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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1927

Page

5

Riverside Visitors and Birth Announcements Highlight Local Week

Riverside residents welcomed relatives from Boulder and Iowa City including Esther Kirby and Stella Rummelhart visiting Frann Rummelhart. Mrs Emma Prebys and Nettie joined James Yansky's sister. A baby girl Marjorie Lucille Quinn arrived Oct 17 to Joseph and Mrs Quinn.

Riverside Esther Kirby Stella Rummelhart Boulder Colorado Frann Rummelhart Emma Prebys Nettie Iowa City James Yansky Mary Bonita Consolita Julienne St. James Convent Washington Marjorie Lucille Quinn Joseph Quinn William Cress Aubury Sumner

Arthur Romine and others visit Washington Tuesday

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Romine and Mrs. Bury Henderson were callers in Washington Tuesday. Dwight Moody helped Harley Harden with some work Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pulver were shoppers in Washington Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Mayers welcomed a son born at the county hospital Wednesday Oct. 19 named Jon Robert Mayers. Albert Dayton helped Andy Pim me

Arthur Romine Bury Henderson Washington Dwight Moody Harley Harden Frank Pulver John Mayers County Hospital Jon Robert Mayers Albert Dayton Andy Pimme

Local Social Notes From a Rural Community

Local residents report visits and chores including Clayton Funston building a chicken house and Edd Stoutner shelling corn. Mrs. William Shaffer and Mrs. Everette Green with Helen visit parental homes, while several couples are noted as local shoppers and callers in Richland and Wellman. The week includes a candy social at Maple Grove and a trip to Washington for Harden and Lori Knapp family.

Edd Stoutner Clayton Funston Homer Mayer Keota Sturday Everette Green Helen of Wellman Henry Henderson H. A. Harden Julia Johnson Richland Mapel Grove Bert Alice Wilson Josephine Shurtz Charles Shurtz Robert Riordan Ike Pulver East Pleasant Plain Consolidated School Margaret Riordan Harley Harden Washington Lena Horning Knapp California John Mayer Washington Hospital Albert Dayton Mabel Alvin Clingan Ollie W. C. Griggs Wapello

Unbobbed Star June Marlowe Tops Fox Feature

Hollywood coyly notes June Marlowe refuses hair bobbing while starring opposite Stephen Carr in The Life of Riley. Produced by KK Asher with George Sidney and Charlie Murray, the Fox feature plays Wednesday and Thursday and features Myrtle Stedman and Sam Hardy in a riot of small town color including parades and carnivals.

Hollywood June Marlowe Miss Marlowe Stephen Carr Life of Riley George Sidney Charlie Murray KK. M. Asher Fox William Beaudine Myrtle Stedman Sam Hardy Strive Edwards Davis

Postponed Just Us club meeting announced

The Just Us club meeting at Mrs. Edwin Griffiths home is postponed indefinitely. Other notices include the Spanish War auxiliary meeting rescheduled for Tuesday evening October 25 at 7 30 PM in the G A R hall with important business.

Just Us Club Edwin Griffith Spanish War Auxiliary G. A. R. Hall Spencer Reid

Dream of a Mighty Choir In Wales Ends with Bass Joke

A Welshman with a fine bass voice recalls a dream of a vast choir with five thousand sopranos altos tenors all singing loudly. The conductor suddenly quiets the mass and tells him not so loud in the bass, John Jones.

John Jones

Where Flowers Grow in Steep Valleys and Ravines

Moist bottoms of steep valleys and ravines harbor moisture loving plants. Water evaporation is 20 to 80 percent lower at the bottoms than at exposed rims, while full sunlight at the top increases evaporation compared with deep shade below.

By and large summary of Twain quip from Pathonder Maaga zine

The quote notes Twain's remark that overall, the speaker appears more varied and peculiar than any creature seen before. It frames the idea of comprehensively judging someone by the total impression rather than by isolated traits.

Mark Twain Pathonder Maagazine

Card of Thanks for Charles John son

We express heartfelt thanks to those who showed sympathy in many splendid and practical ways at the time of our father Charles John son’s death.

Charles Johnson

It's a Sad Time of Life

A reflective line from the Louisville Times notes that Roman faces aging and the dwindling appeal of romance as he nears middle age. The quip hints at societal views on marriage and prospects for relationships in later life.

Roman Louisville Times

Success in Business by Grit and Enterprise

A reflection on how timely, persistent effort drives business success. It credits brains, enterprise, courage, and risk as core factors behind notable achievement. The piece admires a “big man” whose success exemplifies these virtues.

Tortoise Survives Ten Hours Submerged Test

A water tortoise stayed underwater for ten consecutive hours in a test conducted by a Harvard professor. The study examined the animal’s endurance and breathing adaptation during prolonged submersion.

Harvard

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