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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1932
Page
4
Today's Bible Thought notes a prayer from Psalm 69 6 asking God to not let those who wait on or seek the Lord be ashamed or confounded for the speaker's sake. The reflection centers on faith, patience, and divine protection.
A short lyric notes the poet Joyce Kilmer’s vision of guidance on hardship using a lantern and lamp to illuminate a dark road. The poem contrasts divine light with earthly splendor and ends by praising a simple lamp as brighter than stars.
The piece notes Senator Smith Brookhart’s push to investigate Wall Street practices, calling for house cleaning of stock exchanges to curb manipulations and artificial value inflation across stocks bonds real estate and commodities, with the aim of a common good. It frames the senate committee’s inquiry into the New York Stock Exchange as a key step toward ethical finance and market integrity.
The article notes a surge of potential candidates like Traylor Garner Young Ritchie Baker and Murray pledging for the Democratic nomination. Roosevelt leads the field though campaign progress slowed slightly in the last two weeks.
The piece notes Al Smith’s influence causing shifts in the Democratic race and suggests Roosevelt may stay in a passive campaign role while others gain momentum. It predicts the convention will determine the nominee and clarifies the ongoing publicity for rival candidates.
Poem reflecting a mother’s sorrow as she searches every chamber for her missing child. The scene shifts from a grieving mother to a father’s bereaved home, with nature and time healing the beech while despair remains.
An American geologist Dr. C Wythe Cooke analyzes Maya collapse in Guatemala's Peten region. He explains deforestation and soil erosion filled lakes with silt, halted trade, and allowed mosquito-borne diseases to devastate the population, driving a fifty year collapse.
A pronunciation tip notes the common error of stressing the first syllable. It explains di lat as the correct break with ias in did preferred and uses a ate as the vowel sound. The guidance emphasizes stressing the final syllable for accurate speech.
A breezy piece mixes light anecdotes and small-town humor. It recalls a mountain town’s Chamber of Commerce talk trading hay for mining stock, a bank opening joke with cashier Davis, a maternity hospital caper, and a lively high school music contest with local talent and nostalgia.
Dr. Charles S. Medbury, pastor of the University Church of Christ in Des Moines, died of a heart attack during a hymn. A nationally known figure, he led in prohibition and disarmament efforts and held multiple church and university roles. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 PM with Drake University and local ministers in attendance.
Maurice Chevalier, famed star of One Hour With You, endured a lung shell wound at Outry France. Captured by Germans, he later escaped via Alten Gra bow prison camp and helped raise morale with concerts. His story ends with a humorous knife gift to a boy and a quip about durable iron window sashes.
Chevalier is invalided home to Paris and decorated with the Croix de Guerre for a notable act. Jeanette MacDonald stars in One Hour With You at the State, delivering a lively mix of action, romance, and humor. Ames reports a dam costing $15,000 will raise water levels at city wells. Chemical dust treatment of seed corn increases yields by 3.7 bushels per acre on Iowa farms, with some trials up to 15 bushels.
John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore star in Arsene Lupin at the Fox theater. The two screen legends bring sharp wit and refined humor to a mystery drama praised as a talkie treat. Metro-Goldwyn-Maryr adapts the stylish escape tale to showcase their dramatic acting and comedic timing.
Boone reports work will restart June 1 on the municipal dam along the Des Moines river after a halt caused by high water. The project had been paused earlier due to flood conditions and continues under city oversight.
A fragment mentions a mother asking why the man upstairs disapproves of Johnnie playing, implying a household or social pressure concern. The line hints at family tension and possible generational conflict without additional context.
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