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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1936
Page
6
Firemen responded to a grass fire at Boyd Stephens home along the railroad right of way in District 4 on July 17. The blaze got out of control, prompting a call to the Farmers Fire truck for suppression.
Mrs J J McConnell and daughter Mary left Ainsworth to visit Chicago then travel to Columbia South Carolina to see sister Mrs George Wanchope. They plan summer together in Saluda North Carolina while Mary resumes work in Chicago. Florence Marr returns from Washington hospital and improves Meantime Mrs Mack Wallace travels with Hiler to Rockwell City, Hiler shows slight improvement. Alice Campbell and nephew Targe Linsay joined Wellston birthday trip Saturday.
Washington L odge No 26 meets monthly with W M Bealer and secretary Yard. Passenger trains listed include several California routes with local and express services from Washington to destinations and back. Rail schedule notes cover Nos 3 4 Golden State Limited and Apache lines with times for west and east bound trains and a Knoxville Branch passenger service.
Train 8 local departs at 9:68 a m from Washington and Train 25 Southwest Limited leaves at 1:57 p m. Train 8 local departs from vane at 58 p wp, Train 26 Southwest departs at 2 a m from Washington.
Campbell and sister in law Mrs Wilbur McClelland and Mrs Charles Wolf of Wellston visit relatives. Robert White nephew of Mrs Geo Marr works part time at Barclay's Grocery in Washington. Hugh Morris threshes for Nate Crawford and Ed Lambert last Saturday. Overon No three machine started at Geo Canott farm after threshing for Abe Swift family. Lawrence Moore ran the tractor for Colthurst. They were cutting grain. Mrs Dale Duncan and Loretta Fraley return to Dubuque today after visiting the W T Duncan home.
In Rubio on Sunday at 2 30 pm preaching services will be held at the Joint Parcell grove followed by baptizmal services. Attendance invited. Also notes of local visits and family gatherings amid a nearly finished threshing season and a Ladies Aid picnic at the church basement.
Lynn and companions wrap a glamorous stay in New Orleans with visits to the country club and Andre Coupee studio. Vera’s influence boosts Andre’s career while Lynn contends with Dewey and Doll over romance as the party tours Jackson Square.
Scearcey and son Everette drove to Muscatine on Wednesday. Mrs. Scearcey and Everette remained to visit with her daughter Mrs. Jim Morrow. Mrs. Martha Cook returned home Sunday after visiting her sister Mrs. John Simmering near Washington. Henry Barnes is able to keep town again after a spell of illness.
Francis B. Brown fifty five a hospital patient in Boston tucked a lighted pipe into a pocket containing a celluloid comb. His clothing burst into flames and he died.
An Ethiopian reference notes that Amharic is written with an alphabet exceeding 200 letters, highlighting its complexity and script breadth.
The excerpt notes that no other part of America preserves the language of early Scotland Ireland and England as well as the Southern Appalachians highlighting linguistic continuity and regional speech patterns.
Lynn wanders through a lavish New Orleans apartment tied to Andre's fortune. On a balcony she meets Jack, duel desires surface while Doll schemes to keep Lynn and Jack apart. The evening ends with plans for an upcoming Mardi Gras wedding, amid tension and romance.
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