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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
3
Bible Thought for today December 26 1929 presents the theme that joy comes from keeping Christ commandments. It quotes John 15 11 12 urging love for one another as Jesus loved.
Henry Homewood of Shenandoah Iowa celebrated 104 years Wednesday marking a longevity record in the state. Born in England on Christmas Day 104 years ago he once worked as a harvest hand near Shenandoah and shows a youthful spirit while looking forward to more birthdays.
The Soviet government in Russia has declared Christmas a regular working day, dismissing it as a religious farce and an offshoot of religion. The authorities aim to secularize observances and remove Christmas from public life.
The author questions Soviet policies denying religion and forcing atheism, arguing that religion remains a powerful force and that tyranny accompanies the effort to suppress faith. The piece contrasts Christian ideals of equality with Soviet rhetoric and warns of long-term failure to eradicate belief.
Daily lesson notes urge precise English usage and pronunciation. The entry defines ardent as eager zealous and vehement as applied to a student of the Bible, while offering guidance on common misuses and spelling challenges.
The Washington County Farm Bureau reports 60 leaders attended four training schools last week with lamp shade lessons postponed due to impassable roads. Reports summarize township activity in tray making and basket weaving, totaling 147 meetings, 946 attendance, 826 baskets and trays. better weather is hoped for the week of January 27 31 1930. A dairy meeting at Washington City Hall drew about 40 dairymen with Floyd Johnson highlighting cow production costs and profits and discussing contagious abortion. The Baby Beef Club urges members to start calves now to ensure good finish for fair time, with 14 calves on feed and potential to reach 25.
A compact reader note from the column discusses a missed muselage bottle gift and a scissor but no further gifts, with jokes from a Cleveland teacher about camels. It ends noting fewer open saloons and calls for stricter prohibition and wealth goals, citing opinions against repeal.
C. B. Lawson, a 43 year old farmer from Walnut Cove North Carolina, killed his wife and six children on Christmas day and then took his own life. He arranged the scene before dying, leaving a tragic domestic massacre.
The column notes that gossip and sensational talk harm both the public and individuals alike. It quotes Senator Smoot saying he would not recognize a bootlegger, and suggests the only way to spot one is to gain access to their confidences, making the bootlegger appear sleek and polished.
Mrs. Ella A. Beale announces the National Womans Christian Temperance Union will mark January 16 1930 as the tenth anniversary of the 18th amendment with ten thousand local unions. The program will be religious in tone with church bells ringing at noon and pageant stories of the prohibition victory. Speakers will emphasize societal benefits and personal observance of the law while noting bootlegger crime and bribery by otherwise law abiding citizens.
R K Bliss outlines core 4-H values including cooperation industry diligence thoughtfulness imagination efficiency and patriotism. The piece frames citizenship as a free country’s future built on clear heads hearts hands and health through 4-H work.
The National Americanism Commission of The American Legion presents a ten question United States knowledge quiz. It tests capitals populations states and major geographic facts with items like Delaware’s capital and the largest Wisconsin city.
Answers to questions about the country appear on a new five color map of the United States with condensed atlas distributed by The American Legion at cost. Readers may obtain a copy by sending ten cents in coin or stamps to the Haskin Information Bureau Washington D C. Mention this newspaper and provide a clear address.
Answers to Know Your Country Game include New York and Delaware with others. Local notes report Mrs. Wilber Schantz visiting, transactions in Columbus Junction, and Christmas events at Eicher Church. Funeral services for Joe and Ella Roth drew a large crowd. sympathy extended to relatives.
I F B F calendar lists a Des Moines meeting January 14 to 16 1930 with farm management schools January 22 to 24 and the fourth home project lesson January 27 to 31.
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