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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1939
Page
6
Kate Smith’s Creed as an American
Public message from Kate Smith emphasizes patriotism and the U S Constitution. She praises liberty, religious freedom, and democracy, stressing the value of the Library of Congress document and the rights shared by all citizens amid historical challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Smith's Creed
Kate Smith
United States
Library of Congress
Washington
Depres
No excerpted headline from Glenwood Opinion-Tribune
Opinion column defends constitutional fidelity amid debate over modern living and agitators. It argues unity, democracy, and national symbols endure while agitators may spur Americans to focus more on domestic traditions and policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sions
No Republican in House Defeated in Election
A notable outcome of the recent congressional vote is that no sitting Republican was defeated. Only Democrats and radicals lost their seats in the national House, signaling a shift in party fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Manly Signal
Pinprick Diplomacy In US Germany Tensions
The Christian Science Monitor urges restraint in US Germany exchanges amid protests over Ickes remarks and German press coverage. It argues reciprocal accusations harm progress and calls officials to act to reduce ill will while upholding civil ideals and praying for adversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Ickes
Welles
Christian Science Monitor
Merry Mixer Club Meeting and Local Social News
Dayton Grove reports a Merry Mixer club gathering hosted by Mrs. Charlie Thrapp with a full attendance except for Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cherry. The item notes visits from Wayne and Vernith of West Chester, future sewing club activity, a church dinner in West Chester, and an installation night for the K P lodge with a large turnout and oyster supper. The column ends with Hi Ho the Sage of Chinatown quote on enjoying life and excuses for complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Moore
Dayton Grove
Charlie Thrapp
Raymond Cherry Wayne
Nebraska
Vernith
West Chester
Charlie Thrappureday
Robert Stephenas
K. P
War Ended Where It Began in France and Germany
The world war ended at the same place it began after more than four years of fighting on the northeastern frontier of France between France and Germany. No further details are given in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Riverside Notes Tell of Local Family Ties and Visits
Riverside residents report births and family news. Bert Cray and his wife announce the birth of an eleven pound girl to their son Glenn Cray and daughter-in-law in Lone Tree. Several residents travel between Riverside, Des Moines, Davenport, and Iowa City visiting relatives and returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Bert Cray
Glenn Cray
Lone Tree
Gray
Maude Thompson
Glenn Meeks
Des Moines
J. L. Meekes
Joseph Shradel
Mary Angela
James Martin
Davenport
Margaret Streb
Ambrone
Mary
Loretta Streb
RR. A. Knittel
Atita Strab
Diran Kessler
Iowa City
Lesson From Doc Cruise Reverses Tom Duncan Challenge
The team thought they could beat Tom Duncan in a chip run by checks, but Doc Cruise delivers a real lesson that changes the outcome and reveals new tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Duncan
Doc Cruise
Superpower Eight Exchange in Front of Shop
A fair saleslady asks if a stranger will take an interest in a superpower eight. He replies he would buy even a broken down flivver. Sign in Restaurant reads Roast Goodies. On a cannibal island this hints at a missionarius captured. A police witness notes a man on hands and knees in the road does not prove drunkenness. the man was attempting to roll up the white line.
Farmer questions trunk sale in rustic shop
An old farmer visits a store to buy a shirt while the clerk touts a trunk. The farmer asks what a trunk is for and wonders aloud if the clerk wants him to run around naked.
Hiram courts Mary on rustic bench near log cabin
A short humorous note depicts Hiram walking four miles to visit Mary. They share a quiet moment on a bench by her log cabin before Hiram confesses plans to work toward a home as Mary’s mother probes the courtship.
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Hiram
Mary
Making to Hot Timothy Tuffley Remembers Courtship
Timothy J. Tuffley, famed as La Mesa’s most henpecked husband, recalls courting trials and marriage while limping in. He says he has endured fire for his wife, before and after they wed, and explains how his wife “stole my heart, then pulled my leg, then talked my arm off.” A Burlingame neighbor notes a boy dining there who is asked if he can cut his meat and replies that their meat is as tough at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy J. Tuffley
Timothy
la Mesa
Burlingame Way
Boy Leads Donkey Past Army Camp Story
A service member recalls a small boy leading a donkey by an army camp. Two soldiers tease the lad asking why he clutches his brother so tightly. The boy replies that he fears the army will take his brother. Veo
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Sonny
Hollywood Notes on Stars and Studio Stir
Frieda Inescort plays plain in Beauty For The Asking at Metro while gates trap cars for pedestrians. Hedy Lamarr ignores the rule and walks in as Wendy Barrie and Victo r McLaglen greet awkwardly. Lewis Stone remains Judge Hardy, Carole Lombard shifts to serious roles, Martha Raye takes Dietrich’s dressing room, Room Service brings back the Marx Brothers, and Clark Gable and Andy Devine share famed friendship. Birthplaces listed: William Boyd Cambridge Ohio. Alice Faye New York New York. Guy Kibbee El Paso Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Boyd
Cambridge
Ohio
Alice Faye
New York
N. Y
Guy Kibbee
el Paso
Texas
Wittrigs Visit Mast Home Amid Illness Update
Crawfordsville January 9 Report notes Mrs. Henry Mast improving after illness. Visitors include Mrs. Wittrig of Wayland who is her sister, and Harold Miller of Home Lumber on the sick list. Kenneth Coates family moved into the McElroy house owned by J. C. Huston. Everett Griffith of Des Moines visited town Friday.
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Crawfordsville
Joe Wittrig
Wayland
Henry Mast
Bermuda roofs must be limewashed and water stored
Bermuda law requires every household to limewash its roof and collect rainwater in concrete lined tanks. Guttered catchments move water down slopes into underground tanks carved from coral rock to store the sky water.
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Bermuda
Alternating Current Not Steady Says Textbook
The article explains that alternating current AC is not steady and cycles like waves. It notes waves move too fast for the eye to detect and that current gashes on and off sixty times each second.
Federal Building Site Sought in Columbus Junction
Post Office Department official S70,000 federal building site search visited Columbus Junction this week. Corner lot preferred. U S engineers from Rock Island gathered flood data in Louisa County as E O Newell, recently appointed judge of the 26th district, to preside in Louisa County court at Wapello in January.
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Fice Department
St. Louis
R. G. Stearns
R. C. Larson
U. S. Engineer's Office
Rock Island
Louisa County
Iowa River
E. O. Newell
Nelson G. Kraschel
Des Moines
Henry
Louisa Counties
Wapello Jaw
Newell
Oscar Hale
Wapello
Iowa Supreme Court
Hair Used in Instruments to Gauge Humidity
Human hair's reaction to moisture makes it a sensitive element in measuring humidity, historically used in scientific devices to track weather conditions.
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