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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1936
Page
4
A Mountain Presbyterian column reflects on Galatians 5 14 urging love for neighbors as the summary of all law. It notes you cannot whitewash with blame on others, links success to can do, warns that worry exhausts, and praises cheerfulness to keep life moving.
Neshiek county legislator Lowr oe Flynn proposes a novel Iowa plate design featuring a yellow ear of corn imprint and raised numbers on the car body. Supporters call it distinctive and economical, envisioning wide visibility from Fifth Avenue to highway routes and international travel. Flynn plans to introduce a bill to adopt the design.
Strikes in glass body brakes and carburetor plants disrupt car deliveries, leaving dealers unable to supply sold cars. The disruption spreads through parts makers and factory bottlenecks, hurting small dealers, workers, and consumers while large manufacturers like Ford appear insulated from daily consequences. Industrial warfare has far reaching tragic effects on the public and economy.
The passage hints at a potential act that would yield ongoing publicity for Iowa. While many bills await action, the author believes any objections are not evident now and the measure could pass swiftly. The proposal is framed as beneficial for Iowa's public profile.
Tyrone reports on Christmas week visits as Miss Caroline Sheetz and Miss Ellen Crawford with Siki David Temple enjoy vacation at home. Robbie and Esther Lenninger, Louis Tanner, and Mrs. Stella Bond visit relatives in Richland and Joliet. Mrs. Otto Sheetz visits daughters in Joliet and Chicago. wishes for a Merry Christmas.
Coppock families and friends are noted in a series of Sunday visits and social plans across Mt. Pleasant Burlington and surrounding areas. Colleen McKune visits grandmother Mrs Charles Stone. Neff family illness scarlat fever concerns noted with care from Aunt Mrs Scott Jarrard.
The British Aeronautical Society, the first of its kind in the world, was founded many years ago.
A Washington man fears his six year old will learn Santa is not real this Christmas. He ordered presents from Chicago but shipments were delayed by the holiday rush. It is unclear if the gifts arrived in time.
Talkative advice notes that carrier boys arrive home with sacks full of presents, praising the generosity of subscribers. The Journal commends the thoughtful gifts given to Mabel Livingston and Meredith Chance, marking a rare instance of carriers giving back to the paper staff. A tongue in cheek endnote compares household and vehicle counts to suggest busy highways.
A collection of humorous and editorial snippets featuring misheard farm tales, a skunk owning boast, and social letters. Readers exchange quips about Christmas requests to a Washington Iowa paper, a vinegar spill tale, and a humorous jab at etiquette and mail requests amid local life.
Miss Hebel led her junior primary class to Wyse feed lots to see deer and the scrapbooks were sent to Iowa City Children’s Hospital. Richard Hotle visited from Washington for the Yarmouth game as Wayland beat Yarmouth 48-22. MT Union and Wayland lead the tri county league with 6 wins. Helen Martin won the cake baking contest judged by Mrs Sommer, and a ping pong table was built for girls in home economics.
Miss Brown and pupils hosted a Christmas party at the local school with red and green decorations and a tree. Visitors helped with a shared noon dinner and gifts from the tree, with guests including Mrs. Yoder and County Supt. Krabill. The Jacobs sale drew distant attendees and most items sold well, though the farm did not sell.
Crawfordsville December 24 Mr and Mrs Will Edgar depart for Phoenix Arizona to spend the holidays with their four daughters and families. Mary Edgar already there. Also visiting: J C Mitchell family in Waterloo for Christmas, Paner of Denver visiting relatives, Hagie family Cedar Rapids, Barnes family Harrison New York visiting T H Barnes, Ted Maxwell from Columbia Missouri for holidays. Lisle Anny teaches Mediapolis returns home tonight. Mary White returns from Redding Illinois Thursday night. Coles of Havre hosttable guests Mr and Mrs Dale Coles of Havre entertain others nearby.
The fragment recalls a captain delivering a terse morale speech to his men as they prepare for an important battle. He urges them to fight like heroes until exhausted, then retreat due to a leg rheumation, signaling an abrupt start.
Babson argues prosperity hinges on character and balanced industry not mere output. He warns conflicts between employers and workers in 1937, urges honest wages, prudent home building, and moral behavior tied to Christmas and Christ Spirit for lasting prosperity.
Mt Union boys win 31 to 12 as Cyclonettes and Mt Union girls end 18 to 18 in a Tuesday game here. Moore of Mt Pleasant refereed while Mrs Iva Bartholow visited from Washington and Miss Nellie McLean hosted a Sabbath social with Jean Cherryholmes assisting.
Donald Irwin of Moline Illinois who preaches on Sabbath morning has visited here several times with relatives. He is the son of Mrs Edith Cherryholmes Irwin.
The article notes ancient Romans used live electric-ray fish to deliver shocks for rheumatic patients, claiming doctors recommended standing barefoot on the fish to gain therapeutic stimulation long before electric coils.
The annual tuberculosis death rate has fallen from 179 per 100 000 in 1907 to 54 today. In 1903 a Danish postal clerk proposed Christmas seals to fund a tuberculosis sanatorium. Four years later the plan began in Delaware and, a year after, spread nationwide under Red Cross sponsorship.
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