Our Lord's Kin: Hear the Word and Do It
A Bible Thought reflecting on Luke 8 21 where Jesus declares his mother and brothers are those who hear God's word and obey it. The message emphasizes obedience as true kinship.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1936
Page
4
Snow and Santa Cheer Spark Washington Christmas Kickoff
Beautiful snow blankets the city as Central Park lights glow and shops glisten marking the 1936 holiday season. Crowds fill streets and parades begin with joy, while reflections on snow as essential moisture praise winter beauty and a white Christmas for Iowa and the middle west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Crandly
Washington
Iowa
Great
Middle West
Community spirit and Good Fellows holiday support
The piece reflects on December snow and the season's spirit, urging a survey of economic conditions of the less fortunate. It praises the Good Fellows for distributing happiness in the community and encourages support for their long standing holiday movement, noting that joy comes from giving.
Secret Treaties Threaten World Peace as Axis Alliances Grow
The piece argues that secret pacts between Germany and Japan reemerge despite calls for open covenants. It notes an anti communist axis aimed at expanding into the Ukraine and Siberia, with Russia building up forces and rail links. It highlights Roosevelt’s Buenos Aires trip to curb imperial aims and urges Americans to demand transparent foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Germany
Japan
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Mushakoje
Italy
Ukraine
Siberia
Russia
Komsomolsk
Amura
Vladivostok
Basil Zaharoff
Europe
Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
Americas
America
United States
Local jests and small-town musings from a busy Friday
A collage of light notes on a Globe Trotter junior college game and crowd antics. A Washington high senior’s dating embarrassment prompts a humorous misread. Pet parade, Santa and a sharp sign joke in New York. Twain tale of charity twists and a cemetery epitaph anecdote add to the column's playful tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Freshwaters
Cardinal
Globe Trotters
George
Globe Trotter
Belief and War in Christian Century Quote
A short reflection notes that belief shapes outcomes, declaring that the faith of many can drive war or peace, with the phrase war certain when people believe in it and peace possible when they believe in it.
Jokes and quips from a spoofed society page
A collection of quips and playful lines about couples judges criminals and everyday absurdities. It presents humorous exchanges and wordplay from a fictional social tableau with prompts about names wives and husbands. The tone mimics playful gossip and light satire.
The Nation Demands Full King Edward Debates
London papers attack Prime Minister Baldwin over the King Edward Simpson matter in the Commons. Front page banners highlight the dispute as Daily Mirror fronts in large type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Mirror
London
Stanley Baldwin
King Edward Simpson
House of Commons
Mrs. N. Crawford and Hazel Nichols Visit Chicago
Mrs. Nate Crawford and Mrs. Harold Nichols returned from a Chicago trip after a few days away. Mrs. John Shook came home from Burlington and relatives celebrate a birth in the area. The McGraws, formerly hotel operators here, welcomed a son named Gerald Arlen. Mrs. Fred Barber and sister finished a visit to Iowa City with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Nate Crawford
Harold Nicols
Chicago
John Shook
Burlington
Clarence McGraw
Gerald Arlen
McGraws
Fred Barber
Chi-Caro
Norrises Spend Week in Chicago
Mr and Mrs Lee Norris are spending the week in Chicago. A brief note mentions geographic trivia with Delaware as the lowest average elevation and Colorado as the highest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Lee Norris
Chicago
Delaware
Origin of Damask From Damascus City In Silk Weaving
The article notes that the word damask derives from Damascus, a historic city known for weaving elaborate silk patterns, making it famous for these designs.
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Damascus
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