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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1939

Page

6

The Thinker Behind the Hammer and Dreamer

Poetic reflection links faith and labor with a verse from Hosea about worship of the Lord, followed by a meditation on the Thinker who masters iron, steam, and steel, rising above disaster as the Dreamer makes dreams real.

Anon

Memorial Day Observances Amid Shifts in Veteran Ranks

A May 29 1939 reflection notes Memorial Day will honor Civil War veterans as their ranks thin, with Spanish-American and World War veterans taking leading roles. It recalls changes in war labels, U S patriotism, and social tensions while touching on immigration, labor, Brazil cotton trade, and early hibernation tech.

Washington Brazil

Bearding Mixup and Garden Rose Trellis Error

Doe Lee misidentified a razzberry bush as a rose plant and began transplanting it plus building a rose trellis. Doc now offers the trellis for sale. A Washington club member dyed his beard, darkening his whole face.

Doe Lee Doc Washington Club

Outlaw Cow and Jokes From a Farm Visit

A rural comic piece recalls a visiting cousin misreading a cow scene as a handcuff sight. A classroom exchange has a witty line from Johnnie about hitch hiking. A name change tale follows Dan Lark to De Larke as wealth shifts.

Dan Lark Dan Larke de Larke

Humorous Clippings from a City Ledger of Oddities

A mayor receives a bizarre letter about a wife and a de verse. a classified ad offers a housemaid until June 1. a linotype slip yields a medieval armor quip. The piece notes skyward talk on Florida typhoons, mosquito fears, and Iowa boasting, with jests about headgear and laughter fattening men.

Graves Decorated Today in Elm Grove Woodlawn Cemeteries

Elm Grove and Woodlawn cemeteries list graves decorated in memory of veterans. Names span sections with Iowa Inft., War of 1812, Pa. Cav., and U. S. Inft. units. Notables include McDowell, Winter, Vincent, and Stites among many others. Cemetery sections enumerate deceased soldiers and nurses from multiple states and units.

Elm Grove Woodlawn Easton Robt Iowa Thos. L McClelland W. C McDowell John John L M. S McMillan EF. C Woods Cyrus Wm. L Young Robi. S Cowden Andrew Dawson Joseph A Keating Chas McClane Morrison Hiamilton Ritchey Wesley van Vient Martin Winter J. Leander Wm. E Barnes Rev. J Black Jonathan Dickson J. A Johnson Benjamin Mealey Sam'l Patton Donald Montgomery Roth Williams D. M Anderson Carson Cowles H. R Doran Alexander Farris Horsey Harvey C McConnell Rob Nelson Rosenberger J. C Ross Gustavus Worthen Andrew J Allen, Pheebe Bennett P Cook Wm. W Delong David McMullin J. K Taylor N. Godd Jas. A Arnold Vincent Thos. P Thomas Wallingford Clark Town Elder D. C Hise J. G Krauss Paul Clyde Wm. J Espy D. Bruce Goodwin Chas. S U.S Hichishoe Isaac F Lease Henry McCrom Phillips Earl E Corp Roberts Geo. W Rodman A. A Chas. C Stichter Teas Lucian L Warfel Benj. F Young, Alexander Babcock, N. L U. S. Col Bunker U. S Stiles Fisher Geo. F Godfrey R. C Thos Haynes Daniel Lovelett McCausland Hugh McConnaughey J. T Markin Jas O'Loughlin D. Marion Riley Rueben Smythe Stewart S. E Thompson Samuel Bell Wm. B Col Blair Burnett Theo. L Conger R. Ralph Dettman Frank J Trans. Corp. Folger Adam Glasgow Hale Geo. H David S MecMasters A. F Orris M. L Sergi C . Ia Sanford Fred Towa Sitler L. Clark Terry J. H St. E Robt. S Wade Ioft Brown Timothy N. J Chrissinger K& W Irtt Copeland John A Inft Curran Inft Curran Samuel C Eodd James F Cay Fish Evan Inft Fleming Joseph Artil Gilson Helwick John J Hoxworth Edward Hamm Inet Latta John M Miller Isaiah Cay Myers John G Norris John D. M Oldfield Payne C & Ila Ray T. C Robertson S&s R Stone Harmon E Tucker John F Warnock Waters Hey Weston Frank

Elm Grove Cemetery Roster by Section and Inft Units

Readable lists of names, units, and sections for Elm Grove Cemetery across Northeast and Northwest quarters, detailing soldiers, infts and officers from Iowa, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other states. Includes many World War I and Spanish American War era units with regiment identifiers and burial lines.

Ferguson J. S Gallagher J. B Gray Jas. H Iowa Haight Oscar F Hancher Earl World War Harley Harvey Jeffrey W. R Jones Benj Keating John Kurtz John Max Corp Eng Lemley Ralph R S. A Lemon Lehrer Jacob Ind Ohio McClellan Hugh McClelland McCutcheon Wm. R McGuire Sam Montgomery J. A Neal Samuel Patterson Robt U. S. Artillery Reeves Dale S Russell Henry Shanafelt Wesley Shannon Shoemaker Percy Smith J. C Stephens E. G Stewart Chas John H Ward Jas. A Adair Bush Cyrus Chilcote Alfred Wis Clapp Eimer F Corbin Geo. W Lowa Crawford Davis Melville Dawson A. J Dennison Martin Donaldson Eckerman Daniel Hamilton Wm. J Hammer M . Wis Harding, Wm. H Ifa Helm, George Hood G. H Val Hopkinson Perry Jacobs Johnson Thos. E Keister A. N Kendall Lewis R. P McCollum Hugh E McColl Peter McDonald Verne Orville Mechanic Mercer Wilson Morgan Francis L Morton John W

Columbus Board Elects Teachers and Plans Oil Drilling

Columbus Junction area sees Kenneth M. Erwin elected athletic coach and agriculture teacher at Columbus High. Elizabeth Binford chosen first grade teacher, last year at Conesville. R C Smith announces gas and oil leases in Letts Conesville and Columbus Junction area with a test well planned soon. E H Wiegner buys J O Hall house in Columbus City and will move in August. Dr E W McWilliams visited his brother Verne in Bloomfield. Mr and Mrs H J Oak return from Bancroft after funeral of Chris Shafer.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction Kenneth M. Erwin Adair Columbus High School Elizabeth Binford Prairie City Conesville E. W. McWilliams Verne Bloomfield R. C. Smith Davenport Forks of Iowa River American Petroleum Company Letts Smith H. J. Oak Bancroft Chris Shafer E. H. Wiegner J. O. Hall Columbus City

Dayton Grove Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Daytown Grove residents share visits and church events with neighbors. Lois Moore and Frances Turnipseed traveled from Dayton Grove to Washington. Mrs rena Oldfield and Mrs A. E. Knotts attended a Wellman senior class play. J B Moore and Walter Lance visited Wellman. Robert Stephens and William Flynn visited Newton. Forest Embree hosted by his brother near Keota.

J. B. Moore Dayton Grove Lois Moore Frances Turnipseed Washington Rena Oldfield A. E. Knotts Wellman

Fire and fuel states in combustion

The text explains that solids do not burn directly and only gases burn. To use wood or coal as fuel they must be heated to convert to gas, after which fire results from rapid union of oxygen and the gaseous carbon.

Brown William Green John L. Lewis

Greatest Martial Elegy The Bivouac of the Dead

The Bivouac of the Dead by Theodore O Hara is hailed as the finest martial elegy. It has been translated into many European languages and is among the world's most beloved war poems.

Theodore O'Hara

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