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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1936
Page
8
Mrs. E. D. Morrison Mrs. J. E. Lemmon Mrs. W. A. Gibson Mrs. R. G. Cherry and Mrs. R. Warfel attend the D A R meeting in Des Moines.
Weather forecast promises fair warm weather tonight and Friday. Reference to sale item top hogs at 10.70 dollars appears in the ad copy for George L. McDaniel Druggist.
Hoot Gibson says he would excel as a western story editor, drawing on reading thousands of manuscripts and choosing material that reflects present day fact and logical action. He promotes Frontier Justice at the Fox theater, with emphasis on engaging plots over fanciful stunts.
Eric Linden and Maureen O Sullivan star in Lionel Barrymore’s new vehicle The Voice of Bun gie Ann now playing at the State Theater. The M G M picture marks Linden and Barrymore’s second appearance together after the hit Ah Wilderness. Dudley Digges Spring Byington Charley Grapewin and Henry Wadsworth also appear in the cast.
Statistics place quintuplets at about 57 million to 1 with only thirty three known cases in five hundred years. The Dionne quintuplets, famed five, star in The Country Doctor feature through Fox at the State theater.
Danes in ninth century Ireland left a mark on Limerick shaping early urban life and trade. The account notes Danish presence in the region during the early medieval era and hints at lasting influences on local culture and settlement patterns.
March 12 The Cyclones and Cyclonet start in today on their basketball tournaments. The Cyclones play Conesville at 4 30 Thursday afternoon at Wapello in the first round of the boys sectional tournament. The Cyclonettes meet Farrar Thursday in the first game of the round robin district tournament at Gilman.
Washington lodge No. 26 A F and A M will hold a special session on Monday evening March 16 in response to Grand Master John T Aes proclamation. For the fifth straight year Iowa’s 70 000 Masons join in annual simultaneous meetings to discuss matters vital to the fraternity. A dinner at 6 30 will precede the lodge session.
A survey notes there are eighteen U S towns and cities bearing the name Union spanning multiple states. The widespread use of the name reflects common civic branding patterns and local traditions.
Governor Clyde Herring commuted the life terms of Wayne Wellman and Robert McElroy to 20 years. The Ottumwa youths had been sentenced for the January 1935 robbery of Farmers' Savings Bank at Leighton, now sent to Anamosa reformatory.
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