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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
4
Bible Thought Thursday reflects on the 1 John 4 21 verse and urges brotherly love as central. It cites Owen Ball a Chicago attorney critiquing Roosevelt seeking a third term and defending the two term tradition for national strength and stable governance.
The speaker argues against a presidential third term citing dangers of power concentration and long tenure. He notes officers retire at 64 and questions Roosevelt's indecisiveness after a personal wrestling with conscience. He urges an adverse vote this fall to stop such ambitions.
The article notes a definite prospect for an airport in the community with finance and location under review and government defense program support. It cites rapid aviation growth and 32,000 miles of U S air routes with daily passenger flights as context for foundational work in coming years.
Henry R. Luce urges national unity via armament as the first practical test for the United States. The Boone News-Republican reflects a British stance permitting Hitler to invade hungry populations, while Perry Chief notes anti-Wallace boos at the Democratic convention and a jab at Jim Farley.
The piece recalls Hitler's stated disinterest in Americans and parallels it with earlier Nazi assurances that Holland and Belgium were safe from invasion. It notes the pattern of clear proclamations used to shape public perception about aggressions and defenses.
Riverside August 28 St Marys parochial school will open Tuesday September first with classes at 9 am. Sister Mary Martins, formerly at St Matthias Muscatine, will become the new superior replacing Sister Mary Naomi. One new faculty member Sister Mary Ineretta joins the staff while several teachers shift grades and assignments. Enrollment last September neared 180 and is expected to match or exceed that figure this year.
A Washington group recalls early telephones and a scarlet fever scare. An aunt wished to call a neighbor to check recovery, but the uncle refused, fearing germs could travel by the line to their home.
Matt Jr describes a Maine clam bake at the Isle of Springs Boothbay Harbor. He details heating rocks, seaweed layers, clams, lobsters, sweet potatoes, corn, and butter dipping, with a noon feast and unique eating customs. The letter notes clam bakes are a New England favorite and mentions his initiation into the feast.
An incandescent bulb’s tungsten filament glows when heated to the point it emits light. The filament’s temperature is described as twice that of molten steel.
During filming at Paramount for Safari and Road to Singapore native drums thundered on stages creating authentic scene ambiance. Edward H. Griffith directs Safari with Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Madeleine Carroll while Prince Modupe trains the African drummers. Also featuring Lynne Overman and Billy Gilbert in Safari with other Native drum scenes echoing in Adventure in Diamonds and Geronimo.
A klipspringer is a small African mountain antelope found from the cape through East Africa to Soma liland and Abyssinia. It features rounded hoofs thick hair and gold spangled coloring and is notable for agility and its own genus.
Wellman Aug 28 Harold Miller sold his west street property to Mrs Marie Van Doren and bought the Mrs C M Booth property across the street now occupied by Mr and Mrs Victor Rampleberg. The issue also notes births visits fairs and local social events across Wellman including remodeling at Remode's Drug Store and multiple Kansas and Des Moines trips.
The rocky Gulf of Marseilles island hosts Chateau dIf a state prison famous for confinement of Mirabeau and the duke of Orléans along with others Dumas places his hero there in the Count of Monte Cristo
Community residents from Highland Center share visits and gatherings with relatives and friends across nearby towns. Names include the Owens, Coon, Soukup, Murphy, McCreedy, Hagen, Endicott, Kraig, Sands, and Lewis, with trips to the State Fair and a Union Dale church homecoming noted. John Quinn drives a new Dodge.
The book Roman and Grecian Antiquities notes that matrons and noble women curled their hair on clay rollers. Ointments and pomades were used to hold the style in place.
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