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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1938
Page
4
A compact 1938 Bible Thought notes prayer failures from James 4 2 and 3 while offering quips on money habits indifference work ethic and appearance. It cites lines about lust saving money provocation enthusiasm and the cheering section at a college game from Imperial Magazine.
The article reflects on George Washington as the father of the American republic and the lasting impact of the constitutional framework. It notes the global influence of the United States model, the prominence of statues in the region, and concerns about threats to self government from evolving political forces.
The speaker praises George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as true national heroes who personify popular self government. They urge citizens to live up to these ideals and preserve the heroes’ reputations against other tyrants. The emphasis is on civic duty and collective responsibility.
More than two million Methodists will dine in 20 000 churches on March 2 to mark the 200th anniversary of John Wesley's founding of the societies. A nationwide Mutual Broadcasting System broadcast will link dinners with a program featuring Jeanette MacDonald, Congressman Bruce Barton, and Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes.
In a Readers' Digest excerpt A Parker Bates argues that as federal economic powers grow Congressmen mainly serve their districts and states, pursuing local gains with little regard for national welfare. The comment frames elected officials as district driven actors in national policy.
A News Review piece condemns automobile wrecks as widespread, nonchalant, and deadly. It contrasts fatal road tolls with sensational coverage of other disasters, urging stronger driving responsibility and alarm at national complacency.
Emma A. Long sues Nathan Baker and others in Washington County Iowa seeking a quiet title decree for Lot Nine in Leonard Smouse's Addition to East Washington. The petition argues record title errors create adverse claims, seeks fee simple ownership established and defendants barred from any claim. Default risk noted if defendants fail to appear before noon March 14 1938 and a judgment will be entered.
In a local sports note Washington high school of the Little Six faces a 42 game league skid. Reporters predict a strong push at the Wellman sectional with Washington favored to win and challenge district rivals if they find their shot.
A cheeky note recalls women wearing their husbands socks over shoes during an icy spell to avoid slipping. A local quip from an afternoon club as humor about domestic life and a neighbor at Smith's with a baby girl and a “Boy Wanted” sign in the window.
An elderly woman laments a boy’s swearing while he feigns aid from his deaf mother. The judge interrupts with a criminal charge of habitual drunkenness. The offender quips that his mother is stone deaf, prompting a witty exchange about excuses.
A fragment from the Toledo Chronicle notes a paradoxical line about family dynamics and opinions on talent, reflecting a humorous take on parental or kinship expectations and the loud music theme implied by the excerpt.
Edwin Rabe 68 of Letts died at 6 30 am Monday at Hershey hospital Muscatine after a week of treatment following months of poor health. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday in Letts Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. Benjamin Van Dyke. burial in Letts cemetery. Born Oct 13 1869 in Muscatine County son of Copeland and Lydia Rabe. married Lacey Idle Dec 27 1897. He owned a Letts general store and later worked as a bookkeeper in Muscatine Louisa County Telephone office. member of several Masonic and Shriners bodies. Survived by widow two sisters and three brothers.
Seattle readers report Mrs. William Broome took her two sons into a coal mine for hours to treat whooping cough. The boys improved briefly, but Dr Norman W Clein warned that damp mine air risks pneumonia and cautioned against such remedies.
Nine year old Nancy Brengan found a violin in an attic junk pile valued at about 15000 dollars. Frank Underhill, her uncle, had it restrung and noted its unusual tone. Inside the instrument an inscription reads Paclet Anno 17138 Antonius Straduarius Cremensis. Comparisons with a Stradivari owned by F B Deming of Bellingham matched, though signature signs were likely added recently.
A man listening through a bathroom keyhole imitates a soprano voice. He shouts to assert toughness, seemingly to bolster his own resolve. The piece muses on politicians who claim openness while noting fragmented pages in an old volume.
A Shakespearean maxim urges inner truth and integrity. The proverb states one cannot be false to others if true to oneself, linking personal honesty with reliable conduct toward all people.
A garbled remark from NCLE ABNER suggests Ike Hosking claims his elder is hard and could trim the dog that bites. The note hints at stubborn, horse sense style thinking in rustic garb.
Louisville observers sense a fierce Barkley Chandler battle for the U S Senate in Kentucky with long memories of past leaders. June primary looms as a key political milestone while Barkley’s prestige and Chandler’s machine influence frame a high stakes contest watched by Republicans.
In Merrimac on February 22, 400 baby chicks are due from the hatchery. Local residents assist with chores and visits include Carl Amrine and family, Jake Burger, Shern Norton, Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Seitzing and Ben Seitzing, Lon Hyde, Johnnie Baldas, Mrs. Guy Messer, Mrs. Boyd Lantz, Mrs. Roy Eshelman, Maggie Burger, Roy Mullikin, and the Amrine household.
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