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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1931
Page
4
Jane Addams On Prohibition And Dance Hall Morals
Miss Addams argues for prohibition based on studies of Chicago dance halls in 1911 and notes how pre prohibition liquor sales and late hours harmed youth. She cites 328 halls and 86 000 weekend visitors with 240 selling liquor and urges strong stand on national prohibition to shape a superior generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Addams
Hull House
McMillians
Juvenile Protective Association of
Chicago
City
State Control Perhaps the Earliest Remedy for Liquor
A brief note discusses state control as an early solution to liquor problems, outlining its economic and social implications and referencing the era’s reform debates.
Embarrassing Moment Revealed in Friendly Exchange
Raymond receives reassurance after an embarrassing moment and is invited to collect fifty cents promptly, with courteous thanks expressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Daily English Word Lessons From A 1900s Page
The column presents vocabulary notes on misused phrases such as I love to swim versus I like to swim and mispronunciations and misspellings. It introduces terms like interpolated and supersede with example sentences and prompts to practice using new words daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tisza
Brown
Village clock repeater proposal sparks summer plan
A brief note proposes installing a repeater on the town clock to strike one o clock twice at the afternoon hour to aid workers during summer. The idea is presented as a simple, practical improvement for the village.
Father’s Day Dignity and a Washington Plumber Tale
A cheeky column on Father’s Day, its awkward dignity, and men seeking attention. The piece recalls a Washington plumber and assistant debating time charges while a closing comic poem reflects on fear and disguise.
By the Way on Education and Days of Observance
The writer jokes about paying children to attend school and suggests building schools in southern Kentucky and Tennessee with teachers paid, notes walking distances, and mentions Father’s Day and Daughter’s Day. A humorous tale follows about a missing hank from clothing after a date and a biting remark.
Deaths This Week Continues with Kalona Youth Killed in Oregon
Reece 20, son of Mr and Mrs Will Reece of Kalona, died June 10 in Valsetz Oregon when a heavy steel beam fell on him while working for 4 Construction Co on a roof. He was a Kalona High School graduate. Mrs Paul Young and Mrs Hichard Elliott of Washington are cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reece
Valsetz, Ore
4 Construction Company
Will Reece
Kalona
Kalona High School
Paul Young
Hichard Elliott
Washington
Cousios
Death of Marilyn Marsh in Jefferson County Hospital
Marilyn Marsh daughter of Mr and Mrs William Marsh of Fairfield died last Saturday afternoon in Jefferson county hospital from a ruptured appendix. Funeral services were held Sunday at four at L A Jones funeral home. Body taken to Storm Lake Iowa for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Marsh
William Marsh
Fairfield
Jefferson County Hospital
Bert Marsh
Ainsworth
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Storm Lake
Iowa
Mrs. C. A. Woodruff Rites Held in Columbus Junction
Mrs. C. A. Woodruff 69 died at home in Columbus Junction after months of illness. Born Mary Ogier near Columbus Junction, she was predeceased by her husband in March 1929. Survived by five daughters Mrs. A. A. Ballentine and Mrs. L. L. Ballentine Baldwin Park Calif Claire Woodruff Los Angeles Mrs. John Hanft Columbus Junction and Mrs. Myra Kruger Cedar Falls and two sons Everette Columbus Junction and Almond Denmark Iowa. Funeral services were held Wednesday with burial in Columbus City cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Woodruff
Columbus Junction
Mary Ogier
A. A. Ballentine
L. L. Ballentine
Baldwin Park
Calif
Claire Woodruff
Los Angeles
John Hanft
Myra Kruger
Cedar Falls
Everette
Almond
Denmark
Iowa
Columbus City Cemetery
Hoyle Family Attends Funeral in Marietta Ill
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hoyle and Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hoyle returned from Marietta Illinois after attending the funeral of Mrs. J. E Reneau mother of Mrs. L. B. E Hoyle who has visited here several times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Hoyle
L. E. Hoyle
Marietta, Ill
William Wall 72 Dies After Paralysis Attack in Fredonia
William Wall 72 longtime Columbus Junction area resident died Friday June 1 at his Fredonia home after paralysis Thursday evening. Funeral services planned for Sunday. Survived by widow Jose Warnstaff Wall three sons John Charles Fredonia Frank Coneville. three daughters Hazel at home Mrs Mark Diller Fredonia Mrs Fannie Jarrard Lone Tree and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wall
Columbus Junction
Fredonia
Jose Warnstaff Wall
John
Charles
Frank
Conesv Lle
Hazel
Mark Diller
Fannie Jarrard
Lone Tree
Timmerman Brother Dies After Long Separation
W. F. Timmerman of Jacksonville TL died at his home at 7 30 Tuesday morning. He was brother to John H. Timmerman of Washington who had not seen him for over ten years until he was called to Jacksonville by his brother’s serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Timmerman
Jacksonville
John H. Timmerman
Washington
Jacksonvile
Death of Mrs Anna Law 83 at Ft Morgan hospital
Word reached Crawfordsville of the death of Mrs Anna Law 83 who died in a Ft Morgan Colo hospital a month after a fall and hip fracture. She is buried in Pawnee City Neb and spent her cirhood days on a Crawfordsville farm. She was Anna J Johnston daughter of George and ? Johnston married to Andrew M Law May 4 1866 by Rev R J Hammond. Survived by five children one sister Mrs F L Evans Ft Morgan and a brother Frank Johnston Ft Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Anna Law
Ft Morgan
Colo
Pawnee City
Nebr
Anna J. Johnston
George Johnston
Andrew M. Law
R. J. Hammond
United Presbyterian Church
Washington
F. L. Evans
Ft. Morgan
Frank Johnston
Infant son of Dr and Mrs Stenninger dies in Iowa City
Kenneth I junior, baby son of Dr Kenneth Stenninger and wife of Tucson Arizona, died at University Hospital in Iowa City on Sunday June 14 after months of illness. Funeral services were planned in Iowa City Tuesday with burial in Wellman cemetery. The family had been visiting Dr Stenninger's parents Mr and Mrs Bert Stenninger in Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth I, Jr
Kenneth Stenninger
Tuscon
Arizona
University Hospital
Iowa City
Ilowa City
Wellman Cemetery
Dr. Stenninger
Bert Stenninger
Wellman
Death of Bruce Jacobson in Casper Wyoming
Miss Catharine Hoskins visiting at the Charlie Hackson home northwest of Washington received word Tuesday of the death of her new show Bruce Jacobson at Casper Wyoming. He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. QO B Jacobson. Mrs. Jacobson is remembered there as Miss Libbie Hoskins. Bruce Jacobson was a?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Jacobson
Catharine Hoskins
Charlie Hackson
Washington
Casper
Wyomint
QO. B. Jacobson
Jacobson
Libbie Hoskins
Sikke Thomas Brewer Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services for Sikke Thomas Brewer will be held Sunday afternoon at the L. A. Jones funeral home. Born February 17 1863 in Jutryp Holland he came to the region around age twenty and had suffered from diabetes for years. He is survived by his widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikke
Thomas Brewer
Sikke Thomas Brewer
L. A
Man bitten by dog fears rabies. joke ends in defense of bite list
A man was bitten by a dog and later told the animal carried rabies. He reacts with bizarre glee and asks for a pencil. When offered to make a will, he replies he will not be listing people he plans to bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar
The Ward of Delights Love and Deception
Travers Lorrimer mistakes Mary Lou Thurston for Delight Harford and Mary Lou takes the role to please Mrs. Lorrimer. A web of mistaken marriage, growing affection, and a discovery of the real Delight’s life unfolds as Travers proclaims love to Mary Lou.
The Delight of a Long-Ago War Marriage Revisited
Lorrimer shows deep change as he professes a life with Delight, offering love, partnership, and a future in his house with wife and mother of their children. Delight Harford, listening unseen, senses the transformation yet realizes she cannot be the one for him. She sustains an ankle injury and collapses, ending the scene as she contemplates the morning ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou
Lorrimer
Harford
Brewer Dies. Ella Wittermans Brewer Mourned
Obituary notes the death of Ella Wittermans Brewer and mentions her children Jay S. Brewer, a dairyman, and Mrs Eroie Temple, with other relatives and friends mourning the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Wittermans Brewer
Jay S. Brewer
Eroie Temple
Mrs. Caroline Johnson Dies in Columbia Missouri
Mrs Caroline Johnson died at her home in Columbia Missouri on Pur day night about 10 30. The body was to be brought to Crawfordsville for funeral service and burial. She was the mother of Mrs T B Maxwell of Crawfordsville and formerly lived there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Johnson
Columbia
Crawfordsville
Johnson
T. B. Maxwell
Lions Club officers re-elected at Columbus Junction meeting
In Columbus Junction on Tuesday at the Legion hall the Lion's Club re-elected Rev. C. S. Ramsdale as president and E. O. Newell, W. C. Hall, Dr. G. R. Bruce as vice presidents with L. S. Myers as secretary and Hi Lee Huston as treasurer. The issue notes social, family, and community visits, plus local events and personal announcements from area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Green
J. A. Creen
Columbus Junction
Arthur W Hansom
West Branch
Little Brown
Nashua
Elizabeth Gillette
Hansom
Minnesota
Hidden Longing and Dilemmas in a Modern Romance
A narrator reflects on marriage fears amid modern trends and unhappy unions, contrasting optimistic memories of loving parents with his own dilemma about waiting for a partner. He vows not to stay silent, declaring his love and the risk of losing it, while Delight weighs leaving New York to protect Mary Lou from a painful truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Hell
Earth
Mary Lou Thurston
Delight Harford
Delight
Mary Lou
New York
Lorrimer’s
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