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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
4
A daily devotional note cites John 17 22 to affirm that Christ provided the sole true basis for human unity and calls readers to reflect on spiritual oneness. The piece emphasizes shared faith as the path to harmony among people.
A syndicated column discusses cooked up publicity for stars and books, noting methods used by producers. It reports the Business and Professional Women club forming in Washington to unite women in business and professions and wishes them success. It also reviews Erika Manns The Lights Go Down exploring Nazism’s impact on ordinary Germans and the potential for revolution.
Commentary from Mount Pleasant News notes a near miss in a home near Mt Pleasant causing widespread unease. It warns rural residents to identify visitors and avoid dangerous impulsive actions while recalling census fear and political rumor from a year ago.
Report describes a hectic Mt Pleasant Washington game last Friday where Washington fans flooded the gym, muffling the whistle and risking delays as Demons trailed. Coach Peck Geneva’s team faced a tight finish amid noisy disruption and near defeat.
A humorous scene shows Blinking Needle Andy unable to thread a needle while his mother Mrs. Horner asks why. Andy explains the eye blinks each time the thread nears it, creating a playful moment about a faulty needle.
Marx Brothers Go West occupies the State Theatre through Saturday with Groucho Chico and Harpo in their first Western. John Carroll Diana Lewis and Walter Woolf King headline a colorful cast in a period farce set in 1870 New York Cripple Creek and Dead Man's Gulch with songs Can-Can dance and stagecoach chase scenes.
A quirky exchange features questions about why leaves turn red in fall and a humorous remark about their blushing. The scene shifts to a query about early American furniture with a clerk guiding the customer to a display of one of the first pieces.
A humorous clipped dialogue features Sug Johnson criticizing a tonic as unsuitable for adults, a Scotch football yell, and a toe joke about heels. A caller seeks the boss while an office girl cites a conference with leadership, ending with a quip about wedding kitchen items and a pun about Dora and a rich old man.
A bustling scene features three Marxes plotting a safe robbery while three dance hall girls seek distraction from crime. The piece spins a comic race between a speeding train and a buckboard, delivered in lively period tone.
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness shown at our mother's death and burial. Her memory will live in our hearts. We thank for the beautiful flowers from Albert Kosnar and Family, Harry Malichky and Family, Milt Sojka and Wes Sojka and Rose Sojka and Children.
For the duration of the war, all Canadians must carry passports to cross into the United States. The measure applies to travel by land and sea and aims to standardize border crossings amid wartime demands.
A traveler from California praises Adlerika for relieving gas bloating sour stomach and constipation spells. The testimonial mentions carrying Adlerika during travels and urges readers to get it today. The message attributes the quote to Geo L McDaniel.
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