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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1940
Page
4
A April 24 1940 reflection urges prioritizing spiritual values while noting postwar uncertainty. It laments a Minnesota highway tragedy caused by excessive speed, urging youths to rethink reckless driving as a lesson for a saner future. It also mentions a new 1940 Koellicking Rhymes edition by William Owen.
A blend of poems by Owen praised for charm and wit alongside human interest items. Items include Moe Annenberg’s tax verdict, J. B. Crail’s long Knights of Pythias tenure, a Mothers and Daughters banquet in dresses, and light quips about politics, work, and daily life.
South Hill notes report Kenneth Rhea and Alberta Cochran wedding in Mt Pleasant on Thursday at four o clock. Local residents Harley Rhea, Gwendolyn, Joe Conrad and family, Myrna Marlene Conrad, Dale Riley and T H Riley, John Krants, Dan Edwards, Dayle Sands, Kenneth Long, Dave Schantz, Virgil Krantz, and the Sands family are mentioned with visits, travel to Washington, deliveries, and social gatherings.
The fragmentary OCR shows a garbled ad style note mentioning a partner or job setup. It reads as a playful or stray line about a role and a sketch on a bald one, with references to a newspaper context and names resembling Striebel and McEvo.
April anniversaries show a diverse range of businesses with dates spanning 1918 to 1988. Notable entries include Piggly Wiggly 1918, Tucker Chevrolet 1922, South End Grocery 1988, and Pioneer Drug Store 1930, reflecting long local commercial history.
Miriam Hopkins plays a widow with two children in a tense household headed by Bette Davis the old maid. The story follows a fractured relationship as a daughter prepares to marry, revealing a past romance with a man killed in the war. George Brent stars opposite Marlene Dietrich in youth and Jane Pryan in adulthood.
Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins headline the film adaptation of Edith Wharton’s The Old Maid now playing through Thursday. The drama follows two Philadelphia cousins whose feud grows as the Civil War era unfolds from 1861 onward across generations.
A Wellman page reports Jimmy Adams marking his third birthday with a party hosted by his mother Mrs Keith Adams. The event featured a cake with chick candles, gifts, refreshments, and multiple children and mothers in attendance. Other items include Lyal Smith hosting a fifth wedding anniversary dinner with bridge, Grace Benn visiting, and H N S Club April meeting with a duck dinner and quilting. Odd Fellows held a regular meeting with a third degree, and plans for the May social were announced.
A historical notice states that employees of railroads are exempt from the hour law provisions. The wording indicates limited applicability of the rule to railroad workers, affecting work hour restrictions.
A clipped collection of phrases from The Tulsa World and other brief items. Mentions French artist offering free lessons if a boy abandons music. Notes Edward MacDowell faced a choice between music and painting, with family choosing music. Mentions White Papers and government reports in passing.
Edward MacDowell born in New York City to Scotch Irish parents emerged as the first American composer with thorough training. He began piano lessons early, studied in Paris at 15, won a Conservatoire scholarship, and faced a humorous classroom moment when sketching a nose in French class.
Funeral services for Bert A. Williams were held yesterday at IL A Jones Funeral Home with Dr. F W Eastwood in charge. Pallbearers included Wilfred Dawson Charles Doran Robert Varney Everett Godwin and Franklin Waggoner. Burial followed in Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Bert A. Williams and her son Mal Williams express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for the many practical and sincere expressions of sympathy shown at a difficult time.
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