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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1938
Page
4
Imaginary CCC Camp Allegedly Used to Loot $85 000
A U S Interior Department voucher clerk allegedly created a phantom CCC camp with fake boys and imagined needs to siphon $85 000 from the treasury over three years. The piece cites past graft under Harding and Coolidge, notes political appointments invite waste, and warns that billions spent recently offer unprecedented opportunities for graft and incompetence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
CCC
Federal Treasury
U.S. Treasury
L. R. Glavis
Harding
Mr. Coolidge
Old Timer Reflects on Iowa Memories and Singmaster Ties
A Pueblo reader writes from January 14 1938 to an editor recalling past work with Uncle Sammy Singmaster near Talleyrand Iowa. He traces long life moves from Keota to Kansas City then Pueblo while noting distant ties to the Ringmasters and local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada G. Hollingsworth
Washington
Iowa
J. O. Singmaster
Sammy Singmaster
Singmaster
Talleyrand
Ringmasters
Keota
Kansas City
Missouri
Pueblo
Colorado
Colorado Love Letter Praises State’s Scenery and Wealth
A writer praises Colorado from his Main Street office view of the West Mountain Range and Pike's Peak. He notes high yields from potatoes and beets, abundant wildlife, and a climate with year round comfortable nights. He plans a summer return to Washington and hints at ties to the Evening Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
The
Union
Main Street
West Mountain Range
Pike’s Peak
Baldy
United States
Washington
Evening Journal
Distribute Dont Destroy Crops
Senator Borah argues against compulsory destruction of food to balance farm policy. He urges distribution of surplus, calls for buying and storing excess for relief, and warns that reduction harms farmers. He notes foreign production rising as U.S. cuts acreage and questions long term feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Borah
Congress
Egypt
Joseph
Mr Wallace
Memph
Wallace
Canada
Argentina
America
Rural Progress Magazine
A Homeless Man’s Transformation by an Unknown Benefactor
A speaker recalls meeting a generous benefactor who offered shelter food and safety while the speaker remained ungrateful. The benefactor now supplies all needs anticipates wants and never rebukes past follies. The speaker praises the benefactor as good as he is great and deeply devoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Helena Breese Sets New Year Golf Start
On New Year's Day Helena Breese, runner-up in last summer's city women's golf tournament, played a round to begin the new year. The activity signals a bright start for local golf enthusiasts and hints at Breese's ongoing involvement in the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena Breese
Rennie Dawson
Living Lake
Cloyce Stewart
Grory
A. Belter
Homer Birney
Beiter
Beulah Stewart
Glenn Thompson
Richard Birney
Everet Burham
Kenton Kurtz
Milo Steele
Don Been Blossom
David Pearson
Margaret Ann Flenner
Vince Marek
Birney
M. EK
DeVolays
Rainbow Girls
Masonic 6 Temple
Jean Walker
FE. L. Stewart
Amos
Skipper the Scottie Mourned by Washington Friends
Al Cantoni's dog Skipper, a famous Scottie in Washington, was killed by a truck today. Friends mourn the loss of the well known canine, who had many admirers. A separate line notes a housewife's alibi about the ice man as a cousin and recalls a brother artist who drew a rabbit on a bald man’s head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Cantoni
Washington
Town Pride Rhetoric Sparks Moral Debate
A local column quotes a man bragging about quick riches and a widow with five children to illustrate broader concerns. The piece critiques gossip and scrutiny that shames public figures and urges a united community to end envy and distrust for a calmer Eden-like town.
Grace and Alice discuss Waldo and solitaire plans
Grace says Waldo will teach her to play ecards after marriage. Alice asks what game. Grace replies he called it solitaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Waldo
Alice
Maiden Blush Apple Recalled in Wistful Reflections
A nostalgic note recalls the Maid en s Blush apple famed for its luscious taste. The author laments the fruit’s disappearance and ponders that it vanished with maidens who forgot how to blush. The fragment evokes longing for a bygone era and a vanished seasonal treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hack
Love and control clash over dieting in tense exchange
After an argument she questions his love as the doctor prescribes a slimming course. He hugs her and insists his love means he cannot bear to lose an ounce of her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Students on Honor Roll List Highlights by Ruth Norris
Ainsworth report lists students with department averages above 39 and grades 93 or higher for six weeks across grades one to twelve. It also notes perfect attendance for the third six weeks with a long roster of names in each grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Clarence Pulse
Owen White
Stella Belle Gardner
Barbara Nayadley
Betty Koehler
Carl Roberts
Jimmie Telford
Edward Zieglowsky
Bennie Jean Bartz
Myra Jane Edmondson
Darlene Simkins
Kathleen Smith
Donna Wylie
Dale Richards
Gerard Megchelsen
Tracy Norris
Julia Koehler
Beverly Butterworth
Donna Rabenold
Shirley Herr
Marian Stephens
Ruth Powers
Hazel Hunt
Junior Koehler
Edith Jolly
Martha McGinnis
Mary Belle Olinger
Helen Pearson
Evelyn Powers
Wilma Marsh
Norval Norris
Esther Wolfe
John Nayad
Author delays on top ten books joke by Betty
Betty quotes an author deflecting a ten title question by saying she is only at work on her seventh book. The remark captures a playful view of publishing pace and ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Jury hears damage suit over cow killed by train
In Altoona Kansas, a plaintiff attorney addressed 12 Arkansas jurors in a case against a railroad over a cow killed by a train. He argued delays and improper signaling caused the death, urging fault to the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Altoona
Kans
Tribune
Whose littl boy are you in the welfare office
A welfare worker questions a street child as the boy retorts with a sneer about identity. The fragment suggests social welfare contact with a defiant urchin and a dismissive remark about the worker’s mother.
School Grade List Names Include Powers Telford And More
A damaged OCR lists students by grade with given names and surnames across sixth through eleventh grades. Numerous handwriting inconsistencies appear in names such as Joyce Powers Ruth Telford Samuel Canott Merea Mowry Mary Lee Ali ards Ruth Powers and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Powers
Ruth Telford
Samuel Canott
Merea Mowry
Mary Lee Aliards
Ruth Powers
David Edmondson
Mary Ellouse Gardner
Shirley Herr
Jay Edmondson
Junior Koehler
Edna Lyle Lockett
Lucille Telford
Cecil Hethcote
Helen Pearson
Evelyn Powers
Gilbert Wood
Virginia Wylie
Wilma Marsh
Bernice Zieglowsky
Norval Norris
Can Bore Through Oyster Shells by Sea Whelk
The sea whelk uses a rasp like organ to bore into oyster shells and prey on them. This natural tool enables the mollusk to access the soft tissue inside from a hard exterior.
Grandpa Wittmer Ill In Havre Community News
Grandpa Wittmer is reported better after illness at the S Wittmer home in Havre. Numerous relatives and neighbors visited during the week including Joe Wittmer Mel Evra Wittmer Mary Daryl and Morris Stone. Local social notes record meals visits and small gatherings across households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa Wittmer
S. Wittmer
Lewis Hering
Havre
8. C
William Cole
Red Brick School House
Hiarry Bishop
Dale Cole
Bishop
Ruth Jeffries
Davenport
Martin Weston
Evert
Walter
Harold Wilson
Mersey
Ray Smith
A. BE. Brown
Homer Hunt
Charles
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MY Friend
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Iceman
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Koehler
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Max Owen
Joss Pearson
Hilly Ray Stewart
Max White
Gerard Megehelsen
Lewis Beenblossom
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Earl Miller
Mary Lea Richards
Mildred McCaleb
Betty Colthurst
Correne Edmondson
Mary Eloise Gardner
Fighth Gerade
June Goble
Gloria Nayadiey
Viola Simmering
John Walker
Doris Canott
Virginia Miller
Daryl Pearson
Richard Beenblossom
Mary Crawford
Max Hawkins
Marian Powers
Stolland Hendrickson
Grace Carson
Richard Edmondson
Warne Cline
Joyce Butterworth
Stobert Sharpe
Coun Whiteman
Barbara Nayadleyv
Carl Roberta
Edward Zieslowsky
Bonnie Jeanartz
Hazel Haunt
Joe Palooka
Miss Grey
Joe
Tiu
Her
Richard Edmodson
Martha Wylie
Bob Sharpe
Conn Whiteman
A. B. Schmoeller
Sailor
Isabel Jewell
Wallace Ford
Sailor’ Co
Fox
Shanghai
John Hahn
Frank Wratt
Sam Witting
Samother
FE. G. Hitcher
Wilmer Lauderman
Mere Jennie Lauderman
Albert
Doe Klop Ee. Stein
Lafe Kloptenstein
Ferenie Pratt
Myral Smith
Viel Masons
Marion Smith
Bert Supe
Wilmer Lagdermans
Albert Ziegtowsky
Cat Zieglowsky
Fred Burger
Allen Schaffer Dean
Dorothy
John
Zack Pratt
Frank Pratt
Crosley X-Ervac
Rickey's
Simpson Finance Co
Washington Co
Journal Building
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