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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1938
Page
4
Money Can’t Buy the Things That Matter
A Greenfield Free Press excerpt cites George Horace Lorimer and Santa Fe Magazine on limits of wealth. It lists items money cannot buy including real friendship, a clear conscience, good health, happiness, sunsets, inner peace, and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
The
Santa Fe Magazine
Miss Griest Warns of Dictatorship in Korea Schools
Miss Mary M. Griest told the Atlantic Women’s club that Japanese policy in Korea bars students after sixth grade to prevent leadership emergence. She argued such control of education and media is a dictatorship tactic aimed at keeping people ignorant until truth surfaces and dictatorships fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Mary M. Griest
Atlantic Women’s Club
Mission Schools
Korea
Economy bloc eyed for next congress in Creston
The Creston News Advertiser notes an emerging non partisan economy bloc aims to curb wasteful spending. Leaders across parties back the effort to protect taxpayers while not necessarily gaining full legislative influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Gimme
Hunters urged to seek permission before farm land hunting
Osceola Tribune notes that entering another's property without consent and handling firearms carelessly makes farmers sour on hunting. It says leading sportsmen and conservation officials have long urged hunters to ask permission to allow farmers to know who is on their land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Tribune
Unseen Taxes: Hidden Levies on Wages Unearth in Study
Marshalltown Times-Republican notes a large life insurer study showing an $80 monthly worker bears indirect taxes totaling $10.29 monthly or $123.48 yearly. The piece critiques the belief that the rich bear all taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Argentina Signals Readiness to Sacrifice for Pan American Unity
At Lima of the eighth Pan American conference the Argentinian chief delegate Ruiz Moreno urged opposition to any mutual defense pact while affirming Argentina will make utmost sacrifices if any sister nation’s security is threatened. US delegates suggest an informal understanding may replace a continental treaty as 21 Western Hemisphere nations convene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Bec
Argentina
Europe
Asia
Roosevelt
United States
Health method of cooking Wearever aluminum for Christmas
Gilber t Nelson offers Wearever aluminum for Christmas with prices service and demonstrations. Box 26 Washington Lowa promotional notice likely from a local newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Nelson
Washington, Lowa
Teutons Converted in 1000 A D
North European Teutons resisted Christian conversion until about the year 1000 A D. The note summarizes a late medieval shift toward Christianization across this region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Whist Club Meets at E Bushek Home
Riverside hosts Mrs. William O Loughlin and John Knittel win high score honors in whist at the E Bushek residence. Consolation prizes go to Mrs. A H Pogge and C V Dautremont. The traveling prize goes to Mr. A H Pogge. Next gathering to be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. C V Dautremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Edward Bushek
William O'Loughlin
John Knittel
A. H Pogge
C. V. Dautremont
A. H. Pogge
Cocos Island Debate Over Ownership Between Costa Rica and Colombia
The Pacific island Cocos is described as 16 square miles of forested mountains and valleys. Legends say pirates hid treasure there. Costa Rica claims ownership, while Colombia’s coast near is cited in the passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocos Island
Pacific Ocean
Colombia
Republic of
Costa Rica
Woman’s purse left at store disappears
A WPA worker forgot her purse at McLellan’s. minutes later it was missing. Manager Glenn Haygreen believes the woman needs the $5.25 inside and asks the finder to return it to the Journal office, or arrange contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.P.A
McLellan
Glenn Haygreen
McLellan’s
Glenn
Journal Office
Theater columnist notes break for By the Way in News Reel
Duncan writes the Journal theater column and comments that News Reel runs beside his feature, calling it a notable break for the By the Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Om Duncan
New Theater
The
Journal
Washington basketball set to miss season with Maid Rite signings
Ray Box signs twelve former Washington high school and junior college stars to Maid Rite boosting hopes for a strong wash ington lineup. Rotary piece jokes about circles while a farmer laments pests and a jitterbug son ends the column with a quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ray Box
Maid Rite
What's the Use of Money in a Funny World
A witty aphorism contrasts attitudes to money across behavior. It labels grafter capitalists playboys ne'er-do-wells and parasites with varying outcomes. The piece nods to social judgments about wealth and success.
Letter Mix Up on Train Sends Heartbreak Message
A man races to the depot after his wife plans to meet the afternoon train. On cue she waves an envelope from the platform, but the letter is swept away by 50 mph suction. He recovers it to read a note: The train doesn't stop at this station.
Rememberland Dreams and State Fair Tales
A nostalgic poem recalls Rememberland scenes of love and youth with lines about sweethearts and trips. The piece also includes a memory of a state fair, describing playful animals and a boa constrictor with a goat in a glass cage observation at the fair.
Anne Shirley and John Payne Enjoy New York Vacation
Anne Shirley and husband John Payne vacationed in New York escaping film work. They attended eleven shows during a thirteen day trip in the city.
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Anne Shirley
John Payne
New York
Ferdinand the Bull and A Man to Remember in Color
The piece notes Walt Disney's Ferdinand the Bull with a quiet nature contrasted with the bull ring and contrasts it with RKO Radio's A Man to Remember. Cast includes Anne Shirley Edward Ellis Lee Bowman and William Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Disney
Ferdinand the Bull
RKO Radio
Man
Anne Shirley
Edward Ellis
Lee Bowman
William Henry
Colman to forgo shaving nine weeks for film role
Ronald Colman, famed for his grooming, balks at nine weeks without a shave during the production of If I Were King. Also noted are The Camera Daredevils in Sharpshooters with Brian Donlevy and Wally Vernon, Smiley Burnette in Western Jamboree, and a North Hollywood dog catcher dispute raised by Mayor Glenda Farrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Colman
King
Brian Donlevy
Wally Vernon
20Th Century-Fox
Smiley Burnette
Gene Autry
Smiley
Glenda Farrell
North Hollywood
Bread Haul For If I Were King Paris Mob Scene
During the filming of If I Were King in Hollywood, producer Frank Lloyd ordered five thousand loaves of bread for a scene where Colman as Francois Villon opens the royal storehouses to the Paris mob. The move marks the era’s notable bakeware contribution to cinema since the custard pie era.
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Hollywood
Colman
Francois Villon
Paris
Frank Lloyd
Dew and fairground glimpses in a mixed collage
The passage blends natural science notes about dew formation with a nostalgic fairground scene. It quotes writer W. L. Houseal and comments on Keota’s bank record, then shifts to editorial notes about Christmas readings and the business climate, mentioning the Winfield Beacon and international tensions impacting markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Beacon
Germany
Poem Praise And Parole Queries In Readers’ Note
Readers commend Maxine Baxter's poem in the Journal and praise Mr Macon's English. They express relief Shirley Temple and Will Rogers homes survived and ask if Governor Huxman will continue parole for prisoners amid remarks about the Jackson Club and local minutiae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Baxter
Mr. Macon
Shirley Temple
Will Rogers
Jackson Club
Closing Thought on New Year Resolutions
A brief musing invites readers to consider simple, practical resolutions for the coming year. It emphasizes approachable goals and steady progress rather than grand plans.
Column recounts life of editor Jack Stinson after death
The Winfield Beacon published a tribute in the Column Without a Name once edited by Jack Stinson, collecting clippings from exchanges about his life and praising his work and the efforts of brother editors who wrote about him after his recent death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Beacon
Jack Stinson
Town Purchases Carroll Hall for Community Center
The town bought the old Carroll Hall in Brighton to remodel it into a community center. Plans include replastering and converting the upper story to a dance hall, enclosing the stairs, and remodeling the first floor for shows and meetings. The building, once Brighton’s Opera House, has housed various groups over the years. The former club house serving as the community center will be torn down.
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Rhua Helmick
Brighton
Masons
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