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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1934
Page
4
Bible Thought for Friday December 14 1984 notes Psalm 42 1 2. The piece recounts Lillien Isobel Steele a Hollywood resident who was detained in Germany as a spy and describes torture to illustrate condemnation of Nazi policies. It ends with a quirky line from President D W Moreheus about rain on the sun.
Dr. Allen Roy Dafoe is in the United States enjoying a rare trip after helping bring the Dionne quintuplets in Ontario. He recounts meeting two earlier arrivals, fatigue during the newborn period, and describes the babies' rapid growth and healthy, plump appearance.
Spectroscopic notes claim iron vapors in the sun's atmosphere form drops like rain on Earth. Dr Moreheus suggests sun rain could involve iron and metal sheets, not cats or dogs. The piece humorously warns travelers to bring umbrellas when visiting the sun.
Mothers of boys enlisted in the navy through the Burlington station formed a local Navy Mothers club chapter. Officers elected include Mrs. Waldo E. Stucker as commander and Mrs. Edwin F.E. Westfall as vice commander. The next meeting is set for 2:00 PM on the second Wednesday in January 1935 at the Burlington post office building.
Word has reached here of the death of former resident Mrs Nettie Bennett wife of Henry Bennett. She died November 30 at the Bennetts Woodland Washington home. She was the last member of the George Zeck family. The Bennetts once lived north of Washington Iowa.
A medical note states blood circuits through the body in about one to one and a half minutes. It highlights a rapid circulation pace and its relevance to overall cardiovascular function.
A playful Christmas note by XN Sandyhook invites readers to contribute to 1934 By-the-Way. It recounts playful quips, tongue twisters, and social moments from Barclay’s store and local figures, ending with a merry seasonal greeting.
Washington junior college Cardinals meet last year’s state champions Marshalltown in a 7:30 p.m. game coached by Warren Dickinson. Marshalltown relies on familiar players. Washington expects improved teamwork after a close opener.
Five towns formed the Tri County Independent League at a Wyman meeting. Representatives from Wayland Crawfordsville Winfield Olds and Wyman adopted a double round robin schedule and named early managers including Wayland Harold Kauffman Olds Warren Anderson Crawfordsville Lyle Jones Winfield Carl Wiley and Swan and Wyman Gilbert W Schantz with open dates to be filled by other independent teams.
Pittsburgh hopes to upset undefeated Iowa in a December intersectional clash at the field house. Pitt features guards Claire Cribbs and Skippy Hughes and center Pete Noon, while Iowa counters with Tarko Bobby Blackmer and Dick Moran. An estimated 10 000 fans could attend with 7 000 unreserved tickets available and doors opening at 6 pm.
Funeral services for J C Caner former music store proprietor in Washington were held in Des Moines. He died suddenly Sunday morning after years in Chicago and Ohio. Burial was in Glen Dale cemetery. The Caners lived at 1524 Arlington Ave in Des Moines. A son Neil in Baltimore survived an auto accident. Donald and his wife were visiting from Virginia. Daughter Styrie is married and living at home. The family was well known among Baptist congregations.
A sundial on the Mt. Vernon lawn is described as recording only sunny hours. It was contributed by the state of Rhode Island in YRSS to replace the original dial from Washington's era. The Latin inscription reads hours ton numero wisi serenas.
Reports from Crawfordsville note Hagie Produce Co missed from a three nights a week closure list. Hazel Anwyl travels to Avoca to attend the funeral of her uncle William James Maxwell in Greeley, Colorado. Manda Davis marks seventeenth birthday with a goose dinner hosted by Mrs Davis. Towyn Davies and Allen Spangler return from Wenatchee after July orchard work. Mail route Mt Pleasant shows slow start but improving with evening deliveries. Lew Lease and Hazel Anwyl return from Avoca after Maxwell funeral. Lee Lease and Mrs. Lease win at Musatine.
An old Bermuda rule relayed by the Travel Service states that a male voter must own real estate valued at least 800 to qualify. To seek a seat in government, he must hold land valued at not less than 12 000.
Fuhe and Blair, Washington forwards, found the small Pleasant Plain floor favorable as the Washington Y defeated Pleasant Plain for the second time this season 88 to 46. Earlier meeting ended 42 to 29. Box score follows.
Philadelphia report notes 129 more newspapers in the United States and Canada in 1934 than 1933, totaling 14,091 titles. Dailies rise to 2,197 and weeklies to 11,856, with gains concentrated in the South and Midwest, while some sectors shrink and towns without papers increase.
The Thuntist church hosts a Sunday evening service with speaker Milan K Thompson presenting the subject The World at the Foot of the Cranes. Thompson has preached on four previous occasions at the church.
The speaker plans a return appearance at his home church in Washington, drawing a crowd of friends eager to hear him again.
A reader's analogy states the human body functions like a machine but operates with the discipline and structure of an army. The comparison highlights efficiency and coordination in bodily systems.
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