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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1930
Page
4
The article notes missionaries in China are at risk as rebels and “reds” offer two hundred dollars per foreigner killed. It discusses the danger to missionaries striving to help locals and questions whether the effort is worthwhile amid rising violence and prejudice.
Mahorace V. Ley of the 115th engineers, a banker and attorney, sought to die at home in the Siskious as his wife and daughter accompanied him from a San Anselmo sanitarium. A Fairchild plane carried him from Oakland toward Yreka despite six hours of gale force rain, lightning, and turbulence.
Dorothy Melinsky, ten, in fourth grade at St James school, recalls a census mix up. She mistook census for testing minds and caused laughter at home after reading a newspaper story.
The text recalls a dream about Henry Ford’s death with a black casket carried by six loyal workers. Ford supposedly suggests putting rollers under the casket to lay off five men. Also quoted is Andrew Mellon praising future progress and preferring his era and the next fifty years for America’s growth.
The Chicago News quotes critics who say if wealth equals Henry Ford, spend less on youth education and instead direct surplus toward educating those past forty five. The note advocates reallocating funds to adult education rather than current youth programs.
The London Daily Mail argues that Britain and others imposed heavy duties while the country kept foreign goods free, condemning the policy as folly. It asserts that such a system has left unemployment pervasive, calling for changes toward genuine protection.
A Boston Transcript quote warns Soviets about extinguishing religion as the devil’s job. A tobacco magnate quips a man smoking a pack daily for forty two years won’t exhaust a bale of tobacco, while a judge echoes grim suspicions.
A fragmentary humor piece notes local gripes about printing quality and a string of quick exchanges. The dialogue covers miscues in newspapers, workplace banter, and light domestic anecdotes including a baby teething and a father’s mustache mishap.
A collage of light items and quips from By The Way notes. Jokes about Sunday School contests, a visitor at an insane asylum, and playful wordplay mix with brief comments on manners, desserts, and manners. The snippet ends with a girl sharing chocolates from Sunday school.
J. D. Hamtg announces candidacy for member of the Board of Supervisors for the term starting January 1, 1981, subject to Republican voters’ choice. Brief notice appears in local political notices.
A statement from R. C. Ferguson announces candidacy for the Board of Supervisors term starting January 1, 1981, contingent on Republican voters in the June primary. The notice lists dates April 15 22 29 May 9 16 23 30.
Keota High School presented the grade operetta The Palace of Carelessness in the auditorium with about 100 children. Principal roles were filled by listed students under director Mrs Pauline Wilson. Mary Valenta presided at the piano and M E Hunt led the school orchestra. The article also notes the marriage of Louise Bie wen of Keota to Andrew She langoski of Washington at nine o'clock high mass.
The wedding of Mr and Mrs Shelangoski followed a ceremony at St Mary of the Immaculate Conception Keota with a four course dinner at Mrs Louie Tinnes home and a honeymoon to unknown parts. Other notices report Alpha Alpha Zeta Alpha initiates at Iowa Wesleyan college Mt Pleasant and a bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs Charles A Singmaster with ten tables and prizes for high and second scores.
Mrs J O Singmaster welcomed the ladies of Chapter CM PEO Friday morning as a courtesy to guest Mrs Dan Turner from Corning. Miss Corinne Coffman and sister-in law Mrs Maude Coffman with Roy Junior Coffman traveled from Cedar Rapids Tuesday to visit Miss Coffman’s mother Mrs Cora Coffman.
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