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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1928
Page
5
A playful column presents limericks about local athletes Gale Fisher Bill Bales Pail Haney Phil Haney Floyd Tucker Marion McAvoy Harold Bain Ray Simpson Ruth and George Zeck. The verse riffs on sports, school life, and camaraderie with light humor and local flavor.
A nostalgic verse set features Gilbert Layton known as Chink and Willard Smith billed as Bill Smith among others. It humorously critiques athletic effort and pace while calling out Rex Nelson and Dick Pratt in playful sports banter from a local athletic show.
A short fragment notes a trial described as persuading or convincing. It mentions ADS Pav and a campaign or testimony context but lacks clear names, dates, or places to detail. The readable text suggests an evaluative process aimed at proving a point or effect.
A series of short sketches profiles several students including Merle Gallagher Jim Davidson Orval Korf Clifford Reinert Harold Tucker and Bill Atkinson. Each vignette notes a mix of sports talent academic effort musical ability and personal quirks with light humor and local school context.
The poem highlights Wallace Piper known as Wally Piper as a standout track athlete who earned a track letter and impresses with speed. It mentions Woodrow Crone, often called Woodrow, a clever track man praised as one of the best, yet eager for greater speed. Lester Rath is praised as a top dust-kicking runner freshly bathed and ready.
A playful roster centers on Wilbur Quinn and Merritt McDaniel as budding track stars. Don Crone shows promise though jokes about shaky lessons. Guy Carlton supports the team while Coach Hoddy is praised for dedication and guidance.
The program featured Batiste with Este star of hope alongside Miss Hunter’s offertory Em manus Frysinger and Songs My Mother Taught Me by Dvorak. Organ numbers shone in selection and execution.
Many tribes practice killing their own kings at intervals and electing new rulers to prevent rulers from aging and losing the ability to defend the tribe.
WEAF airs La Sonnambula by Donizetti at 9:30 p m East. WJZ presents a light opera hour at 7 p m. CFCA Toronto 357 covers Canadian finals in an international vocal contest at 6 p m. WOR offers an operetta in miniature at 7 p m. WEAF features Goodrich hour at 7 30 p m East.
Sunday services at First Methodist highlighted Mother's Day with strong Sunday school attendance and an inspired sermon by Dr. Thomas Osborn of Mt. Pleasant. He praised mothers as influencers of great men, cited Jachobed Moses, and noted the choir of mothers led hymns.
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