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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1936
Page
8
A 1696 German hymn book without music, four by two by two inches, leather bound, now owned by Jacob Pfaltzgraff. It was once property of his mother Mrs. Frederika Pfaltzgraff, who inherited it from her grandmother. The text notes the book is in poor condition and leather bound.
Word says Mrs. Weldin and her brothers J O Lemmon and Jimmie Lemmon arrived in California about a week ago.
Warner Baxter pursues a refined romance in King of Burlesque at the State theater aided by Jack Oakie and Alice Faye. Mona Barrie stirs Baxter’s ambitions as he rises from burlesque to Broadway with a strong supporting cast including Fats Waller and Dixie Dunbar.
A device described as an Ovite large Theresis clasp links two covers together. The item appears in a brief section noting its function to secure adjacent book covers and maintain their alignment during handling.
A traveling salesman driving south on No 161 near the John Lasek farm slid into a snowdrift. A passerby helped him reach Riverside for garage help. An ambulance hit the Model T that had stopped to aid him, causing bumps but no serious injuries. The man’s glasses, wrapped in a handkerchief, were shattered when dropped in Kaflus garage.
In Collier's Weekly a claim that a flawless human body is extraordinarily rare is examined. The piece suggests nearly all individuals have some defect such as astigmatism, making a perfect body unlikely.
Buck Tells Secrets in Fang and Claw shows at Fox theater featuring Frank Buck. The film follows his jungle expedition to Malay and northern India expecting a year away from Long Island. Buck claims the largest advance order for wildlife and ships a cargo of birds beasts and reptiles to circuses and a world audience.
The Senate planned to pass the baby bond bonus bill over President Roosevelt’s veto by about 75 to 20, mirroring the House vote of 24 to 61. The plan involves a $2.49 billion outlay with funds largely going to veterans, and potential inflation fears prompting talk of new taxes or currency actions.
Twenty five sportsmen organized to provide food for pheasants facing extermination in northern Illinois due to severe weather. A fund was raised and grain will be purchased from farmers, who will be paid with the understanding they place the grain for the birds.
The term dogfish applies to multiple shark species named for their pack hunting habit. This usage reflects common marine biology labeling rather than a single species.
M. A. Aasgaare editor of the Lake Mills Graphic told a meeting that it is not uncommon to find a dozen dext pheasants on a single farm as grain becomes available to the birds.
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