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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1930
Page
4
A poem fragment titled Two Ways Lead Down to Jericho presents a moral contrast between selfish ambition and selfless aid. The verse urges compassion for the vulnerable and faith that God blesses those who help others, while warning of paths driven by greed.
A Chicago crime overview notes juvenile arrests fell about 41 percent from 1915 to 1925 as school and college attendance rose. Authors attribute the drop to better education, plus YMCA, Boy Scout, and outdoor clubs guiding youth toward right paths. The piece cites Willacoochee Georgia adopting midnight home return rules for youth and requiring adults out after hours to explain to authorities.
A sprawling, fragmented column compiles jokes, poems, notices, and short scraps. Betty McConnell seeks a 50 cent payment for a story, while unrelated items note dramatic political quips, a stormy household obedience tale, and satirical quips about advertising and taxes.
In a local note the young man in town takes a girl to a soda fountain and buys an ice cream cone but cannot pay the nickel. The clerk, a loyal subscriber to the paper, accepts the wink as feedback and moves on. The item playfully laments crowded pages limiting space for lighter notes.
Readable fragments reveal a Cedar Rapids volley team comment by Ralph Gibson, a jab at misattributed scent of danger, garters slipping, and a florist ad proposing Mother’s Day roses. A sly line claims women are beautiful and dumb while a tired businessperson imagines farming retirement.
Keota, April 10, new town officers announced by Mayor Frederick Smith and council include Harold Teets as Marshal and water works superintendent, Ed Conklin street commissioner, J L Mejun kin night watch, B C Cady park caretaker, F Haxist fire chief, R O Toots tant fire chief, Dr F O Perhing health physician, and George J reelected clerk.
Des Moines April 19. The state board of conservation convened in a special meeting led by Chairman W E G Saunders to map steps to protect lakes, parks, and beauty spots from becoming useless recreational assets. The group planned site visits to assess threats and determine needed actions.
An overheated stove sparked a blaze last night in Des Moines driving Mr and Mrs Emil Weatherly and their two children from a three room house. The structure was destroyed leaving the family homeless.
Fred Wagner correspondent reports from Washington Route. The Bells return from a Waterloo honeymoon visiting Mrs Geart Chosen. Local farm life includes cattle driving by George Finch and neighbors. Eva Wagner involved in a minor auto wreck. hospitalization news for John Davison Jr. Many visits, church events, and socials noted with multiple named residents and towns.
Nellie Maznars reports that last Sabbath afternoon a small family gathering took place at the home of Mrs Kelsey and her daughter May in Crawfordsville. The event marked a quiet family occasion with familiar neighbors in attendance.
Washington April 10 congressional tariff conferees agreed on a compromise between house and senate rates for watches and clocks. The exact language was left to experts and is deemed too complex to be clearly understood even by the conferees. The general outcome is an intermediate rate between the two bills with the proposal to be publicized tomorrow. Other agreed rates include 25 percent on printing machinery 40 percent on machinery for knitting hosiery and 49 percent on general textile machinery not specifically provided for.
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