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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1937
Page
8
Joe Cook star of the one man circus rescues a gal aboard a hurricane deck in Arizona Matoney the gay comedy of the wide open spaces. The Far theater shows Friday and Saturday with Counterfeit Lady starring Ralph Bellamy on the same bill.
Mississippi is an Algonquin derived name meaning gathering at all the waters. The phrase reflects the river’s vast waters and historic Native American roots in the region.
Little Ellen Mae Dunsmore three and a half years old died at her home in Norway Michigan on January 15 children of Mr and Mrs Frederick Dunsmore.
Weather forecast suggests likely snow tonight and Friday with continued cold. Market update notes hog prices at around $10.40 with top on the hogs indicated.
Spanky McFarland leads Hal Roach's General Spanky at the State theater on Friday and Saturday. The film features Phillips Holmes Ralph Morgan Irving Pichel Rosina Lawrence with Billy Thomas Carl Switzer and James Burtis among a notable cast and a chorus of thirty five spiritual singers.
In 1858 Congress authorized publication of Jefferson papers held by the State Department, later reprinted as a 20 volume memorial edition in 1904 1905. The Library of Congress also houses the Jefferson Bible compiled by Jefferson and the Encyclopedia of Jefferson's Sayings and Writings published by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
In Pleasant Hill on January 21, Raymond Witting missed school due to a severe cold. A cow died after slipping on ice, and several others fell on the ice. The Musil sale drew a large crowd with the ladies aid lunch raising between 60 and 65 dollars. Numerous visits and gatherings occurred as neighbors helped with chores and social events. Charles Simmering improved after hospital care. Norman Benn fights chicken pox.
The author of the Book of Job is unknown with theories naming Jehoiachim or Hemen who wrote many Psalms. It likely dates to the captivity but settings show God talking with man. Some view the work as allegory on divine providence and Israel’s trials.
Wyman January 20 local declamatory contest slated for January 27 features an oratorical The Cry of Youth low hopes dramatic They Grind Ex ceedingly Small Melt Hall White Hands of Telham Evelyn Rieu The Wheels of Time Margaret Spangler humorous Martha Learns to Drive Dori Finke Happy Landing Myrna Gip ple A Mans World Betty Hall plus new library books arriving at 18 venues with 15 in, three more en route.
More than 200 Crawfordsville residents gathered in the school auditorium for about two hours of music and talking pictures sponsored by Pearl and John McNeil and Standard Oil dealers. The Local Entertainers performed with a mixed program and four reels of film were shown, including a filling station scene. Free admission and prizes drawn from Inkly numbers were offered at the end.
In early days some states barred manumission of slaves and prohibit ed freed Negroes from entering other states. Laws passed not only in the South but also in Connecticut New Jersey and Pennsylvania limited emancipation and migration.
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