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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1937
Page
8
Thomas A. Edison, holder of more than 1200 patents, lost more money fighting for his claims than he realized from his inventions. He earned wealth mainly from manufacturing and selling products rather than from inventing.
Train timetable note announcing January 31 changes. No. 25 Southwest Limited to Kansas City departs Washington at 1 30 a m instead of 1 57 a m and No. 26 Southwest Limited for Chicago and Milwaukee departs at 1 09 a m instead of 1 12 a m. Further particulars at Milwaukee Road Station. Ady.
The local button factory will reopen Monday after a week’s closure. Seventy six men are employed locally. The Red Cross has received 140 for flood relief and more donations are expected. Local residents Ruth Weber Mary Ella Duncan and Jocelyn McRoberts visit home for the weekend.
The article notes no birth date for George Hepplewhite but states he was born in Cripplegate. He gained lasting fame for his mahogany shield back chairs and is regarded as the most copied chair designer.
Gene Autry debuts two new songs alongside operatic arias by Hope Manning and a varied score from the Sons of the Pioneers in The Old Corral. Smiley Burnette performs a multi instrument number as the film centers on a clash of Western deputies and Eastern gunmen and a cross country bus race adding excitement.
F EK Nelson of Van Buren county was elected to a two year term on the Mount Pleasant Production Credit association board. Theo Oriez of Washington county and Arthur Peterson of Henry county won three year terms. Walter Moehn and Carl Bentsinger were chosen as continuing directors with Elmer T. Sutton reappointed secretary treasurer.
Duke, a four year old Chesapeake dog owned by George Williams of Walnut Street, has become a regular companion to mail carrier H. D. Oakes in Columbus Junction. He walks the West Hill and South Hill routes, loves the exercise, and even dines with the carrier at local restaurants, though stays downtown during extreme weather. The town knows Duke well on Main Street and near the post office.
Stovaine serves as a cocaine substitute used in ophthalmology and as a spinal anesthetic in surgeries. The drug is noted for its local anesthetic properties and is employed in various medical procedures requiring nerve blockade.
The article notes red blood cells described as tiny biscuit-shaped bodies floating in the blood.
Word reached Wayland of the death of Allen Jessup on Monday in Long Beach California from a heart attack. He leaves a son Ira of Port Orchard Washington and two grandchildren Kathleen and Billy Jessup. Funeral and burial were held in California.
In Louisa and Muscatine counties the joint board of supervisors debated funding drainage district No. 13 pumps. Denton farmers who benefit will must raise operating funds. Cash payments required for future transactions. overdue warrants hindered payments to workers and vendors. E. K. Hicklin reported on a St. Louis engineers conference about compensation for property damage from the drainage works.
Supervisors J Carson Duncan of Columbus Junction and J Hen Iy Shafer of Muscatine were named to act as a committee for the joint board. The article notes Black Experts can distinguish about 200 shades of white and nearly as many of black for the 1937 board.
Fence riders are men who periodically patrol fenced areas to check fences for needed repairs and maintenance.
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