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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1939
Page
4
In Exploring Iowa's Outdoors Boy L Abbott recounts Mr Ground Hog the woodchuck as a weather omen and explores his natural life. He describes seeing chucks courting feeding young and the danger of hunting as the species faces possible decline from fur trade and welfare concerns.
A will purportedly of William H Minick dating March 16 1925 is filed in Washington County Iowa. Hearing set for February 6 1930 at 9 00 AM at the Washington Court House to prove the will and allow probate.
The American cactus Acanthocereus pentagonus blooms only at night and emits a fragrance so strong that Collier's Weekly reports its perfume can be detected from half a mile away.
The article notes the character Faust in opera is drawn from a real magician who lived in the sixteenth century. It highlights the historical roots of the legend and its cultural impact on musical theater.
Salem shines with a quilting gathering hosted by Mrs. Kad Shalla and neighbors as they work on The Careless Girl quilt. Birthday cake, birthday wishes, and a list of attendees mark a warm social day. School notes highlight perfect attendance, A grades, art studies, and a January 1979 community meeting with a potluck and bingo.
A Collier's Weekly piece notes that Chinese tradition held executed criminals remained alive until their names were burned in a Peiping temple. Each year the names of beheaded individuals were written on paper and burned as a ritual to erase memory and ensure rest.
A new analysis finds second growth from the first crop of grass or grain contains deadly prussic acid. The report warns farmers that upshoots after harvest are highly toxic to cattle and other stock, prompting caution in grazing practices.
A witty column muses on vacant minds and rubbish, praising the noble hot dog as non aggressive and loyal. It reflects on persistence in men who keep going for love of the game, noting various secret ways to stay in the race.
A collage of quips and cartoons fills a page with jokes about teeth, cats, alcohol, miracles, and toast to clever women. It features a Washington club toast, light quips about groaners, and short skits from Tony’s Scrap Book and Perpetual Motion Jones with a nod to Paris fashions and family life.
Sonja Henie admits she cannot sing while Bing Crosby suffers a badly bruised and cut leg after attempting ice skating on a new local rink. He reportedly required three days of bed rest.
The Jesse James Technicolor epic showcases vivid color and thrilling outlaw exploits and a romance with Barbara Stanwyck. Inside gossip notes Jack Renny may play opposite Hedy Lamarr in Artists and Models Abroad, with Joan Bennett in a Texas tycoon daughter role. Jimmy Roosevelt’s screen test for Goldwyn is discussed. George Raft reportedly refused Angels With Dirty Faces to stay offscreen.
Wilson Franklin Lemon, born What Cheer, Iowa, moved to South Dakota and Minnesota, died January 23 at White Bear Lake. Survived by widow Nora Mae Long and six sons, including Jesse and Floyd. funeral at Crawfordsville Methodist Church conducted by Rev. B E Vous with music by Howard Anderson and Helen Huston. Casket bearers listed. many relatives attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bozeman, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Long, Carl Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Farrel Long of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lemon of Winfield, Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Lemon of Burlington, Mr. and Mrs. James Long, Mr. and Mrs. Oral Long of Brighton, John Strain of Ainsworth.
The first known appearance of the word imagination is cited as 1340 in James Murray's English dictionary. Hampole is credited with the usage in his Psalter, marking the term's early literary origin.
Patent leather is produced by varnishing tanned skins with multiple coats to achieve a glasslike shine. Suede results from roughening the surface with an abrasive to raise a nap.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M regular meetings noted with officers Ray Cox and A W Yard. Rail and bus schedules list multiple daily trains from Washington including Golden State Limited and Californian stops, Knoxville Branch No 480 service, and Burlington Trailways bus options with departure and ticket notes.
The family expresses sincere thanks to Rev Voss singers friends and relatives for the beautiful floral offerings and many acts of kindness during their deep bereavement. Signed by Mrs Wilson Lemon and family and other Lemon relatives.
Delbert Lemon Floyd Lemon Doreathea Smith Elsie Olsson appear in readable obituary fragments along with Mr. and Mrs. Will Lemo and Mr. and Mrs. With Long. The notices list multiple individuals in terse biographical snippets from a historical page.
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