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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1930
Page
4
The piece argues President Hoover provoked partisan ire with a sharp truth about political actions harming human misery. It contrasts Hoover with Wilson and Roosevelt, noting Hoover’s remark could deepen divides and affect the 1932 electoral landscape while he remains effective in policy battles despite political scars.
A magazine review notes December developments in business with seasonal gains. It highlights John Philip Sousa completing his 140th march The George Washington Bicentennial and mentions the 71st Congress in session. It cites France holding one fifth and the United States two fifths of world monetary gold, and reports Mussolini cutting salaries for Italian government workers including the military by about 12 percent.
Mary Luers recounts a Sunday morning embarrassment when she forgot her quarterly while others had theirs. She notes her 5S work seriousness and jokes about donating fifty cents. The piece reveals a simple, relatable youthful mishap with a light tone.
A condensed survey recounts key 1929 events and figures across politics science sports and industry. Notables include Charles W. Paddock engagement status Bernard Shaw Einstein recognition and Nobel prizes while economic shifts Georgia to Oklahoma disasters and international diplomacy frame the period.
This brief notes misused words and pronunciation guides. Do not say made me feel badly use made me feel bad. Highlights include bellicose as a common mispronunciation and saver versus savor. The daily cue defines talisman as an object with extraordinary protective power used by a tribe to avert disease.
A fragment of a community page describes rush orders for a By Ways book with eager subscribers led by Miss E Reese of Ainsworth. It also includes a playful student card brag about Willie and Mex from Brighton, and mentions upcoming annual preparations and a Thursday event.
The piece notes marriages are nearly companionate rather than companionable. It mentions Walter in the little ones class at Sunday school where the teacher asked silent prayer as the minister prayed, and Walter questioned the meaning of silence.
Mrs. C. B. Howell reports her son Nathan Burris will travel to Europe with his company to demonstrate the American Laundry Machine. He will be accompanied by his wife Arlene and daughter, with Jude chosen as the lead on the assignment. They plan to sail from Cincinnati toward Copenhagen Denmark on December 19 if arrangements permit.
The St. Paul Phonograph notes the death of Mrs. Charles Iams on December 1 at her Washington home. Born Mary Alice Lemley in this county on July 4, 1865, she taught in local schools for ten years before marrying Charles Tams on October 25, 1893 and moving to Nebraska. She was connected with Bethel Methodist Church in youth and later with St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church.
Path finder Magazine notes the term Anzac arose from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps founded in World War I. The nickname formed from the initials of the longer official name.
The obituary notes she was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. She leaves her husband, one daughter, a small grandson, and brothers and sisters including Mrs J M Pulver of Keota and W D Lemley of Osborne Kansas plus L L Lemley C E Lemley J C Lemley of Washington and Caleb Lemley of Iowa City.
Miss Ethel Grecian announces an all day meeting of 24 town and township assessors at the courthouse Thursday. Tax appraisers will receive instructions and supplies to begin work in January. R C Coutts of the state board will explain new data sheets for county and town real estate appraisals and answer questions.
Mrs Jane Pfeiffer and two children visited with relatives at Olds over the weekend. The Waterhouses and Meachams hosted dinners. S C Woodford and Statler families hosted guests near Lockridge. Mrs John M Robinson to entertain club ladies Wednesday. Birthday tribute to Mrs A J Morgan noted. Clay school Christmas program set for Friday afternoon.
A humor caption notes that women excel at packing trunks while suggesting men rely on wives to do it. The quip frames women as efficient packers in a lighthearted domestic stereotype.
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