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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1931
Page
5
A Columbus Junction column highlights the value of saving a dollar weekly at 4 percent interest and notes how such habits compound over twenty years. The piece also reflects on a local donation that funded church altar materials and the broader communal interest in frugal, steady saving.
Riverside leader notes in a souvenir book by Trageser of Hills for St Stanislaus jubilee recounts F F Rummelhart, longtime parishioner who died in January at about 100 years. It recalls a near fatal fire when Roumainel also promised to donate fifty dollars to the church if he survived, despite burns to his hair and face.
Published timetable shows Hastbound and Westbound schedules for Golden State Apache Local and freight trains. Entries list arrival and departure times, daily or weekly service, and agent credits for L. Goodlander and J. C. McKay with notes on California passenger stops and mixed trains.
The Des Moines Register highlights a cooperative fire truck in Stanton Iowa and praises Keota farmers for a shared fire-fighting idea. The note credits New Sharon and Wallace Farmer for prior recognition and calls the arrangement valuable amid good roads.
Rousie notes havoc in wheat and oil prices as government lands mills and wells run with American machinery. The piece claims products can be sold globally at low prices and warns the Soviet plan leaves workers barely sustained while the government profits.
The text notes a neighbor’s dog burying a bone in a flower bed provokes anger among local residents. It jokes about punishing children and hints at seeking legislative action at the state assembly to address the nuisance.
A Riverside source cites an affidavit from an investment-house rep claiming the company’s first quarter 1832 sales are three times the same period last year and that January through April 1832 exceed the entire 1929 year. The piece notes overall low mood and money concerns despite bright early signals. It highlights newsboys becoming business figures, with 278,744 under‑18s earning fifty‑one million dollars annually and learning punctuality, honesty, and reliability as crucial traits.
In Dayton Grove on Friday a mothers and daughters banquet at West Chester drew a large crowd. A fine program entertained guests with music by an orchestra including Wymore Wymore Pearson Walter and Moore. Jimmie Schulty of Wellman visited Ola Knotts. Hazel Wymore stayed in Keota. Bruce Moore did plastering at the Pulver tenant house.
A reflective note from the San Francisco Chronicle on status and citizenship. It muses that importance is defined by context, suggesting that diminutive communities elevate personal significance through proximity and shared ties.
An enigmatic quote reflects that action follows belief in future possibilities, asserting faith as the engine that makes life worth living. The line emphasizes inner conviction shaping behavior and purpose.
Mary faces a life changing choice as she contemplates a future with Stanley, a trusted firm man, while a careless act by a boy nearly ends their happiness. Bertha reveals Stanley’s past and a mistaken rumor cracks the trust. A shipboard message later proves Stanley’s fidelity, as a tall man explains the ash can rescue.
An Atchison woman says her husband proves his love by looking at her rather than the taxi meter during their rides. The remark appears in humorous local chatter.
The article argues progress comes from small, steady efforts of many workers. It emphasizes collective labor over lone heroic acts and highlights the cumulative impact of ordinary workers on society.
A Detroit News brief notes a man leaves a restaurant with a hat that fits him perfectly yet never fits another person. The odd wardrobe moment prompts curiosity about fit and identity.
A jumble of social notes reports relatives visiting Chicago over the weekend including Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nevens and Mrs. James Greenlet and others. Mentions visits by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wenger from Indianapolis to John Werner home and by Raymond Schantz aiming for U.S. honors in Babe Tenson. Also notes a death Miss Gusia Strohkircheh aged 72 with funeral at home and local greetings from several residents plus a birth Kathleen Diane Jessup May 25.
The Wellston school closed Friday at noon for a community picnic attended by children and parents. Families such as Vere and Mrs Tardin, George and Mrs Stonther, and Will Hagist were noted. A bridge project east of Wellston progresses, barns are being re-roofed, and several local residents visited others in West Chester and Washington while a marriage occurred between Myrl Lemley and Oped DeWolf.
Wayland correspondence notes Mrs Ezra Withmner and others as committee in charge of a Thursday noon meeting. After the business session, Bavarian cookies and cotter were served. Kermit Klopfenstein and Verna Richert Hulmer left Friday to attend the Peterson Shennins wedding in Evanston IL Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Maxwell Braden and Mr Braden to visit at Donald Smith home. Jane Berkshire stays with aunt Mrs Bessie Hantt in Columbus Junction. Wallace Carson family and Charles Strothiman group visit Mo Maxwell home. Attends service at Washington and Crowe Cemetery. Teuben and McCoy homes hosts Sunday visits. Mrs Boyd Twinn ill. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Slerving dies at home.
The American Legion Auxiliary met at Crayfords Ville with reports from Mrs. Henss on Riverside convention and Mrs. Maxwell on Burlington district.
John T. Kinmonth a farmer in Columbus Junction observed his 92nd birthday on Thursday at his daughter Mrs Eligabeth Shaum home and her son Max He has raised cattle and operated several farms and remains active reading without glasses He spends winters in Mt Pleasant summers with his son J J Kinmonth editor of the Asbury Park Press and still tends land in Louisa County and South Dakota
Leonhard Stejneger of the Smithsonian Institution explains that toads seek ground holes or rock fissures to hibernate. Occasionally specimens are found after blasting, leading to the mistaken belief the animals live inside solid rock.
Attorneys T A Michels general law practices located opposite the Journal office in Temple. Tob Brookm aide law abstracts near the State Theatre on East Washington Street. Livingston and Reich er abstract department at 204 West Main Street near Court House. Morrison and Morrison Edmund D. and George Morrison upstairs at 110 West Main Street on the north side of the square.
Dentists listed at multiple locations: W. Dwyer at Vulley Building northeast corner third floor. Dr T J Pease opposite Court House turn west at Penney store corner 21944 West Main St. Phone 364. Dr of Bolder at 21914 West Washington St. Phone 76.
Funeral home notices list JONES FUNERAL HOME next to the library at 116 118 East Main Street with phone 94 and SHERMAN S FUNERAL HOME at 05 West Main Street opposite the court house offering ambulance service and phone 253.
Veterinarians including Dr OB Bassler at Ainsworth graduate program received licensure and accreditation for the local veterinary office. The process involved OB Bassler and staff obtaining professional credentials and facility accreditation.
Dr Chas Brown chiropractor offers neurascaleometer service opposite court house. Office and residence share phone 102. Preston Etter DO provides specialty care for rectal diseases at third door south of Lemmon's Pharmacy, upstairs. Office 410, residence 818 Black.
An old newspaper classified listing promotes RALPH W THOMPSON Insurance and bonds at Bailey Building near the elevator with phone 17 and LEMLEY YARD Insurance opposite the Washington National Bank at 101% Mast Main St with phone 784. WRED S TIN SHOP offers spouting and general tinning on Iowa Ave near Johnson's Grocery with phone 754.
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