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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
4
A brief Gospel reflection cites Jeremiah 29 11 promising thoughts of peace and a hopeful end. The verse affirms God’s care and direction for believers, emphasizing divine plans beyond hardship.
Switzerland, praised for independence, faced Nazi bands within its borders as 17 000 Germans lived there. After Berlin warnings on neutrality, Swiss authorities jailed leaders, restricted propaganda, and empowered central government to dissolve threatening groups. The army was strengthened while Swiss officials kept outsiders at bay.
Vice President Garner outlines three relief principles for the new congress. Reduce federal expenditures and strip politics from relief by restoring efficiency. The speech notes 9 million unemployed today versus 7.5 million a year ago.
Hallett Abend reports foreign military observers are baffled by Japan’s gains in China and China's guerrilla weakness. Japan holds over six hundred thousand square miles south of the Great Wall with a 2000 mile front and 1,250,000 guerrillas behind it, yet fewer than 800,000 Japanese troops run railways and trade. Observers say 30,000 Allied troops could make occupation untenable, while Chinese fighters claim a long war ahead as they train a new army to strike in two to three years.
The vice president argues for a home approach to relief and a full revision of the administration farm relief act. He suggests non partisan county relief boards to curb political use and discrimination in aid while WPA rolls show a post election decline from 3,259,440 to 3,254,162.
The Cherokee Times notes Iowa legislators, urged by campaign pledges to cut spending and curb waste, are aware of public scrutiny. The editorial says voter demand will influence officials and promote saving of public money.
Joe Palooka Emille resigns his post amid a shift in the fictional comic strip setting, as writer Ham Fisher introduces a new direction for the character and ongoing storyline.
A drillmaster corrects a rookie who holds his neighbor’s leg, prompting a sharp rebuke. The piece notes researchers uncover curious facts such as a ten mile fly traveling thirteen miles without landing, a notion many readers might have already tested with a flyswatter.
A hospital requests plumbing help for a steam line and receives a bill from its supplier. The bill lists charges for ambulance, operating room, anesthesia, and doctors totaling $140. A second item notes editor V O L Oliver Herford sending sketches to Cen Magazine after initial rejection.
A collage of aphorisms and anecdotes appears with lines about politics work and character. The piece includes Ben Webster quotes on politics and a hiring anecdote where a lunch-taker got the plant job. Other snippets show a child’s church fire question and a camper’s bear encounter.
Claudette Colbert vanished for a few days causing Hollywood chatter before it was learned she only sprained an ankle while practicing the can can dance for her new film Zaza. The incident halted filming briefly as she recovered.
The piece notes that a large crowd of 2059 extras recently worked in a single day while the eligible list shrank. It warns would be actors to think twice about Hollywood. A haunted chair at Pat O Brien house triggers a music box with Irish jigs, testing Mrs O Brien’s patience.
The article praises Kentucky as a top color production with wide acclaim. It notes most cast and crew had no prior color experience, except Loretta Young who previously appeared in a color film Ramona.
Jack Benny and wife Mary Livingston face federal charges after a grand jury indicted him for jewel smuggling. The famed radio and screen star has entertained millions with their comedy.
All American John Wayne, a 1920 USC graduate and member of the Three Mesquiteers ensemble, stands as a noted football figure. Other notes list Stage names and origins such as Stepin Patchit, Stepin Fetchit, and actors associated with vaudeville and film.
Mrs John Zieglowsky welcomes Evelyn Jane the newborn granddaughter of Mr and Mrs William Fryenburger. Saturday gatherings include Mrs August Zieglowsky with Mrs B C Wittmer and Dale Cole and son Doug. Families Will Olinger and Wilsons visited Homer Hunt home. Illnshine near Zieglowsky farm hosts guests. Sid Gooken dines with Elmer Mason. Several visits to Wittmer and Witmer households noted.
The page records numerous visits and social calls across families including the Zieglowskys, Gardner, Koehler, Wittings, Gerdees, Lunnings, Westen, Widmer, Baker, Lease, Staller, Polson, and others. Attendees meet at homes in Wayland Wellman Haskins Grace Hill and surrounding areas with oyster and birthday gatherings mentioned.
Regular meeting times for CR La P Westbound Weslgton Lodge No 86 and a list of rail arrivals and departures for the California and Missouri routes. Includes Golden State Limited No 4 and No 1 Local schedules, Californian No 44, and Knoxville Branch No 430 with mixed trains and daily limits.
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