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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1934
Page
4
A speech warns that social and community activities lag and schools face funding cuts. It cites 20,000 schools likely closed by April 1, 1 million more high school pupils since 1920, 40,000 fewer teachers, and widespread underpayment with back pay owed. The speaker urges prioritizing food, clothing, shelter, health care, and education to prevent backward movement.
The piece highlights Iowa's solid fundamentals in 2004 with wood soil fine roads and strong schools. It notes intelligent progressive people and enduring productivity of soil as essential to future prosperity. It cites Iowa taxable wealth exceeding ten billion dollars and urges pride in local resources.
The report notes Iowa accounts for a tenth of US food production and a 900 million dollar output from factories in 1930. It lists 662,294,428 bushels of grain in 1933, 55,586 square miles yielding 10 110 bushels per mile, and per capita wealth of 4617 dollars. It compares Iowa farms to 14 states combined, with 214 920 farms averaging 158 acres and valued over 4.25 billion dollars.
A veteran observer notes January 1934 ranked among the warmest in 62 years as records show temperatures about eight degrees below normal despite a warm September. Forecaster predicts a warm February, linking the mild winter to last fall’s conditions and coal use.
Jim DeWit recalls a longtime Pella resident who visited town regularly and drank heavily. After heavy drinking he would crawl under his wagon to sleep until sober. He once showed up at a neighbor’s house with a cold, explaining he caught it while asleep under the wagon and a cracked wheel spoke let in too much draft.
A collage entry narrates a widow’s car dream amid budget woes and a tale of a neighbor’s chickens guiding a clever eggs trick. It includes a humorous exchange about a Ford or Chevrolet and a plea for patience before achieving the dream car. Then a brief memory of South Lawn Avenue and a reader question about a newspaper column and favorites in food.
A collage of satirical items includes a spoof baby announcement the Free Wheeling HATCH DELUXE with comically detailed specs and absurd features, a fisherman bragging about a long catch, a quip about stingy Scotchmen, and a traffic joke about a speeding motorist facing a ready boss noting the rush to the office.
A playful exchange centers on a bachelor praising a pretty woman by saying a red-haired, snub-nosed bald man resembled her. The friend objects, but the bachelor remains amused as the moment unfolds with a nod to Richmond Rovers.
Iowa reports a record seal of about 80 million bushels for roughly 60 000 producers. Three weeks remain to qualify for loans and sealers will inspect all grain sealed before January 1st with further checks planned in February and March. Insurance is not required by law but recommended. borrowers must maintain loan terms to avoid due payment if grain is damaged or contracts breached.
Glenn Beauchamp born March 24 1894 in Winfield Iowa died January 25 1924 at home near Batavia Iowa aged 28 years 10 months 1 day He married Ver L Bray December 1 1919 and they had three children Christie Leo and Doris Also survived by his father W Beauchamp stepmother Novella Beauchamp a brother pale of Igemore Montana a sister Mrs Hubert Doeger of Dodee Center Minnesota and many relatives He served in World War I enlisting in March 1918 later at Charleston South Carolina and Hampton Roads Virginia He was an active Mason and American Legion member Funeral held January 29 at Fairfield with Reverend James Matteny officiating
Des Moines Iowa publishers meet to discuss wider use of telephones for rapid event reports. News departments install more telephones and classified managers report higher revenue and better results from telephone reports. The value of the telephone is greater than the cost.
He was laid to rest in the Leow Ard Grove Cemetery twelve miles north of Weirfield on highway No. 1.
Kay Francis stars in The House on 56th Street at the State theater, a Warner Bros drama based on Joseph Santley’s novel. The plot follows a Broadway chorus girl whose beauty leads to romance and tragedy, including a prison sentence for a murder she did not commit, and a later life as a gambling house mistress in a shifting mansion. The cast includes Ricardo Cortez, Gene Raymond, John Halliday, Margot Lindsay, Frank McHaugh, Sheila Terry, and William Boyd, directed by Robert Florey.
The article notes whisky derives from a Gaelic word meaning water of life and suggests its origins in Europe during the 11th or 12th century. It states whisky was long regarded as a medicine with a largely unknown composition and effects.
A discussion describes how water fearing seals or similar animals protect their nasal and ear passages. It explains normal valves close under rising water pressure to prevent water entry during dives. The piece emphasizes natural adaptations that guard against discomfort and intrusion of water.
Dr F C Witzigeman leaves for Holly Springs Mississippi to lead a week of prayer and lecture at Rust College a Methodist mission college for negro youth Two visiting speakers address the Methodist congregation Sunday Dr W Mank of Indianola will give the morning talk He formerly preached at Ottumwa during Wesley church construction Mrs Mary P Warhurst of Mt Pleasant will present a dramatic reading Darrell of the Blessed Isles in the evening
Funeral services for Derry Hopkinson will be held Thursday morning at Burlington. The body will be taken to Washington for burial at Elm Grove cemetery. A Civil War veteran and former West Chester resident, he died Monday evening at age about 94.
A dozen Washington M C A boys led by Stan Kiesey defeated Ottumwa Y boys 69 to 64 in a two section meet for older and younger swimmers. Omer Palmer won the underwater longest-swim contest with 150 feet.
The county auditor reports the county home operated under Mr and Mrs W Morton had one of the lowest costs per inmate last year. The weekly net cost per inmate in 1953 averaged 2.41 dollars, only surpassed in 1928 when it was 2.39 dollars.
The Cedar Township Farm Bureau meeting scheduled for Friday evening has been postponed to Thursday night February 15. The gathering will be at the Lexington Church on that date.
Fragmentary text describes an ancient stone temple with decorated walls and a polished vale. early time fog over a river or site appears in the same snippet. Names or precise locations are unclear.
A fragmented note from Haskins mentions a home event involving Martin Joanne and Geo. The text hints at stepping around and a sense of notable activity at the residence. Further details are unclear due to illegible OCR.
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