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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1926
Page
4
The devotional for Monday December 20 1926 centers on Nehemiah 6 3 a declaring a great work must continue without interruption. It emphasizes steadfast dedication and refusal to abandon ongoing tasks despite temptations to stop and visit with detractors.
The Journal urges community help to brighten Christmas for county home guests. Supt Norton and his wife will provide and decorate the tree and host a big party. Citizens are asked to leave gifts at the home or at George McDaniel Drug Store by Friday evening.
Radio stations urge Christmas donations to help destitute homes. Appeals push for old or new toys clothing household utensils money and any usable items. Pittsburgh broadcasts call for support from one of the nation’s minting centers to spread cheer.
The station handles the prepaid delivery of gifts and bears the distribution cost. It notes the surprising growth of broadcasting to listening audiences hundreds of miles away inviting broad participation in spreading Christmas cheer.
A seasonal plea urges Santa Claus to provide Iowa with better roads this Christmas. The letter expresses desire, gratitude, and a call to join residents in funding and accelerating road work so grandparents can enjoy them while they are alive.
Burdette Henny from USC rose from college cheering sections to act as an extra in Forever After starring Lloyd Hughes and Mary Astor. Director F Harmon Weight noticed his energy and signed him for additional work, with potential First National contract.
A San Bernardino Sun item notes a woman writer praising American beauties as rivaling Greek goddesses but leaves undecided if the comparison is about figures or attire.
The column discusses common errors in English usage and pronunciation. It highlights phrases like don’t say have you got time to go omits got and notes the h in ghost or honest once silent now often said. It defines synonyms and urges daily vocabulary growth with a word to master.
Irene Davis presents a Yazoo style feature from the Toledo Chronicle reprinting a famed Christmas piece from The New York Sun. Virginia O’Hanlon’s child letter asks if Santa exists, and Po Church’s editorial asserts belief in Santa Claus as a symbol of love, faith and imagination enduring beyond doubt.
A playful note thanks Leigh Hunt and counts pecans in a sack that arrived Friday while the office was closed. The sender estimates 256 nuts at delivery but 58 when received, noting a delivery error and joking about California versus Plovida Pecans.
In Keota on December 17 the Eastern Star and Enterprise lodge elected officers for the coming term. The Christian church plans a Christmas carol program and White Gifts offering on Sunday night. Local residents update on health and funerals, plus a golf course laid out on a slag dump in Clifton Arizona.
A woman recalls her mother’s maxim that good desires come to those who seek them. Mary Anne dreams of a hilltop cottage and finds it in Scotland when a gentle Scot and his family aid her after an ankle injury on a sunset path by Loch Lomond.
Berlin music lovers attended a recital featuring a baritone performing in Esperanto labeled as the universal language. The program showcased the language through cultivated vocal text, reflecting linguistic experimentation in a concert setting.
The survey shows that in the first half of 1926 more than 200000 houses were built in 78 cities with populations over 100000, indicating a nationwide housing surge.
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