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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1931
Page
4
A devotional line cites Proverbs 26 12 warning that wisdom in self opinion is folly and hope lies with humility. The meditation contrasts the fool with self confident wisdom, urging reflection on vanity and judgment.
A reflective verse questions judgment after death and ponders God’s mercy and human frailty. The narrator imagines meeting God on an April day and wonders whether prayers and churchgoing matter if life ends suddenly. The daffodils are a quiet spring motif in the neighborly moment.
The fifth annual Iowa State Conference of Child Development and Parent Education gathers in Iowa City June 16 to 18 1931 led by the Iowa Council for Child Study and Parent Education with Iowa State Teachers College Extension Division and the State University of Iowa involved. Speakers include Ada Hart Arjitt William E Blatz Paul Hanly Furfey Richard E K Scammon F J Kelly and others from Cincinnati Toronto Chicago and Catholic University. Parents and professionals from Iowa and beyond attend. the 1930 gathering drew 520 attendees from 37 Iowa cities and 25 states and Canada.
A light reader submission from Carl Kallaus celebrates embarrassing moments. The letter shares a joke about his sister Arlene and a chicken whiskers remark, reflecting cheerful, small town humor and readers sending in jokes for publication.
An education conference introduces an unusual chance for attendees to hear principal lecturers and participate in round table discussions. Fixed interval sessions will feature topic related speakers, and delegates are urged to stay for the full three days to gain maximum benefit from table discussions.
Deans of forty land grant colleges report poor scholarship causes far more student discipline than drinking. In 1928 among 136,690 students 14,597 were disciplined. 13,413 for poor scholarship and only 233 for drinking. Among 93,223 men 207 were disciplined for drinking. among 43,592 women 26 were for drinking and scholarship caused far more cases.
A compact guide listing common usage errors and mispronunciations. It highlights phrases like as tall as one versus as tall or taller, notes musical term dolce and its pronunciation, and warns about misspellings such as sensitive versus sensartive while stressing vocabulary growth and composure of mind.
A montage of reader notes and jokes marks a 21st birthday in By The Way with tips on diet and behavior. It also reports on Karolus the German TV pioneer, brick-builder Jos Yandle, and lighthearted quips about prayer, eggs, and gossip in a late newspaper column.
The Cleveland Indians moved into first in the American League as New York dropped a loss to Washington while Cleveland stayed idle. Detroit beat Chicago 8 4 as Sorrell and Sullivan limited the White Sox to three hits. In the National League the Cardinals held their edge atop the circuit despite a loss to Pittsburgh.
St Paul April 27 The five day marriage bill was signed by Governor Floyd B Olson. Five days must pass after marriage licenses are issued before a wedding may occur. The measure takes effect immediately unless licenses have already been obtained by next Saturday. An emergency probatory district judge may grant a permit waiving the wait.
A garbled: references to Marion Sstienen County Treasurer Rye va Vint L, Frank Will of a Chevrolet garage, Fred J. Stewart of Stewart Hardware, and remarks about plans and feelings. The text remains incomplete and unclear but indicates local official and business names linked to a community discussion.
New York mob boss Jack Legs Diamond was wounded but alive after a midnight ambush at the Saratoga Inn in the Catskills. Four buckshot hits mounted his body as he exited the porch, others shattered the door. the attacker fled. Diamond, previously shot four times six months earlier, survived with grave injuries and isolation in his Ada fortress home.
Four people including EB L Shreves a 52 year old rural mail carrier and his family perished when his car was struck by a Chicago Burlington and Quincy train at Hitchock crossing four miles east of Montrose Iowa The victims were Shreves 52 his wife 50 daughter Virginia 18 and guest Janet Fellows 12 all of Farmington Iowa Surviving relative is Fern Hagenow of Chicago The party was returning from a Sunday ride and the bodies were taken to Kakuk Funeral Home with no funeral plans made yet
A special commission recommends immediate approval of birth control by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. The report urges church guidance on birth control while upholding Christian ideals and proposes a health certificate and new marriage chapter to address marriage and remarriage.
Washington County readers recognize this advertisement for ti Bred Seed Corn. The note names customers from Washington Iowa including Milford Anderson and Walter Anderson and others, with repeats from last season. Additional buyers from Wellman Kalona West Chester Riverside are listed. Write for circular.
An old advertisement touts Adlerika as a remedy for stomach gas pressing on the heart and as a bowel cleanse that relieves constipation in two hours. It promises sleep improvement by using a single dose and claims to act on both upper and lower bowels. Sherman Bros Druggists distributes the product.
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