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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1936
Page
9
Bible Thought for Wednesday December 23 1936 quotes Amos 5 6 11 condemning oppressors who seize from the poor and build while denying them relief. The devotional pause urges justice and compassion in daily conduct.
The writer praises dry crisp Christmas conditions and good roads, noting lack of heavy snow and cold. They observe weaker fuel demand and shipp ing of food during previous hardships, but express optimism that 1936 will bring happiness and reduced poverty with improved conditions and a festive spirit.
The piece invokes Christmas as a calming force for a troubled world guiding humanity back to a peaceful path. It contrasts human ambition with the pause and reflection of the season, noting that voices of leaders soften and nations appear less aggressive during Christmas.
New York Times essay review notes Newton D Baker’s Foreign Affairs article arguing the 1914 war origin lay in German submarine policy. It counters claims that munition makers and bankers pushed U.S. entry, showing little prewar U.S. industry and that Wilson opposed bankers. Baker’s work aims to end a popular myth.
The piece reflects on Christmas as a yearly reminder that faith guides people above reason. It emphasizes that faith without works is dead and that the season calls for generous fellowship, peace within, and shared joy even among the poor.
A jumble of quirky anecdotes about greetings unwed status, Julia Zeck washing dishes with Crazy Water crystals, a man walking home after leaving his car in a garage, a joke about lies and truth, a singer swallowing a fly, an Ethiopian treasury joke, a henpecked husband on a phone call, and a goofy headline about a Giroplane jump.
Two days ago a New Year’s resolution contest was announced with prizes consisting of copies of By Wave for 1937. Winners will be named on December 31, and one standout entry reads Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. R. R. B.
A Washington boy says he can no longer afford to be good for a penny as candy prices rise. He now holds out for two cents.
An evangelist asks for a sinless person. a frail woman claims her husband’s first wife. A thrift tale mocks frugality with leftovers and an old hat. A reader recalls dinner plans and a humorous headache prompt from a child during an evening visit.
A discourse emerges on curbing the brutality of warfare as proponents argue wars are too human and driven by animal caution, while critics warn against softening necessary force in national defense.
A fragment explores a paradoxical claim about self reference and honesty. The terse aphorism invites reflection on whether professing deception can yield truth and how self-referential statements reveal logic limits.
Jackson township 4-H boys and parents held a potluck supper at six with a program and officer elections. Names named include President Donald Marek and Vice President Bill Walker. Guests from Tama and Keokuk visited, Christmas plans noted, and a death sympathy shown for the Stout infant.
Mrs Harold Schnoeblen and Bobby spent a day at the Art Dawson home while Harold Dawson joined. A Christmas cooperative dinner at A H Welte’s had 45 guests. Several families including Deweys, Keysers, Millers, Dingledines and Pontiacs visitor lists are noted with visits to Cedar Rapids and Des Moines region relatives.
Winnie Belter of Living Lake presented a Christmas marionette program. A potluck supper followed at six. Mr and Mrs Cloyce Stewart provided the turkey. The program charged 10 cents and collected 2 dollars.
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Myers and their daughter stopped by the home on R 3 Washington today. The brief item notes a family visit and local greeting in the community. Further details not provided in the available fragment.
Neighborhood notes show Mr and Mrs Allison Mans hosting at Brinning home last Thursday and Mrs Brinning staying through Sunday. Harold Ashby visited Charles and Billy Mans. Union school plans one week vacation. Kalona M E church set Christmas program on Christmas Eve. Albert Maas bought a load of corn from Win Durst.
The article describes the smokebush, a bluish green shrub mistaken for campfire smoke by travelers in desert canyons. A similar plant in New Zealand, called the vegetable sheep, makes distant mountains appear dotted with gray sheep.
The seal appears to descend from land animals because its leg and flipper bones match those of land carnivora. The five toes of land apes are reflected in the seal’s flipper toenails or claws. The seal’s back flippers act as propellers while the front flippers balance and guide.
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