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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1931
Page
4
A reflective piece urges readers to abandon grouchiness and frowning in favor of steady work and a positive attitude. It questions whether mood affects productivity and asks if a grim demeanor actually helps ease burdens or advance tasks. The tone is admonitory and motivational.
Health workers across states Puerto Rico and Hawaii prepare for May Day 1931 as the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection spurs extensive public interest. The event aims to establish permanent child health programs including health examinations and clinics through coordinated state councils and national organizations.
A Milwaukee preacher ODD NAMES A. LITTLE LOUDER is noted along with PLEASANT MOMENT on a Brooklyn witness stand. Local items include marriage additions WILL SHINE and Henry HORN and a list of quirky names from across the country with several nuptials and a birth of triplets AMOS ANDY MADAM QUEEN in Wick Kentucky.
A clipped excerpt describes a six foot man with a plug hat in an Austin car and likens their rapport to an impossible mismatch. The sentence hints at social dynamics but remains incomplete.
A reader notes Stella Schmalfeldt receives fifty cents and jokes about the difficulty of spelling her name. The letter humorously references embarrassment and a long last name, Stella Behmalfeldt, with a nod to family moments and a Sunday mail joke.
The text presents a worried college senior anxious about mood at commencement and compares him to scarce road hogs on a straight path. It uses vivid similes like a cat in a dress suit with bags tied on its feet and a man newly fed at Exchange to convey discomfort and odd imagery.
An elder recalls a bygone era noting politicians unseen by Nye the judge a phrase from a simpler time and social norms. He muses on wartime era values marriage roles and a country secured by native fears rather than modern upheaval.
A wise portrait of success notes refusal to slander enemies, loyalty to employer and colleagues, timely action, cooperative work, and ongoing self improvement for advancement and better pay. The piece presents the Silent Partner as model behavior in an organization.
G Findlay Andrew, visiting from China, told the China Famine Relief U S A board that famine areas in Shensi and Kansu are sparsely populated, with Kiangsu far above the famine belt. He described bandits aiding his relief work, transported significant funds in silver, and argued Chinese leaders and irrigation projects will end famine through development and village industries.
This item outlines common errors in English usage and pronunciation. It highlights misused phrases like This is the boy who I found and explains correct forms such as whom I found and had laid the paper down. It also covers spelling quirks and notes on ingratiate versus allude and other synonyms.
A reader notes a long allegory about hard times and economizing told through a portrait painter in a cafe. The tale links demand declines in luxury to a sequence of cancelled orders driven by hardship. The punch line reveals the headline about hard times was two years old.
A light column notes Doris taking a year of Spanish and now shorthand with a humorous line about greeting Mrs Smith. A quip on success as product of ability and circumstance follows. The piece also welcomes King Prajadhipok and Queen Ramabhi Barni of Siam to the United States with hopeful remarks on a minor royal operation.
A Philadelphia widow, Mrs. Anna M. Braine, endowed her husband with a one dollar trust fund. The will stated the annual interest would be paid to him as public evidence of her estimate of his worth.
A pipe line crew share mail at the Post Office where a letter is glimpsed. A mysterious unsigned poem from box 471 is labeled as from a fellow called Phil osopher, prompting a playful fitting of a bedtime story tone.
Louise Teube a 17 year old 5 and 10 cent store clerk in San Diego was found nude and suspended from a rope in a secluded area. The murder is cited as the third in a sequence of three unsolved crimes against women and children in California over three years.
In a community question, residents name public improvements. James Casey urges an outdoor swimming pool, Leonard McKeone calls for four good public tennis courts and railing removal at the park, while Clarence Logan supports bringing farmers to Washington for growth.
Next Sunday night will be Ainsworth Night at the Christian church on P. FE. Rd. The program includes playing singing and reading by high school students and features the boys and girls glee clubs led by the supervisor of music. A large audience is expected.
Riverside April 22 A district meeting of the Catholic Order of Foresters held in Riverside initiated ten local members into juvenile and adult chapters. Eldon Kloepfer Charles and Frances Skubal joined juvenile court. Marcellus Swift Bert Shebek Thomas Walsh Adrian Dautremont Leonard Rummelhart Ivo Drol and Victor Jahala joined the adult ceure. A visitor from Zearing Ir Harry Varnum seen in Riverside.
Crawfordsville April 22 Mrs George McElroy visited Ainsworth with Mr and Mrs John Strain as rain and bad roads delay her return. Relatives James Kelsey and May Burrish go to Washington after visiting here. Rev FE Helmer learns his sister in South Dakota died and a trip to Sioux Falls begins. William Orbin dies April 19 1931 at Ottumwa aged 70 with Crawfordsville ties noted. He married Mary Katherine McElroy.
Longtime Wyman resident and postmaster for many years, a pillar of local trade and church life, has died. He leaves a son C W Orbin and two Ottumwa grandchildren, a sister Mary Long of Winfield, half brother Leo Zook of Washington, and three half sisters. Relatives, including Mrs. Ralph Bozman and Mr and Mrs Raymond Anderson, visited Ralph Bozeman in an Iowa City hospital yesterday. W H Hagie accompanied them for the examination.
The film Woman Hungry is a costly Vitaphone feature shot in natural color, with Navajo country sequences set against snow capped mountains. Lila Lee stars as a Boston socialite who travels west seeking adventure and finds danger and drama.
The Seas Beneath stars George O Brien and Marion Lessing as lovers aboard a mystery ship in a wartime submarine scenario. A dramatic chase unfolds with danger signals and naval action as a U boat threat looms during Friday and Saturday screenings.
Mrs Marie Gotoski of 1800 Jefferson St says Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery restored her health after a weakened condition and numerous ailments. The ad promotes the tonic in fluid or tablet form with a trial package offer and a symptom blank to Dr Pierce's Clinic in Buffalo New York.
In a new studio portrait, William Collier Sr. Warren Hymer Walter C. Kelly Mona Mauris and Walter McGrail are highlighted for their roles in the upcoming release. The image showcases the ensemble with each actor noted for their screen work and stage background.
Crawfordsville correspondent records visits among residents including Mr and Mrs L L A Jones of Washington, Mr and Mrs Clyde Orbin of Ottumwa, and J C Huston family. Attendees went to state Sunday school convention in Oskaloosa and Burlington district mission society in Washington. Frank Hamilton travels to Geneseo to visit parents and rest. a Sigourney man leased Hamilton's barber shop to begin work yesterday.
A short notice reflects on leaving a familiar community as readers note disappointment and farewell in Fort Worth. The piece laments leaving valued neighbors while acknowledging a new place that may not welcome the arrival.
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