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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1937

Page

9

Personal items from Brighton chronicled by locals

Brighton notes from May 19 report visits and returns including Mr and Mrs Charlie Carter of Albingdon Ill. Jesse Berry and son Danny of Mediapolis. Leonard Bridges returns to Rock Island. D F Berry family visits. Mrs Dorothy Johnson tours the County Home. baptismal services at the Methodist church with fourteen baptized. Miss Dorothy Helmick starts a bank job in Dallas Center. Tulip trip to Pella. Baccalaureate services held for 1937 B H S seniors with program details.

Rhua_ Helmick Brighton Charlie Carter Albingdon Ill Noel Carter Jesse Berry Danny Mediapolis D. F. Berry Leonard Bridges Rock Island J. G. Bridges Hendrin Martin Dell Kylye Muscatine R. C. Gibson St. James Minn Ethel Townsley Dorothy Johnson H. W. Helmick Methodist Church Carrol Morgan Ollie Morgan Richland E. EB. Swank Dorothy Helmick Dallas Center Nellie Loder Washington H. &. Gordon Cal Cooper Pella Margaret Jean Rudolp W. R. Noland Jean Kessel Jeanette Picken Ruth Reighard Mr. Noland Richard Arnold Wanda Sheffer James Meek Marjorie Rotzinger

Many Never Suspect Cause of Backaches

Readers learn that tired kidneys may cause backaches and related symptoms such as painful urination, swelling, headaches, and night disturbances. The ad promotes Dean's Pills as a long trusted remedy used for over 40 years to flush wastes from the blood through the kidneys.

Nature Dean Doan

Grant School Holds Year End Picnic Report

Franklin Center notices record a series of social visits and picnics, with Grant School hosting a year end picnic. Mrs. Kennedy remains seriously ill after a fall, and multiple families, including the Smith and Thompson households, attend gatherings and plan future events.

Grant School M. D. Atkinson Franklin Center A. B. Dill Mabel Alice Kennedy the Woods Cedar School J. W. Combs Frank Smith Golia Miller Clifford Thompson Joe McGraw Roy Krotz Everette Miller Sumer Bernard Stanley Warren Long Webster Virgil Long

Riverside Couple Wins at Iowa City Contest

Riverside residents Robert and Constance Deatsch, children of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Deatsch, won first prize in an amateur contest held Friday evening at the Towa theater in Iowa City. Their act featured songs and vocals with instrumental accompaniment and they advance to compete against prior contest winners this week alongside Elmo Knittey and family from Iowa City.

Riverside Robert Constance Deatsch Geo Deatsch Towa Theater Towa City Elmo Knittey Marvy Kathleen Iowa City Commony John Knittey

Mrs Chas Morrow entertains guests from Minneapolis

Riverside notes describe Mrs Charley Morrow hosting her sister-in-law Mrs Ray Bowman from Minneapolis and other relatives during visits to see tulips in Pella and plan a Burlington trip for more family duties. The column also covers funeral services for Mrs Henry Walters, a Riverside resident. It mentions local events such as a pledge of abstinence by St Marys church boys and various social visits and meetings.

Arthur Lambert Rabio Town Charley Morrow Ray Bowman Min Edward Bushek Bobby John Riverside Pella Walters Methodist Church Henry Walters Judson. Perkins H. B. Doud L. R. Bates R. J. Manners William Ingram Harold Cress Kate Mehalek Anthony Mehalek Bohemia America Henry Walters, Jr United States Navy San Diego California H. Maxin Edwards George Godlove William Sims Harry Hardy Charles S. Cummings

Turquoise-tiled Yutok sampa bridge in Lhasa noted feature

In Tibet the capital Lhasa features the turquoise-tiled Yutok sampa bridge. A colorful snippet on pidgin English depicts a bishop as "No, 1 piecee joss-pidgin-man" meaning Gods chief man of business. Colors are linked to mood with red stimulating blue calming yellow cheery and green soothing yet exhilarating.

Lhasa Tibet National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association

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