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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1929
Page
4
The Journal announces no issue on Christmas Day and again on the Fourth of July. It explains mainline newspapers and services run every day, but wishes readers a merry Christmas and regards the holiday pause as a breath of fresh air.
The advance forecast says we may enjoy nice weather early in the week including Christmas. After a foggy spell that lasted about a third of the month, conditions are improving. People hope for sharp, clear weather with light snow possible, as a wet Christmas would be disliked.
The article notes young college students returning for holidays bring color and high spirits to local activities and home life. It stresses the value of keeping students near home two more years through a Junior College system. It ends with a request for donations to the Goold Fellow Committee in unmarked envelopes.
A community note urges residents to hang stockings for Christmas and thank the Good Fellows Club for gifts. The piece speaks vaguely about a benefactor or "good fellow" whose identity may be male or female, praising widespread generosity and urging early morning stockings without peeking.
The piece cites Dr. Glenn Frank arguing religion must align with national power, claiming Christians may serve both Jesus and the generals. It warns a belief that faith cannot defend a righteous country risks destroying religious faith and national unity. Exchange quotes and asides conclude with provocative lines about public discourse.
This text teaches common misuses and pronunciations with examples. It lists words like diplomatic ally and notes mispronunciations and misspellings. It encourages daily vocabulary growth and presents today's word as diplomatic ally in context.
A narrator recalls their visit to the post office at 8 30 to mail Christmas packages. The lobby jammed with a long line and shoppers rushing to finish before lunch. A boy explains he was kept after school by his teacher who spanked him for lateness.
Iowa City December 23 Dean George F Kay University of Iowa state geologist will describe the Pleiocene and glacial periods in Des Moines during the American Association for the Advancement of Science sessions. He will explain how ice sheets altered Iowa’s landscape and how drift, weathering, and erosion shaped the state’s contours.
The American Legion and Americanism Commission present a Know Your Country quiz designed to test and update readers on U S facts. Sample questions ask about Colorado settlers, Alaska location of Dawson City, New Jersey's capital, Texas boundary rivers, largest cities, female population share, order of statehood, state area ranking, and the Philippines lands status.
Hanford MacNicer was elected president succeeding his late father, continuing the family tenure in Mason City. The announcement notes the date at which he assumed the position and highlights the familial link to the previous officeholder.
A humorous page lists the editor’s Christmas questions from readers and responses by professionals across fields. The piece notes varied opinions on gifts for an older aunt and includes a gag list of items not wanted and a playful tally of possible presents.
A Brigh ton man attempted suicide last week while his wife and daughters celebrate birthdays during Christmas week. The note also reminds readers that Contributors Day and the special Christmas edition of The By The Way are tomorrow.
Answers to questions about our country are printed on a new five color map of the United States distributed at cost by The American Legion. Readers may request a copy by sending ten cents to the Haskin Information Bureau Washington DC, and should mention this newspaper and include a clear address.
The published game answer set lists items from US geography history and demographics including Virginia Maryland West Virginia Rhode Island Plymouth Rock dates Kentucky and Tennessee statehood, the Northwestern States Portland Cement Co, and officials Hull Stewart MecCourtie Lincoln and others.
In Calais Maine a mother delivering Christmas gifts and two 14 month old twins, Av and Annie Gordon, died in a house fire caused by a defective chimney. Investigators say the blaze originated at the residence where the family was present.
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