Bible Thought for February 1 1938
Today's Bible Thought presents a verse from John 6 47 about belief granting everlasting life. The short meditation reflects a faith lesson tied to February 1 1938.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1938
Page
4
The Right Word Inspires Courage in Eaton's Bi-Weekly
A admonition on careful speech warns that careless words can ruin reputations and even lead to self harm, while kind words restore courage and ambition. The message appears in Eaton's Bi-Weekly.
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Eaton's
Japan Deepening Trouble in China Invasion War
The piece notes Japan's growing difficulties amid its invasion of China and subjugation goals. It frames the struggle against a much larger Chinese population and the looming pressure from Russia, highlighted by strategic tensions in Korea and Mongolia.
Japan Faces Risks as War Echoes Across East Asia
The piece argues Russia is effectively landlocked and warns Japan faces a difficult balance if China and other powers resist. It notes Japan’s responsibility to manage growing pressure from a combined China and Russia and cautions against reprisals against Japanese in the Hawaiian Islands, where many live under U.S. citizenship.
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Japan
Russia
China
Whiting
England
Hawaiian Islands
Bob Burns Leads Epic Wells Fargo at State Theater
Bob Burns stars in Wells Fargo opening Wednesday at the State theater for four days with Joel McCrea and Frances Dee. The Arkansas humorist plays a frontier philosopher aiding the trail from St Louis to San Francisco in the Gold Rush era. Burns, once a vaudeville and carnival performer, was discovered by Bing Crosby and first appeared in Rhythm on the Range.
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Bob Burns
Arkansas
Wells Fargo
Paramount
Empire Building
State Theater
Joel McCrea
Frances Dee
Burns
McCrea
St. Louis
San Francisco
Burns Tops Radio Fame With Bing Crosby and Films
He gained fame from The Big Broadcast of 1938 Mountain Music and Waikiki Wedding and rose as a lively figure on radio with Bing Crosby and on screen, now a major name in air and celluloid.
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Waikiki
Burns
Bing Crosby
Crashing Hollywood Opens at the Fox With Lee Tracy
Lee Tracy stars in Crashing Hollywood a fast comedy drama about a scenario writer who borrows a real crime for a film idea. The plot entangles him with mobsters and his sweetheart Joan Woodbury after the picture is released. Based on a stage play by Paul Dick.
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Lee Tracy
Hollywood
the Fox
Tracy
Paul Galfoyle
Joan Woodbury
Paul Dick
Screen Adaptation Credits for Lew Sanders film
Paul Yawitz and Gladys Atwater produced the screen adaptation directed by Lew Sanders. The cast features Richard Lane Brady Page Lee Patrick Jack Carson Frank M. Thomas and Tom Kennedy.
Tax Revenues Down in January Across Inheritance Beer and Gas
In January, inheritance, beer and gasoline tax collections totaled 1 119 685 dollars, down 112 217 from January 1937. Gasoline taxes were 961 047, down from 1 964 056 a year earlier and 1 299 539 in December 1937. Beer taxes were 52 841, versus 89 076 in January 1937 and 84 710 in December. Inheritance taxes reached 75 795, compared with 78 768 in January 1937.
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Des Moines
Flying spike injures man in farm accident
Newton-Ira Zwank, 66, a large landowner near Reasoner, is hospitalized at Skiff with a serious eye injury after a spike flew from a implement and punctured the eyeball.
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Newton—Ira Zwank
Reasnor
Little Interviews with Wash ington athletics figures
The By the Way column presents Joe Duca, a junior high teacher and coach, sharing his athletic memory. He recalls January 1933 when Orange Township high school defeated Dunkerton 24 to 23, earning the title of Giant Killers per the Waterloo Courier. A local golfer shatters a light shade practicing indoors, and Office Grouch muses on reliability of girls. Dear Voll offers a worry tip.
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By the Way
Washington
Joe Duca
Joe
Joe Duen
Orange Township
Dunkerton
Waterloo Courier
Orange Tigers
Not Purposely What is the matter with you Marie
A housewife questions the parlor maid about her health after she says she fell from the master's lap. The maid pleads it was an accident and begs the mistress to believe her. The scene centers on household tensions and a vague incident.
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Paror
Ama'tam
Parson Under Fire for Broad or Narrow Views
A column defends a local pastor accused of either bigotry or heresy for varied approaches. It notes the pressure to fundraise, visit congregants, or innovate, and argues the minister must blend finance, oratory, scholarship, salesmanship, music, teaching, and diplomacy.
What They Are Saying on National Policy and War
A compilation of quotes from public figures: Mrs. Roosevelt on isolationism, Louis Johnson on war profits, Scott Souyres on readiness to fight, La Guardia on a possible presidential run, Donald Richberg on economic power, Fredric March on duels in film, and Ray Moley on Roosevelt’s advisers. The remarks span New York Philadelphia Trenton Chicago Hollywood and address peace, inflation, preparedness, and policy influence.
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Philadelphia
Louis Johnson
Trenton
N. J
Scott P Souyres
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Chicago
la Guardia
New York
Donald Rh. Richberg
NRA
GM Overseas Chief Predicts Quick Business Rebound
Graeme K. Howard, manager of General Motors overseas operation, forecasts a tough first quarter of the year but sees the sharp decline as a healer, predicting 1939 and 1940 will be as prosperous as any two decades.
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San Francisco
Graeme K. Howard
General Motors
Contestants from Three Schools to Be in Spelling Bee
Stringtown notes a district spelling contest for three local schools set for Friday afternoon Feb 4. Perfect attendance honorees include Kathryn Verdella Widmer and Evelyn Widmer Shirley Ann Leichty Dean Rinner Darwin Widmer with Edward Freyenberger listed for the 7th grade standard test. The district mourns Dale Nebel after an automobile crash that claimed Arthur Rex Nebel.
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J. J. Rich
Stringtown
Kathryn
Duane
Verdella
Evelyn Widmer
Shirley Ann Leichty
Dean Rinner
Darwin Widmer
Verdella Widmer
Edward Freyenberger
Shiloh
Ethan Brooks
L. H. Rinner
Emery Leichty
Orpha
Mabel Graber
Joe Widmer
J. Rich
Mildred
Rex Swan
Dale Nebel
Arthur Rex Nebel
Wellman
Dale
J. C. Graber
Mary Conrad
VFW Auxiliary Publishes A Song Honoring Members
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2808 and its auxiliary announce a member written song by Mrs. Sadee McAvoy dedicated to the VFW post of Washington. Plans include newspaper publication statewide and submission to The Stars and Stripes, with copies to the VFW national headquarters and Foreign Service magazine. The verses praise veterans, urge domestic defense, and call for liberty and peace.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Sadee McAvoy
V. F. W. Post
Washington
Washington, D. C
the Stars and Stripes
Wo. F. W
Foreign Service Magazine
Local social notes record Mt. Pleasant activities
J. J. Rich conducted business in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Brooks and Madge visited the Er nest Jones home on Sunday.
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J. J. Rich
Mt. Pleasant
Ethan Brooks
Madge
Ernest Jones
Fire Threat Looms Over Lehigh Business District Blaze
Firefighters battled a major blaze in Lehigh injuring Noah Reed who fell from an ice coated ladder, breaking his leg, as bricks rained down amid a two story frame building housing a grocery store and poultry firm. Three bystanders were slightly hurt and the district population was 996.
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Lehigh
Noah Reed
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