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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1940
Page
4
A devotional note reflects on Psalm 19:1 2 emphasizing patient faith in the Lord's timing. The meditation urges readers to wait for the Lord with the same vigilance as watchers for the dawn, promising steadfast reward.
The piece notes deep drifts and cleaned white Iowa roads, praising seasonal variety over western warm climates. It discusses marketing and merchandising behind consumer goods, plus a cautionary tale about neighborly intervention in a domestic quarrel.
A Webster City letter questions Finland relief funding efficiency amid Hoover assurances that every cent goes to the cause. The discussion expands to mechanization, noting ships too large for the canal, and economists arguing machines create, not destroy, jobs as refrigeration advances spur ice trade growth.
Journal office workers complain of mudéole soreness from heavy shoveling. They move with pain and call the condition snow shovel rheumatism, noting even regular golfers tire after long shoveling sessions.
A newspaper reader asks about friendship with a man met in the last year and whether they should marry. Advice predicts marriage within twelve to fifteen months with the current partner, and warns against continued friendship if unpromising. Additional entries cover business gains, housing plans, and health outcomes with dates 1942 and 1944.
The Journal reports weather moderating after a cold spell with 16 below last night. Readers praise the Golden Glove bouts for sportsmanship as contestants congratulate opponents. Rollie Optenburg corrects a misstatement about elk meat origins, noting it came from Jacksons Hole, Wyoming.
A satirical editorial laments past ridicule of curves and heralds their return to fashion. It contrasts straight lines as proper in high society with curves once shunned as an eyesore, then proclaims a decree that curvy silhouettes will be in vogue for both women of style and larger men, ending with a triumphant cheer.
Mary Manners reports in Crawfordsville that the Missionary societies and Legion Auxiliary postponed meetings due to extreme cold and illnesses. Snow and blizzard drifted country roads, hindering travel. The Gorelones lost to Brighton 53 to 39 at Wellman tournament. Mrs. Jack Howard mourns her father Charles Parker’s death. funeral held at Agency after Rochester medical issues.
A record of multiple late 19th and early 20th century enterprises with Jan dates and company names appears, including John Shields & Son, Robert Lee, Klein Kloth ing Ko, Nicola & Harmon, Fred May, Lorden Music Studio and Washington Fruit Market.
Readers may submit 50 word paragraphs about a firm’s first year for a chance at one dollar per paragraph. Visit any listed anniversary firm and report one incident from its first year. Send to the Journal by January 31 1940. Entries may be multiple but each paragraph for one firm only.
In EAST SUNDAY Jan 19 report by Mrs. Clarence Herring, three men cleared about four miles of road by shoveling snow for three days before the snowplow arrived. The story also notes Tommie Stephens traveling to Des Moines for a Farm Bureau meeting and several local visits and gatherings involving the Graber, Wilson, Howell, Twinam, and Stephene families across nearby communities.
Arthur Orris in Wood Wisconsin shows improvement though relatives say not as encouraging as hoped. He is out of his wheelchair and moves about on crutches now.
Mrs. L. D. Perrine's cockatoo, brought from Australia to McGregor Iowa 25 years ago, proves a fierce watchdog. The bird shrieks a savage warning whenever an intruder nears the house or a late passerby approaches, startling neighbors.
The remark states no area on earth remains wholly free from earthquakes and notes that zones labeled as earthquake regions simply experience more frequent or intense disturbances. It emphasizes the global ubiquity of seismic activity.
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