Local News Notes and Visitors in Washington
Local items report trucking and hog hauling activity. Visitors include Lloyd Easter Eva Dickey and Gladys Davyid of Haskins in Washington yesterday afternoon. Mr and Mrs J L Lyon of Tarpon Springs Fla visiting Iowa Illinois and Muscatine with extended family ties and a birthday celebration for O L Lyon.
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Eva Dickey
Gladys Davyideon
Haskins
Washington
J. L. Lyon
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Iowa
Illinois
Muscatine
Layton Lyon
O. L. Lyon
Callahan
Ward's big discounts drive readers to page six
Ads note two more days of Ward's discounts and direct readers to page six for details. A. H. Roth of Wayland and Mrs. W. H. Conger of West Chester are mentioned in town business and social notes. William Tillotson visits relatives. Ward's announcement appears among local advertising.
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A. H. Roth
Wayland
Ward's
Ward's Ad
Washington News Notes And Local Visits From Keota To Des Moines
Local items list visits and travel notes from Washington to Keota Oskaloosa and Des Moines. Mentions Mrs Kleinschmidt Mrs Genge Bereiter Mrs Games Glass Mrs Frank Hamilton and others visiting relatives in Washington and nearby towns. Also notes Lemmon's Pharmacy offerings cane sugar and limeade promotions.
Mrs R W Methinney of Morning Sun Dies Suddenly
Word reached here of the death of Mrs. R W Methinney formerly of Morning Sun and a sister of Miss Margaret Hawthorne of Washington. She had lived in Long Beach California for two years and suffered from paralysis. Last Saturday she died suddenly in an automobile during a ride with a friend.
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R. W. Methinney
Morning Sun
Misa Margaret Hawthorne
Washington
W. A. Cook
J. R. Maxwell
Cook
California
McElhinney
Long Beach
Calif
Slightly Cooler Weather Brightens Summer Heat
The article notes a cooler shift last night with morning readings several degrees lower. A noon temperature of 89 is reported and forecasts suggest afternoon highs unlikely to reach yesterday's 95.5 degrees, the season's warmest so far.
Death of Gladys Minear Sudden in Chile
Miss Gladys Minear daughter of Rev and Mrs George Minear and missionary in South America died Saturday afternoon in Valparaiso Chile. A cable from Mrs Mary Swaney of Mt Pleasant said she was with Miss Minear to the end. Funeral services were held Monday in Mt Pleasant under the Methodist church.
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MT. Pleasant
Gladys Minear
George Minear
South America
Valparaiso
Chile
Mary Swaney
Mr. Pleasant
Miss Minear
Santiago College
Santiago
Methodist Church
Town Wesleyan College
Columbia University
Methodist Conference
Woman Sentenced to Hang Tries to Kill Herself in Prison
Mrs La belle Nettie Crudelle was sentenced to be hanged for murder in Chicago Illinois and attempted suicide in her prison cell by beating her head against bars and strangling herself before the matron intervened.
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The
Associated Press
cHic
Labelle Nettie Crudelle
Named by Cassendl Aurora Borealis Origins
The name aurora borealis was first used by Cassendl in 1621 after observing a sky display in France and describing it. The phenomenon is periodic with major displays roughly every four years and weaker ones every ten to eleven years, linked to sunspot activity. It typically appears as a dim light near the horizon after twilight, forming an arch that deepens from yellow to green and then violet as light streams shoot earthward.
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Cassendl
France
Order and obedience echo in vows in old dialogue
A historical snippet shows a husband recalling an exchange after marriage. He says he commanded his wife to take her own way in everything, and she affirms she observes the vow to obey. This indicates a reversal or satirical take on traditional marriage roles.
The Beginner in Bridge and Golf Quips
A brief collection of humorous lines about beginners in bridge and golf. The quotes poke fun at unfamiliarity with bridge trouble and advice on taking someone along in golf.
Clock Trick Brings Brooklyn Wife to Court Late
Valentino Engessar aged 24 of Brooklyn is held for trial on an assault charge filed by his wife Helen. Arranged for ten the arraignment began at eleven as Helen testified she was delayed after her husband allegedly set the clock back two hours to make her late.
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Valentino Engessar
Brooklyn
N. Y
O'Neill
Helen
Woman Starts Farming at 83 After Raising Ten Children
Mrs. Ann Rodgers of Rolesville North Carolina, after a long family life and rearing ten children, has begun farming at eighty three. Last season she grew large crops and did all work herself except the plows. This year she plans larger acreage.
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Ann Rodgers
Rolesville
N. C
Poem Writer Finds Love in War What Her Insurance Gift Meant
Elise Duane, a poet who writes only when moved, publishes a wartime poem that draws letter requests. Private John Pendleton, a man with no family, offers his life insurance to her and her daughter Alice, adopts them as his family, and returns home from France to claim them as his own after a final leave. Elise becomes Mrs John Pendleton and the trio awaits a future while she keeps Pendleton’s poem private.
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Ellse Duane
Elise
National Guard
Duane
Alice
Mrs. Duane
Alice Duane
John Pendleton
Flise
Pendleton
Elise Duane Re
John
Attorney Bardley Bell and Lor en Bidwell Visit Washington
Attorney Bardley Bell and Lor en Bidwell of Wellman are in Washington as business visitors today.
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Bardley Bell
Loren Bidwell
Wellman
Washington
Mary Ellen Delays Grace With Hand Washing Habit
Six year old Mary Ellen trims meals by washing hands at the kitchen sink and delaying. Her minister grandfather visits, and when urged to hurry, Mary Ellen replies that her mother should tell grandfather to say grace both in here and there.
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Mary Ellen
Beeck
Grace
January Births Linked To Strength and Smarts Says Scientists
Italian scientists Dr Marcello Roldimi and Deela Rovere report January births show stronger bodies and higher intelligence. Roldimi cites investigations finding January to March males taller and superior in intellect, while Rovere notes the lowest inferior intelligence in January February and highest in August September.
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Ople
Marcello Roldimi
Italy
Deela Rovere
Italy Adopts U S Canoes ROMAE
In Rome on June 15 a growing river pastime features American Indian canoes on the Tiber. Dozens of canoes share the yellow waters with skiffs and motor boats as Italian firms mass produce the craft from models. An American canoe club has formed and paddling skill remains a work in progress.
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Romae
German wireless sets world word record in a day
German wireless telegraphy flashed fifty one thousand one hundred thirty nine words abroad in one day surpassing all prior records. Thirty five thousand words were sent to the United States with most remainder going to Spain Italy Russia and Egypt. Most traffic was handled at NAUEN and Ellwesen stations.
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Nauen
Germany
United States
Spain
Italy
Russia
Egypt
Ellwesen
Call Off Attempt to Cross Country in Daylight Flight
Lieut. R L Maughan who began a transcontinental attempt from St Joe Missouri toward Dayton Ohio had engine trouble and the daylight cross country flight was halted by air service chiefs guided by McCook field officials.
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Associated Treas
Dayton
Ohio
R. L. Maughan
The
Air Service
McCook Field
Maughan
St. Joe
The Cows Boost Washington County Prosperity
A local family once financially strained now thrives from a ten cow dairy herd. Eight family members need steady groceries and clothing, but dairy income covers expenses and allows regular deposits from the Washington National. The family patriarch advocates expanding dairy farming, believing it would raise prosperity for the entire community.
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Washington County
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