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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1940

Page

5

East Highland Social Notes Reach Toward Vacation

May 22 social visits fill East Highland as Floyd Prymek and Walter Bopp call on Joseph Mincer at the Loungquist home. Locals attend gatherings at Mincer and Wieland homes and around Jackson ville. Death of Wm. Graf noted with funeral attendance. families plan continued visits as school ends and vacation begins.

Frank Mincer Floyd Prymek Walter Bopp Joseph Mincer George Loungquist Robert Wieland Frankie J. Mincers Fred Hall Thelma and Lucile Jacksonville Win Haves Frances Cole Harold Rath James Jivorak Mary Jean Lear Thresa Lear Wayne Joe Woodie Kdd Teslik Linwood Wm. Graf Towns Leona Anne Mineer Cerny Iowa City Omer Walter

Migration waves before 1800 shaped population shifts

A study from Population and Peace by Columbia University Press notes mass expulsions drove early migration. It cites about a quarter million Huguenots leaving France after 1685 and up to 20 million Africans transported to the Americas.

Columbia University Press France New World

Heiress Whitney Divorces in Reno to Return to Hollywood

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Liz Whitney and her former husband John Hay Jock Whitney, a millionaire sportsman, ended an eight and a half year marriage in Reno divorce proceedings and she plans to resume a planned movie career in Hollywood.

Reno New Mary Elizabeth Liz) Whitney Hollywood Whitney John Hay Jock) Whitney

Riverside Teachers Leave for Summer Vacations

Riverside announces teachers Misa Mina Lee Matousek Mies Maizie Lauevel Miss Mabel Clark and Miss Helete Gaskell will spend the summer in Newton Breda Marion and Belle Plaine respec tively. They will return in fall with the exception of Miss Maizie Langel who did not apply for home economics post. Ivan Shradel of Riverside seeks LMTC placements as LTC in US Infantry Reserve with the camp opening July 2 and closing July 21.

Riverside Misa Mina Lee-Matousek Mies Maizie Lauevel Mabel Clark Helete Gaskell Riverside Public School Newton Breda Marion Belle Plaine Robert Smola H. C Patricia Mougin Inwuiry Board of Egrestion Maizie Langel Ivan Shradel United States Infantry Reserve Lowa

Willing Workers Meet in Church at Crawfordsville

The Presbyterian Willing Workers gathered Tuesday afternoon in the church parlors with Mrs Hagel Moorhead leading devotions and reading The Blue and the Grey. Mrs Georgia Williams organized the business session and Mrs Ada Spencer hosted guessing contests. Twenty three members attended with two guests, Robert Long of Davenport and Margaret Johnston of Columbus Junction visiting relations.

Crawfordsville Robert Long Davenport Margaret Johnston Columbus Junction Kev ‘Aul Dutismore Summerfield Kansas United Presbyterian

Newsman Returned After 61 Days in Tokio Jail

International News Service correspondent James R. Young and his wife and child were photographed in San Francisco as he heads to New York. He said he was found guilty of writing unfavorably of the military after 61 days in a Tokyo jail.

United States Tokio James R. Young International News Service San Francisco Young New York

European Employment Problem Expands in Several Nations

The working age population in Italy Russia and some Balkan states is rising rapidly causing a critical employment challenge. Affected areas include Italy and neighboring regions where labor supply outpaces job creation.

Italy Russia Balkan States

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