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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1931

Page

7

Bethel Notes May Activities and Meetings

Mrs Lilly Nicholson aided H P Wilson with house cleaning this week. Mr and Mrs Kermit Jones visited after church at the W O Stafford home near Havre. Mae Gideon and Mrs Parker praised the state S S convention at Oskaloosa. Plans edge toward a Mother's Day program at the church next Sunday May 11. Boyd Fosters drive a new Ford. Jackson township farm bureau met at South Prairie school Wednesday evening. The house was full despite other events. P F Whisler the township

Bethel Lilly Nicholson H. Pp. Wilson Kermit Jones W. OD. Stafford Havre Mae Gideon Parker S. S Oskaloosa Boyd Fosters Jackson Township Farm Bureau South Prairie School P. F. Whisler

Meeting Minutes and Farm Bureau Program Notes

President opened the meeting with minutes read and business completed. Program chairman Charley Rothlisberger led a varied program with Lloyd Walker leading singing, Mildred Peters Mildred Meyers and Jetty Kolosick reading, and Mr. Montgomery plus three visiting speakers on livestock and egg marketing. Mrs Homer Birney announced achievement day, Montgomery showed farm footage, and the Northern Star 411 club served lunch. Next meeting at Egypt school in May. Living Lake school hosts a pot luck Friday at seven. Weather forecast calls for heavy frost tonight, otherwise cloudy and cold.

Charley Rothlisberger Lloyd Walker Gladys Wolfe Mildred Peters Mildred Meyers Jetty Kolosick Montgomery Homer Birney Farm Bureau Northern Star 411 Club Egypt School EF. L. Stewart

Franklin Center Notes on a Rural May Day

May 4 field notes report a chicken pox incident at Grant school with Alan Atkinson blamed for spreading illness. Mrs. Marl Chambers finishing term at Grant praised for work. The writer appreciating spring colors and scenes, mentions Mrs. Art Dawson’s healthy chicks and hopes for Mr. Dawson to keep his sheep nearby.

Grant Art Dawson

Nine-Tenths Preventable Diseases Tied to Constipation

Doctors claim nine tenths of diseases in the U S stem from constipation as poisons enter the system and weaken organs. They urge prevention to avoid pain and costs, promoting Herbinie the vegetable cathartic as a natural relief sold by Lemmons Pharmacy.

Lemmons Pharmacy

Farmers Begin Planting as Cattle Stand Quiet Pasture

Readable mentions farmers starting corn planting as cows or sheep graze nearby. Names Joe Embree and Dale At- appear in fragments, indicating a rural scene on a farmed landscape with livestock and early field work ongoing. The tone reflects everyday agricultural life and local farming activity.

Joe Embree Dale At

Lodges Washington Chapter No 98 Regular Meetings

Lodges Washington Chapter No 98 C E S regular meetings second Thursday night monthly Ida McDaniel W M Ernestine Denison secretary Visiting members welcome Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J fourth Tuesday monthly at Masonic Temple Edith Pulver W P Hazel Haven Worthy Scribe Washington Lodge No 26 A I A M regular meeting first Friday monthly Marry C Ward W M A W Yard secretary Cyrus Chapter No 28 Ro A M regular meeting second Friday monthly J We Enslin HP A W Yard Secretary

Washington Ida McDaniel W. M. Ernestine Denison Damascus Shrine W.S of J Masonic Temple Edith Pulver W. P Hazel Haven Worthy Washington Lodge A. I A. M C. Ward W. M A. W. Yard Cyrus Ro. A.M J. We. Enslin H P

Eastbound and Westbound Railway Time Table Details

Eastbound trains include No 12 Apache at 1 10 am No 60 Local Daily 8 35 am No 30 Local 6 10 pm No 80 Local Freight 8 am Westbound lists No 3 Golden State Limited 2 12 am No 11 Apache 12 19 am No 29 Local Passenger 9 20 am No 49 Local Passenger Daily except Sunday 6 30 pm No 83 Local Freight 11 50 am Also notes on California passengers No 4 discharge and No 3 stops for California trains. Local and through services shown with agency marks and daily exceptions.

Golden State Limited Apache California West Hound Loralla West Lim W. C. Bell

Flower hunting and bouquet joy at Grant School

The passage notes Grant school children and their teacher went flower hunting on a recent Friday afternoon. The narrator recalls enjoying a bouquet at home, describing a pleasant domestic scene and shared moments with the school group.

Local News From Braden and Riverside Community

Braden May 7 events include Crawfordsville teachers Miss Carp er and Miss Berry to be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Carry Lane. American Legion Auxiliary activities include planning to attend the county meeting at Riverside on Thursday May 7. Residents recall past gatherings, birthdays, and visits as many families host relatives and enjoyPicnics at the schoolhouse amid cool weather.

Martha Twinam Braden Club Delbert Maxwell Carey Long William Jugenheimer Wilbur Chalupa Will Krotz Joe Krotz Darlene Alice Mlorange Melo Horak John Horak Riverside Oscar Jungenheimer Louie Jucepheimer Agnes Krol Lena Frank Rey Krotz Washington Elaer Mason John Orris Exmersory Springs A. R. Smith C. M. Maxwell A.L. Mickle Robert Chanton Iown

Sick days for Mr. Spangler. Mrs. Fergueen visits

Mr. Fred Spangler has been quite sick the past week. Mrs Ode Fergueen of Washington is spending several days this week with her daughter, Mrs Sam Wittrig.

Fred Spangler Ode Fergueen Washington Sam Wittrig

Facing Doubtful Loyalties Behind a Leader

A Milwaukee Sentinel pondering whether followers are true allies or hidden foes, it questions how a prominent statesman gauges trust and threat when navigating political leadership. The piece weighs perception, risk, and the line between support and pursuit.

Milwaukee Sentinel

Madison Proposes First Executive Departments and Amendments

James Madison proposed resolutions calling for the creation of the first three executive departments and a plan of 12 constitutional amendments. Of these, the first ten were eventually adopted as the Bill of Rights.

James Madison

No Mount Whitney Glaciers Found By Survey

The geological survey reports no glaciers on Mount Whitney. On the mountain’s east flank, large snow banks accumulate each winter, but are not glaciers.

Mount Whitney The Geological Survey

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