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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1934
Page
4
A Bible thought contrasts the fool’s denial of God with a reflection on trust. It notes the power of quickly forming friendships to ease selling, buying, and negotiating, suggesting confidence as a core success trait through the quote by John J. McGuirk.
Iowa’s Lieutenant Governor Nels Kraschel faces a grand jury inquiry in Ottumwa over alleged irregularities in PWA related work. The government notes both Kraschel and Carleton D Beh may receive clean bills, but the investigation continues amid public sympathy for Kraschel.
A brief editorial note from the Carmi Tl Democrat Tribune laments the disliked task of writing an obituary for an elderly woman. The editor describes the futility of drafting such a remembrance in a country weekly newspaper.
A reflective meditation on how obituaries omit daily labor and devotion of a wife and mother. It notes her birth marriage and death as high points while praising her unseen acts: bearing and raising children, supporting her husband, managing home and illness, and shaping a family's fortunes without public credit.
A town editor muses on love and the arrival of a new girl, contrasting Amelia Marguerite and others. He prizes a single beloved, noting perpetual search yet final devotion as he contemplates printing his verse. The piece reads as light verse in a small town newspaper.
In Columbus the State Journal notes a four year trend where the profession of efficiency expert has largely disappeared as a distinct career. The column by Joe Palooka reflects on shifting job markets and evolving titles for similar duties.
A miscellany excerpt surveys a Chicago woman and a stockade scene at a settlement house play. A youth brings seven .32 caliber automatics to rehearsal but they are to be returned. Also included is a verse about sowing and harvest and humorous exchanges on smoking in a train car. Irvin S. Cobb quoted from Cosmopolitan.
A chatty late night column mixes stoic musings on adversity with local wit. Laughs arise from a bald head remark, a pigeon toed joke, and a girl’s tumble downstairs as residents share lighthearted reflections in Carlsbad New Mexico.
Mrs Henry Spielman of Fairfield visited son Floyd and Leslie Turnipseed relatives at Davenport and Moline. Warren Morgan made a Washington trip. Revival services draw crowds at Richland Ave Friends church while Clay church held no evening services. Collet sought a small farm near Richland. Ray Woodford and father A W visited from Oskaloosa as he recovers. Choir practice at Allen Meachem's. Clay Ladies Missionary met at the parsonage. Carsons attended Richland church. H A Woodford stayed with Kenneth and Rob. Mrs Floyd Spielman went to Cedar Rapids for her sister. Harry Mullikin visited Ottumwa. Rumor: Loren Turnipseed rented the farm next to Clarence Grossett.
Red Brick notes Miss Wilma Ellis and Miss Esther Wheelan visiting Iowa City with Mrs. E. J. Strick ler, a sister of Miss Wilma Ellis. H. A. Otto visits at the Lloyd Neiswanger home. Mr. Earl Kephart helps Homer Kephart with wood. Butchering is underway. Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner spent Thursday evening at the writer's home. Howard Sayre helped Ross Van Nostrand with butchering on Monday.
University of Texas records show the campus consumes 3.6 percent of Austin's total water use. A year’s supply for drinking labs gardens and other needs totals 76,241,000 gallons costing 9,805.16 dollars.
Classified listings encourage readers to explore local services and products. The column highlights varying ads for shops, jobs, and notices, suggesting residents scan the page to catch deals and opportunities.
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