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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1930
Page
4
Census figures place Washington, Iowa at 4,807 residents, up 110 from 1920. The five year gain reflects steady growth after a postwar slump, aided by its strategic location near Cedar Rapids and Ottumwa and its role as a trade center for a 40 mile district.
A poem narrates a speaker’s vow to keep a rendezvous with Death. He envisions Spring returning with life yet believes fate will claim him at a midnight clash in a blazing town. He trusts his pledged word and accepts his destined meeting.
A rhymed lesson urges sticking to purpose and steady effort. It contrasts Teutonic pluck with restless chatter and warns against overreacting to new ideas. It quotes Oliver Wendell Holmes on not striking the iron until it is cool, advocating measured action and self control.
Henry Watterson recounts a dinner party anecdote about a turkey left at a small city newspaper. The editor claimed it, took it home to cook, and a later letter asked him to explain in the next issue what caused the turkey’s death.
A reader from Washington Iowa Mildred Shehbeck writes of a school picnic incident where older boys teased a younger boy and sat him on her lap causing her to cry. The Evening Journal notes she is entitled to a 50-cent piece.
A woman accused her husband of selfishness after he bought life, accident, and fire insurance all within a single week. The move sparked a dispute over finances and planning.
The Spokesman-Review quotes an editorial noting misperceptions about a Canadian liquor problem solved by government control. It cites reports from the Vancouver Sun about bad bootleg whiskey causing illness and memory loss among drinkers, challenging Dr Butler’s utopian state control.
A syndicated doctor notes the index card mix up may have caused a bootleg liquor recipe to be read instead of information about a weed’s faults. The observer mentions poisons like ammonia and prussic acid among cited hazards.
A Des Moines Register line notes the public mood as theaters draw crowds while speakers discuss hard times. The comment highlights social strain amid frequent new car chatter on the road.
A Chiacig News item notes the saying that a woman must be a lightning thinker to think before she speaks, reflecting a sharp wit attributed to a female thinker.
A spoof column features Mose Hall and Jim Red's barber shop with a hint of an apartment for Jim Pennell in a new building while jokes about gang consolidation and slogans appear. It includes quirky ads and a puzzle section offering word scrambles with playful clues and a closing quip about price lists and discounts.
Between five and six million acres of North Dakota land have been purchased by farmers in five years. About seventy percent of the bought land was previously rented. If the pace continues for three more years, ND's tenant land issue may disappear. Is the tide turning in agriculture.
Governor Roosevelt asks legislature to appropriate 311 198 000 for next year up from 264 834 000 last year as state expenses rise. The notice compares New York costs with a list of other states. A series of quoted crowd and family jokes follow in a row of dialogue style lines.
The Hi-Y dinner was prepared by Mrs. Benm, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Idgington. Leigh Soule spoke. glee club and band rehearsals are set. Track team heads to Des Moines. English club plans entertainments. debate squad travels to Town City for extemporaneous speaking and state triangle finals. Seniors host Y M C A banquet. district contests in Burlington feature shorthand and typing. Valley leads in standings. local families attend events and tend gardens and chicks.
The Ainsworth high school senior class staged Beads on a String a two act comedy last Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 pm in the school auditorium. The cast includes Pennie Davis Zeazzalie Davis Walter Reaney J H Davis Bennie’s father James Irwin Benj Davis Esq a rich uncle Keith Lord Harold Beem Earl McGraw Ab Dinkler Howard Pearson Mrs J H Davis Bennie’s mother Helen Rabenold Mollie Wallerton Bennie’s sweetheart Marguerite Scranton Jeanette Blue Uncle Ben’s niece Jean White Cleopatra Margarine Johnson Pauline Jolly. The M B ladies aid society will entertain in church parlors Wednesday afternoon. Miss Martha Hazlett returned to Iowa City Sunday after a weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Hnneh Hazlett. Mr and Mrs T L Golden of Joliet IL visited here Sunday.
Daily lesson notes define the word subsequent meaning following in time order or place. It contrasts with related terms and includes example usage about a subsequent effect expected after an event.
The entry defines insurmountable as incapable of being surmounted and notes how difficulties may seem insurmountable. It contrasts pronunciation guides for cater and cat er and provides usage hints with related synonyms animate enliven stimulate and philarate urge inspire incite prompt.
The Valley Ladies Aid society holds an all day meeting at the church. Easter Sunday saw visitors and a small church turnout. Sunday school reported forty four attendees with upcoming morning services and Italian communion planned. Local families visited homes and a Richland vet tested cows earlier in the week.
Twins John and William Cooper of Haxey Lincolnshire claim the title of England’s oldest twins and continue farm work at age 90 as noted in the Classified Ads.
Edda Mussolini daughter of Benito Mussolini married Count Galeazzo Ciano, secretary to the Italian legation to the Holy See, at 11 a.m. in St. Joseph Church Rome. The ceremony followed Duce orders but featured lavish flowers, tapestries and carpets enhancing the simple rite.
Political statement by J. D. Hamdl announces candidacy for the Board of Supervisors. The term begins January 1, 1938, and the declaration reflects voter base support among Republican voters.
Webb Dayton declares candidacy for County Sheriff subject to Republican voters in Tyne. He urges supporters to respond to the campaign and promises a trial of leadership.
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