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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1930
Page
4
A brief devotional note urges doing all tasks with heart for the Lord as Colossians 3 23 24 guides life. It stresses serving Christ over men and receiving inheritance from the Lord.
Edgar A Guest argues the American home suffers from suppressed affections and overbearing propriety. He advocates more public kisses, fewer rules, and natural warmth between husbands and wives to prevent coldness, distance, and divorce. He shares personal humor about kissing his wife and urges couples to show love openly.
A humorous 1880s Washington Iowa tale recounts a gang led by Will Jones and Jim, Doc, Pete, Sam, Charl, and Mill with Bingo the affable cat-hater. A misheard boast about a tomcat sting leads to a playful late night pursuit and comic bragging among friends.
A reader story recalls a child pointing to a lady in white as wearing a nightgown, sparking embarrassment for the mother and the other woman. The note from Daryl Hoyle mentions the incident as a memory shared with a club gathering during winter.
A lively Negro dialect reminiscence recalls a tabby cat leaping through a dining room window, chasing a bulldog, and causing chaos with a table of fried chicken, gravy, and soup. The narrator and friends flee down the alley as Aunt Sally Davis swears in shock and a minister laments the event.
More than a thousand Americans are flying with out motors. Gliding clubs operate coast to coast and 50 more are forming. Schools teach air riding. gliding predates airplanes and grows in popularity. Germany hosts large glider clubs with hundreds of thousands. Early flights occur near ground, with minimal risk and no fuel hazards. In Michigan, 125 people hopped off a hillside safely in one week, seven pilots were girls. A German glider carried 6,000 aloft with few incidents.
A fragment list of remarks about the rain and hot weather plus local gossip and community items. Notes include opinions on a wet moon, memories of childhood sleepovers, a tease about miniature golf hazards, a suggestion to build wall-like barriers, and brief notes on new post office club members Harvey Busby J B Adgington and Ralph Gibson. John Dusenberry comments on Washington and parade observations appear amid a flurry of casual town chatter.
A fragmented humor column recounts a weary substitute called Substitoot and a parade of quirky lines. It notes a man visiting the country lab overnight and nearly roasting, plus a teaser about airplanes and the opening of Washington Airport on the 12th for readers to recall in the future.
Figures show Iowa residents received about 23 600 dollars in 1928 from life insurance companies nationwide paid out 2 197 46 dollars across the United States totals indicate substantial interstate life insurance benefits despite imperfect figures due to publication errors.
A group of eight men, four of them at the dance hall doors, shot and killed a man identified as Jack Zata or J H Goodman at the Lake View Resort hotel near Delafield Wisconsin. Police seek links to reported Lingle murder and Capone return while witnesses describe five to six shooters and two escape cars.
The Gray area reports threshing finishing with showers of activity. Charlie Beatty, Dave Davison, Shantz, Kendrick and others thresh for T M Reanblossom and Wells, while Josie Puckett stays with George Topping. The neighborhood plans an ice cream social at Hesteltines Thursday after threshing. Local residents John Martindale family visit Arlington and Mary Midebrand visits Geo Brown. Hazel Longer visits in town at Aunt Mrs. Alvie Nebergall.
Mrs Erma Edmondson hosted a Thursday lawn party for Miss Isabel Creswell, about 150 attended on a bright evening. Miss Creswell received a bracelet from her hosts and plans to return home after a weeklong visit. The column lists several locals: P Meyers visiting Des Moines with daughter Mrs Frank Conroy, Mrs M A Williams of Burlington visiting sister Mrs S I Hagans, Laura Hodgens and son Jayton returning to Lighton after Washington visit, Mark Sweitzer joining Paul in Blue Earth for harvest, Helen Cheney of Illinois visiting Mildred Horton, and Mrs Oscar Mangold with Mary Elizabeth and Thomas returning from Springfield Illinois. Mr and Mrs CD Cooper and nephew Dwight Kieut traveling to San Benito Texas for a visit.
A traveler recounts visiting Springfield and Vincennes Indiana and Palestine Illinois tracing Lincoln era sites. Highlights include the Lincoln memorial, Harrison home and Vigo chapter house, St Francis Xavier church, the Lincoln Trail road, and related historic artifacts and renovations.
Bernice Mans reports from Washington Iowa on corn prospects amid variable weather. Mentions Bill and Jett comments on forecast division between weather and politics. References to Hoover era figures and Mr and Mrs Allison in a brief rural update.
Maas and son Haron spent Saturday at the Albert Maas home. Oats are turning out exceptionally well with 71 bushels per acre reported for Carl Anderson. Families including Meredith Maas and Junior visited from Hills, then traveled to Washington to see Maas' mother. A double oats box was threshed in seven minutes. Stop threshing at 6 30.
A brief public safety note from the Atchison Globe urges drivers to rely on their own judgment and maintenance to prevent accidents. It emphasizes personal responsibility for vehicle condition and safe driving to protect lives.
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