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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1932

Page

5

New Haven Community Notes Busy with Visits and Hay Making

June reports from New Haven show families visiting at the W. C. Hotle home and attends funerals in Oelwein Iowa. Local residents like M H R Baker and Merle Statler help with hay while Cleo Trier leads the horse for A R Strum. The community mourns Lee Hunt’s death and expresses sympathy, while women preserve produce and men work fields.

New Haven Homer Hotle Cildren Nick Tinnes Antone Cora Mae Hotle W. C Cleo Trier A. R. Strum Merle Statler Dorothy Frank Smith Caroline Sheets Marion Ainsworth R. R Lee Hunt

Colum bus Junction Community Notes and News

Martha Butler reports on hot July weather and corn growth, garden work, and social calls. The column covers marriages, moves, local crime arrests, reunions, and family news in Columbus Junction and nearby areas.

Human Lungs Weigh About 41 Ounces

A historical note states that the lungs of the human body weigh approximately 41 ounces. The figure reflects typical lung mass used in anatomical references.

Riverside area visitors and family gatherings noted

Social notes record visits among Lasek Havel Wertz Knottnerus Durst Miller Schwab and others from Muscatine Riverside and Iowa City with picnics dinners and hometown chatter. Locals speculate on Fourth of July celebrations as hay making and crop cutting continue in mild weather.

South Highland Raymond Wertz Muscatine Richard Havel Delbert Norman John Lasek Raymond Lasek Norman Havel Loriene Charley Havel Riverside R. R. Knottnerus Hubert Donald Everett Durst Melo Lasek Raymond R. T Knottnerus Fred Miller Anna Schwab John Schwab Jr Iowa City

Miss Mahin Returns to New York by Air

Ainsworth notes Margaret Mahin returned to work in New York City last Sunday aboard an air route. She traveled with notable passengers including Will Rogers en route to the Democratic convention.

Ainsworth Margaret Mahin New York City Will Rogers J. P. Tobin Mrs Richards Cotter Mary Chibak Lyn van Horn Edna Richards Allerton Helena Vanhorn Dunlap

Loy al Berean class picnic and a choking scare in Brighton

The Loy al Berean Christian Sunday School class held a park picnic marking the end of a three month attendance contest. Over forty attended until rain stopped the event. A two year old, Mary Lou Jamison, briefly choked on a toy horse but it was dislodged before medical help arrived. Various local families and visitors are noted, with several new births and trips mentioned.

Louisa County Ryan Construction Company Walton Pat) Welselh Muscatine Columburt Junction Clell Hawkins Columbus Junction Scott County Nick Cain Davenport Angela Kaloudis Rock Island Tri-City Frank Beik Leona Donald Walters Burlington Murray Limbecker Mediapolis Louis Downer Eulu Letts Grant Sample John Kammerer G. W. Weber Alverda James West Liberty Ray Kemp John Beik Paul Beik John Walters Mildred Elsa Mollie Hardman Job Keltner Agnes Kammerer Grandview Oats McBride Hamil Chautauqua Park Ab McBride Cecil ‘Ease Olds Pearl Hamil Washington Chester Ogier Detroit Olds Crawfordsville Cotter George Wasson George Hollenbeck Nichols Wasson Hazel Rowe Winifred Wasson Merle Leo William William Wasson Cranston John Wasson Elard Lyle Donald Sam Wasson Lloyd Lila Lillian Brighton Berean Christian Sunday School Mary Lou Jamison W. W. Jamison Jeanette Horton Hilly Grace Stacy Connie Mildred Horton Dorothy Atz Cleo Cecil Jones Verle Koch Jr

Definition of center of population explained

The term center of population is described as the point where the United States would balance if it were a flat, weightless plane with all individuals equal in weight. It represents the geographic center influenced by population distribution across the country.

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