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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1935
Page
4
A medley of quips poems and brief notices circulates here. References include a tribute to a late worker praised for foresight and kindness a Red Cross clothing drive a nervous joke about dating and a string of light witted exchanges between cartoonish characters.
A religious note cites Deuteronomy 6 6 9 urging parents to teach scripture at home everywhere. It adds Jules Jusserand’s line claiming the future lies not in Fate but in fours. The message blends scripture with a quip on destiny.
The town reads of a planned Junior College extending the school program and keeping students at home for two years of college work. It would make Washington a college town, attract external students and parents, and strengthen local education and community life as students gain more time for home influence and practical learning.
The article states that local schools prepared for broad social, business, and professional activities and that school and college prospects for the new year are 80 promising, reflecting optimism about education.
A 30,000 pound boulder from near Mt. Pleasant has arrived for the Jeffrey family lot in Elm Grove cemetery. It will be set on a seven foot deep foundation with inscription by F. E. Neiswanger and sand blown to mark the family memorial for future centuries.
Journal reports unusual corn from Henry Wallace Hi-Bred stock on Ferguson’s farm near Zieglowsky. One plant bore six ear shoots and another seven, with 31 ears from ten hills, a surprisingly lush fodder crop thriving in good rain and weather. Elbert Hubbard adds a note on thinking for oneself.
Kalona Iowa announces the coming school year opening date set for September 38 with grade registrations on August 31 and high school registration August 31. New teaching assignments include Supt H V Snodgrass Miss Hutchison L J Zebr C A Bragg Mary Pence Mabel Nimtz Miss Ante Velma Way and M B B Ehrenfelt as janitor.
A collage of quips notes a joke about a horse named Heredity and a pun about fodder. It also adds a humorous suggestion for a future campaign slogan about not changing alphabets in the middle of the soup.
In a quip filled exchange Jimson boasts of luck from a rabbit’s foot while Lucky Pocket Jameson questions superstition. Jimson insists the talisman brings fortune and recalls his wife once mistaking it for a mouse in his pocket.
A quip traces Casey’s generosity after his death. The joke notes he left everything to the Orphan’s Home and asks what that included. The punchline reveals the eleven children as the meant inheritance.
The Cohen family sat to dinner on a Sunday as Cohen asked his three sons if they would prefer a nickel instead of meat. Each son chose cash, while Mrs. Cohen stored the meat and served the pie. Cohen then asked how many wanted a nickel's worth of pie.
A motorist insists he had the right of way while a bystander notes the other driver had a truck. The garbled report suggests a collision and a dispute over fault.
The chief justice votes on decisions in line with the associate justices. The statement notes unanimity or alignment within the court on major rulings. The piece discusses judicial behavior and collective decision making among the nine-member bench.
Xenia August 23 Mr and Mrs Wayne Norman and Billy left for Minneapolis to visit Wayne's father and grandmother and a brother Everette Dillion will handle work while they are away. John Elliott and children of Chicago visit parental home of D D Stephens. D D Stephens trucked cattle to Chicago for 11.15 per hundred. Floyd Edmondson Scott Carl Willey and Robert Stephens also trucked cattle to Chicago Tuesday night. Henry Wagenknecht and sister Miss Lillian Dunbar with Hilton Gregory depart for California for about 3000 miles and a month. Montgomery and son of Albia visited James Clegg home. Alma Johnson of Kansas City plans weekend visit with aunt Mrs James Clegg. Mrs O S Willey visited her son Scott Willey in Muscatine. he is improving at his sister Jessie Figg's home.
Fleas do not breed on dogs or feed there but inhabit places the animals frequent making inspection and control essential for households and pets.
Babson Park Massachusetts August 23 1935 Roosevelt argues for railroads and a new Truck and Bus Bill that places interstate busses and trucks under federal control. He notes certificates of convenience and necessity for new lines, possible consolidations, and improved competition while warning private autos avoid regulation. He compares truck and railroad efficiencies and calls for labor and rate considerations. he predicts rail stocks may rise but long term outlook worsens with potential government control.
Twin brothers Charles and Francis Skubal have assumed operation of the filling station at the Y east of Riverside, taking over from C. F. Norton. The Skubals will sell Standard Oil products and also offer soft drinks candy and bakery items.
Homestead Farm, Aug 22 describes English River households tracing seven generations from Violet Arnold to Francis Lemley Jr, noting 13 months old and asking for eight generation sightings. It mentions five widows and a longstanding Smith wagon from May 1891 still in use.
Stanley Fishburn sold 60 head of hogs and John Shebeck 12 head last Tuesday. Mrs L E Hoyle and grandson Junior Hoyle returned from Des Moines. Louise Fishburn is bedfast with neuralgia and not improving. Mr and Mrs John Shebeck and Mildred drove to Ottumwa. We saw timothy to be threshed.
Living Lake residents share vacation plans and trips to nearby towns and events. Dell Walkers visit Manchester, the Larsons and Thompsons vacation, plus trips to Illinois for a family picnic. A group heads to Des Moines for the State Fair with pigs and calves. A Farm Bureau meeting at South Prairie school closes the week with a luncheon.
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