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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1935
Page
6
A devotional note cites Psalms 62 10 urging reliance on faith rather than wealth and warning against pride in riches. The short meditation emphasizes trust in God over material gains and warns against oppression or robbery in pursuit of riches.
Alfred P. Sloan argues that restricting big business harms production and raises unemployment. He says rising costs lift prices, reduce consumption, and invite foreign competition, while boosting employment only comes from maintaining low real costs and broad production. He urges recognizing this to reverse unemployment quickly.
John A. Putnam, son of Mr and Mrs A E Putnam, recently visited his parents and handled business. A Field Supervisor in the National Forest Survey, his headquarters are New Orleans. He has served years in the U S Forest service and currently oversees a 32 000 000 acre southern territory largely in the Mississippi delta. The survey divides the area into narrow strips for study.
Mr. Putnam argues for surveying timber country blocks to map soil, trees, and growth, aiming to engage landowners in managing timber as a crop. He urges preserving timber tracts, harvesting annually without depreciation, and boosting home production to curb long-distance shipments while expanding the lumber industry locally.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during illness and death of a baby. Then notes Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Collett Miss Bernice Adrian and sister Miss Veronica Adrian from Nebraska visiting two weeks at Lake Okoboji with friends from Des Moines.
Miss Bernice Derby resumes duties as junior high secretary after a few days at the state fair. Mr and Mrs Virgil Irwin and three sons return home to Moline from visiting relatives. Miss Mary Kerr of Iowa City visits her mother Mrs G B Kerr, plans to depart for New York for postgraduate orthopedic nursing training. Her friend Miss Elizabeth Hughes of Nashville accompanies her to Chicago en route to Nashville for work.
A sidewalk exchange has a salesman complimenting a buyer on a fine signature and the buyer boasting one forefather signed the Declaration of Independence and another the Ten Commandments. A Scotchman falls into a well and asks his wife to call help, then jokes about noon coming before rescue.
A Buffalo Times quip compares wireless telegraphy to a hound stretched from Cincinnati to Cleveland, explaining to readers how signals travel. The note ends with a brief reference to a cable report about an Austrian golf course overrun by crabs and a non-specific cable mention of Australia, from the San Francisco Chronicle.
A collage of clipped quotes and questions covers travel insurance pricing, investment zeal, work discipline, humor about lateness, and a fact-filled overview of the Mississippi River system. It blends motivational lines from Babson and Collins with regional commentary and historic navigation data.
Washington high school and junior college have long prioritized athletics without overemphasis. Coaches George Freshwaters, Guy Carlton, and Fred Maasham foster strong programs in football basketball and track, building fitness, discipline, and character while aiming for state success in basketball and solid prospects for the coming season.
A cryptic line ties bread loaf top splitting to death, suggesting a superstition or omen. The piece links unusual bread behavior to a fatal consequence, reflecting a superstition amid everyday cooking.
The electro chemical impulses that carry messages through nerves move at about 400 feet per second researchers report this speed measurement as a basic fact about nerve transmission in the body.
A public remark praises the board members as capable and expects smooth school operation. If the meaning is unclear the secretary is asked to clarify the point and provide explanation.
A hundred new books were ordered this year for the junior high library, bringing total volumes to about 1,200. The large reading room serves 64 students, with teachers present to guide selections. Books are read onsite during library periods and the collection includes fiction, reference works, and re-bound volumes.
Through Salt River canyon on the modern Apache Trail road to Phoenix traces remain of the original Indian path. The route links a scenic mountain highway with historic travel by indigenous peoples in Arizona.
A surviving Buford's Bridge church stands as the lone remaining building after General Sherman burned the town during the Civil War era. Buford's Bridge once flourished. the church remains a vestige of that vanished community.
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