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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1939
Page
5
A Washington Iowa note dated February 22 1939 honors Mrs Anna Nicholson with a heartfelt message celebrating a long life of usefulness. The letter reflects on wartime memories and faith in God as a guiding presence through weariness and loss.
Regular meeting details for Ruthenia Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M and multiple railroad timetables show daily and weekly departures and arrivals. Notes include station stops, terminal times for Golden State Limited Californian and Southwest Limited trains, local west and eastbound services, and agent contacts for B&O and PPRR routes.
The Hottentot tree or shrub from South Africa is described as poisonous. Among Rhodesian communities natives are said to suffer death for sins by the plum of this tree, which is described as resembling laurels.
A large Crawfordsville crowd attended the Friday junior high program featuring the band pieces including March selections and a flute solo by Dorothy Rees, a vocal number, and a staged play At The Fountain with students led by Mrs. Nelle Wittmer. Local staff and families noted Willis Wittmer’s visit from Cedar Falls and several staff members accompanying basketball players to Des Moines for the state tournament.
In Westminster on the week’s muddy day farm hands dipped about a hundred hogs in a popular husbandry stunt while after the work a washing ordeal ensued. The column also notes civic and social events including Grand Jury service by Merle Eckels, a birthday dinner for Mollie Tierney, spelling contest participants, and local meetings at Eldin Bauer, Ida Hough, and Merry Mixer club posts.
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