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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1931
Page
4
The quoted passage from Isaiah 53:2 is a description of Jesus as a suffering servant with modest appearance and lack of outward beauty. It emphasizes humility and the expectation of an unassuming figure growing in obscurity.
In Tent 13 at Fort Ethan Allen on July 18, 1921 Dave Elder recalls meeting Yale and Harvard men arriving at the camp. He describes O'Connell from Yale, Sibley S. Dennis III, Neal B. DeNood, and James Shea from Yale, noting DeNood's colorful background and DeNood's role as Tent 13's entertainer while the group sorts through uniforms and gear.
The passage recalls four companions and a writer who formed a tight circle around Jimi during a camp period. It highlights Jim Shea as universally liked, with one week of growing familiarity and a lack of enemies in the group.
A writer recalls the first week at Ethan Allen R O T C camp focusing on drill, pistol disassembly and aim practice, telescope use, and field routines. Rookie artillery cadets endure 5:30 a.m. starts, long days, and limited gun exposure while awaiting actual battery work.
The daily word is imperative meaning required or unavoidable. It is given as an educational vocabulary note encouraging usage and practice to build a broader word bank.
A breezy 11 year anniversary note recalls the 1915 suffrage era. It jokes about women voters and equality, mocks pronunciation trends, and riffs on patent exhibitions and society quirks. The piece ends with a nudge for reader ideas on contests and a playful sign-off.
Iowa open golf champion Bob McCrary of Des Moines will compete in the Clinton open tournament on Sunday. Weather forecast calls for higher temperatures in central and eastern Iowa with scattered showers and rain amounts varying across stations.
A seven hour search ended Monday night with the recovery of Hartman, a seven year veteran riverman, from the Mississippi. He had been in ill health and it was believed he fell from his boat into the river during the incident.
Logan Iowa August 26 State Examiner E Ray Wiley reports a 4200 shortage in the accounts of C W Huff former Harrison county treasurer who left office at the start of the year. Deputy J C Arnold first detected the discrepancy and called in the state checker for review.
Des Moines police search for Fred Shipley, last person to see Carl Carlson, in an effort to solve the Fairfield national Board death case. The investigation focuses on locating Shipley to clarify Carlson's disappearance and presumed death.
Des Moines reports cite John B. Hammond vowing to block sale of near beer at the 77th Iowa state fair as gates open for preparations. Also, Jack Kimball lies near death after a midnight burglary shootout with his father, Iowa Manufacturers association head. New religious courses announced for the University of Iowa.
In an accident three miles east of Council Bluffs Iowa last night two men on a roadster were crushed when the car sideswiped a truck. Delbert Oliver aged 95 died en route to a hospital and W Kimberling aged 24 is in serious condition with crushed legs and injuries.
IO WA Falls August 24 trains on the Illinois Central were delayed as coal chutes burned. Fire discovered at noon and could not be fought with city water. Trains rerouted through Abbott while tracks were cleared. damage estimated at 25000 dollars.
Senator Smith W. Brookhart and Governor Dan W. Turner were among speakers at the 33rd annual Iowa retailers convention held in Council Bluffs on August 24.
Newton report: Leo Carnahan, 18, died today from injuries after his car crashed while trying to avoid a collision with a telephone pole yesterday. He lived until 8 AM.
Des Moines reports a shift to fair weather after a light rainfall pattern across western Iowa. Boone logged 0.90 inch, Atlantic 0.35, Omaha 0.16, Albia 0.16, Carroll 0.09, Creston 0.03, Clarinda 0.02, with light rain elsewhere. Iowa Falls posted 93 degrees, Burlington and Creston tied for the coolest at 56. The state reports varied rainfall and temperatures as of yesterday and this morning. The Hartman body discovery is noted in Burlington with no further details available.
W H Donahue a 56 year old man was killed yesterday when struck by a street car in an urban area. The accident prompted city officials to review streetcar safety procedures and crosswalk signals.
Gov Dan W Turner will speak at the Golden Jubilee celebration in Clearfield on Thursday afternoon, announced from his office.
The Iowa board of railroad commissioners approved four natural gas pipe line permits and eleven transmission line permits yesterday. Missouri Valley Pipe Line Co. of Omaha received three gas line permits for Britt, Council Bluffs, and Fort Dodge. Continental Construction Corp. of Chicago was granted the cross state pipeline permit after prior publication issues.
William Easter died in Washington Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services were held at Sherman funeral home yesterday at 2 30 conducted by Dr. S P Tel ford with music by Mr and Mrs C A Nicholson. Pall bearers were Orville Dayton Andy Blatther Guy Crosby Frank Mayhew Will Saville and Ben Miller. Interment followed at Eli Grove.
Funeral services for Mrs Emma L White were held from the L A Jones funeral home at 10 30 yesterday morning Rev A A Vinz in charge Pall bearers were A W Yard R E Shannon A B Carr Nate Pierson Ben Fitzgerald and CC W Long Interment was in Elm Grove cemetery.
In Swandalia Ohio Aug 26 three marksmen tied with perfect 100 runs in the North American clay target championship at the Grand American trapshooting tournament. R A King of Wichita Falls Texas veio the first perfect run and the others were J E Wilcockson of Sigourney Iowa and Charles Kaltwine of Wayland.
The Vatican stated that its ruling declaring civil marriage as a public sin applies exclusively to Italy. The clarification was issued amid questions about the scope of the church’s stance on civil and religious marriages.
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