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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1934
Page
4
The column juxtaposes biblical verses with a criticism of Republicans for lacking a clear principle. It argues a party must defend a cause to justify existence and warns against relying on historic figures alone without popular guiding principles.
Funeral today marks the life of W. L. Harding born 1877 in Sibley Iowa. He rose as a World War era governor admired for oratory and advocacy of good roads. A Republican stalwart with broad appeal he remained active in politics and business until shortly before death.
Dashiell Hammett novel Woman in the Dark heads to the Fox theater for Friday and Saturday showings. The story of dangerous romance features a detective author turned screenwriter and includes Buck Jones western Man Without Law with Carmelita Geragherty and others.
A spider spins a web with threads about one hundred times finer than human hair and much stronger than a steel thread of equal thickness. The text notes these threads resist strong winds.
Washington Cardinals and Mt Pleasant Panthers open the Little Six season at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant with a likely hard fought game Washington aims to lead the league early and both teams rely on strong guard play and versatile forward options in a close contest
A six by six shack at the road edge north of town serves as State Traffic Survey Station No 1. Two men work in shifts from seven to seven recording vehicle counts types and times for highway number one. Forms are sent daily to the highway commission for computation. Some motorists mistake the shack for a shortcut to a hot dog stand.
A traffic survey gathered Saturday data at Washington station showing 456 cars in 12 hours to aid the highway department in deciding pavement needs and surfacing types. The program will continue moving to different town locations, with truck traffic guiding road building priorities.
Iowa City Dec 20 Coach Ossie Solem released the eight game 1935 schedule for the Hawkeyes naming Bradley Tech and South Dakota as the opener opponents. The card includes Colgate Illinois Indiana Minnesota Purdue Northwestern at Evanston and five home games with the Colgate clash Oct 12 at Iowa City and the key Big Ten dates October 24 to November 23.
Wim C Lenger Correspondent reports Craww fordsville dealer Dave Shantz delivered two loads of sheep to Chicago for Theo Oriez who accompanied the shipment home Tuesday. Nearby residents and visits include the Chorpenning family at Al Logan’s, John Martindale of Burlington at Louis Rath’s, and Joe Oriez aided by Mr Moore of Washington. The H H club plans Christmas entertainment at James Tenda’s. Finch horse sale drew a crowd and good prices despite bad roads. Evelyn Hoxworth visited Gray School. Theo Oriez bought 15 Hampshire head from James Baird. County maintainer cleared east and west roads of snow.
Washington junior college Cardinia overcame a tight contest with Burlington to win 39 38 in a late rally. John Jackson led the offense with a key midrange shot and Curt Wells added steady scoring as Washington finally pulled ahead in the final minute. Five players were fouled out amid a physical game, with notable contributions from Dusenbery and Jungbluth as guard.
Mr and Mrs Don Beatty and Marjorie of Iowa City visited Clyde Rouges and Mrs EE White returned to the Rouse home. Will McConnell was in Chicago on business with a return trip via Iowa City by bus. Keith Lord came home with Frances for the weekend. Esther Atterson and Gerald Dickinson visited Tommy Harveys on Sunday. A mink was caught, reducing the chicken thief count. Mr Gray is improving though rheumatism remains. A thank you note to all as Christmas rush begins.
Richmond O. F. basketball team beat Lone Tree 47 to 8 on Tuesday night. Grady led Richmond with 21 points in the game.
Miss Margaret Dutt’s condition remains about the same. Mr and Mrs Tommy Harvey Jimn and Richard spent Sunday at the home of Mrs T J Har.
A humorous remark from Uncle Eben describes troublesome folks as naturally prone to causing trouble with a folksy dialect flavor. The line captures character and regional voice in a slice of everyday life.
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