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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1926
Page
4
The Child Who Steals
Dr. D A Thom argues that stealing by children is a real issue not mere disobedience. He notes parental rationalizations and urges holding children responsible when they understand property rights and social codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Thom
Johnny
Daily English Lessons by W L Gordon
Daily English instruction outlines proper usage mispronunciations misspellings and word choices. It highlights quietude as a model word meaning repose tranquility and notes a daily vocabulary goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Ralph Lewis Stars in The Last Edition at Fox Theatre
The photoplay chronicles Ralph Lewis as assistant foreman in a newspaper pressroom, a dramatic tale of roaring presses and a touching love story. Also features the Our Gang comedy. Shows Wednesday and Thursday at the Fox Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Lewis
Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Fox Theatre
Silly Author Floats God in Kansas City Sermon
Sinclair Lewis, author of Main Street, Bab bitt and other best sellers, drew a crowd in a Kansas City pulpit to demand ten minutes of God to blast him for blasphemous remarks about the Deity and Christianity. He mocked fundamentalists and quipped about his ancestry making a monkey of himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Times
Babbitt
Sinclair Lewis
Kansas City
Lewis
God
Republic
Lewis Dissent Sparks Faith Controversy Across Nation
A critic condemns Sinclair Lewis for attacking Christian beliefs, arguing his assault on fundamental faith endangers American civilization. The piece notes the impact on a mother’s waning trust and the broader social consequences of blasphemous critique.
Growth of National Music Week in United States
The history shows Music Week becoming a national observance from May 4–10, 1924, with 452 cities celebrating and 29 partial observances, rising to 1205 active communities in 1925 and an anticipated 1500 in 1926. The movement spreads through public enthusiasm, not heavy promotion, and aims to awaken communities to music’s role in life, education, and civic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee
Sinclair Lewis Targeted in Literary Critique Note
A fragment quotes the writer Sinclair Lewis addressing a critic, accusing him of jeering at the lives of simple folk in a pointed literary exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Mr. Sinclair Lewis
Administratrix named for Elvin Jones estate with public sale planned
Mrs. Vera Jones appointed administratrix of the Elvin Jones estate and set a public sale at the farm for May 7. The sale will include some fine thoroughbred brown Swiss cows, other livestock and farm machinery. The report notes local trips and visits by residents. Rain on Saturday slowed field work. Additional social visits occur as Mr. and Mrs. Owen and daughter Florence visited the Morgans in Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. MecCline
Rubio
Pearl McNeil Recovers After Eye Operation at Burlington
Crawfordsville notes Pearl McNeil is recovering from eye surgery at Burlington hospital and friends hope for full success. Local high school baseball hosts Wyman H. team tonight. Des Moines reports Albert Rice freed after 48 hours in jail for liquor charge. he named an Omaha bootlegger to Judge Bonner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Pearl McNeil
Burlington Hospital
Wyman H
Des Moines
Albert Rice
W. G. Bonner
Rice
Iowa Leads Nation in Poultry Output and Egg Value
Iowa ranks first in poultry numbers and in the value of poultry products sold. In 1924 the state had 28,841,587 hens producing 130,075,758 dozen eggs valued at about 29 million dollars. Page County clinics plan preschool child exams and care instruction in early May with nine clinics led by Dr. J F Girken and nurse Miss Carrie Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ames—I
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Extension Service
Page County Farm Bureau
Page County
J. F. Girken
Carrie Campbell
University of Iowa
Entry list for state corn yield contest closes May 1
DES MOINES announces the entry list for the state corn yield contest will close May 1 with no opening date yet set. CORYDON notes Wayne County seed corn situation remains critical with only about half of farmers having corn fit to plant as county agents report. Dr W Smith, horticulturist near Corydon, advocates orchard spraying based on four months of farm bureau tests showing clean fruit from well tended orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Corydon
Wayne County
Farm Bureau
W. Smith
Wool Growers to Meet at LeMars Courthouse
Ply mouth county wool growers will gather at the LeMars courthouse on April 23 to discuss wool marketing and pooling as announced by G. E. Held county chairman of the Iowa Fleese Wool Growers association. Plymouth County Cooperative Elevator association schedules many business items for its April 22 meeting in LeMars. Allison hosts a major news writing school for township leaders and students led by H. J. Metcalf from the Ames extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemars
Plymouth County
G. E. Held
Iowa Fleese Wool Growers Association
Plymouth County Coooperative Elevator Association
Allison
H. J. Metcalf
Agricultural Extension Department of
Ames
Iowa
Metcalf
Wapello-A Mimeograph Club News In Louisa County
A small mimeograph newspaper circulated among girls club members in Louisa county is a new county farm bureau project. It includes health and courtesy notes and previews a 4-H training school for girls on April 23 led by Esther Pond. The boys club meets the same day with F P Reed to discuss pig club work. Farmers in over a dozen Iowa counties study forage crops for swine feeding and soil acidity testing evaluates rape alfalfa red clover and other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Louisa County
County Farm Bureau
Esther Pond
State Extension Department
F. P. Reed
State Club Department
Iowa
Odd Family Qs and Witty Replies Highlight a Letter Column
A humor column presents Q and A on family relations with jokes about drunken driving, long hair, and a wife cutting hair weekly. The piece pairs witty responses with aging relatives and quirky misunderstandings, ending with a quip about a budget poised as the wife gets weekly haircuts.
Editors Respond To Birth Notice Corrections
A reader corrections letter notes errors in a birth notice about a child born to Mr. and Mrs. R. Schmitz. The message says the baby was a girl born on Sunday in Union, not a boy born on Saturday in Utica, and the parents’ surname is Schwarts/Seymug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Schmitz
Utica
R. Schwarts
Seymug
Union
First Contribution to Neur Esthen Contest Riles Judge
Weary Boots critiques the prize for a jingle jingle and urges a practical contest. The speaker laments the jazz jingle turning his hair gray and pleads to stop jingles while May K writes poems. He suggests ratting methods and making pants from worn overalls as sturdier humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May K
Mike
Pat
Old Ireland
Husband learns memory aid in domestic exchange
A wife hands her husband a letter he forgot to mail for a week. He sighs that the lapse is a final lesson in his memory training course. The playful dialogue spotlights domestic humor and a lighthearted struggle with forgetfulness.
Harmony and a freckled girl in a polka dot dress
A quirky caption features a freckled girl in a polka dot dress leading a giraffe. Anxious father asks a nurse about the baby’s sex. the nurse replies born. The tone is playful and domestic with a hint of humor.
Vacuum Heads Emptied of Prejudices Musing
A playful aphorism notes that a vacuum would resemble certain heads if their prejudices were removed. It frames a tongue in cheek contrast between emptiness and prejudice.
Death of spaghetti eating champion in Los Angeles
Professor Marco Modugao died in Los Angeles after a spree of eating 138 miles of spaghetti in 138 minutes. He reportedly could have done more if not for water breaks. He was found by his landlord, with speculation that overeating caused the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Coofray
Los Angeles
Marco Modugao
Modugao
Enge Couple Own Chev Touring Car in Indian Creek Notes
Local items report Mr and Mrs Wes Enge owning a Chevrolet touring car. A Farmers Union social and business meeting are planned at the school house next Thursday night drawing all members and families. Various residents and visitors are listed with Sunday calls and visits to neighbors including Arnold Dunbar Rich Farrier and Shidler households. The Hoodood Coon play at Brighton club house drew regional attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek
Wes Enge
Farmers Union
Ernest Arnold
Fern
Faith
Florence Dunbar
Levi Shidler
Anna Frakes
Washington
Shidler’s
Gladys
Blanche Rich
P. N. Rich
Cecil Rich
Andy Farrier
Fred Garrett
Finley
Clara
Lloyd Dickinson
Charlie Farrier
Neighborhood Returns Home After Visit
The neighborhood left Sunday evening for their home in East Moline. Mrs. Marion Farrier and baby returned to their Rock Island home Saturday after a week's visit with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Moline
Marion Farrier
Baby
Rock Island
Community notes from Ainsworth Route 2 April 25
A cold spell arrives and warms expectations. Edkins couple flu week. Mrs Work travels to Washington to visit mother Mra Palmer in hospital. she is progressing. Miss Ballard to work for Mrs Work next week. Grace Stone and George Eden visited Morris near Cotter. Will Martin visited H Rademaker. Farmers Union met at schoolhouse with good turnout. Clarence Work and daughter Dorothy visited Glen Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Edkins
Clarence Work
Washington
Mra
Will Palmer
Palmer
Jessie Ballard
Clarence
Misa Grace Stone
George Eden
Gh Morris
Cotter
Will Martin
H. Rademaker
Farmers Union
Dorothy
Glen Davis
Fossil Tooth Identified as Shark Remains in Iowa
In Vinton Iowa on April 27 a fossil found by George Haymaker was identified by Iowa State University scientists as a shark tooth from the extinct Lamna group. The specimen dates to the Cretaceous period when warm seas covered Iowa millions of years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vinton
Iowa
George Haymaker
Iowa University
Lamna
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evening Journal
Elder & Shannon
Bruce Cowden
Publishers News
THE
Abe Martin
History of Music
Iown Farm
Jawn
Borh
Near East Relief
Salvation Army
Post Office Department
John Shields & Sons
Michaels Stern
Son
Carter
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