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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
4
A devotional note reflects on John 3 16 proclaiming that God loved the world and gave his only son so believers may obtain eternal life. It emphasizes faith as the path to salvation and everlasting life.
The piece argues that US involvement in European conflict would harm the economy and endanger democracy. It cites past war economic collapses, praises peacetime growth, and warns war would push nations toward totalitarianism, noting Britain’s press censorship as a cautionary example.
A Jewell County Kansas Republican asserts that communism promises equal wealth but in practice concentrates power with dictators and the army, leaving the people with little.
Donald Wilson recovers from chicken pox and will return to school Monday. Jack Wilson spends Christmas vacation in the Army. Mr and Mrs Henry TeHock horet host and family attend Bill Bruty home for dinner. Bruty family share Christmas dinner with William TeBockhorst near Kalona. Billy Birka visits from St Louis for Christmas. Chas Kolosick and Ernest Green visit Cy Birka home.
Mr. and Mrs. Cy Birka and family spent Christmas at the James Birka home in Riverside. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Cromaca and children spent Christmas with relatives in Lancaster Missouri.
Mr and Mrs Carol Raymer of Knoxville Tennessee visit Mrs Mary Yeggy in Riverside for several weeks. Mrs Raymer, formerly Bernadine Vonard of Riverside, stays with relatives as William Dautremont Jr returns to the American Institute of Commerce in Davenport after holiday time with his father. Riverside public school resumes classes after a week off. Teachers Mabel Clark Emma Lee Matousek Maizie Langel and Helene Gaskell return to duty.
Knowledge of soil is becoming an exact science as a Middle West bulletin notes quick soil tests reveal fertilizer needs. Agronomists from state colleges, experiment stations, and county agents cooperate to deliver up to date guidance on suitable plant foods for farmers.
A jumble of local items and light humor describes a grade school ping pong winner and his brother, a Montana tourist quip, and assorted clippings. The column moves through jokes, poems, and anecdotes with casual town newspaper flavor.
Ginger Rogers stars as a penniless philosopher who helps a discouraged millionaire solve his selfish family woes. A birthday night out turns into a plan to hire the girl as a gold digger, prompting the wife and children to reexamine their priorities as antics unfold with Verree Teasdale James Ellison Tim Holt Franklin Pangborn and Kathryn Adams in the cast.
Jack Holt stars in a two faced melodrama at the Fox Theatre opening Friday as an engineer mistaken for a gangster, seeking revenge after twenty years on the chain gang. Patricia Bilis Stanley Fields and Guinn Williams lead a dramatic cast in a frame up tale of thrills.
Editorial notes offer a New Year resolution to keep appointments promptly. The Toledo Chronicle urges punctuality as a habit for all. The Grinnell Herald-Register quips Please Pass the Butter. The piece also mentions Mrs. Roosevelt praising Secretary Perkins and questions sincerity.
The Knoxville Journal endorses Governor Wilson and his administration. It highlights fulfillment of election pledges as a refreshing contrast to the national administration. The piece notes sound, business-like governance in Iowa and credits Wilson and his associates for keeping promises.
The message invites all young people to join a Sunday night program after church services. Each winter church groups meet at the YMCA for an hour of fellowship and fun. The Kech young peoples organization will lead one program with the Baptist group in charge January 14.
We express sincere thanks to friends and organizations for cards messages and remembrances during the Christmas season and the comfort given after our dear one was called. Floral tributes ministers music and all helpers are deeply appreciated and treasured in our hearts.
Mr and Mrs Oral Walters and Mr and Mrs Clair Walters host relatives including grandchildren for a family gathering.
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