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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1925

Page

6

Bible Thought for Today Love Fulfills the Law

A daily reflection quotes Romans 13 8 10 urging debt free living and neighborly love. It emphasizes love as the fulfillment of the law and warns against doing ill to others.

Open House At Y M C A Before Dedication Sunday

Local residents and visitors are invited to inspect the new Y M C A building Saturday with guided tours from morning to night. No solicitations, no charges, and staff will explain facilities while gymnastic programs run in the gym and pool. The event precedes the Sunday dedication service and offers a full preview of the facility.

Balley Trinity Guild

Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on Jones Jinxon the mechanic

A humorous tribute to Jones Jinxon, a tall mechanic who fixes old cars as well as new. He spots problems, tunes engines, and keeps buses running, earning respect as a skilled, diligent tradesman who supports others and builds a solid future.

Jones Jinxon Gould Jones

Open House at Y M C A Prompts Fund Drive

A letter from Mrs. Pollard and others accompanies a $100 draft to the Y M C A fund for purchasing china for women’s clubs. The message notes an upcoming campaign to recruit members and secure financial support, with Open House on Saturday and dedication day Sunday as the community joins in the ceremonies.

Lars China Joseph Pollard Conde Reguet Mary Walton G. W. Dye C. J. Wilson Washington

Radio Station Listings for Tomorrow January 28

A rundown of radio programs by station listing show times and offerings for January 28. Entries include WSB WEEI WGR WMAQ WGN KYW WLS WLW WTAM PWX WOO WHO KOA WWI WRAP KNX WOS WDAF with variety acts lectures concerts dances organ piano and orchestral performances.

The Associated Press Radio Digest WSB Atlanta Journal Pilgrim Quartet Weei Boston WGR Buffalo WMAQ Chicago News WGN Chicago Tribune New Zealand KYW Chicago WLS Chicago Lone Scouts WLW Cincinnati WTAM Cleveland PWX Cuba Woo Davenport Sandman WHO Des Moines KOA Denver WWI Detroit News Wrap Ft. Worth Star Telegram KNX Hollywood Motor Logue WOS Jefferson City WDAF Kansas City Star School of the Air Montgomery Ward

Radio listings mix from multiple cities and programs

A fragmented scan lists numerous radio stations with schedules across cities including Los Angeles Louisville Minneapolis New York Newark Oakland Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland and Seattle. Entries show times and program types such as orchestras concerts talks and dances with several singers and ensembles noted.

KHJ Los Angeles Times WHAS Louisville Times Wendell Hall Wcco Minneapoli-St. Paul WJZ New York Wall St. Journal Review WHN New York WOR Newark KCO Oakland Wdar Philadelphia WOO Philadelphia Kdka Pittsburgh WCAE Pittsburon KGW Portland Oregonian WKAQ Porto Rico

Gable Briefs London Strike Disrupts Royal Services

London reports say Buckingham Palace, Parliament, Hampton Court, and Kew Gardens revert to volunteer workers as a strike shuts electric lighting heating and other engineering services across royal and government sites. The action follows a broader labor dispute affecting official operations.

Associated Press London Buckingham Palace Houses of Parliament Hampton Court Kew Gardens

Rusty Knife Restoration Methods

Instructional note describes restoring rusted steel blades by soaking in sweet oil for an hour, burying in garden soil, and polishing with fine emery powder to restore a like new appearance.

Long list of wits and witticisms from a town collection

A compilation of humorous quips and anecdotes from residents and a columnist. The pieces include a shoe tying habit, a Pig theft joke with a priest, college archery ambitions, life lessons about ambition and luck, a fortune sharing joke, jokes about kitchens and hotels, notes about neighbors and cats, and light one liners.

Editorials Prompted by Town Dogs and Africa Tigers

A reader letters column notes criticism of an editorial implying there are tigers in Africa. Charles Hebner replies, defending the paper’s stance and addressing the notion. The exchange marks a recurring town debate on sensational claims.

Ner Africa Charles Hebner Mr. Heb

Old Coin Tales and Small-Town Gags From 1925

In Keota a reader recalls a Revolutionary War era dated 1779 coin found in change. A gold dollar keepsake from 1850 is highlighted as pristine. The page also includes light humor about a rain bus and a household radio joke, revealing local character at the time.

Illustrious Recorder Named in Shrine Circle

Sioux City resident 79 noted for 58 years with Masonic orders receives lifetime salary and title from Abu Bakr temple Mystic Shrine. Ames minister Higley suffers stroke on Iowa State College campus. Fairfield reports 9 year old Osa Wartham dies from burns in a home fire January 15. Des Moines veterinary leader Mefillat predicts tuberculosis nearly eradicated in animals and negligible to humans within fifteen years.

Sioux City Wm. D. Irvine Ermittus Abu Bakr Temple of the Mystic Shrine Fairfield Osa Wartham Des Moines L. A. Mefillat American Veterinary Medical Association

The Calendars Speak of Months and Leap Day Fun

A playful exchange between two calendars on a wall describes how monthly calendars are refreshed each month and how daily calendars tear off a leaf each day. Leap year adds a twenty ninth day, and children eagerly change costumes while noting holidays and the clock of time.

Daily Calendar February

The Choice

A fire chief urges a woman to descend a burning house ladder saying she has no choice. She counters that she has a choice and asks for the blond fireman to escort her down. Story reflects wartime era bravado from American Legion Weekly.

American Legion Weekly

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