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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1929
Page
3
A travelogue describes a Boston sightseeing bus tour with stops at the Elks Hotel and Wayside Inn and notes the city’s narrow streets and polite policemen. The second item reports on a Des Moines survey showing Iowa farming improving, optimistic farmers, fewer foreclosures, and tax issues highlighting discrepancies between personal and property taxes.
In a playful scene children note that teachers especially girl teachers fear mice. Arlene, a fifty cent piece, awaits at the Journal office for collection, inviting readers to come in and claim it.
A pupil brings a rubber mouse to school and hides it in a partly opened teacher’s desk drawer. When the teacher enters and places her purse inside, she fears the mouse and reacts by yanking the drawer open, sparking laughter among the students.
The journey recounts a chaotic Boston visit with hats damaged after 2000 miles, theater outings, vaudeville, and laughter. Authors tour Harvard, Watertown, and old Paul Revere sites, remarking on Lobsters and locals, mentioning a quick New York plan via the YWCA stay.
The author Dave Elder recounts a rugged hitchhiking journey from Flagstaff to Winslow Arizona and beyond. He recalls five fellow hikers, a memorable ride with Campbell Minor and Mabell Minor plus Miss Janet Armstrong, and the hardships of desert heat and cracked lips as he presses toward Carlsbad New Mexico and the Caverns while feigning optimism to maintain his humor.
Valley residents report a social at Rubio hosted by the Ladies Aid with eleven members present. Church events include an all day session at the church on July and a Sunday School convention at New Haven. Families, visits, and Fourth of July gatherings are noted across Davenport Fairfield Wellston Dublin and surrounding homes with various residents mentioned.
Reports say three hundred more are being sent, urging observers to verify the figures. The Brotherhood met at the church Wednesday evening, with local friends receiving notices of a ninth of a son, Carrel Dean, born to Mr. and Mrs. Shirkey on June.
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