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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1932

Page

5

Riverside Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters elect officers

At the Riverside meeting the annual officer election selected Chief Ranger Mrs Sophia Kueneman and other posts including Vice Chief Ranger Miss Welda Shebeeck and Recording Secretary Miss Rose Dautremont. Installation is set for the April meeting. Funeral services for Elmer Week were held at St Mary’s Church with Rev B Jacobsmeier. Members of the Sodality groups attended.

Riverside Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters Sophia Kueneman Welda Shebeeck Rose Dautremont Nellie Quinn Irma Heitzman Anna Griffin Lena Sueppel Matilda Wieland St. Mary’s Church

Tour Iowa meeting outlines state campaign and map project

A noon gathering of the Tour Iowa committee of the A A A Motor clubs of Iowa met at Hotel Roosevelt Cedar Rapids with Chamber of Commerce members and city groups. Attendees from Burlington included C A Pratt W B Hunt C W Bond and Edgar R Sater manager of the Southeast Iowa Motor Club. The group endorsed selling Iowa to the world and launching a six color 100000 map to show parks lakes and sights with William Parrott proposing distribution. The State Board of Conservation will provide photo cuts and Mrs H C Frankel of Des Moines spoke on roadside improvements. A radio plan pledges two five minute Iowa slogan talks weekly and contests invite slogans via newspapers or clubs. The next meeting is April 29 at Hotel Fort Des Moines Des Moines Iowa.

Tour Iowa A. A. A. Motor Clubs of Chamber of Commerce Hotel Roosevelt Cedar Rapids Burlington C. A. Pratt W. B. Hunt C. W. Bond Edgar R. Sater Lowa Sater William Parrott Waterloo State Board of Conservation H. C. Frankel Des Moines Radio Cmmittee Fort Des Moines Glen Haynes Hotel Mort Des Moines

Funeral Rites And Local News From Washington County

The text records funeral attendance for Elmer Heek with pallbearers listed and Mt. Olivet cemetery burial. It notes visitors to Mr. Heek’s family, birth of William Guy Mitchell, and mentions Mrs. Olive Herring, Mrs. Mary Duncan, and visits to Washington. It reports John Mentzer in critical condition after an accident, and Mrs. Mord’s paralytic stroke.

Leonard Armbruster Clement Dautremont Rudolph Simon Robert Kiefer August Schmidt Omar Strabgla Mt. Olivet Elmer Heek Dan Ropp Richmond Edward Lukavsky Harry Horak Washington Anna Heck Cedar Rapids Jesse Bopp Max Mitchell Crawfordsvile William Guy Mitchell Olive Herring Mary Duncan John Mentzer Anna Kern Mentzer Washington County Hospital John Younkin Yale Okla CB Mord Fordie

Surprise party aids Rosina White on birthday

A group of sixteen out of town relatives gathered in Crawfordsville to celebrate Mrs. Rosina White's birthday with homemade ice cream and a large cake. Despite family illnesses, the gathering lifted spirits as Mrs. White continues to recover from knee issues and other ailments among locals. Roy Whiteman survived a farm accident when a truck struck his wagon near town. witnesses blamed the truck driver and the sheriff investigated. Mrs. John Smylie, ill for weeks, continues to worsen prior to recovery.

Crawpfordsville Rosina White White Johns Fluo Jelne Mr McAllister Ainsworth Roy Whiteman Farw Jrner Wayne Tle Farm Inten St. Louis Whittemin Treary County John Smylie

Darwin's Error in Monkey Diplomacy

Quirky Ohio Journal item jokes that Darwinian theory fails to explain social behavior in primates, noting even a pampered monkey won’t bow to human authority. The concise quip mocks evolution’s reach in human politics and hierarchy.

Mr. Darwin Hemilion Ohio Journal

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