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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1937
Page
8
School News Highlights Classic Novels and Family Tales
The notes cover readings including The Bright Hill by Clarissa Fairchild Cushman and The Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa Mae Alcott. Characters such as the Kingsburys family reveal domestic conflict and growth. Polly embodies virtue as Tom shows interest, with a grandmother sharing stories to teach morals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright Hill
Clarissa Fairchild Cushman
Kingsburys
Carl
Kerin
Donald
Secon
Gregory
Louisa Mae Alcott
Polly
Fanny
Tom
Poly
Panny
Y M C A Gra-Y program boosts boys work and leadership
The Y M C A Y's Men club heard a report on Gra-Y activities led by Dr. W Dwyer, with HI Y leaders Lincoln Shrum Lewis and others guiding seventy boys in education, physical, religious, and service work. The program includes school and playground activities, home attitudes, and plans for future expansion next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. £. Dwyer
W D. Dwyer
Hi-Y
Y's
Hig
Lincoln
Shrum Lewis
Wallace Wayne Wicon
Centennial Wendell Baker
Dick Birney
Wi-g
Phalan Embc
Ml Shannon
Kenneth White
Lee Holland
Dale Hurtbutt
Stanley Zager
Class Day Honors and Athletic Awards At Local High School
Seniors provide program on class day listing award recipients across track, girls athletics, scholarships, typing, shorthand, and forensic honors. Notable names include Ruth Negus, Robert Stevens, Marguerite Hardy, Lucille Mangold, Kathryn Vaeha, and Martha Mace among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atd
Nora Blick
Ruth Duyuis
Batty Handil
Marguerius Hardy
Ruth Mayhew
Lucille Mangold
Stella Thompson
Virginia Stutsman
Betty Hamil
Marguerite Hardy
Ruth McCauley
Ruth Negus
Robert Stevens
Mamuel Wittmer
Eta Shiema
National Lonerary Classical Language Society
Coo College
Ketha Robertson
Beverly Baker
Ruth McCaulley
Letha Turnipseed
Louise Porter
Posella Patterson
Caroline Sheets
Mise Opal Keeney
Rex Hazen
Doris Klepfer
John Killian
Donald Marek
Shrum Lewis
Martha Anne Mace
Samuel Wittmer
Ruth Smith
Mary Atchison
Merle Simpson
Kathryn Vaeha
Ruth Turner
Vary Westphal
Margaret Flenler
Junction Farmer Injured Moving Tractor on Road Work
May 26 Columbus Junction reports CGuy Masonholder injured at his farm Monday while moving machinery with a tractor. Complete Paving completed three fourths mile of primary road No. 2 east of the new lava river bridge. Local social notes include visits from Claud Ockerman Corydon and others, plus various community incidents and moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Masonholder
Lava River
Claud Ockerman
Corydon
Shellbark Club
Thoreday
Edward Gabriel
Charles Gipple
Albert McCulloungh
Muscatine
Esther Cornwell
Win
Memorial Service Planned for Kalona Resident
A union memorial service for WALONA residents is set for Sunday at Kalona Methodist Church with Rev. J. OT. Perkina preaching. A memorial sermon will be followed by decoration services at Sharon Hill cemetery led by Rev. C. EE. Hillis. Also noted are visits by local residents and a Kalona community club meeting featuring Sen. Caire Dewey and Rep. K. L. Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Rodrick
Columbus City
Kenneth Kempt
Burlington Hospital
J. A. Teedrick
Red Oak
Leslie Deedrick
Vada Carter
Burtington
A. O. Martin
Vesta
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Lows State Teachers’ College
Richard Chown
Conesville
Tom Lahey
Walona
A_ union
Kalona Methodist Church
J. OT. Perkina
Women's Relief Corps
American Legion
Sharon Hill
C. EE. Hillis
The
Baptist Church
Clarence Ledman
Clinton
Walter Ledman
Howard Duvall
Gary
Ind
Gerald Teets
Dewey
Stewart
Kalona
Tip Leads Police on Bank Robber Alert in Indianapolis
Acting on a tip police investigated reports of three men resembling the Brady suspects seen near New Ususta causing city and state crews to react with heightened alert in Indianapolis Indiana in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Newususta
Bachelor twins reach 80 holiday chase and bank robbery linked
Police rush to aid after two officers shot near Goodland Indiana following a Brady gang bank robbery. A green sedan with 1926 license plates 749,613 connected to Clarence Singleton of Gary is reported stolen from Columbia City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Singleton
Gary
Columbia City
Brady Gang
Yesterda
Goodland Ind
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