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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1936
Page
6
In district court William O Connor and Oscar Gerot sue Joseph Schnoebelen Elizabeth Schnoebelen and others for quieting title to described real estate in Washington County Iowa alleging prior record defects. The petition seeks fee simple title established and rivals barred with default possible if not appearing by September 2 1936.
Legal notice lists plaintiff Ed Colton against multiple defendants including Samuel Weir J D Davis Sarah J Davis Jacob D Davis and several Beardsley Nichols and Nichols family members in a Washington County town action. Docket details or court action follow as provided in the readable fragments of the original notice.
The petition by John Parks and others claims absolute fee simple ownership of described lands in Section 15, Township 74 N, Range 8 W, seeks removal of adverse claims by named defendants and unknown claimants, asks general relief, and notes default dates May 20-27 and June 19 with attorney W. Livingston.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A Y and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. W A Bealer WM A W Yard Secretary invite members to attend and address lodge affairs and communications.
Local and westbound trains run daily and on specific weekdays with listed numbers. Knoxville Branch No 429 departs Washington at 7:00 a m and No 480 arrives at 6:00 p m daily except Sunday. California passengers board Nos 3 and 4 at designated stops. Agent L Goodlander notes Southwest Limited service.
The piece recalls Patsy Mink and Filmore Doremus as youthful theater fans who rise in vaudeville and burlesque before settling into married life and stage success. It notes Doremus runs a steam laundry and Filmore faces indictment for stock dealings, ending with a quixotic moral about uplift before films.
The article notes that when a mother bullsnake lays eggs the young within the shell are already half way to hatching.
An essay fragment argues that human understanding remains small beside what we do not know. It discusses the limits of learning and the humility this imposes on seekers of knowledge. The tone is reflective and measured.
Local column by Nellie Manners notes Miss Lillian Holmes returning from Elkader after a fire destroyed her high school materials. Others include Miss Margaret Gault finishing a year as musical director in Christopher Illinois and returning home with sister Mrs Elzie McLean. The piece lists several visits and a softball score where Crawfordsville Midgets defeated Olds 223 to 2 and Owls beat Havelg of Riverside 13 to 6.
Edward Miner Gallaudet born in Hartford Connecticut in 1837 son of T H Gallaudet. He graduated Trinity College 185 and organized Columbia Institution for the Deaf Dumb and Blind in Washington DC in 1857. He led the institution which became Gallaudet College serving as president from 1864 to 1911 and died in 1917.
Mary Shannon escapes a wild party scene where Sam Samson drinks heavily and fights erupt among guests led by Jack Carter. Lalla Conroy moans as the Conroy girl’s husband storms in seeking his wife, while others stumble over spilled claret and mayonnaise and a tense exit ensues.
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