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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1934
Page
12
Scripture excerpt urges serving God with truth and heart, noting how great deeds inspire faithfulness. An Addison quote extols the virtue of early industry, prudent earnings, and strong character as defenses against ill luck.
The paper notes winter begins on the shortest day and often lasts longer before spring. Science explains colder weather follows the solstice as summer heat dissipates and the sun must battle lingering cold in the northern hemisphere. The column links changing light to seasonal conditions.
In Hamilton county residents organize regular fox hunts to protect the turkey crop. About ten foxes have been eliminated, with four men wounded by scalp injuries but all well. The effort began around Thanksgiving as foxes fed on turkeys, and the county expects pretty fox furs as hunts continue.
Mrs Harold McKee of Round Grove Illinois was released from hospital after yawning for a solid week. She yawned eight to sixteen times per minute for several days and doctors could not identify a specific treatment. The spell ended on its own and she and her family are relieved.
A Baltimore ad notes a green V-8 Ford with yellow wheels stolen near Charles and Reed streets. The thief took Christmas cards addressed to many recipients, leaving the owner in a serious predicament. The ad asks for return of the cards and lists a Box 2350 for contact.
Two inmates at Canon City prison in Colorado volunteered for a medical science experiment. They risked death but believed successful outcomes could earn them a pardon. They agreed to be laboratory guinea pigs to strengthen the experiment by reason that they are human. They were inoculated with tuber...
Two men subjected to tuberculosis serum tests at Canon City prison near the Royal Gorge survived long terms and were released. They faced a new world with mixed emotions yet remained unafraid and dedicated to helping others through their risky participation.
A National Investment Transcript critique argues indirect taxes burden the average shopper through loaf prices and transit fares. It links tax ignorance to mass ignorance and urges tax relief to spur jobs and spending, while noting inflation control hinges on public confidence and money velocity.
A firearms committee in Great Britain backs banning sawed off shotguns and machine guns as illegal in the British Isles citing rising crime. The piece argues the United States should similarly outlaw such weapons, noting low homicide penalties and rising murder figures to illustrate lawlessness.
A festive narrative recalls shoppers like Mr and Mrs Orenweigh buying toys for their nine month old daughter and a comical scene of parents and store life. Vivid vignettes include a girl matching red accessories and a three year old Armour buyer’s son grieving his mother wandering into an A P store.
The excerpt follows Alice Westerwalt mourning her brother Vincent Marlin who left rural England for Chicago. There, under the alias Pug Marlin, he joins a bootleg gang led by Chicken Little, while actress Symphony Flaxe hides that her father is Kwang Lin bow, a Chinese Tong head with international finance aims. Alone at a country house on the Hudson, Gaston Wetherby ponders recent events by a dying fire, dreaming of alternate outcomes.
Columbus Junction reports a Christmas party of Chapter CX P EB O Sisterhood with eighteen members and three visitors. Gifts were handed out by Joan Lee Huston and others.
Havre correspondent Virgi Wittmer reports Washington trip by Jack Swift of Washington and Wittmer joining Pat Swift. Local trades include Frank Sickles owning a horse bought from Magdefraugh brothers. Many relatives visit Noble, Crawfordsville, and Washington for family events and Christmas shopping amid car trouble and weather.
Mrs Chas Churchill and others visited Washington Monday. Mrs Wathen Carris hosted a quilting bee with several attendees and a chicken dinner. The Ladies Aid Society held an all day quilting meeting at the church with five members present. Telegraph lines were restored Sunday after Rubio linemen repaired the line, improving local telephone service.
Laurence Bond returns home from work near Harper. Local folks report visits and chores from Jake Rudolph, Wayne Dickinson, Walter Stevenson, and Frank Strickland. Measles close Rubio High for two weeks. J J Fleig taken to Ottumwa hospital. Community notes cite deaths, wiring for electric lights, and Christmas wishes.
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