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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1937

Page

6

Burial for Mrs Carson in Columbus Junction

Mrs Elizabeth Carson of Ft Dodge died after a short illness. Her body will be brought to Columbus Junction for services at J C Richie funeral home and burial in Columbus City cemetery. Surviving are a son Ira Foster and several siblings. The item also notes local church events and various community notices.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction Elizabeth Carson Ft. Dodge J. C. Richie W. A. Bloomquist Methodist Church Columbus City Robert Carson Ira Foster Dodge Institute Louisa County Sunday School Methodist O. G. Herbrecht Des Moines J. F. Nichols Morning Sun Do. R. Chown University Hospital Iowa City Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church J. H. Huston Dave Miller Allerton Cotter Columbus Short Creek Boston Fred Morrison the Reformed Church Coneasville Ek. Jasmann Jasmenn Coneaville Evan Edwards Aberdeen J. B. Gookin Solon Lillian Daniel Cambria Wis Lucy Briggs Wapello J. Weaver Briggs Kenneth Hanson Victoria Ruby Lieberknecht

What Does the World Owe This Woman

A columnist recalls a visitor who blames life for her misfortune, while the writer argues the world owes nothing until one solves their own problems. She urges thrift, hard work, and self-reliance over reliance on favors, emphasizing dignity over material need and personal responsibility. Bett Syndicate. WIN Service.

Kathleen Norris Sle Mother Jean Brown Russia Germany Jean Bett Syndicate

Dog and Fox Bark and Wolf Howls Compared

A Tit-Bits Magazine writer notes that domestic dogs descend from wolves rather than foxes. While dogs and foxes share some traits, their body structures differ markedly. the shared behavior is barking in both dogs and foxes, whereas wolves howl.

Tit-Bits

Siamese Kesla Lamp Grows From Resin Burnt Tree

In northwestern Siam locals burn holes in the mai yang tree to harvest resin used in crude lamps. The method centers on tapping the tree to produce a fuel source for lighting.

Siam

First U S Flag Raised in California at Monterey

The first official raising of the U S flag in California occurred after Commodore Sloat captured Monterey on July 7, 1846. The event marks a key moment in California history with U S sovereignty asserted at the port town.

U. S California Monterey Sloat

Honor Roll and School News From Crawfordsville

The Crawfordsville high school reports its first semester honor roll with students across grades from 5th to 12th listed with grade point averages. A 1937 class presented a movie of the consolidated school, funded by Christmas seal sales. Local trips, retirements, and family anniversaries are noted along with a fatal accident from a fallen tree at Green Mound cemetery.

Nellie Manners Crawfordsville Forrest McNeil Bessie Baker Irene Sommer Maude Barnes Erwen Graber John H. Jones James Mitchell Anna Mae White Marie Darby- Shire Gwendolyn Rhea Donna Darbyshire Donna Jean Owens Joyce Gault Ruth Schantz Jane White Crawfordsville Consolidated School Cochran Extension Department University of Iowa Logy American Legion and Auxiliary

Bible says great fish not whale in Jonah tale

Pearson's London Weekly notes the Hebrew Bible uses a great fish rather than a whale to describe the creature in Jonah. It argues the term whale is a mistranslation found in some English versions.

Pearson London Weekly

Divine planetary names and lucky numbers cited

The article notes Kabbalists assign multiple divine names to planets with specific numbers. It lists Jupiter 136 Mars 325 Saturn 45 The Sun 111 Venus 49 Mercury 1252 and Moon 3321. Some astrologers think wearing one’s planetary number brings luck.

Pearson London Weekly Jupiter Mars Saturn Sun Venus Mercury

Fashion Show Bride and Burdened Heiress

Elizabeth Harmon travels from college to marry Gerald Bruton in Arizona, but a San Diego hotel confrontation reveals Gerald’s past fraud. Elizabeth flees to New York changing her name to Luana Waters and enters a fashion contest at the House of Quackenbush. There she meets James B RandOo, a shy architect, after Chou Chou the monkey’s mischief and a dinner scene bind them.

Los Angeles Elizabeth Harmon Gerald Bruton James McCarthy Gerald Arizona San Diego Pen California Luana Chou-Chou Fate New York New York Exposition Chou- Chou School of Design Lexington Avenue New York City House of Quackenbush Fifth Avenue Pin Sansouci Perhageye King Features Syndicate Baw

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