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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1938
Page
6
A devotional note cites Proverbs on wisdom and knowledge as a blessing for the righteous. It contrasts intellectual study with practical influence and warns that isolation kills enthusiasm. Thomas Huckle is referenced in a brief quotation.
A vivid rainbow after a Wednesday evening shower near Washington, Iowa signals a promising season. The brief rain is expected to help vegetation and fruit, while persistent efforts aim to curb grasshoppers. The community views the timely rainfall as a blessing from Providence and expresses gratitude.
The article notes strong demand for U S airplanes from Europe Asia and the domestic market with potential wartime need. It argues the airplane business is legitimate and responsive to orders from any source while lamenting legislative restrictions that curb industry expansion amid a global arms race.
A dated column questions the Roosevelt Ford meeting calling it a social visit with Edsell Ford Hall Roosevelt and others present. The piece argues real economic fixes require broad cooperation among political leaders industry labor and agriculture to restore normalcy and prosperity.
Gray on Sunday saw Glen Green and family at the Louis Rath home. Maurice Blees of Brighton plowing for Forrest Walker. Forrest Walker delivered hogs to Washington Tuesday. Johnny McKune and family visited Jess Nicola. Joe Oriez and Charles Spear fixed fence on pasture land. Charles Longer called at the writer's home Monday.
A goby is a carnivorous shore fish found along temperate and tropical coasts. It thrives in shallow coastal waters and feeds on small invertebrates and plankton, adapting to diverse marine environments.
A miscellany of local clippings notes Shell dealers now wear a check ring and train pumps with a check bell to remind attendants to check oil as part of a national ad campaign. Other items recount misfortune with a Scotty dog, a coal yard complaint over a rude delivery, and quips about spending and marriage.
A playful scene features Donald denying a claim about the world’s motion and ether. The column contrasts True Vow club members with movie folk on marriage as a life journey versus a short excursion. A reader letter recalls a nurse nicknamed Appendix. A quip notes experts say burying ourselves in work harms grave digger outcomes.
A junior high pupil was found cheating during a physiology exam by counting his ribs, revealing dishonesty in the classroom.
An early make work tale shows dirt moved across streets to keep projects alive. A worker complains his dirt won’t fit into a hole after digging and refilling as directed. The boss calmly suggests a simple fix: dig the hole deeper, ending the tough problem.
Smith Ballew joins Lou Gehrig in the western action romance Rawhide now playing at the Fox Theatre through Saturday. Gehrig leaves baseball for a ranch fight against racketeers, aided by Ballew and Marilyn Knapp.
Franklin Smith Greer born February 12 1859 near At tica Iowa died March 23 1983 at Mahaska hospital aged 79 years one month and six days He lived much of his life in Iowa with periods in Missouri and Roundup Montana He married Lillie Marble on November 26 1885 and was buried at University Park cemetery Oska loosa Iowa Survived by three daughters two sons a son and two sisters His wife preceded him in death five years earlier Funeral services were held April 1 1938 at Powers funeral home.
Babson argues that major powers run deficits funded by borrowing, signaling global currency inflation. He warns that 1958 deficits will be record highs, with the dollar weakening as currencies slide. The piece links U S spending, rising debt, and wartime budgets to a long bear market for cash and a bull market for assets.
Mrs J N Davis and Mr and Mrs Rees Davis traveled to Williamsburg Ta for a Salem church presbytery delegation. Griffith Humphreys and Elizabeth of Washington visited the FE V Humphreys home. Mrs C H Myers of Winfield visited F E Humphreys family. Mrs Wayne Romine hosted a birthday gathering for sister Pearl Conrads. R J Hughes shows gradual recovery after a scaffold fall at E R Davis residence while carpentry work.
The article contrasts sateen's cotton basis with true silk, noting sateen derives from cotton while silk remains 100 percent silk. It emphasizes material differences in textile fabrics.
After the sugar cane juice is extracted it is mixed with whitewash to remove impurities. This purification step captures how early producers treated juice before further processing. The note highlights an improvised method tied to historical cane processing.
A writer in the Rare New Yorker notes Saint John's Wort is said to reveal red spots on August 29, the day St John was born head, and links its use to warding off evil spirits and thunder bolts. It is claimed to help a young maid dream of her future husband if hung in her bedroom.
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