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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1931
Page
7
A 1921 graduation audience hears a reflective speech likening graduates to pilots seeking altitude records. The speaker urges perseverance, planning, and self discipline as the class of 1931 selects its peaks, faces obstacles, and pledges to lift up and help others. The address ends with gratitude to the audience and wishes for an enjoyable commencement program.
The speaker greets classmates as twelve years of school life end and they prepare to enter the wider world. She notes leaving high school privileges behind yet cherishes memories and faces future challenges with courage and resolve. The tone is ceremonial, urging readiness for life’s battles ahead.
William Thomas Brown, 66, longtime Columbus Junction resident, died at his daughter’s home in Davenport after years of ill health. He owned a drug store in Columbus Junction and is survived by his widow Bina Barringer, two sons De Wayne What Cheer and Thomas Chicago, daughter Mrs. Sidney Newman Columbus Junction, brother Dr. Hadley Brown El Reno OK, and six grandchildren. Body to return for funeral and Columbus City cemetery burial.
Mrs Chas Lacy Sr of 136 Apple Ave praises Dr Pierce medicines for flu related symptoms including cough loss of appetite and sleep. She credits Golden Medical Discovery Pleasant Pellets and Cough Syrup with improving health enabling eating and rest. Readers are invited to write to Dr Pierce Clinice in Buffalo New York for free medical advice.
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