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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1931
Page
4
Gratitude From Storm Survivors For Community Help
A Wayland Crawfordsville route story features K. W. Goff and John C. Roth thanking generous strangers who aided storm victims. Goff recalls his house ruined yet his family and a schoolteacher survived, and he pledges to repay kindness by helping others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. W. Goff
John C. Roth
Mr. Goff
X ray sinuses could identify criminals by skull anatomy
Dr. Thomas A. Poole proposes using sinus X-rays to identify criminals, claiming thousands of skull examinations show unique bone patterns even among twins. He suggests police keep a library of sinus X rays at arrests to replace fingerprints for lifetime and postmortem identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Poole
Washington, D. C
Popular Science Monthly
Poole
Portland Convention Diary Highlights P E O Gatherings
The writer describes Oregon hosting the P E O convention after three years of planning. Delegates stayed at top hotels with meals and a banquet, and transportation was arranged. Housing was organized by Mrs. Veda Jones and Miss Margaret Copeland, with hotel mishaps resolved by a capable committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.E
Woodburn
Oregon
Chamber of Commerce
Veda Jones
Margaret Copeland
Multnomah
Ola Miller
The
Benson
Zora Knight
Oklahoma
Mabel Doud
Chicago
Hallie Newell
Missouri
Chella Wright
New Mexico
Cornelia Sawyer
Iowa
Margaret Rominger
California
British Columbia
Howard Jeffrey
Worthington
Betty
Jean
Woward
Washington
Jessie
Jeffrey
North 19Th St
Portland
Story Mixup in Washington Notice
A brief 1931 message from Washington Iowa dated July 20 thanks Billy Mans for a story and notes it may have mixed with later items. The note expresses hope for readers to have fun with the money and closes with apologies for the mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Billy
Convention notes and travel mishaps at a New Mexico gathering
The account recalls luggage mixups at a station and a grand Shrine convention in Osceola strength and New Mexico leadership. D. A. R. and unions send flowers, the P. E. O. raises four thousand dollars for Cottey college, and Mrs. Edith Markem Wallace governs with tact. The trip includes visits to Frank gardens and Woodburn landons, with officers elected and members from British Columbia pleased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrine
Daughters of the Union Veterans
Osceola
Iowa
Holeman
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Cottey College
Miss Copeland
Virginia Cottey Stockard
Edith Markem Wallace
Seattle
Bessie Reaney
Chicago
Frank Gardens
Woodburn
Landons
Oregon
Daily Lessons On English Word Usage And Pronunciation
A compact note presents guidance on commonly misused words and spelling. It spots mispronunciations and misspellings like canning, and defines piqued as a feeling of resentment from a perceived slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Canning
Eas
Prankish Notes On A Morning Show And Oddities
A fragment highlights light humor about a variety show titled Bad Girl and other acts. It playfully references Pratt boys, Eastphal and Westphal directions, and household electronics behaving bizarrely amid a humorous domestic vignette.
Anon Various Tiny Tales On Lambs Cars and Scissors
A compact collection of quirky anecdotes and questions from Anon about a lamb, a friend’s gift, a trolley cow catcher, drink rules, a judge and arson, plus playful language notes on the word scissors and its plural form.
Indignant Pedestrian and the Thinker on the Roadside
A collage of snippets from a rural life scene and social quips. A college student returns to studies after a summer on his uncle’s farm while a hired man questions why Henry is gone. Observations touch on education, attire, marriage, money, and aging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Henry
Ball Game Mixup Sparks Mongolian Race Conversation
The exchange features Earnest and a teacher debating Mongolian race terms with misheard comments and a hurried apology. The quarrel centers on what the speaker truly witnessed at a ball game and how it affects the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fry
A Call to Kindness in Song and Action
The passage urges generosity and helping others as life goes on. It recalls old songs about love and loss and exhorts readers to do something for somebody, lifting burdens, sharing sorrows, and offering a kind deed to brighten homeless hearts. It closes with a call to stand and sing.
Public Sale Ordered by Washington County Court
Writ of Special Execution directs sale of the Edmondson properties in Washington County Iowa. The sale, cash terms, takes place October 31 1931 between 9 am and 4 pm in front of the Washington County Court House the auction begins at 230 pm. Property includes East Half of Southwest Quarter Section 12 Township 75 North Range 6 West. Items levied against M M Edmondson Oma Edmondson F H Edmondson Blanche Edmondson for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. Sheriff R H McCarty. October 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Washington County
Iowa
M. M. Edmondson
Oma Edmondson
F. H. Edmondson
Blanche Edmondson
Washington
A. D
Towit
F. H Edmondson
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
R. H. McCarty
Corn as legal tender at Des Moines food show
Des Moines announces the food show October 17 to admit four adults per bushel of corn as payment. The event highlights corn as accepted currency for admission at the Des Moines exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cory
Des Moines
Transatlantic Has Local Premiere Tonight at Fox Theatre
Transatlantic, a new Fox Film production, premieres tonight at the Fox Theatre with Edmund Lowe leading an all star cast as Monty Greer a gambler sought by the district attorney. Supporting roles include Lois Moran Jean Hersholt John Halliday Myrna Loy Greta Nissen and Earle Foxe in a intrigue filled crime drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Lowe
Monty Greer
Lois Moran
Judy Kramer
Jean Hersholt
John Halliday
Myrna Loy
Greta Nissen
Halliday
Earle Foxe
William K. Howard
George Arts to Perform Alexander Hamilton at the Tat Theater
George Arts, last year honored with a Gold Medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for Preroot Dictionary, will present Alexander Hamilton in the Warner Gro production at the Tat Theater Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Academy ON Arts and Letters
George Arts
Tat
Alexander Hamilton
Warner Gro
Turner to Speak at Iowa WCTU Banquet Conclusion
Governor Dan W. Turner will be the principal speaker at tonight's banquet closing the Iowa Woman's Christian Temperance Union annual meeting. Delegates heard Mrs. Margaret C. Munns of Evanston discuss world affairs at last night's session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Cet
Dan W. Turner
Iowa Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Margaret C. Munns
Evanston
World
Prohibition Debate Tops W C T U Leadership Bias
Mrs Munns stated the W C T U operates in 50 countries with global attention on the U S prohibition. Ida B Wise Smith was reelected as state president with other officers also winning another term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Munns
W. C. T CU
Ida B. Wise Smith
Swiftest Easiest Way to End Bilious Spell
Neglect of early symptoms leads to biliousness and sluggish digestion. Cascarents stimulate bowels quickly and pleasantly, restoring regular action. Cascarets are made from cascara and sold in drug stores for 10 cents.
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