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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1931
Page
4
In Valparaiso Indiana the jury for Virgil Kirkland's second trial to determine guilt in the murder of Arlene Drayes a 19 year old Gary high school girl has been seated after over ten days of veniremen questioning. More than 2350 prospective jurors were examined.
A Finnish youth named Jalo Salinela eyes a daring voyage in a small sail craft, aiming to imitate Magellan by threading a route through Panama, Australia, and Port Said. The piece notes the peril and asks readers to wish him luck.
Fragmentary text mentions Morgan's Hilles and Washington's Continental Army with references to Adirondacks and New York state. Details are garbled and unclear, hindering a definite summary of events or persons.
The couple boarded a ship to Europe for their honeymoon after a quiet eastern society wedding. The groom is a brother of the Princes Mdivani known for marrying Mae Murray and Polo Negri, the latter now divorced.
The incident in Washington DC left Officer Jesse Taylor dead and suspect Robert S Montgomery a Princeton graduate slain after killing a club manager who refused him a table. Montgomery then killed a patrolman before shooting himself.
Mary Lou Thurston poses as Delight Hartford to comfort Travers Lorrimer, a shell shocked veteran. Mrs. Lorrimer instigates the ruse to steady him, Mary Lou adopts the role, and Travers reclaims purpose as they share a Christmas plan and a snowy stroll to find a fir tree with Henderson. Travers vows change as Mary Lou presses forward with resolve.
In a wintry woodland Mary Lou speaks of a “happy sort of death” with candlelight and stars, while Lorgimer, wounded by her candor, notes her new diamondlike hardness and softer touch. They return through drifting snow to a house as firs glow faintly in a dreamlike forest setting.
Margaret and Mary Lou accompany Travers Lorrimer and his mother on a charity visit to the city. They deliver bundles to poverty stricken homes showing care, light, and the sense of shared humanity before Christmas Day.
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