspired by George and Jefferson, recounts misadventures with freedom and a butchered independence, ending with a retreat to private life and contentment with anonymity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Pop
Friday the Thirteenth Birthday Wishes Column
Friday the Thirteenth marks Mable Livingston's birthday with a festive note wishing many happy returns. The message blends birthday cheer with newspaper column tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Livingston
Heraclitus Quote on Hope and Discovery
A reflective Salvage Gold note presents Heraclitus saying if you do not hope you will not find what is beyond your hopes, inviting readers to pursue unseen outcomes and growth.
Reflections From The Old Timer On Cars And Garments
The Old Timer muses on the automobile's ubiquity and the accretions of life. He jokes about middle men, vocal talent, and passenger expectations. He notes the International Garment Manufacturers Association plans to cut waste in women’s garments as skirts trend away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Henry
France
International Garment Manufacturers’ Association
Chorus Groups Named for High School Operetta Cast
The director Miss Helen Coffey announces the student choruses for the high school operetta Once in a Blue Moon on Tuesday January 31. Prologue Burglars Blue Taxi reporters and additional groups feature many named students including Ruth Davis Freda Parcell Bernadine Koening Betty Wilson Leona Wagner Mabel Wiley and Audrey Peet among others. The production includes Orange Blossoms Paree Song of the Californians Blue Moon When Love Has Its May and Traveler's Chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Coffey
Ruth Davis
Freda Parcell
Bernadine Koening
Thelda Tracy
Pauline Shellabarger
Betty Wilson
Leona Wagner
Louise Null
Mabel Wiley
Beulah Harvey
Ireta Willits
Myrtle Stevens
Catherine Masson
Naomi Wilson
Maurine Walker
Edith Haney
Mary Ellen Lytle
Daisy Franklin
Hortense Perry
Lucille McDonald
Bernadine Long
Blue Taxi
Marion Sandy
George Masson
Francis Mangold
Ernest Wagner
Richard Scheibel
Charles Anderson
John Lloyd Hughes
Wayne Mangold
John Combs
Richard Johnson
Ray Nicholson
Harold Miller
Grant Davis
Lawrence Mallory
Ezra Smith
Wayne Kendrick
Pat Bailey
Claire Norton
James Owen
Cloud Smith
Firmin Te Bockhorst
Bob Hammer
Richard Wehr
Bob Hansen
Don Davis
Elwyn Gardner
Bill Wehr
Harold Kolesick
Seth Carris
Virginia Shannon
Margaret Griffith
Vida Casper
Virginia Lemley
Virginia Breitenbach
Vera Stutsman
Virginia Davis
Mary Juliet Lemmon
Delores Keifer
Clara Witting
Alta Grecian
Ruth Sartor
Jean Moore
Betty Stephen
Milo Glider
Doyle Jarrard
Douglas Crone
Harold Kolosick
Archer Speidel
Orange Blossoms
Paree
Public sale at Gordon farm lists livestock and goods
Cows sold from 15 to 33 dollars at a surplus grain and livestock sale near Ainsworth. Hogs and sows brought varied prices. hay, straw, corn and oats quoted. Auctioneer Paul Klotz and clerk Don Rabenold noted. Other local notices include veterinary meeting in Des Moines and Rock Island train schedule change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
A. M. Gordon
Ainsworth
Paul Klotz
Don Rabenold
H. L. McRoberts
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Rebekah Gardner
W. E. Stump
Wellman
Floyd Pine
Gordon
Chicago
FE. W. McWilliams
Pr. W. CC. McWilliams
Richland
FE. C. Kauffman
Arthur
Eliza, Ill
A. H. Par
Baron Wao Munchausen riddle prompts new contest
A local humor column invites ideas for a snappy contest after presenting a playful rhyme about a Baron. The closing line teases a fictional figure and asks readers for submission suggestions to refresh the feature.
Roving Community Notes Highlight Local Marriages
Local column records several weddings including Harold Duncan’s postnuptial event in Columbus Junction and Arlene Stolley’s marriage to James Lundquist at a Monmouth IL church. Also noted are fiftieth wedding anniversaries, visits, and social activities across Muscatine Davenport and Davenport area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Bedwell
Muscatine
J. E. Bell
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Columbus Junction
J. Carson Duncan
Harold
Rock Island
Elizabeth Mewhirter
Arlene L. Stolley
Riverside
James M. Lundquist
George Lundquist
Oakland Township
W. A. Lamp
Lila Stolley
Brice O. Wolford
Clarence Nicholson
Glen Nicholson
Conesville
Elva Allbaugh
Leo
Leota
Francis
Washington
Ralph Nicholson
Arnold
Donald
J. W. Coon
Mellie Coon
Haskins
Roe Hawkins
Presbyterian Sunday School
Red Cross
Max Fischer
Holland Burch
James Smith
Lila Kemp
Clyde Arnjood
Grandview
Methodist Episcopal Ecturch
Monmouth
Jack Huston
Burington Hospital
Helen Stephens
Columbus Highchool
Hershey Hospital
W. H. Anderson
BE. D. Woodruff
Harold Houseal
J. T. Hanft
Omaha
M. EB. Bowling
George Duncan
Mra
Leslie Simpson
Henry Fisher
John Hock
Not Constipated for Seven Weeks Sufferers Hear From All–Bran User
A reader testimonial from Mrs. Allise Johnson of Denver praises All-Bran for relieving seven weeks of constipation. The letter touts bulk from bran and vitamin B, claims two tablespoons daily suffice, and suggests using All-Bran with meals or in recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Johnson
Allise Johnson
Forest Street
Denver
Colorado
All Grocers
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Marriages Decline At Little Brown Church
In Nashua Iowa the Little Brown Church sees a drop in weddings and visitors since a five day marriage law. 1931 marriages totaled 582 dropping to 218 in 1982 with fewer Iowa couples and fewer visitors across the years following the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Little Brown
Lowa
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Knobby
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Chiropractors
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