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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1939

Page

8

Jean Martin to Teach Prairie Flower Next Term

Jean Martin will teach at Prairie Flower school next year. Local events include visits by families at various homes, a Rebekah Odd Fellows convention in Keota, and the birth of Janice Rae Laubauch with Jean Martin caring for the newborn and mother.

Jean Martin Prairie Flower Warren Davis South 76 Jean Marof Robert Flewer Frank Greiner Redler West Point Raymond Hamnon Elmer Wade Dale Dunbar Bert Dunbar Bath Walter Fisher Jack Wimmer Gottlieb Hess Keota Lester Laubauch Lare Janice Rae Jean Martin Martin Is Helping Care For Mrs. Laubauch Janice Wm. Martin Wallace Spenner Riverside H. K. Long Washingon Clarence Aller Edgar Stewart

Polish Parliament Grants Dictatorial Power to President

Polish leaders discuss granting dictatorial powers to the president amid tension with Germany and ongoing Franco Italian mediation efforts. Pope moves heighten hopes for peace mediation as governments seek diplomatic channels through Paris London Warsaw Berlin Rome. Hull calls for urgent peace conference to avert war and urges nations to settle differences with generosity and honor.

France Italy House of Commons Paris London Warsaw Berlin Rome Hitler Hull Washington Cordell Hull

Mine Mediators Call on Roosevelt

Soft coal operators and United Mine Workers officials met President Roosevelt for 75 minutes to urge resumption of negotiations. John L. Lewis and Charles C. ONeill announced only that White House statements would be authoritative. Negotiations reconvene at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Biltmore Hotel in New York to resolve the bituminous mine tie-up affecting 450,000 miners and coal supply.

Washington United Mine Workers Roosevelt New York John L. Lewis Charles C. O'Neill White House W. L. Robison Biltmore

Cattle Feeders to Hear Aaberg and Beresford Thursday

Cattle Feeders of Washington county will hear H. C. Aaberg of the Chicago Producers Association and Rex Beresford beef cattle specialist from Iowa State College in a summary of the cattle feeding situation at a courthouse meeting this Thursday in May.

Washington County H. C. Aaberg Chicago Producers Association Rex Beresford Iowa State College Court House

Milwaukee Road Service Club Meeting At Washington Station

The Milwaukee Road Service Club East Kansas City division met at the Washington station with 41 in attendance. L M Boughtin of Haskins led the business session followed by a program of music tap dancing and a two part talking picture This Railroad Business by the Association of American Railroads shown by Rh D Kennedy Milwaukee agent at Ottumwa. Refreshments were served by the ladies and a social hour followed with guests from Ottumwa Hayesville and Sigourney.

Milwaukee Road Service Club

Forgery Convict Richard Fuller Sentenced in Wapello Case

Richard Fuller of Wellman convicted of forgery in Louisa county court at Wapello receives a sentence exceeding ten years in the state reformatory at Fort Madison. Judge Paul McCord of Mt. Pleasant imposes the term.

Richard Fuller Wellman Louisa County Wapello State Reformatory Fort Madison Paul McCord Mt. Pleasant

Cattle Feeders Meet to Hear Market Forecast

The meeting will feature men who have run beef cattle tours over the state in the last ten days. They will provide cattle feeders in the county with first hand market and production trends. The outlook for the next few months will be discussed and attendees will hear the latest market forecast.

Local social notes from midweek gatherings

Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning events include the Davis family and Relta Ann Davis at the Oren Romin e home. Mrs G A Hess hosted the Industrious club on Wednesday with quilting and quilt top piecing. A shower was planned for Janice Rae Laubauch next month. Refreshments by Mrs Meeker Hess and Lorinne Hess. June meeting to be hosted by Mrs Bert Dunbar.

Warren Davis Relta Ann Bobby Oren Romine G. A. Hess Janice Rae Laubauch Meeker Hess Lorinne Hess Bert Dunbar

Boone County Sow Herd Produces Record Pig Litter

Boone county farmer George Adix reports his herd of brood sows farrowed 108 pigs from ten sows with a largest litter of 13. The pigs are a cross between Poland China and Hampshire.

Boone George Adix Boone County Poland China Hampshire

Mason City tops Iowa birth rate in 1938 among cities over 10,000

Mason City recorded a birth rate of 20.2 births per 1,000 population in 1938, leading Iowa cities with 10,000 or more residents. Ames posted 6.5 deaths per 1,000, while the statewide urban average was 15.8 births and 10.1 deaths.

Des Moines Mason City Iowa Ames

Paris Dairy Farms Offer Fresh Milk Within City Limits

Parisian Barnyards Milk is not widely popular in Paris yet residents can order fresh milk from 18 dairy farms located inside the city limits.

Paris

Forty Pianos Join 65 Piece Orchestra in Long Beach

Maurine McLaughlin Bogle joined 39 other pianists to perform with a 65 piece orchestra in a Long Beach Municipal Auditorium concert during National Music Week. About 6,000 attended with 1,600 turned away. all pianos were new spinet types. Cloyce Bogle led the sponsor committee and the event drew strong audience interest. Dr and Mrs C W McLaughlin received a letter and picture from their daughter.

Maurine McLaughlin Bogle Long Beach Calif Cloyce Bogle C. W. McLaughlin

Prominent Rail Executive Dies Suddenly in Washington

Carl R. Gray former president of the Union Pacific railway was found dead in his Washington hotel bed. Death attributed to heart disease. He was senior member and spokesman for Roosevelt managers labor committee and had worked recently with the joint railway committee drafting policy.

Washington, D. C Carl R. Gray Union Pacific Railway Washington Gray Roosevelt Managers-Labor Committee Joint Railway Committee

Hollywood Movie Company Arranges Lawn Sequence

A special arrangement by a Hollywood movie company features a lawn setup used in a scene. The production involves financing and location work connected to the park and surrounding properties. Details remain sparse in the readable text.

Comprehensive Plan for Railway Rehabilitation Under Congress Review

A broad proposal outlines a railway rehabilitation program now under consideration by Congress. The plan covers infrastructure upgrades, track modernization, rolling stock renewal, and safety improvements aimed at boosting efficiency and service reliability across the national network.

Congress

Desisting from constant exhortations to think

The remark notes that those who urge others to think might pause if they perceived the swift pace of many minds attempting it. It contrasts vigorous internal thinking with outward exhortations.

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