Bible Thought Tuesday August 7 1944
Daily devotional notes cite Psalm 51 17 as the sacrifices of God are a broken spirit and contrite heart. The message emphasizes humility and repentance as valued offerings to God.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1934
Page
4
Summer’s End in the Barnyard Tale
A reflective farmer’s cow laments aging and the coming end of summer. The speaker recalls pasture days, calf futures, and the harsh fate of aging livestock, contrasting memories with current lean times and the inevitability of being slaughtered. The verse captures weariness, change, and a desire to rest.
Government plan to flood control lake at Missouri headwaters
Government seeks to build a large lake at the Missouri river headwaters to aid flood control and maintain a deep waterway. The plan involves major dam or reservoir developments and long term water management measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Great Timber Strip to Conserve Soil and Water Across the Plains
A proposed 100 mile wide timber strip from the Canadian line to Texas border aims to restore land and water by windbreaks and soil moisture protection. Despite high costs and borrowing, planners say the century scale project could reverse decades of deforestation and drainage, with long term dividends for the middle west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Line
Texas
Hitler quotes spark talk of peace and danger at home
A London Mail interview summary via Associate Press quotes Adolf Hitler claiming war harms all, pledging defenses, and denying colonial aims. The remarks prompt questions about his true intentions and suggest internal focus over external expansion, with emphasis on Germany’s frontiers and self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hitler
Washington county W C T U adopts temperance resolutions
The Washington county W C T U held its July 29 convention at West Chester adopting resolutions urging total abstinence despite repeal efforts. They call for school treatments stressing alcohol harms and protest papers carrying liquor ads while praising supportive local and state papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Washington County
W. Cc. T. WU
West Chester
Washington
Washington Evening Journal
Wellman Advance
Des Moines Register
Lost Wages Mystery Leads to Quiet Domestic Moment
A comic fragment recalls Bertrand Russell and a worker named Hob asking about lost wages. Mike reports missing pay after visiting Bob’s house, prompting questions about ownership and responsibility in a humorous domestic exchange. A telegraph office joke follows about costs and a proud Indian named Papa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boh
Mike
Bob
Darling Designs A Hunting Stamp
The Washington report outlines the migratory waterfowl hunting stamp designed by J N Darling. A catechism covers who must buy it, where to purchase, validity, penalties, and proceeds used to conserve marsh and waterfowl sanctuaries with 94 percent funding habitat protection and 10 percent for administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. N. (Ding) Darling
Biological Survey
U. S
Ans
Secretary of Agriculture
Gulf Coast
Fraudulent Turpentine Purchase Scheme Exposed
A local customer allegedly bought a half pint of turpentine for 10 cents at one drug store and the other half at another store, claiming no tax and a total cost of 20 cents. Retail turpentine prices are 10 cents per half pint, 15 cents per pint.
Iowa brief on robbery charges and canning plant restart
Clyde Gage and Leonard Townsley of Letts Iowa await sentence in Muscatine on robbery charges. Lester Harvey of Cranston was sentenced to five years at the Anamosa reformatory. At Muscatine the Heinz Flavrite and Muscatine companies expect to operate again around the 15th of this month. At peak capacity these canning factories employ upwards of two thousand men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Davenport
Iowa University
Iowa City
Clyde Gage
Leonard Townsley
Letts
Muscatine
Lester Harvey
Cranston
Anamosa Reformatory
Heinz
Flavrite
Shenandoah Barber Shops Open for Nickel Shaves
In Shenandoah barber shops wage a wild price war with shops open Sunday to shave neighbors. Haircuts now likely cost a nickel as shops roil the market in a rare, neighborhood price showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Water hauled by train to quench Creston fire
Creston faced a $1,000 blaze that required three water tank cars delivering about 360,900 gallons. The Iowa Southern Utilities storehouse burned, while nearby Villisca saw a serious fire in a full business block. Water use drained the town’s wells. damage estimated at $60,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Villisea
Deaf couple wed with finger language interpreter at Nashua church
The Little Brown church in the Vale in Nashua hosted a wedding yesterday for a totally deaf couple. A finger language interpreter aided the ceremony ensuring clear communication throughout the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Brown
Nashua
State tax revenue rises after fiscal year end
Tax figures show the state ended the year with total receipts surpassing forty seven million dollars and overall revenue higher by 4,113,114.62 compared with the previous year. Treasurer Leon Weeman announced the final year end totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Weeman
Kenefick Defends Middle States Net Title in Cedar Rapids
Thelma Kenefick, who demonstrated tennis in Washington, defended her singles title at the Middle States net tourney in Cedar Rapids defeating Betts Butler of Des Moines. She also helped lift the mixed doubles title with Dick Goepel of Rock Island, defeating Butler and Ben Beckerman. Card of Thanks Ralph Leffler and family note thanks for kindnesses after their father Samuel Leffler's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Kenefick
Washington
Middle States
Cedar Rapids
Betts Butler
Des Moines
Miss Kenefick
Dick Goepel
Rock Island
Kenetick
Miss Butler
Ben Beckerman
Ames Des Moines project to place four youth in college
Cooperation between a federal relief commission and law may lead to a Des Moines area home housing four young men previously living in flop houses and hobo jungles. If approved they would become college students next year at Ames studying algebra and wearing freshman caps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Emergency Relief Commission
Law
State College
Ames
Des Moine
Muscatine Will Start Canning Three Large Firms
Three large canning concerns plan to begin operations in Muscatine this spring, signaling growth in the local food processing sector. Officials expect job creation and increased commerce as production ramps up in the coming months.
West Highland Notes on Visits Meetings and Socials
July entries and local gatherings recount visits of Clinton Gardner family from Pelham New Jersey staying with George Canott and relatives. Socials include church services in Carroll Iowa and Salem Church meetings led by Rev Hillibridle with a visitor from Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Highland
Clinton Gardner
Pelmira
New Jersey
George Canott
Lillian Endicott
Floyd Martin
Murray Lewis Coon
Ralph
Art Nicholsons
Elmer = Steele
Eugene
Oscar
Case Steele
Ruth McMillian
Joy
Jean and
Gilman
Samuel Murphy
W. M Murphy
Murphy
Murray Conger
Everette Coon
Salem Shurch
Hillibridle
Maryland
Boone rural School reunion near Sharon draws 300
Cordelle H Braden reports the Boone rural School site reunion held Friday August 30 near Sharon drew about 300 attendees from area including the Butterbaugh Erh nerner Schwimbley families. Margaret Deiner, 9, daughter of Rev Edward and Mrs. Deiner, is recovering from an appendectomy after an accidental burst appendix during surgery on August 2 at Town City hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Rural School
Sharon
William Butterbaugh
Lester
Leanna
Sam Erh
Carrie Marner
Phillip Schwimbley
Margaret
Edward Deiner
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