Bible Thought: God and Conscience on Dec 27 1989
Wednesday devotional reflecting on divine sight and inner conscience with a verse from Genesis. It emphasizes personal accountability before God and the ways conscience guides daily choices.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1939
Page
4
Christmas weekend traffic toll prompts cautious view
A column questions the small Christmas road death total in Iown while urging safer driving. It criticizes excessive speed and notes consumer and government transport debates, warns against political manipulation, and reflects on 1939 business trends and public spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iown
Christmas Program Shines at Clay School
Clay December 26 The Christmas program at Clay school Thursday evening drew nearly the entire district. Teacher Nellie Hofman spends vacation with her parents near Libertyville. Miriam Stannard visits from Yellow Springs Ohio and plans two weeks at home. W O Morgan attended Hugh Jones funeral in Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Clay School
Nellie Hofman
Libertyville
Carrie Dickinson
Miriam Stannard
Yellow Springer
Ohio
W. O. Morgan
Hugh Jones
Keota
Dot
Frances Meacham
Arthur Merz
Max Bales
Washington
Dale Bales
Junior Baxter
University of Iowa
J. @. Baxter
Curtis Denies Liquor Prices Higher in Iowa
In Des Moines Iowa Liquor Chairman M L Curtis rejected claims of rising liquor prices. He argued state stores keep bootleggers market share down while Senator Clyde Herring a Democrat from Iowa criticized the pricing stance during the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Iowa
Des Moines
M. L. Curtis
Clyde IL. Herring
Herring
Dem
Mining Engineer Found Dead at Parents’ Grave
S Clausen a 53 year old California mining engineer and Clear Lake native was found dead on his parents grave in Clear Lake cemetery. George E Frost Jr of Alton reported the scene saying Clausen appeared to have shot himself with a .38 caliber revolver just minutes earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Washington
Sayne
Mason City
St. Clausen
California
Clear Lake
George E. Frost, Jr
Alton
Til
Clausen
Iowa Liquor Prices Undercut Chicago, Study Finds
A state liquor commission price comparison shows several items cost less in Iowa than in Chicago. A bottle that sells for 2.19 dollars in Chicago goes for 1.81 in Iowa, another 1.79 versus 1.55, a third 2.19 versus 1.91, and a fourth 1.77 versus 1.55 in state stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Liquor Commission
Chicago
Illinois
Seven An On Eve of Fal and The Office Grouch Paradox
A playful, humorous clipping notes the Office Grouch wavering over virtue and stinginess. It also mentions a sharp general courtesy toward enemies and a scientist’s quip that fish never fear influenza due to their guarding behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Motlow
Robinson-Me Marriage Sets Dining Theme
Robinson jokes about marriage and cafeteria dining while Hosely questions the notion. The exchange frames marriage as choosing something pleasing and paying later, likening it to grabbing a pleasant meal at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Hosely
Look Look There's an Automobile and Other Quips
A collage of quips from early 20th century humor notes includes lines about an automobile and a horse, a stray tale at a football game, mock debates on honesty, bluffing with Shakespeare, a probate joke, a church bulletin tease, and classroom wit about diligence and money.
Night Before Christmas Turmoil Sparks Fair Play Debate
The verse laments fair play complaints and mocks loud demands. It recalls a Christmas Eve mishap as Johnnie, injured by a car hitting his sled, lies upstairs bandaged and alone, his holiday ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie
Hiis
New boarder causes tension at boarding house
A new boarder arrived last week and boasted loudly about himself. The landlady recalled a previous move where a landlady lamented being left, but she assured that at this house board is collected in advance and will not happen here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poulder
Sally Clears
Everything Happens at Night shines with new screen thrills
Sonja Henie stars in a Washington spy caper with Ray Milland and Robert Cummings as two reporters who chase a big scoop. Director Irving Cummings delivers a lively drama with a peace plea from an exiled statesman in a Alpine setting. Also in local screens are Television Spy at the Pax Theatre and Tropic Fury at the Fox Theatre with Arlen and Devine in a rubber plantation plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonja Henie
20Th Century-Fox
Ray Milland
Robert Cummings
Sonja
Irving Cummings
Washington
State Theatre
Paramount
Pax Theatre
William Henry
Judith Barrett
William Collier
Anthony Quinn
Richard Denning
Richard Arlen
Andy Devine
Amazon
Fox Theatre
Beverly Roberts
Samuel S. Hinds
Lupita Tevar
Lou Merrill
Romance Amid Political Intrigue on a Tropic Moon
A story outline depicts Arlen and Miss Roberts pursuing romance under a tropical moon as political intrigue in a dark empire and hostile natives sparks a sequence of exciting adventures, forming a new premise for action and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlen
Miss Roberts
Dark Empire
Christmas Program At Methodist Church In Crawfordsville
Mrs. Cloyce Huston talks by telephone to husband in Roumania as Christmas events unfold in Crawfordsville. Community notes list visitors, church program details and local family updates including illnesses and holiday visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawhfordsville
Cloyce Mustua
Kroumania
Tau
Maisem
Lee Lease
J. C. Wooley
Bruce Lease
Davenport
Lloyd Coon
Lee Hanna
Methodists Andaay
Grandma Riley
Biven
Lutkilig
Donald Littrel
Nancilee Anderson
Viola Littrel
Marjorie Cherryholmes
Amas Stockings
St. Bonite Lou Minke
Cleo Dean Cherryholmes
Janet Coates
Bobby Lowe
Wanda Jean Huston
Betty Johnston
Janet Finke
Christ
Population control efforts tied to child exposure in ancient Greece
In ancient Athens and Sparta, state policy aimed to limit population growth by exposing unwanted children. The practice reflected harsh laws and social norms, with both city-states enforcing extreme measures to influence demographic and military strength.
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Athens
Sparta
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