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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1938
Page
4
Russia’s Prosperity Criticized by Press Reports
From the Boston Herald the piece contrasts Moscow wages and prices with real living costs. It notes unskilled workers labor two days for a pound of butter while skilled workers can earn it in a day, and that basic goods like shoes and clothes require heavy monthly earnings. Trade union dues and taxes further cut take home pay as the Soviet system limits personal mobility and decision making.
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Boston Herald
Moscow
Europe
Manchester Guardian
Baltimore Sun
Russia
Soviet
Riverside High School to Graduate 43rd Class on May 23
Riverside prepares for the forty third annual commencement at the high school auditorium. Rev W N Crozier will deliver the invocation and Prof Harry Barnes of the University of Iowa will address the graduates on choosing a vocation. Class officers are Richard Buchwalter president and Ferne Meeks secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Crutz
Riverside
Riverside High School
W. N. Crozier
Harry Barnes
State University of Iowa
Howard T. Holt
H. E. Doud
Board of Education
Voice of Music
C. K. Fitzsimmons
Gail Kern
Bette Cress
Ferne Meeks
Gwendolyn Marner
Robert Workman
Rheta Herring
Richard Buchwalter
Bernard Jacobsmeier
St. Mary's Church
Clinton
Nicholas Meinhardt
Sacred Heart Church
Franklin District Play Day At Pleasant School
Franklin Township held a district play day at Pleasant school with five schools represented. A basket dinner was served at noon and games and contests followed. Local families such as the Noonan, Davidson, Hoyle, Banks, and Schantz households were noted in social visits and Sunday gatherings across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hoyle
Franklin District
Franklin Township
Pleasant School
Robert Noonan
Harry Davidson
J. H. Thompson
Noonan
Davidson
Edwin Rich
Harry Hutt
J. L. Banks
Keota
Lois
Gerald
Ella Roileau
Edwin Rich and Son
Iowa City
Jon Schantz
Henry Schantz
Gail Rief
Frank Kleese
Joe Schantz
Walter Wilson
Wellston
Mirs
Harry Kleese
Lioyd Bauer
Clifford Thompson
Otto Farrier
Near Brighton
Ed Squire
Everette
New Jersey Friends Visit Lyle Wilson Home in Walnut
Residents of Walnut and nearby areas host relatives and friends for weekend visits. Mentions include J Lyle Emouth of Asbury Park staying with the Lyle and Martin Wilson, plus Sunday dinners and gatherings at multiple local homes.
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New Jersey
Lyle Wilson
Walnut
Carl Nelson
J. Lyle Emouth
Asbury Park
Lyle and
Martin Wilson
Sevilla Jean
Donna Mae
John Kurtz
Howard Miller
Emma Miller
G. W. Mast
Crawfordville
Harve Humston
J. M. Stone
George Hopping
Alvin Sheheck
Chas. McKay
Mrs. Stewart Hoyle and Hoyle Family Visit
Mrs. Fred L. Stewart Mrs. L. E. Hoyle and Dwight spent Sunday with Howard Hoyle in a casual family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Stewart
L. E. Hoyle
Dwight
Howard Hoyle
Jury deliberations show bias in panel
A court jury of eleven men and one woman faced pressure when the woman feared a split verdict and yielded to the majority without argument. The incident suggests gender influence on jury voting dynamics at the courthouse.
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Court House
Woman Seeks Old License Number at Treasurer’s Desk
A woman visits the Treasurer’s office to reclaim her old license number. She cannot recall the number, asks to look it up at home, and receives permission to retrieve it. The exchange centers on easy memorability of the prior number.
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Boss Jones
Washington Iowa Home Draws Interest for Business Ties
The inquirer asks why someone chose Washington Iowa as a home base, seeking early reply about business reasons or appealing factors. The message signals curiosity about motivations and potential attractions connected to the location.
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Washington
Iowa
Journeys of a Traveling Salesman Return to Washington Journal
A narrator recalls birth in Colorado and childhood in Iowa, growing up amid stories of Washington. He left as a traveling salesman visiting many towns, but found Washington unmatched and returned to work for the Journal with enthusiasm and no regrets.
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Colorado
Washington
Iowa
Journal
V. Oo. I
Frisky Bridge Life in Mrs Trumper’s House
A satirical item notes Mrs Trumper’s priority on bridge over housekeeping as her small home shows neglect. The quip contrasts society column gossip with a witty take on engagement news and WPA perfume project mention amid ongoing columnist banter.
Boy explains clean hands from morning dishwashing
A boy tells the class that clean hands come from washing dishes every morning, a habit taught by his mother. The remark is contributed by Mrs. B. RB.
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B. RB
The Motorists Prayer and Parting Remark
The London Church Times features The Motorists Prayer asking for steadiness and care to avoid harm, to help others with driving, and to cherish life and beauty over speed. A closing note urges contentment and warns against chasing things as they go.
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the London Church Times
Iron Casting as a State Monopoly in Han China
The passage notes that in the Second Century B C Chinese state monopolized iron casting while ancient Greeks and Romans lacked iron casting knowledge. It highlights a major technological and economic distinction between China and classical Western civilizations in this period.
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China
Families Move to Own Homes in Ainsworth Community
May 21 Ruth Norris reports residents across Ainsworth are shifting property as Floyd Simkins move to the Lopshire home, Lopshires take over the Harry Duncan property, and Earl Woods purchases and plans to occupy the Mrs. Elizabeth Gingery bungalow now rented to Martin Telford. Fred Hawkins will reside in the Mrs. Jessie Moore house. Pressly family members from Osceola and Des Moines return after visiting J. B. Pressly. they also visited Erma Pressly in Burlington. Mrs. Enoch Linder remains ill with her son Ray visiting Ottumwa this week. Joe Easter travels to Peoria to see his father Clarence Easter. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McFarland and sons Walter and Bruce visit Davenport.
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Des Moines
J. B. Pressly
Burlington
Erma Pressly
Enoch Linder
Ray
Ottumwa
Joe Easter
Peoria
Clarence Easter
R. E. McFarland
Walter and
Bruce
Davenport
Mushrooms Harvested by Earl Hasty in Spring Report
The Homestead Farm notes a bountiful season with Earl Hasty gathering twenty seven pounds of mushrooms. Other items include tea-leaf watered ferns, corn four inches high from Good Friday planting, and a thriving strawberry crop at Sayre’s farm.
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Homestead
Earl Hasty
Washington
Sayre
William Manussier
Wyatt Marburg
Wyatt
Jackson Township
Richmond
Helwick
Marburg
Todd
English River Township
Mark Hull
Lime Creek
Washington County
Farmers Get $87,102 For 1937 Crop Control Program
Louisa County Conservation committee received 87,102.46 dollars for farmers who cooperated in the 1937 crop control program. A total of 619 checks were issued to residents, with northern county residents collecting Friday at the Columbus Junction State Bank.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County Conservation Committee
Two Things Congress Must Do
Babson argues small stockholders are passive and poorly informed and calls for a protective investors union to counter management. He cites absentee ownership in railroads and other large firms and urges militant representation, stronger accountability, and reform to boost business and security prices.
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Congress
Roger Babson
Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Keota Girl Wins at Minneapolis Music Festival
Ilo Mae Lyle, 15, daughter of Mrs. George J. Lyle, won the top 4 number 1 rating on a French horn solo at the regional national music festival in Minneapolis. Her success advances her to the national contest next year amid seventeen contestants from five states. Kr A Mirick accompanied by Shirley Richardson and Forrest Tucker joined Miss Lyle and her mother Mrs. Lyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Ilo Mae Lyle
George J. Lyle
Keota High School
Minneapolis
Miss Lyle
Kr. A. Mirick
Shirley Richardson
Forrest Tucker
Wittrig Returns from Visit to Elkhart Ind
Margaret Wittrig arrives home from Elkhart Indiana after visiting daughter Gladys and son Paul and family. Local residents including J A Frey and family, Harm Weston household, P P Graber family, Ruth Richard and Hazel call on Frey home. Ralph Wenger returns from Memorial hospital Mt Pleasant and is recovering well. A daughter born to Floyd Shockley and wife at Mt Pleasant Memorial Hospital.
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Mt. Pleasant
Frey
J. J. Rich
Des Moines
Floyd Shockley
Mt Pleasant Memorial Hospital
Complete Road Work East of Junction Soon
Grading and widening bridges on a four mile stretch of highway No. 2 between Columbus Junction and Grandview has run for weeks with concrete pouring to begin shortly. The 6.8 mile contract, partly done last fall, was let for 183563 dollars. A detour via Fredonia and Letts has been in use for months. Isabelle Green returns from a visit with Marjorie Reaney, Coe College freshman in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Grandview
Fredonia
Letts
Isabelle Green
Marjorie Reaney
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Dismissal Marked End of Year at Glendale and Spread Eagle
Glendale and Spread Eagle schools dismissed for the year on Friday May 13 with community dinners and programs. Spread Eagle celebrated a tenth birthday with ice cream and cake served by Mrs. Charlie Wiley for Billy whose birthday falls Sunday May 15.
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Thomas Gerdes
Glendale
Spread Eagle
Charlie Wiley
Billy
Helen and
Louise Wilcox
Glendale Homemaker Group postpones meeting to May 24
A Glendale Homemaker Group event was delayed by rain and rescheduled for Tuesday May 24. The party for schoolmates included ice cream cake and favors in paper baskets. Charles Swift bought a pew tractor. Maxine Steele graduates from Washington high school this year.
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Glendale Homemaker Group
Charles Swift
Maxine Steele
Washington High Schow
Woodrow Shearer at Convention of Democratic Clubs
Woodrow Shearer attends the annual convention of Democratic clubs in Sioux City this week. John Henna, coach at Columbus High School, has gone to Chicago for the summer. Mrs Louise Rogers Keokey visits Mrs H L McRoterta. Mrs E G Anwyl has refr ed from a visit with a relative in Los Angeles. Mr and Mrs Russell Gravate and daughter of Pee Wand Mr and Mrs Haro Gravvatt, Macomb, Tivieres relatives here the first of week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Woodrow Shearer
Sioux City
John Henna
Columbus High School
Chicago
Louise Rogers Keokey
H. L. McRoterta
E. G. Anwyl
Los Angeles
Russell Gravate
Pee. di
Wand
Haro Gravvatt
Macomb
Tivieres
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Riverside Schools
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Fart Chorpening
Ralph Chorpening
Myron Burroughs
Daryle Tucker
Fd Nelson
J. H. Nelson
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Clay Humston
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Coon
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Rube Chorpenine
Steve Hawk
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Joe Palooka
Paris
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Daily World
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Denmark
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National Labor Relations Board
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Margaret Wittrig
Elkhart
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J. A. Frey
Democratic
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