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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1940
Page
5
The Smithsonian Institution received a model of the first library in American Samoa, presented by the sevy department. The library, Samoan culture center, was built in days under Lt. Commander P J Hol uran and follows native Samoan architectural style.
A historical report notes that early elite dwellings concentrate at the Colorado Utah New Mexico Arizona border region where the four states meet, highlighting a sparse but significant settlement pattern.
Howard Stewart has purchased the Bethel church near Gladwin and uses its lumber to build a barn. Clarence Richards leads carpentry work with Oren Warren and the Wilkinses moving to an 80 acre Batavia area farm. Also notes on home repairs and residents visiting relatives.
Riverside residents praised the Riverside High School Manual Arts class exhibit in Heigman hardware window on Main street. The display featured small finished furniture pieces and a wind battery charger dynamo. Local visits included Mildred Stevens and Frances Quinn with family, and news of a baby born to Gilbert and family in Des Moines. The Floral Chapter Order of Eastern Stars held its annual school of instruction at the Masonic hall with guests from Washington and Newton and a social hour afterward.
Testifying before the Dies committee in Washington Pred Mallowe, 682, a marine radio operator, claims Soviet actors control key marine relations both at sea and ashore and have secured jobs in the Bureau of Federal Airways. Howe, for the secretary of the New York locals of the American Communications Association, lists ships and shore stations with Communist operators.
Harold Wehr and Boyd White opened the tennis season in Washington on a Saturday, signaling spring. Other snippets include a humorous telephone mishap, a graveyard humor line about death and a draft joke, and reflections on profit and national welfare.
A jumble of quirky quotes and humorous exchanges about trains timing debt happiness and family life appears. The snippets include a station agent dialogue about arrival times and a cannibal queen’s culinary line. The track runs through wit on spending goals and domestic chatter.
The article discusses how powerful bleaches affect mahogany finishes from pale blond to deep black. It notes honey tones are preferred for modern styles while the Old World finishes remain favored for museum-like beauty.
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