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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1930

Page

4

Bears at Yellowstone reach population peak says superintendent

The Yellowstone National Park superintendent warns that bear numbers have reached a safe maximum and any increase would threaten visitors and the food supply. He notes about 650 antelope, 1133 buffalo, 150 mountain sheep, 700 moose, 10600 elk, and 800 deer. Readers are invited to contact Roger M Toll to obtain a bear.

Roger M. Toll Yellowstone Park Yellowstone Yellowstorf Washington

Ice cream per capita and the vast dairy supply

The piece notes the U S Department of Agriculture finding an average three gallons of ice cream eaten per person last year. It converts this to volume and imagines a 1500 foot tall ice cream stack, discusses milk and dairy by products, and comments on dairy industry health and Soviet trade implications.

U. S. Department of Agriculture Bossy

Embarrassing Moment Story On Wheat Markets And Tariffs

Miriam Davis shares a humorous anecdote about her sister and a childhood moment while a broader note critiques market manipulation. The piece references wheat and corn prices, foreign involvement in U S wheat trade, and tariffs as a means to curb speculators, contemplating tariff effectiveness.

Miriam Davis Miriam Crawfordsville Iowa U. S

The Autumn of Life Poem and Anecdotes From Podunk

A reflective poem compares aging to autumn and rising life through trials and blessings. The piece stresses patience, kindness, and faith as the setting sun nears, followed by brief conversational snippets from Podunk tales about trains and a dramatic mock tragedy, ending with a quip about a wife’s planned revenge.

8. P. Telford Chiropractor

Daily Lessons in English 2D Improvised Dictation Snippet

The passage appears as a fragment from a language guide, mentioning mispronunciations and vocabulary expansion. It shows notes on pronouncing long o as in dog and or, plus synonyms for commission and empower. It reflects a teaching text format with scattered topics and a stray sentence.

Poetry Contest Week Two Ends in The Journal

The second week of the four week poetry contest ends and the winner will be announced in Monday’s paper. Readers are invited to submit ideas for future contests and keep the project lively. The page features odd snippets, school day blues verses, mishearings, and humorous vignettes from readers including Margie Newell and family, with a note that original poetry submissions are below quota and more are needed to fill the week.

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Junior High School Officers and Home Room News

Junior high home room officers wrap six week terms and prepare elections for next week. Reports from rooms 105 201 202 101 and 103 outline presidents and secretaries, with eighth graders in room 107 under Miss Ruby Washburn. The report highlights salad week with varied gelatin and fruit salads, cooking lessons, and a planned eighth grade musical program with a violin duet and glee club selections led by Miss Cartano and Mr Krabill.

Tommy Gray June Gorham Maxine AL Ten Hoyt Williams Miles Knight Dick Fields Jean Macon Jean Jarrard Max Lee Elizabeth Thorne Emia Shannon Julia McElhinney Dent Ruby Washburn J. J. Peet Ethel McCreedy Miss Washburn Lester Krabell Catherine Masson Virginia Davis Myrla Stephens Krabill Kirl Rachael Johnson Grecian Home Room 10 Glee Club Elfriede Cartano Section 1 Max Allen Robbie Barclay Dale Bowers Gene Crossett Donald Davis Roger Eicher Everette Hays Richard Johnson Wayne Kendrick Junior Wells Clifford Begis Homer Darnell Deryl Fetters Ferreo Welch Lee Wallace Margaret Norton Myrtle Stephens Lou Jean Stewart Lucille Louise

Hi-Y Ladies Night and Pep Meeting Highlight October High School Notes

Hi-Y hosted its first Ladies Night at the Y.M.C.A. with forty couples attending. The evening featured a Fox Theatre film starring Al Jolson, a Romeo and Juliet sketch by two junior college lovers, and a humorous book mixup involving Miss Wilson and Jim Casey. A pep meeting showcased the Alice White Stock Company before preparing for the Muscatine football trip.

HUY Hi-Y Fox Theatre al Jolson Edwin Griffith Laurance McKune Ralph Kleese Laurance

Harmony H. C. club meets with family guests

The H C club held its October meeting Thursday October 2 with Mrs David Kleese in attendance. Ten members and their families attended the social evening with lawn activities and luncheon of ice cream and cake. Guests included Mr and Mrs Walter Kleese Mr and Mrs Isaac Kleese Mrs Nellie Tel ford and children. Mr and Mrs Charl Richard visited the Ford Rabenold home near Alns worth Sunday. Emil Fink and Harold returned from Kansas for a relative's death. Mr and Mrs Frank Porath welcomed a new boy. Warren Griffith returned from Kirksville after several weeks away. Mr and Mrs Otto Schiebel visited Cha Sehichel home Monday afternoon.

Harmony David Kleese Walter Kleese Isaac Kleese Nellie Telford Charl Richard Ford Rabenold Alnsworth Emil Fink Harold Kansas Frank Porath Warren Griffith Kirksville Otto Schiebel Cha Sehichel

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