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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1939
Page
4
A Bible Thought urges strength in quietness and trust in the Lord. Quote from Isaiah 30 15 emphasizes patience and perfecting simple tasks to master difficult ones. Sir Richard Gregory stresses virtues like truth, beauty, righteousness, care for the suffering, sympathy for the oppressed, and belief in human brotherhood.
President Roosevelt urges Europe toward peace in a message to Hitler and Mussolini. Britain and France along with Soviet Russia approve, while the dictators show little enthusiasm. Democracies face pressure from warlike rulers and their own public sympathy for England and France.
The idea of a compact among Germany England Italy and France to halt European conflict hinges on economic guarantees for Germany and Italy. Public opinion in France could oppose concessions, with war valued over returning Versailles spoils.
In a rural reflection the author extols rain as essential for the nation’s well being and farm life. He links damp springs to chinch bugs grasshoppers and warns of costly control measures while recalling a 1984 struggle with pest outbreaks and urging farmers to seek nonlethal solutions.
A Mississippi town killed martins to curb nuisance in Tupelo provoking federal law conflict. Police faced potential penalties under migratory birds act after a game warden cited Supreme Court rulings. The episode underscores federal regulation of migratory birds and local enforcement limits.
In Estherville a former all state junior college center, Walt Wells, joined an independent Estherville squad briefly. He swapped to guard due to pace and scored nineteen points before returning to his prior role as center. Rain disrupted golf as T L Brookhart played early season rounds and Phil Antonoff shows promising form with improved woods.
Judy Warren visits neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore and asks to see “the end of the string” as they finish showing Jean’s old playthings. The moment amuses the adults and ends with a gentle note of whimsy.
Professor Wendell Smith told Washington Rotary Club about Dr Eddie Anderson, new head coach at Iowa, recalling Slingin Sam Baugh and a last minute instruction. The coach warned that in pro level receivers must be hit in the eye, prompting Sam to ask which eye.
The snippet discusses deception and how hard it is to fool people today. It notes a frown has little cash value and jokes that only a traffic cop profits from disagreeable conduct.
A fragment listing quirky phrases and questions about EFXAMS in the United States. It questions what an epistle is and notes lines about the apostle's wife, momentum for departures, and the liver described as an infernal organ.
Barbara Stanwyck gave Robert Taylor a wrist watch with ruby hour marks and no numerals. The star was born Roby Stevens, according to the note.
Five year old John Sheffield, famed for his charm, declines Maureen O Sullivan invitation to lunch on the Tar Zans jungle set preferring to eat with elephants. Tarzan Jr explains the girl crowd is temporary as elephants depart soon. Madeleine Carroll unveils a new handbag criticized as an insult to California with a folding umbrella overshoes and silk slicker.
John Barrymore hails his film part as one of the most human and exciting he has played and predicts it will reach the hearts of cinema audiences. He praises his two child co stars Virginia Weidler and Peter Holden who support him in the picture.
A brief caption notes Claudette Colbert not facing the camera, presenting her right profile instead. The moment captures the star in quiet pose, denying full facial exposure as photographers await a better view.
Margaret Lindsay praises six year old Janet Chapman as the best child actress she has seen. The tot stars alongside Lindsay in the film On Trial as fellow performers.
The new Charlie Ruggles Mary Boland vehicle Boy Trouble lives up to the Popular team’s high standard in their prior films. It presents a thoroughly realistic look at a typical American family with capable support from Donald OConnell and Billy Lee. Cecil B. DeMille reportedly spent 86000 dollars on research for Union Pacific.
WEST SUNSET April 18 Mrs Bertha Mewhirter longtime patient died Sunday morning at her sister Mrs Jake Snyder home Funeral held Tuesday afternoon at Spring Dale with sympathy extended to the family. Various local residents attended Easter gatherings and visited friends as noted in this notice.
The first Atlantic cable yielded a faulty link with a celebratory Queen Victoria dispatch to President Buchanan. The successful 1866 line began with the treaty of peace between Prussia and Austria.
The use of plate glass for mirrors begins around 1691 with early adoption. Beveling edges likely starts soon after, around 1700, marking the evolution of mirror fabrication in that period.
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