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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1937
Page
8
Cedar Falls report from Iowa State Teachers College Bureau of Research shows first year co-eds outperform men in etiquette tests. A perfect score was 202, with the top co-ed at 175 and the leading man at 167, highlighting a gender gap in social conduct.
Joe Miller’s feed truck slid off highway No 22 into a ditch and into a field near Kalona while returning from Wellman. The vehicle was badly damaged but Miller was unhurt.
The report notes the women achieved a median score of 127 while men reached 81, with the lowest score recorded at 19. The data point emphasizes a wide gap between women and men in the event.
Washington service establishments earned 154000 of 216000 total receipts in 1935 in Iowa's Washington County. Washington had 38 such shops, county total 88. Employment reached 61 workers plus 89 working proprietors, with payrolls of 40000 countywide and 33000 in the city. The state counted 13550 service firms employing 8717 plus 14526 working proprietors and payrolls of 6221000.
Rep. Alfred Beiter proposes a self supporting federal village near the capitol to house judges senators representatives and staff. The plan includes a 200 foot hotel tower a cross shaped Tudor Gothic campus 654 living units gardens pools and a large park. Financing would come from RFC loans with total cost about 6 million dollars.
Representatives could rent two bedroom units with a living room dining room kitchen and bath for 100 dollars a month. The speaker said that as the bond issue needed for construction is reduced rents could be cut.
Paris head of wardrobe Janet Couget says Marlene Dietrich will influence feminine fashion worldwide after Hollywood’s impact on styles. Dietrich stars in The Garden of Allah with Charles Boyer, with color technicolor costumes by Ernst Dryden. She helped design many outfits reflecting desert setting in Algerian action.
Natives of Timbuctu place roosting posts atop minarets to serve as resting places for returning spirits of dead relatives and friends, a traditional practice cited in local lore.
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