Dixie Dugan Off Picnic Sparks Fresh Air Jitters
Dixie Dugan reports on nieces and nephews at a picnic, noting many are away from fresh air for the first time and react with fidgety excitement as they adjust to the outing.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1935
Page
6
Brighton Alumni Banquet Closes With Officers Named
Brighton May 21 the high school alumni banquet at the Methodist church drew eighty one attendees from the 1935 class and former classes. After a three course meal a short meeting elected officers for 1936 with McNeese as president Tracy as vice president Stacy as secretary and Willis Howell acting as master of ceremonies. Junior and senior members were welcomed by Supt. Johnson and the gathering included a roll call and readings by J. H. Christy. The seniors were initiated into the alumni organization in the school gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhua Helmick
Brighton
Brighton High School
Methodist Church
the McNeese
Ry Maxing Tracy
Irry Stacy
Bessie “Willis Howell
Supt.w. Johnson
Ich
Rubio School Holds Picnic Supper and Last Day Program
Rubio town reports a Sunday May 17 closing event as the school children and PTA staged a picnic supper and program on the school lawn with races for all ages. Several local residents visited Otumwa and Fairfield for errands while Arthur Snider prepares to join the Navy in San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio School
Arthur Lambert
Rubio Town
Our Echoo
Irene Snider
Arthur
Fairfield
Des Moines
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Clarence Hyzer
J. J. Fleig
Ottumwa
Fleig
Fred Kephart
Vera Bond
Laurence
Mount Pleasant
Leppert
Lucy Jones
Wanda Bartz
Fred Thompson
Hubert Morgan
Warren Parcell
Arthur Snider
Scott Dickinson
Earl
Wayne Dickinson
The Cold Finger Curse Burns Off in Party Downfall
Inspector McEniry closes the Elderbank murder case with Cupples and Cupples’s accomplices in jail. Courtney and Jerky Joe Latterman are implicated in thefts and a staged ice theft plot tied to the Elderbank murder. Glenn Thurber’s wedding looms as Valcour burns his art collection in protest before leaving for a factory job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court
Valcour
Montigny
Gregory Valcour
Mabry
Courtney
Inspector McEniry
Ged
Conley Rome
McEnstry
Elderbenk
Joe Latterman
Cupples
Monany
Anyey
Tor
Heinemer
Glenn Thurber
FENCE
Jack Callen
McEntry
Gus Heinemer
Hovarty
Sterman
McEniry
Latterman
Jerky Joe
Merriam
Garvice
Jerky
Elderbank
Joe
Darden
Elderbank House
Jimmy Kirkman
Waverley Place
Stagger Inn
Pierre Montigny
Montreal
Marjorie Clarken
Roger Duane
Price Merriam
Violet Elderank
Price
Moncigny
Jimmy Kirk
Glendale Charivari Fetes Newlyweds Wieland at Ben Fitzgerald Home
Glendale May 20 neighbors staged a lively charivari for Mr and Mrs Joseph Wieland formerly Miss Marion Fitzgerald. The Wielands married May 15. A joint Glendale and Spread Eagle school year end picnic and program followed, with fair weather and a basket dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gerdes
Glendale
Ben Fitzgerald
Joseph Wieland
Wieland
Marion Fitzgerald
Spread Eagle
Washington Rail Schedules and Lodge Meeting Notice
Regular meeting scheduled first Friday each month for Lodges Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M. Train schedules detail eastbound and westbound freight and passenger runs with station stops, timings and notes on California passengers and county seats. Train numbers include mixed, local freight, and special services with agency credits for L Goodlander and J C McKay agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge No
A. F F
A. M
Fred H. Bey
W. M
A. W. Yard
Co RL & PB
Apache
Golden State Limited
Washington-Oskaloosa
California
el Taso
Brighton
Fairfield
Eldon
Belknap
Centerville
Seymour
Allerton
Princeton
Spickards
Excelsior Springs
Liberty
L. Goodlander
Glendale school program entertains crowd with readings and songs
Sunshine spread tables for 75 guests as Glendale school staged a program. Virginia Hopping read. Marion Miller, Mildred Myres, Lois Fitzgerald, Evelyn and Mercedes Miller sang. Spreak Eagle pupils performed one act plays. Glendale Five offered several musical numbers. A mock wedding by Glendale students closed the show. External guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ner
Helen Givens
Virginia Myres
Kitty
Evelyn Givens
Glendale Five
Heaven
Tommy
Leila Jarvis
Spread Eagle
Lois Fitzgerald
Mildred Myres
Mildred
Glendale
Milderd Myres
Ralph Waggoner
Lloyd Hopping
Will Fleming
Robert Wiley
Former Instructor Visits Friends Around Ainsworth
Ruth Norris reports on Miss Louise Hutchison former Marion teacher visiting in Ainsworth on Saturday. The piece mentions many locals including Mrs Cecil Simons at Brown Hardware, Olive Hawkins return from Oklahoma, Velda McFarland in Keota, and others visiting relatives and attending church and school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Louise Hutchison
Marion
Sigourney Schools
Cecil Simons
Brown Hardware
Olive Hawkins
Oklahoma
Velda McFarland
Keota
Hugh Elington
Kansas
T. H. Will
J. D
Cordelia Wheeler
Paul Sharpe
Pittsburg
Theological Seminary
Maynard Hites
Jack
Des Moines
J. A. Marah
Lee Hunt
Hazel
Burlington
Annetta Coppock
Erma Pressly
Business College
Williams Leaves for Church Session
Rev. C. S. Williams travels to Cincinnati with Rev. Wenger to represent the Iowa City presbytery as commissioners to the Presbyterian general assembly. Wenger left by car last week. Williams preached in Crawfordsville in Wenger’s absence. The Wengers plan to return with Mrs. Wenger in Cincinnati and Williams aims to be back by June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Williams
Cincinnati
Ss. F. Wenger
Crawfordsville
Iowa City
Meaning of Ise Banko in Japanese shrine pottery
The Japanese embassy defines Ise-Banko as a pottery type made near the great Shrines of Ise. They note these shrines are the holiest Shinto sites and compare their significance to Mecca for Muslims and Jerusalem for Christians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ise
Mecca
Jerusalem
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dixie Dugan
Ruthie
J. H. Christy
M. L. McCreedy
Clare Gordon
Johnston
L. W. Bomberger
Arispie
L. P. Stevens
Melbourne
Edwin Dial Torgerson
Inspector McEntry
Bird Merriam
Edwin D Torgersoe
King Features Gyodients
Las
Charivari Friends
Mrs. Wieland
Nsudarbhens
Moerning
J.C. McKay
Martha Jones
Chicago
Williams
Federal Land Bank
Washington County National Farm Loan Association
Sidney Moore
Secy
Treas
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