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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1939
Page
4
The verse proclaims that the overcomer will be made a pillar in God's temple and will bear the name of God and the city of God Jerusalem. A heavenly city descends from God, and the believer receives a new name written upon him.
A prayer asks for good digestion and healthy body with a sharp mind. It seeks moral clarity to resist sin, a cheerful outlook, resilience against ego, and a sense of humor to find happiness and share it with others.
The Washington hospital board considers expanding county hospital capacity to meet rising demand as the nation faces more emergency operations and ongoing births. The note argues that adequate hospital service is sound economy, with preventive care and medical progress supporting a larger hospital role. It cautions the era of the machine age underscores the need for human care facilities.
The article argues medical cures move from private offices to centralized hospital centers to expand access. It notes high costs of X-ray and radium equipment, cites a Rochester Minnesota hospital radium estimate, and emphasizes three conservation goals: health and life, natural resources, and individual development.
A scientific warning from Dr. Arthur P. Coleman warns that melting ice from the last ice age could raise global ocean levels by about 150 feet. He notes glaciers are retreating, implying a long-term flood risk, and urges people to consider houseboat foundations and preparedness.
Jack Westphal grows large, edible onions from last fall planting. He kindly shares a sample, noting their delicious flavor and his farsighted approach to gardening.
A chaotic household scene notes Claude Tucker and Dale Gallagher homes on South Third Avenue where a mistaken intruder wandered into the wrong house. A string of light jokes and everyday observations follow, including insurance reminders and a humorous remark about a motor’s noise.
A maid sports a shiner while the mistress jokes it could be worse. A Rotarian notes a tie between father and son, the minister recalls a lively social, and a couple regrets a single child became triplets. Canadians are teased about twins.
Fragments reveal a garbled note filled with odd phrases about color, fools, and a “Chief Littl Bear.” The text blends offbeat lines and stray words, lacking a clear event or identifiable individuals.
Salem April 4 Ernest Strum buys a Farm-All tractor with rubber tires and a rubber tired three bottom plow. Harold waits to try it as fields dry. Also notes on local visits, tiling, galvanized tanks, glee club members, and vacation week for high school pupils.
Pleasant Hill notes a week of visits with families across Washington and Wellman. Mr and Mrs Will Miller and Clark spent Wednesday with Vincent Beliel. Kepharts hosted. Lambert family dined with the Masson household in Washington.
Havre residents report numerous Sunday visits and dinners at homes of the Hauenstein Wittmers Zieglowskys and Smiths. Mentions include Earl Booth Fred Eislie and families, Myral Smith, Sidney Gookin, Wilma Hauenstein, and Pauline Wittmer. Mexico leads in silver production, yielding about five and a half billion ounces over five centuries, more than a third of world output.
Easter services at St Marys church Riverside begin 7 am with a high mass. Rev F P Kelley of St Ambrose College Davenport assists Rt Rev Monsignor Jacobsmeier. Holy Name members prepare a demonstration with a cross bearer acolytes and 24 altar boys in white. A procession from St Marys hall leads to the church with banners flag and band.
A Hoard's Dairyman method estimates board feet in a log by subtracting four inches from the diameter and squaring the remainder. It notes adjustments of percentages for 13 foot, 20 foot, 14 foot, and 12 foot logs.
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