Bible Thought Tuesday 1939 Dec 5 Formal Worship Theme
A devotional note emphasizes formal worship aiding the worshipper. The piece cites Ezekiel 36 23 to support a call for sanctifying the reader’s real name through reverent religious practice.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1939
Page
4
New Washington Armory Beckons Community Support
A local cavalry troop receives a new armory to be opened December 14 with Governor George Wilson attending. The community is asked to donate 1500 to fund equipment not in the contract, asserting the troop has been financially valuable to Washington. Highway safety gains emphasis with a Rotary Club talk detailing 32 practical driver recommendations and calls for broader public support of safe driving measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cavalry
George Wilson
Department of Public Safety
Rotary Club
Howard L. Benshoof
Department of Public of Safety
Newlyweds and Dog Rescued From Storm Lake
Mr and Mrs Ralph McLary of Sioux Rapids and their dog Pepper were saved from Storm Lake by Fire Chief Harold Stanton after their motor boat capsized. The couple, married two months, spent over half an hour in icy water as an oar lock broke causing the boat to overturn during a shoreward pull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Ralph McLary
Sioux Rapids
Pepper
Harold Stanton
McLain
Irish Chatter Sparks Youth Win in Ulster Contest
In Ulster Ireland a fast talking youth team defeated their elders 34 to 28. The contest centered on rapid mouthings of tongue twisters such as Will Willie Wilkins wink or will Willie Walkins walk and Should such a shapeless sash such shabby stitches show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulster
Ireland
Willie Wilkins
Willie Walkins
Ipswich
Businessman Walks Dog Sparks Gossip
A Washington businessman walking his dog overheard two women discuss needing a better dog before they would be seen with him leading the animal around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kid Gloves Fit For A Tiny Task
A humorous exchange notes gloves far too small for the speaker, asking if the other asked for kid gloves. The retort confirms the intended delicate treatment.
Comic Exchange Sparks Courtroom Snicker
A brief cartoon caption mixes a waiter heckling a diner about a fly in ice cream with a punchline about freezing the rogue. A second gag shows a patient mistaken for a pianist asking a doctor to cure rather than practice, delivering a light, humorous scene.
Friendly warning on tax debts from an orator
A Providence Journal excerpt presents an orator admitting owed country support while a whispered remark notes not paying income tax. The exchange hints at broader public concern over tax delinquency and civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
Little Lady at Church Refuses Bribe in Sudbury Star
Marilyn explains to her mother that a man offered money after church, but she politely refused saying no thank you. The Sudbury Star records the brief moral vignette focusing on integrity and decency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn
Sudbury
Disagreement Question Reveals Small Apartment Life
In a terse exchange the husband claims he and his wife have always lived in a cramped apartment with no space for argument, implying a lifelong avoidance of dispute and tension in their marriage.
Youth at the Seaside House Discusses Noise and Sleep
A seaside house tour shared by a maiden and a youth named Pat with an estate agent noting railway noise. The agent warns of disturbances at night but the pair anticipate acclimating after a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Bank Clerk Marrying Plans Mentioned in Banter
Cartoon style quip from the Philadelphia Inquirer notes a husband and wife exchange about marriage roles with a joke that the bride knew her spouse as a bank clerk rather than a bank director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huby
Philadelphia Inquirer
Magistrate bans driver for two years after zoo incident
A magistrate condemns a driver to a two year driving ban citing danger to pedestrians amid a bank holiday zoo event. A boy dashed into the elephant walk causing alarm as the elephant sought a bun, with bystanders warning Willie to mind the elephant’s trunk and sting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoo
Willie
Marx Bros at the Circus open at State Theatre
The Marx Brothers return to the screen in Marx Bros at the Circus opening Wednesday at the State Theatre. The comedy features a gorilla, a midget, elephants, a singing ballet and a plot about roustabouts hiring a lawyer to save a circus. Also screened is Conspiracy a thriller with Allan Lane Linda Hayes and Robert Barratt directed by Lew Saunders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marx Bros
Circus
State Theatre
Big Top
Max Bros
Harpo
Chico
Groucho
Kenny Baker
Baker
Florence Rice
Margaret Dumont
Allan Lane
Linda Hayes
Robert Barratt
Lane
Miss Hayes
J. Farrel MacDonald
Charles Poy
RKO Radio
Lew Saunders
One Hour to Live at Fox Theatre with Bickford Cast
Underworld crime tale features Charles Bickford Doris Nolan John Litel and Samuel S Hinds at the Fox Theatre Wednesday and Thursday. A detective romance unfolds as criminals seek immunity by corrupting officials while an original screenplay by Roy Chansler reveals insider details of government identification bureaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underworld
Charles Bickford
Doris Nolan
John Litel
Samuel S. Hinds
Fox Theatre
Roy Chansler
Metropolitan
Agronomist Warns About High Corn Yields
Ames Iowa Bruce Kilpatrick cautions that the 1939 all time corn yield record of 51.5 bushels per acre shows hybrid corn efficiency but stresses a strong conservation program to maintain soil nutrients nitrogen phosphorus and potassium to offset soil drainage from higher yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Lawa
Bruce M. Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
Two Physicians Plead Guilty on Narcotic Law
Dr. Williams Wagner of Traer and Dr. Paul F. Marling of Gladbrook pleaded guilty in Toledo to state charges of failing to keep proper narcotic records. Each was fined $190. Attorneys said the pleas reflected technical violations as the 1987 general assembly passed the new record keeping law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Williams¢. Wagner
Traer
Paul F. Marling
Gladbrook
General Assembly
Suffers Paralytic Stroke and Falls From Moving Car
Mrs. Frank Heisler, 61, of Orange township, is in critical condition at St. Francis hospital with a possible skull fracture after suffering a paralytic stroke and falling from a moving car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Heisler
Orange Township
St. Francis Hospital
Woman Falls From Car West of Morrison In Sataal Incident
Mrs. Heisler suffered a stroke while riding in an auto driven by her daughter Eva Heisler. The vehicle traveled west of Morrison where she collapsed and fell against the door, which opened under her weight, sending her onto the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Heisler
Morrison
Too Cold to Vote on Swimming Pool Bonds
Shenandoah voters showed little interest in December for a proposed pool and park bond. The $13,000 bond failed by 29 votes, 248 to 214, short of the 60 percent required, among more than 2,000 registered voters in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Shénandoah
Old Iceland Church Used as Village Laundry Site
A tourist in Iceland discovers an ancient church at Vidi Myri where Sunday worship occurred, but on weekdays the building served as the village laundry, with families washing clothes while congregants sat above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Vidimyri
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