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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1937

Page

6

J Colton Buys J Morgan Farm near Haskins

James Colton has purchased the John Morean farm two miles east of Haskins and will move soon. Other notes include Ralph Baker visiting Chicago, county club agent John Elder starting work in Louisa County, and a marriage license issued in Wapello to Pearl Johnson and Row W. Gray.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction James Colton John Morean Haskins Ralph Baker Chicago J. L. Baker John Elder Albia Louisa Eounty Delbert Foster Iowa State College Ames Wapello Masdames Beulah Luckey Stella Colton Ethel Woodruff the Methodist Thomas Todd Thomas Colton Gladwin Billie Luckey William Darrow Miles Babb Warnie Moran Jack Baker O. W. McGrew A. J. Greiner Muscatine

Saunders Family Motored Trips Across State Lines

Local notes report Albert Saunders and wife with Fred Saunders visiting Ottumwa last Tuesday. Bert Brown from Fairfield stays with his mother Mrs Josephine Hendricks while Fred Saunders travels with Dora Saunders and the Saunders couple to Washington Wednesday afternoon.

Prody A. Borkoski Brighton Albert Saunders Fred Saunders Ottumwa Bert Brown Fairfield Josephine Hendricks Dora Saunders Washington

Two Discontents on Work and Worry

The passage contrasts two forms of discontent. One drives action and achieves goals, while the other leads to loss despite effort. It asserts no cure for the proactive discontent beyond success and no cure for the passive, hand-wringing type.

Abused Amusement Chains the Life of Olive

Kathleen Norris profiles Olive a young woman whose life revolves around bridge, leading to crime and jail. A former loving upbringing collapses into debt, fraud, and addiction to gambling, showing how card playing can dominate a seemingly refined life and destroy families.

Kathleen Norris Olive Sare Europe France Principality Monaco Monte Carlo Tom Papa Kell Syndicate

Wayland Plans Musical Aptitude Tests and Instrument Rentals

Wayland reports negotiations to establish a rental system for band instruments. A musical aptitude test will be given to grades five through ten, with recommendations for further activity to parents for high scorers. Beginners will train free under Mr. Sanders.

Wayland Mgr. Sanders Sanders

The Word Zenana and its meaning in Indian housing

The word zenana refers to the women’s apartments in Indian households and aligns with the Mohammedan harem concept. It describes a private female space distinct from male domains within historical contexts.

Utah Indians Link Crickets to Sacred Buffalo

Utah Indians believe the Mormon crickets that invade fields and eat crops are reincarnations of a sacred buffalo. The claim ties seasonal insect invasions to a ancestral spirit, reflecting a blend of agriculture and myth in their belief system.

Fashionable NY socialite contemplates divorce and romance

Lorraine Vandaveer, a top New York society figure, contemplates freedom from marriage as she endures a life of beauty regimes and luxury. Ramon, her dancer lover, urges an immediate divorce and remarriage while she weighs a new life abroad and possible reinvention.

Joe Vandaveer New York Lorraine Paris Joel Yoss The Black and Silver Buppane Cannes France Ramon Joe Liv Man Jus Jaine Directy Rye

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