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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
11
A devotional note emphasizes loving God by keeping commandments and improving others through contact. It cites 1 John 5 2 and quotes L Whiting about confident joyful meetings. It adds a line on the nobility of life and the value of work from Blackie.
A London coronation spectacle drew a full house with worldwide participation. The piece notes vast empire reach, then shifts to Maine’s anti drunken driving drive citing a 1936 survey showing 20 of 100 fatal accidents linked to liquor and national death tolls from alcohol related crashes.
The piece notes Britain clings to tradition while near democracy persists. It contrasts abdicated Edward VIII choosing a wife over kingship with a vast recent spectacle seen as unprecedented. The writer praises British resourcefulness in turning Edward's departure into a grand show, a memorial to the "wreck age" he left behind.
Staten Browning son of Mr and Mrs EFS Browning former residents announces his election as editor of the Daily Iowan University of Iowa student daily The Ilowan is a real newspaper with leased wire service and strong coverage Staten will have a man's job on his hands and his selection signals his unusual ability
Wellman residents report visits by John Davia and Mrs Moup of Colfax to the Adams home. Albert Roup, funeral in Iowa City, Kenneth Sitter, son of Ray Sitter and local journal carrier, underwent appendicitis surgery at Washington hospital.
The article states Limburger cheese originated in Luttich Belgium and was marketed in Limburg Belgium, correcting a common belief that it is German in origin.
In Washington a salesman hosts prospects for dinner before presenting merchandise, embodying the adage that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. The tactic blends hospitality with sales, aiming to build trust ahead of a product pitch.
Our paper notes Nate Black published a blank pink book What I know About Women and laughs at its emptiness A barber claims his sharp razors keep faces nick free The column reports mushrooms found by Twila Mangold and Rodney Arnold with counts and sizes without revealing locations.
Gladys Ewald of Grahams store moved from Sigourney to Washington and while mushroom hunting in the timber returned with a hat full of toadstools instead of edible varieties. The note adds sympathies for Harry Roy who is attempting to quit smoking after twenty years.
Historical notes detail the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society chapters in Crawfordsville from 1923 onward. It lists current and past officers and members of The King’s Herald Band and Little Light Bearer Circles, with meeting times, dues, and organizational lineage led by Rev. Myron B. Hayes and Mrs. Hayes.
A reader shares a nostalgic list of songs and lyrics woven through a message to the Corner piano. The text notes musical titles, calls to memory, and a closing reflection on human temper and likability.
May 12 program in Columbus Junction High School auditorium features history of the class of 1937 salutatory address by Margaret Wykert, mantig ceremony, senior president Aid en Bebb and junior president William Gilkey, two guitars, string quartet, class will, valedictory by Marjorie Reaney, and class prophecy. Officers of Chapter A Tri-T have been elected: Marguerite Crail president, Marie Overhon vice president, Alice Frame secretary, Conreda Ford secretary, Irene Alsip treasurer, Hope Dunn historian. Funeral services for Miles E. Latta held at Fredonia Methodist Church with burial in Indian Creek cemetery. Latta born Oct 18 1885 near here, survived by widow and four daughters, two brothers, a sister, and a granddaughter.
Collier's Weekly notes that pawn broking is often a government or municipal monopoly. In some nations the shops exhibit a charitable atmosphere and are titled Mount of Pity Mount of Mercy or Mount of Compassion.
Olds Iowa May 12 with no last day school festivities due to sickness. Eighth grade graduation linked to high school program. Basketball letters awarded to boys and girls at a school assembly. Local residents and guests attended church services and visited relatives across nearby towns.
Havre residents report a weekend gathering with Dale Cole and family visiting the parental Harry Bishop home near Crawfordville for Dale Cole's birthday and Mother's Day observance. Other local visits include Wittmer, Nicola, Rudat, Westen, Sanker and Zieglowsky households with Sunday meals and dinners noted across several farms and towns.
A reflective note equates mirth to a flash of lightning piercing gloom. It describes cheerfulness briefly lighting the mind and fostering a steady serenity that endures for a time.
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