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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1938
Page
9
Billie Putman eight year old son of Mr and Mrs William Putman visits Johnsons grocery. Clerk asks about home life and Billie replies there is a great big package in the attic now downstairs in the clothes closet. Christmas and Fourth of July are the two days with no columns to write.
A devotional note for Saturday December 21 1938 reflects on Deuteronomy 623 urging readers to pursue the right path as guided by faith. The message emphasizes divine guidance leading from bondage to liberty and encourages steadfast trust in God.
A Christmas reflection on enduring generosity. The piece urges extending the season's spirit beyond December to January and February, suggesting that if people shared more and valued giving over getting, personal and societal problems would lessen.
Red Oak Express reports a columnist debate on a single term for the president. It notes public sentiment via Gallup showing opposition to a third term, cites party divides, and suggests a constitutional amendment could curb re election and curb pork barrel politics.
A reflective note hints at a profound shift in Washington Iowa and beyond, suggesting the universe will feel the impact as the world embraces more Christmas spirit.
Mrs Clarence Jackson returned home from the hospital. Wilma Palmer is back from nurses training at Town City for a two week vacation. The Will Marte family visited Celestine Marte. Dayton Eden of Columbus Junction visited the Harry Dodson home. Burl Pringle and family visited Frank Pringle's home. Dorothy Humeton helps with housework and Fra Pringle is poorly footed. Lloyd Alliman family hosted friends. Frank Lewis hospital worker recuperating. Several families visited relatives from Wayland, Burlington, and Waukegan with Christmas plans and electric lights enjoyed by the Glenn Schwartz and Lloyd Alliman households.
A humorous fictional note laments not being able to write a festive Christmas letter. The author mocks pretentious cultural pretensions, jokes about family mishaps, and cites a reluctance to reveal personal details to avoid public ridicule, ending with defeatist humor about future attempts.
About sixty attended the Wellman Parent Teachers Association December meeting with Le Roy Pratt of Washington showing films from his western trip. Refreshments closed the gathering. The Wellman Garden Club met at Mrs. Roy Durian’s home with fourteen members and one visitor. a nominating committee was named and Christmas wreaths were made. Various Wellman residents were noted in Sunday visits, dinners, and shopping trips in nearby towns. Roy Polson serves on a federal jury in Des Moines. local residents visited Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. A newborn daughter, Judith Kay, arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Glennwood Gingerich. Willis Kash, previously at the Mobile Gas station, is contemplating next steps after a transfer to Allen Patterson. Mrs. Paul Noffsinger worked at a Christmas rush store downtown.
A poetic Christmas greeting page recalls tragic hardship and hopeful wishes for readers. The note laments failed efforts to craft a holiday offer and ends with a wish for blessings in the coming year.
Bob Taylor makes a wish while unknown and it comes true as the tale moves from fashion and sales in a department store to Stages of fame. Agnes Ages proclaims herself top saleslady while Pineville Missouri benefits from a Jesse James location trip that drew Michigan towns as backdrop offers for a Sonja Henie film. A Virginia Military Institute renior explains a Brother Rat as a plebe who spends four years to join the corps with pals.
A comic actor known for his bent silhouette earns $50 daily and has accumulated more than $15,000 over six years through recurring roles in popular comedies. The figure reflects earnings from multiple projects and long term work in the entertainment industry.
Hollywood critics name Spencer Tracy the year's most popular star for Cap tains Courageous and Boys Town. Jane Withers in Keep Smiling wows audiences as Gable trains on stage at MGM. Wayne Morris Priscia Lane Dutch Reagan Jane Wyman Eddie Albert Jane Bryan star in Brother Rat with three romantic pairings.
The notes list Fred Astaire of Omaha Nebraska Ginger Rogers of Independence Missouri and Joe E Brown of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania as the celebrated figures featured in a holiday Newsreel greeting wishing viewers the merriest of Christmases.
Mrs. Clara Godlove reports a family Christmas gathering as E. J. Frey’s and James Boyd’s households hosted relatives. Raymond and family plus Larry and Janet Elaine visited the Frey home, while W. J. Boyd’s clan met for a Christmas exchange and dinner featuring goose and duck.
A list of local families from Washington and Haskins visits Milford McCreedy during gallstone illness. The Haskins school schedules a community pot luck and Christmas tree at the school house Friday December 23 for children. Mrs. Helen Orman of Ottumwa visited relatives in town and was taken to Town City hospital for observation with L. M. Boughton and family.
A historical note recalls Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's final message before death urging unity and calm with the phrase Let us have peace. The saying captures his enduring call for reconciliation after a long era of conflict.
The Solomons lie 900 miles northeast of Australia as among the most remote Pacific islands. They were initially found by Peruvian adventurers seeking gold, then lost for 200 years and rediscovered in 1767.
An authority argues that the common link of the coined term ritzy to aloof high hat behavior is mistaken, offering a clearer origin or usage insight. The note challenges a popular definition and urges reevaluation of how the word is understood in social contexts.
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