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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1931
Page
9
Early watchers depart the sepulcher with fear and great joy as they are told by an angel to announce Jesus's rising. The messenger says he goes before the disciples into Galilee and they must see him there.
Committees work to gain depositor approval for a new institution named Washington State Bank to succeed the Commercial Saving Bank. The proposal would release 50 percent of deposited funds at opening while the remainder is managed by court appointed trustees to liquidate assets with minimal loss. State Banking department approves, awaiting depositor endorsement and community support.
The author questions why machine guns remain manufactured and possessed by gangsters. They argue government limits are needed, doubt law enforcement can credibly control such weapons, and decry the risk of rampant violent crime despite public safety concerns. The piece laments crime and immorality in the nation.
The article notes that depositors of the closed Commercial Bank are urged to support the movement by agreeing to the outlined terms, signaling progress toward success for the effort.
A compact note urges careful word use and vocabulary growth. It defines assiduous as constant in application or attention and gives an example of steady pursuit of education.
A humorous column notes courage amid snowball throws and crowd scenes at a church bazaar. A repairman recalls a Harvard philosopher and a joke about differences at life’s bottom. A lad’s polite gesture with a dropped handkerchief amuses a passerby.
Mrs. Matt Gillespie recalls a By-the-way tale about Tusko abandoned at the Oregon state fair grounds in Salem. The elephant was auctioned to settle board charges and fetched $200. Under state care Tusko ate a ton of hay weekly plus other foods as he waited.
A fragment lists warnings about diet hygiene and conduct including bathing, exercise, sleep, tobacco avoidance, and abstaining from women and alcohol. The tone is cautionary with moralizing remarks and occasional misspellings, reflecting a dated or domestic context.
A traveling salesman jokes about the flood to a waitress in a village hotel dining room as a heavy rainstorm traps patrons. The piece promotes the By the Way editor and Sinus Christmas Gift Fund urging readers to contribute for holiday meals and relief during hard times.
Rex Bell and Clara Bow reveal they are married and plan to live in Bow's Beverly Hills home before a film tied trip. Bell confirms the union while Bow remains under contract to Sam Wood for a new picture under independent producer Tell.
A petition to place Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc. into receivers was filed in Delaware chancery court. The suit, claimed by a stockholder, lists Hugh M. Morris as the corporation’s representative in Wilmington.
The state highway commission considered bids for bridge and culvert construction in Buchannan Guthrie and Kossuth counties with low bids totaling 112001 dollars.
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