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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1936

Page

8

Ten Years Ago Today Died On Two Local Figures

Ten years ago today Joe McElhinney died on June 12th and James A Work on June 13th in 1926. Bring us your Kodak films for developing and printing. We charge 25c per roll for both developing and printing. We guarantee our work not to turn brown with age.

Joe McElhinney James A. Work

Leonine Verse in Medieval Latin Hymns and Secular Poetry

Leonine verse, used in medieval Latin hymns and secular poetry, is named after Leonius a Paris church canon. In English poetry any verse rhyming both middle and end is called Leonine verse.

Leonius Church of St. Victor Paris

Ti Ho’s Warning on Inaction in Chinatown

The Chinatown sage Ti Ho cautions that waiting for the best while doing nothing leads to the worst in life. He urges proactive effort and shuns passive hope as a path to trouble and regret.

Ti Ho Chinatown

Wayland Items Reported Today

Wayland notes list summer plans for Ella Shively and sons Richard and Robert heading to Manitou Colorado. Rev Henry Fast from Hartford Conn will preach at Mennonite church with Fairfield gospel team program beforehand. Local residents attend obsequies and auctions. estate sale held in town park. Community updates include church society meetings, visits from Los Angeles relatives, and railroad schedule notices.

Ezra Wittier Wayland Ella Shively Apa Richard Robert Manitou Colo Shively Fast Henry Fast Hartford Conn Fairfield Dan Oswald Joe Krabill Aurora Neb Menno Freyenberger Freyenberger Morton, I Rudolph Oswald Krabill Menno Frevenberger Norman Clark Shepherd Produce Alex Miller Joseph Agnes Miller Stanley Miller Los Angeles Cal Mt. Pleasant Lucile Hensley Women’s Home Missionary Society Mahlon Miller Roger Khen Levt Roth James

Washington rail schedule fragment with multiple trains

Local passenger and freight trains listed for C B Q Mo and P R K C O Westhound. Schedule notes morning pass a er 11 00 am daily trains except Sunday with agents and times for trains 22 25 26 and the Southwest Limited from Washington.

East Hound Apache Sunset Limited Golden State Limited Ncawecst Knoxville Washington Washinton California Ll. Goodlander J. C. McKay Southwest Limited

AEF Commander Honors Cadets. Local Notables Involved

AEF Commander honors cadets in Washington. Mrs A A Jackson of Wayland travels to Mediapolis to care for her mother. Mrs G W Walker injured in a fall. Fold Ficher injured when hand caught on a saw near Riverside. twelve stitches needed to close the wounds.

Washington A. A. Jackson Wayland Mediapolis G W. Walker Riverside

Seven speakers to aid parents at Iowa child study conference

The tenth annual University of Iowa conference on child development and parent education runs Tuesday to Thursday with seven speakers. Hughes Mearns, Floyd Allpert, Grace Langdon, William C. Reavis, Ruth Brickner, Charles Hall, and Bruce Robinson will cover topics from family life to social implications.

University of Iowa Hughes Mearns New York University Floyd Allpert Syracuse University Grace Langdon WPA Washington William C. Reavis University of Chicago Ruth Brickner Child Study Association New York City Charles Hall Minnesota State Department of Public Institutions Bruce Robinson Department of ‘Child Guidance

Height of River Traffic Reaches Peak Out of St Louis

The height of steamboat river traffic out of St Louis likely peaked in TSO8 with regular packets and 30 to 40 transient heats. These boats operated on fixed schedules from St Louis to Miami Kansas City St Joseph Omaha and Sioux City.

St. Louis St.Louis Miami Kansas Ciy St. Joseph Omaha Sioux City

Men of Great Ability in Public Management

Quote noting that men of great ability and parts, though capable, often fail in public business due to venturing from the common path by rapid imagination.

Presidents Born in the South Highlight Twelve U.S. Leaders

The article notes twelve presidents born in the South including Washington Jefferson Madison Monroe Jackson Harrison Tyler Polk Taylor Lincoln Johnson and Wilson. It emphasizes regional origins of these leaders and lists their names.

The United States South Washington Jefferson Madison Monroe Jackson Wiliam H. Harrison Tyler Polk Taylor Lincoln Johnsen Wilson

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