Bible Thought on Charity Toward Enemies
A brief devotional note cites Proverbs 26 21 urging mercy to enemies, urging bread for the hungry and water for the thirsty as moral guidance. The item reflects a religious reflection typical of the era.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1934
Page
4
States Rally Against Kidnaping Wave With Tough Sentences
A Chicago jury convicted Basil Hart of the John Facer kidnaping, sentencing him to 99 years. Albany man Manny Strewn got a 50 year mandatory term. Nellie Tipton Muench faced charges with five others in Dr. J. D. Kelley abduction. Racine's George Wolf confessed to aiding a Davenport publisher plot. Delaware lawmakers passed a kidnap law promising death or life. Ohio deployed armed guards to Columbus to deter Dillinger linked threats. California arraigned drivers Albert A. Stapp and Al Reinke for abducting a reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Manny Strew
John J. O'Connell
Strew
St. Louis
Nellie Tipton Muench
J. D. Kelley
Racine
Wis
George Wolf
Chicago
E. P. Adler
Davenport
Iowa
Delaware
Ohio
John Dillinger
George White
Dillinger
Columbus
California
Albert A. Stapp
al Reinke
Fairy Stones
Roxie hurries back into the hotel with Aunt Flo to catch a nearing train. The hotel manager greets the pair as they depart, recalling their Virginia West Virginia origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Hornaday
Roxie
Aunt Flo
Virginia
West Virginia
The Fairy Stone Legend From West Virginia Murmurs of Luck
The tale centers on Roxie and an aunt with a Fairy Stone from West Virginia. The stone is said to ward off illness and misfortune and grant wishes, with origins tied to angels and tears shed on the Blue Ridge foothills. Gifts preserve its charm while self-purchases weaken it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxie
Aunt Flo
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Patrick Country
Turn on Your Heel poem by Lilian Middleton
A lyrical dialogue where a speaker rebukes an Englishman, recalling past meeting in heather and furze, and questions why his presence stirs a sore fret. The speaker insists the Englishman's gaze and charm should not sway her, urging him to leave and go his way.
Farm Debt Advisory Council Aids Farmers Across States
Des Moines reports the Town Farm Debt Advisory Council has taken 8 million dollars in farm indebtedness into hand and secured amicable settlements in most cases. Merritt Greene says creditors are joining the effort as awareness grows, with county committees arranging settlements and loans from federal land banks to clear debts. The program, expanding to about 2 000 counties, aims to reduce losses through scaled settlements rather than foreclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Y.p
Town Farm Debt Advisory Council
Merritt Greene
Greene
Iowa Farm Debt Advisory Council
Federal Land Bank
United States
Iowa Road Fund Reaches Over Five Million In March
Des Moines reports March road fund receipts totaling 5 231 792 94 with motor vehicle fees at 4 346 041 88 and gasoline tax 421 566 61. After disbursements the March balance stood at 9 951 117 39. Principal outlays included maintenance 283 283 52 license fee refunds 201 331 50 right of way 99 128 34 bridges 97 507 77 and engineering 72 562 63. Only 53 260 92 was spent on paving reflecting an unusual month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
C. B. Murtagh
National League standings and results update
The national league shows New York at 2 0 1.000 and Brooklyn tied 1 1 while Philadelphia and Cincinnati both sit at 0 2 . American League lists Washington and Detroit tied at 2 0 1.000 with New York 1 1 .660 as momentum shifts. Yesterday’s scores include Chicago 8 Cincinnati 4 and New York 6 Philadelphia 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
N. York
Washington
Gieveland
Cleveland
Detroit
Clow and Etter Attend Osteopathic Meet in Iowa
Dr A W Clow and Dr Pp T Etter head to the southeastern Iowa osteopathic meeting at Columbus Junction tonight. Clow, president of the Iowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, will speak. A chicken dinner starts at seven with the program afterward. the state meeting comes to Des Moines May 2 and 4 at Ft Des Moines hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Clow
Pp. T Etter
Southeastern Iowa
County Dentists Meet in Washington County
Washington county dentists had dinner at the North Side cafe last evening followed by a study meeting at the office of Dr. W D Dwyer in the Bailey building. A good attendance of county dentists was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
North Side
W. D. Dwyer
Bailey Building
Rubio road crews begin two mile improvement project
County road equipment and workers moved into Rubio on Tuesday afternoon to prepare the two mile section east and south of town for gravel or crushed rock. Some material is expected to be applied immediately after current construction work is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio
Rosene Named to Iowa Game Commission Post
Walter M. Rosene of Ogden Iowa is appointed to the Iowa state fish and game commission by Gov Clyde Herring to fill the vacancy left by J N Darling. Rosene a Republican will serve until Darling resumes his duties. Rosene is president of City National Bank of Ogden and noted Iowa sportsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Walter M. Rosene
Ogden
Iowa
State Fish and Game Commission
Clyde Herring
Rosene
J. N. Darling
Federal Bureau of Biological Survey
Darling
Methodist Pastors of County in Session
Washington county group of Methodist ministers met at the Methodist church yesterday. Dr. Thomas Osborne opened with a unique exposition on Pray Ye the Lord of the Harvest. R. E. Shannon urged a layman view of the preaching task and was urged to speak at the summer training school in Indianola in June. Dr. Bentzinger led a discussion on sermon preparation. Attendees included Dr. Bentzinger and Mrs. Osborne, Rev. Fred Miller, Rev. Byrd Ray, Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Hebner, Rev. and Mrs. George Heiserman, Rev. Fitzsimmons, Rev. A. W. McBlain, Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Goltry, and Rev. and Mrs. F. C. Witzigman. both Rev. Heiserman and Rev. Fitzsimmons are retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Thomas Osborne
Wellman
R. E. Shannon
Shannon
Indianola
FE. A. Bentzinger
Mt. Pleasant
Bentzinger
Osborne
Fred Miller
Kalona-Riverside
Byrd Ray
Oxford
Hebner
Crawfordsville
George Heiserman
Fitzsimmons
Riverside
A. W. McBlain
Sigourney Girl to Play for D A R at Washington Banquet
Martha Hamilton 17 of Sigourney was invited to perform at the Daughters of the American Revolution forty third Continental Congress banquet in Washington. She is a national xylophone solo champion and will play a self arranged piece The Banquet of Roses at the Mayflower hotel with a letter of introduction to the White House and Treasury building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Hamilton
W. H. Hamilton
Sigourney
Iowa
Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington, D
Martha Wa
Russell William Magna
Mayflower Hotel
Martha
Magna
Hamilton
Washington, D. C
White House
Treasury Building
Lowar AR
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Etter
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