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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1939
Page
4
Henry L. Doherty reflects on Psalm 46 9 about God ending wars and burning chariots while noting that thoughts shape both help and harm Our best friends and worst enemies are our thoughts Wisdom arises from temper control that guides the mind toward truth.
The piece critiques the Silver Purchase Act and price controls as misguided government meddling. It argues higher silver prices harmed domestic industry and China’s silver use, noting cotton price fixes damaged foreign markets. It warns against continuing experimental policies and urges prudent, knowledge-based economic choices.
A quotation from the Christian Science Monitor questions the meaning of a payroll tax cut for old age annuities and warns that saving tax revenue does not guarantee lower expenditures or debt relief. The piece notes confusion in public finance discourse and cites a Wonderland analogy.
A Tiis community woman who gnawed her fingernails life long stops after tooth extraction. She replaces the habit as her false teeth fail to fit the ritual. Her nails now appear prettier than ever, according to a scout.
John Timmerman, a pressman at the Journal, bumped his head closing a window. His wife pulled a splinter from the lump, leaving him unsure if the injury came from the door or his head.
In a light exchange a wedding guest mocks an old-shoes ritual while the bride’s father defends the custom as wasteful after wedding expenses. An attorney questions a bank robbery suspect, then the assistant argues about a different traffic infraction.
Archaeologists uncover evidence that ancient Scythians excelled in cattle breeding. A quirky note mentions a giraffe neck having no more vertebrae than a human. A Dutch-sounding line cites 322 thunder days in Buiten zorg Java. A snapping turtle sometimes snaps with such force it loses balance. Rodger the Lodger.
A train car scene follows a conductor and a feminine voice urging patience as a girl with laundry boards a car. A boy kept after school for writing a love note to a girl sobs when the teacher suggests using the word like. An office joke notes music calms girls but a horn causes a stir.
A lighthearted ad notes a kitchen cabinet in good condition with a smooth top for sale in a Texas weekly. A twist suggests a swap for hair restorer, a doctor’s quip, and a joking remark about an uncle drawn that way in the penitentiary.
Irene Dunne departs comedy to headline Love Affair with Charles Boyer. The star, famed for Joy of Living and The Awful Truth, shifts to a dramatic romance about a modern sophisticate who falls for a Continental Casanova during a voyage and then races to hide love after an accident. Extra labor terms noted. guild stats show 20 percent new members admitted, 1, etc.
Constance Bennett returns as Marion Kerby and Roland Young as Cosmo Topper in a seaside caper set on the French Riviera. The spoof follows the comic misadventures as Bennett aims to perform a good deed but disrupts the lives of the Toppers instead.
Two neighboring Broadway theatres feature Jimmy Dorsey billed as the king of the sanophone and Charlie Barnet touted as the new king of the sango phone. The engagement pits two swing greats against each other in concurrent showings to attract crowds.
Crawfordsville April 28 The Methodist church is redecorated this week after smoke damage from a recent fire. Various school classes enjoy spring hiking trips to study birds and plants. Mr and Mrs William Davidson travel from Waterloo visiting Hanna and Davidson homes before moving to Winston Salem North Carolina. Gwendolyn Jones of Chicago visits friend Harold Miller for a week. Rev N G Webster and son David return home from Pennsylvania.
Roger W. Babson denounces liquor advertising and other evils as threats to democracy. He argues a strong educational campaign and suppression of the liquor trade will save the nation from decline, warns that expenditures and unemployment follow from vice, and urges societal reform to preserve the Constitution.
The Y M C A week note describes activities at Crawfordsville with 50 boys at a bean feed, spring schedule announcements, swimming progress, and daily meals. It covers church services, ministers as guests, Rotary speech, Campfire Girls, Chamber of Commerce use, Phalanx ceremony prep at Waterloo, health unit classes, Gray softball at Lincoln school grounds, junior Knott overseeing games, and planning for the annual meeting with good prospects.
A compact motivational verse advises focusing on present work and steady effort rather than envying a more desirable position. It urges persistence, cheerful energy, and diligent self-improvement to reach one’s goals.
Date set for next Tuesday May 2 at 6 30 P M. About 650 attended the State Sunday school convention where the Y M C A assisted. Hi Y officers elected Jack Mace president Mick Knupp vice president. Fifty six of 83 members attended every meeting. Mothers night announced and annual report nearing completion. Phalanx Fraternity held a regular supper meeting Friday with new members joining.
Ten young men and two advisors attend a Waterloo conference set for Saturday and Sunday. The event gathers youth leaders for workshops and group activities.
Leland Hunter, 33, from near Newton, pleaded guilty to two charges and will be transported by ambulance to Fort Madison Penitentiary. He received a suspended 15 year sentence for uttering as a forced instrument for obtaining money under false pretenses and a seven year term on the second charge.
A married couple Jack and Jerry Janets face strain from their selfish foster daughter Jennie who loves Jack and Roger Morrison the doctor offers sympathy. Jennie helps keep them together as in laws add conflict. Tune WHO at 10 15 AM Monday through Friday.
A jailed man faced a back ailment relapse while detained after a mortgage dispute with a local bank over cattle he did not own. The injury traced to a tractor accident two years prior.
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