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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1928
Page
4
The speaker favors fog over rain, comparing rain to a burly fellow who hammers windows and floods streets, while fog is a pretty lady in diaphanous dress who glides in softly. The poem praises fog for concealing ugliness and bringing a cool, gentle embrace.
An Iowa bond proposal of 100 million dollars could complete a state primary road system in six years. Without the bond, the program would stretch to about sixteen years as counties issue bonds and funds accumulate from gas and auto taxes and federal aid. Authorities insist good roads pay big dividends and paving suits high traffic, while gravel suits lighter travel.
A compact note on proper usage of go and fetch and on mispronunciations. It defines Aspiration as exalted desire and ambition, with examples like satisfying the aspirations of the soul.
The column argues gravel roads perform better in rain than dirt, and lasting improvements on county secondary roads will reveal real benefits. It notes gas tax funds support both primary and county roads, emphasizing timely surfacing to achieve long term savings and better travel.
Two Iowa picks announced last week place Judge Charles A. Dewey of Washington as an additional southern Iowa federal district judge and Fred S. Hird of Des Moines as United States marshal for the southern district. Both credit Senator Brookhart and reflect patronage recognition. Dewey will ease Judge Martin J. Wade's workload. Wade remains active until retirement rules apply. Hird, a veteran National Guard collaborator and Palma trophy shooter, brings lengthy service and qualifications to the marshal post.
A short tale describes two women meeting a boy with briar-scratched legs and blue clothes with a nut-brown patched area. They tease him about patch color and he blushes, declaring the patch is really him. The line ends with a playful self identifier.
In a playful exchange, Alice tells Maude that Charley starts smoothly but slows at the critical moment, joking that he skids when about to propose. The quip recalls self reflection on perception and halted progress in romance.
In a famed 19th century exchange Whistler testifies about painting a canvas for one day while claiming he spent twenty five years preparing. The judge questions the value of a single day of work versus the artist’s lifetime of effort.
A Philadelphia Evening Bulletin item notes that Swat It Fly plans to operate on an injured girl. The short dispatch reflects a medical procedure amid minor local news chatter and humorous asides from syndicated columns. The piece references several quoted lines and comic captions from various papers.
R C Ferguson states he will not be a candidate for the Board of Supervisors term starting January 1 1929 as another Republican candidate will run He announces support for R E Brown whose papers he is circulating and notes he would not have announced himself if Brown were not to stand.
In a wry aside a speaker notes a neighbor’s severe cold and the barrage of folk remedies. He jokes about germs with gas masks and life savers and recalls luck this season for avoiding colds through cautious work and rubber footwear.
A collage of quotes and lines features a garbage collector’s daughter, topics on despair and revolvers, a joke about Galahad, a quip on cranberries, and a note of lava marketed in American drug stores with claims of eruption relief.
A judge questions the cause of a crash while a motorist explains his wife slept in the back seat. The driver is pressed for details as the narrative hints at a repaired vehicle after a week or two of work and a quest for missing parts.
A speaker jokes about African marriage customs and slips into a brittle remark about a woman who talks and moves ahead of others. A quip about boys using bad language at marbles leads to a sly boy answering that they grow up to play golf.
Braden notes a week of farm work and visits. Rex Smith consulted specialists in Marshalltown regarding business, while Mrs. Frank Dittmer culled a Jersey Black Giant flock of eighty five birds with inspection noting excellent stock and strict record keeping.
Residents from Beards town Illinois visit Wilbert Showalter home and Walter Marling installs a light plant. H A Harbison moves to Ram er farm near Cone. Forty friends attend Harry Hartsock home on Feb 2 for old time violin music and dancing with A Harbison providing music. Light refreshments include angel food cake and brick ice cream.
An event in the Cotter high school auditorium features students presenting declamatory pieces. The program lists orations and dramatic readings by Lyle Edwards Martha Hendrickson Dorothy Colton Dorothy Davis Hannah Gayle Edwards Thelma Quigley Mary Van Horn Gwendolyn Arthur Richard Arthur Margaret Bell Lucile Burris Marjory Jen with entries including Padlocks and Rock Piles Lincoln and the Constitution How the Church Was Built at Kehois Barr The Lady of the Forget Me Nots The Dell in the Calico Dress The White Hands of Telham Brothers Little Sister to the Shiek Johnny Does His Home Work Martha Drives the Car Dorine Organizes the D B S s A Football Fan.
The Washington county Sunday school council of Religious education plans a county tour during February 14 to 17. A state worker will attend and the event aims to interest officers, Sunday school workers, and pupils. Rev. Mr. Wilson of DeWitt Iowa preached at the United Presbyterian church. In Nevada Josiah Raymond, 24, killed his father after an angry remark at dinner. he is held in the county jail amid claims of mental imbalance.
George F. Morrison announces he will seek the office of county attorney and district court clerk, running in the Republican primary subject to party will in June and the voters of Washington County.
A candidate declares intent to seek the County Recorder position to succeed themselves subject to the will of Republican voters in the upcoming June primaries.
In Washington County the race for Clerk of District Court heads to the June Republican primary as voters decide among candidates aligned with party aims. The outcome hinges on voter preference within the local GOP.
Hearing scheduled for March 6 on petitions to remove Homer B. Clark and Peter Tusseling of Marion County. Court may suspend the two until the March term opens and a decision is considered tomorrow.
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