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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
4
Thought for the day features Psalm 90:15 reflection on divine timing. The message ties sorrow and blessing, urging gratitude despite affliction. A period devotional note invites quiet contemplation.
A diary style recap notes January 1940 had no thaws and extended freezing, with brief sun yesterday. It discusses Congress battles over budget cuts and subsidies, plus Russian bombing in Finland, condemning war tactics and praising Finnish resilience against Soviet forces.
A California wife files for divorce alleging her husband has adopted a WE Fs A mentality. She claims he believes the government will provide for him and says she is fed up with the situation.
A university professor argues that salesmanship is ignoble due to greed. The Journal panel counters with respect for salesmen, noting they seek value for readers and that profit does not imply social undesirability. The column laments aging realities while cherishing birthday letters as a redeeming comfort.
A Washington mother recalls fears for her sons while extending sympathy for Paul Thomilissen who slipped on a basement step and injured Panis crusty left arm. A pastor and a young man share lighthearted exchanges revealing personal struggles and relationships.
A Pennsylvania clergyman forwards an eight aphorism decalogue to Congress arguing that progress comes from wiser and stronger individuals and from policies fostering jobs. He criticizes easing life to boost humanity and helpers doing for others what they should do themselves, urging more effort to restore conditions that create jobs.
A proposal suggests fining up drivers by seizing and locking their cars for thirty days to curb reckless driving. The note remarks on government payroll size and questions whether a government bureau can be liquidated. It also warns of possible early war when unity to stay out may be renewed.
Dave Temple and Walter Crawford transported hogs to Chicago early this week. Mr. and Mrs. George Hoad visited daughter Mrs. Emmett Zaiger in Washington. A baby boy named Waldo Dennis born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Miller. Josephine Singmaster returned from a ten day Texas trip. Dr. Montgomery attended Mrs. Roy Hafferty who has been ill.
Crawfordsville February 1 R R Shaffer and W H Henss traveled to Moline Illinois Monday to attend a two day convention of the Hardware dealers association Walter Rich and Mrs RE Voss visited Rev Voss at the Oakdale sanitarium Monday forenoon and found him much improved Dr Guy Fancher of Mt Pleasant called at the Voss home Monday afternoon
A patient told his doctor milk before bed failed to help sleep. The doctor asked if he drank a pint and the patient answered yes. he noted it took a lot of coffee to achieve that. Local athlete Jack Jamieson named county lifeguard at Sunset Beach for winter. Grandpa Knutson joined festivities with square dances and a quadrille, claiming a kink from the event. captioned in Hollywood and Barrett California weekly items.
Dr. Fred Reid veterinariant and local farmer’s cooperative exchange figure in a February 16 1981 State The atre listing. The note references Dixie Dugan Chameleon by Stsiebel and McEvoy and dates back to 1917 1921 contexts.
The Journal invites readers to submit 50 word paragraphs recounting a first year incident for any listed firm anniversary. Three best entries win one dollar each. Submit by February 29, 1940, with each paragraph focusing on a single business and mailed to or left at the Journal office.
Adelheid Wette of Cologne asked her brother Englebert Humperdinck to set a fairy tale for her children. He wrote simple tunes and the pair expanded the music and libretto. The 1893 Weimar premiere led to American success and a later NBC radio broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera on Christmas Day 1931.
Nyle and Vernice Bailey celebrated their birthdays at the W. H. Mitchell home with family guests. The Spanglers and the Smiths joined Wilfred Smith and Jake Snyder families for Sunday and Tuesday visits, sharing ice cream and meals. John Atkinson began work at the Clark cafe in Crawfordsville.
Gerald Back defied medical orders to stay in bed as he hopped to the Melbourne cricket ground and won his heat in the qualifying mile, then returned to bed until noon the next day before winning the final.
The Philips Hebner drug store on the square marks an anniversary dating to February 1 1927 when T R Phillips and Manton Hebner formed their partnership. The store traces back to 1866 when Denny Glenn opened it and has remained a drug store through multiple owners. Local figures note the rooms have long housed only a drug store and recount family ties among early owners.
The Chariton Herald-Perrot notes that business trends depend on Congress acting for industry and jobs. Severe freezes across the South threaten citrus supply, pushing prices higher as Florida Texas and California fruit sources suffer. Apples from the Northwest Michigan New York and Illinois may also become scarcer next year due to damaged trees.
Local column recounts a truck driver in a large semi trailer misnavigating on Timber Road. He aimed for West Chester but realized he was off course after missing a turn at Rhodebeck’s farm and suspected he was in Pennsylvania while crossing hilly terrain. Other items include family visits and a quail encounter near a corn crib.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph editorial notes WARK is unprofitable and Britain curtails farm purchases to fund planes. It argues legitimate industry bears wartime costs and that periods of destruction do not yield net wealth, urging Congress to place national interests above politics.
Humans rarely die from snake bites as venom injections are seldom fatal and effective antidotes are available.
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