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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1936

Page

5

Mrs. Mary A Beck Hosts Kalona Weekend Guests

Mrs. Mary Ann Beck entertained grandchildren Ardis and Darren Von Draska of Vict or during a weekend stopover on their route to Tennessee and Mississippi to sell arch supports. R Lemley moved to Hofer farm. M P Rowe family relocated to Adams property vacated by Lemley. W C Brenneman ill after appendicitis operation. Sol C Roop to work in Kalona as J I Case salesman through Shetler Eimen. Mr Roop to move family from Oxford to Kalona. Tom Lahey and Gertrude visited Cliff Labey in Washington. Beck joins Snail Hardware after years at Beck's Grocery. Mrs Clifford Sommers assisting at Hesselschwerdt store January sale.

Tom Lahey Kalona Mary Ann Beck Ardis von Draska Darren von Draska Victor Tennessee Mississippi R. Lemley Hofer M. P. Rowe Adams Lemley Mercy Hospital Iowa City Sol. C. Roop Katona J. I. Case Company Shetler & Eimen Roop Oxford Gertrude Clifford Labey Washington, WA Beck Snail Hardware Clifford Sommers E. J. Hesselschwerdt

Kalona couple marks 35th wedding anniversary at home

Business visitors P. L. Maske and J. K. Mahaffey were in Washington Tuesday. Mr and Mrs B Hochstetler celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary quietly at their Kalona home today January 21.

P. L. Maske J. K. Mahaffey Washington B. Hochstetler Kalona

Henry Otto Advances Cattle Shipment to Chicago

Henry Otto led a cattle shipment to Chicago for Ernest Rouse on Tuesday, reported from Red Brick. Hazel Jugenheimer visited with Margaret Caldwell on the previous weekend. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Neiswanger and son David called on relatives at Raymond Zieliuski’s in Brighton Sunday. Juanita Hering stayed heh.

Henry Otto Chicago Ernest Rouse Marguerite Hering Red Brick Chicarto Ernest

High School Tragedy Interrogation Scene at Sardoni Home

Inspector questions Mrs. Sardoni about October 20 events at Miss Sinclair's home. She recalls two students Julie Martin and Richard Ward entering with Miss Sinclair, later a loud confrontation with Melvin, and her own evening routine before police arrival. The interview hints at multiple visitors and rising tension without a clear suspect.

Mrs. Sardoni Grant Smith Atwater O’brien Miss Sinclair Julie Martin Richard Ward Dicky Sinclair San Rafael Twoa

Washington Independent School District Officials and Library Staff

Listings show officials for the district including Lester H. Orr and Dr. O Boller in the first ward with other ward representatives. The city library is led by Miss Eva Denny as librarian and Mrs. Homer Stephen as assistant.

Lester H. Orr O. —. Boller Firet J. H. Squire Will Despute W. Carl Hedges Fred Reid City Library Eva Denny Homer Stephen

Brighton Declam Contest Sets Final High School Round

Brighton plans the final home declamatory contest at 7 30 P M Tuesday January 28 in the high school auditorium One student in each division will advance to the state declamatory series and a second will enter the Washington County Contests The program lists various oratory dramatic and humorous pieces with students competing for top honors plus a judging panel of three instructors and a small admission fee to cover expenses

Brighton Brighton High School Washington County Jean Mes Wilma Richards Veramella Stout Norman White Wood Boys’ Glee Club Beulah Bridges Adeline Fritz Daisy Painter Wanda Shaffer Hahn Girls Glee Club Big Brown Bear Mana Zucca Anna Mae Drish Evelyn Eryestone Arlene Karlen Maxine Marshall Sylvia

Local Social Inquiries and Visits Noted

Classified style notice recounts Monday night visit by a woman and cousin Marguerite Herjie and Saturday evening call at the John Wagner home by Ernest Wagner and James Devass of Town City. Friday calls by Mr and Mrs Ernest Rouse at the Lloyd Neiswanger home. William Bruty returns from an east business trip and plans to become an auctioneer.

Marguerite Herjie Ernest Wagner James Devass Town City John Wagner Ernest Rouse Lloyd Neiswanger William Bruty

Bowen Brothers of California Visit at Glenn Miller Home

Bowen brothers Kenneth and Kenzie Bowen of Susanville California and Ivan Little visited Glenn Miller's home Tuesday evening. Irene Harvey returned home after visiting Louise Fishburn near Washington for a few days. Ed Stoutner and Emerson Dayton helped Charley Harvey butcher Wednesday. Walter Wilson sawed wood Thursday. Edd Stoutner spent Friday at Art Stoutner's in Keota. Woody Dawson couple spent weekend in Washington.

Wellston Kenneth Kenzie Bowen Susanville Calif Ivan Little Glenn Millers Irene Harvey Louise Fishburn North

Shale Oil Reserve and Global Fuel Implications

A sedimentary shale contains 800 billion barrels of oil, a potential two hundred years supply. An authority says it could yield enough gasoline to power all motor vehicles worldwide for four hundred years. The United States holds more than a third of this reserve, with Chicago built on such strata.

United States Chicago

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