Belief Across Time and Quiet Trust in God
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1930
Page
4
Joke That Went Wrong Ends in Tragedy
A playful gesture by two friends to command a third to stick them up backfires as the young woman is killed and a man is seriously wounded. The shooter had been receiving threatening letters and had expected trouble, making the deadly prank a grave tragedy.
St. Lawrence Waterway Aims for Joint US Canada Completion
Treaty talks on a St. Lawrence waterway progress toward US Canada agreement. Supporters cite major benefits for regional trade and a projected ten cent per bushel saving on grain exports, with annual grain volume around 3.6069 billion bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence
Wife Desertion Becomes Texas Felony
The article reports Texas makes wife desertion a felony with the first case of John F. Tobias, sentenced to a year but suspended. details include Mrs Tobias outweighing him by about ninety five pounds and incidents of alleged abuse and threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
John F. Tobias
Mary Pickford Name Change Teases Smith Family Roots
A spoof urges Mary Pickford to keep her Smith heritage, arguing actresses often abandon inherited names. The piece cites Pocahontas and notes name changes for aliens. It jokes about garage door and bureau drawer openings and recounts a Missouri man misbidding hearts in bridge while his wife reportedly saves him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pickford
Gladys Smith
Smith
Smith Brothers
Mary
Pickford
Pocahontas
Missouri
The Journey of Life Poem
A reflective poem by Mrs. F. J. M. contemplates life as a system of unavoidable payments for every action thought and outcome. It asserts that whether at birth or later, all choices and sins incur a future price, with a central claim that one always pays within.
Inventive Americans and Patent Rates Highlighted
Dr. W A Kinnan acting commissioner of patents notes Americans issue about 120 inventions daily and have 1 750 000 patents since 1791 while the rest of the world totals 3 000 000. He says many fortunes await those who invent devices such as a solution to radio static.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Kinnan
Kinnan
Edison’s Son an Executive
Charles Edison, son of Thomas Edison, is a 39 year old engineer and executive. He earned a technical education including MIT training, started at Edison’s plant in 1918, and rose to become president of Thomas A. Edison, Inc. with four manufacturing concerns, while chairing three other companies and serving as a director in a publishing house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Charles Edison
Thomas Edison
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Range
Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
Local Woman Tries to Rekindle Interest by Flirting Elsewhere
A local woman, upset by her husband’s inattention, pretended to show interest in another man to rekindle affection. Instead, the husband gave pitying looks to the other man, deflating the plan.
Health expert disputes morning exercise in bed claim
A physical culture expert says there is little value in early morning setup exercises and recommends staying in bed for health. The reader asks for debunking claims about spinach and carrots.
Cheap stockings and political factions get cheeky remarks
The piece lampoons science on cheap stockings, party splits during campaigns, and a gag about hostage stamps and marriage licenses. It notes a Chicago saying about a woman's tongue and imagines better TV for prize fights at home. It ends with a scene of a job applicant misunderstanding the foreman role.
Daily English Word Lesson Exclude Explained
A daily vocabulary note defines exclude as to shut out or hinder admission. It cites usage in a sentence where he was excluded from society and emphasizes mastering one word a day to grow vocabulary.
City of Sydney, Noted Ship, Burned by Junkmen in Frisco
The City of Sydney, a 55 year old barquentine once famed as the Pacific Mail queen, burned to a charred hulk on San Francisco’s waterfront after being sold to junkers. Built in 1875 at Chester and later used in Alaskan fishing trade, she earned the nickname hell ship amid 1925 incidents before final scrapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Sydney
Junkman
Frisco
San Francisco
Seven Seas
Chester
John Roach Company
China
Australia
South America
Pacific Mail Line
Costa Rica
High Seas
Dan Friel
Union Fisheries and
Bristol Bay Packing Companies
Os Board
Sausano
Calif
Alaska
Junkers
Farmers Urged to Plan Conservatively for 1930
Washington Jan 28 Farmers are urged to plan conservatively for 1930 according to a complete outlook report from the agriculture department. Yields may be higher than 1929 but farm income likely won t exceed last year. The department cautions retrenchment in 1930 plantings and careful expenditure amid weaker summer and fall demand. Butter cotton wool apples potatoes and grains show price weakness and labor may be more available at lower wages in early 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Colleges and Extension Services
Department
First Meeting of Creditors in Miller Bankruptcy Iowa
In the District Court of the Southern District of Iowa Davenport Division Henry J Miller of Wellman Iowa has been adjudicated bankrupt. A first meeting of creditors will be held February 8 1930 at 10 am at the office of Referee T L Brookhart 115 East Washington Street Washington Iowa to prove claims examine the bankrupt appoint a trustee and handle related matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court OF the United States
Southern District OF
Henry J. Miller
Wellman
Iowa
Washington
East
Washington Street
T. L. Brookhart
Poppy Woman To Receive Medal At Legion Convention
Miss Monia Michael of Athens Georgia originator of the poppy day program of the American Legion auxiliary will be awarded the distinguished service medal at the national convention in Boston next October. Only Mrs Calvin Coolidge and two foreign women have previously received the honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Monia Michael
Athens
American Legion Auxiliary
Boston
National Executive Committee
Calvin Coolidge
P T A Column Sends Timely Parental Guide
The column presents a nine point credo for parenthood urging love with wisdom and mind set, treating the child as a person, earning respect, recalling own youth, and guiding by example. It emphasizes being a positive sign-post on life’s path, helping a child grow, and making the home a haven of happiness for family and friends.
Community mourns loss Langenberg family thanks supporters
The Langenberg Family expresses gratitude for sympathy and kindness shown during their bereavement. They say these acts will always be remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langenberg
Food Requisites and Minerals for Health
The piece lists key minerals required in food iron iodine phosphorus calcium manganese potash and soda. It explains iron’s essential role in blood and notes the red coloring matter in red corpuscles carries oxygen from the lungs to the body.
Oskaloosa Stores to Be Merged with Sears Roebuck
In Oskaloosa Iowa the Oppenheimer Alsop department store will merge with Sears Roebuck and Co effective February. The move keeps Oppenheimer Alsop operating under its current name and management, viewed as a new development in the mail order house structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
U.P
Oppenheimer- Alsop
Sears Roebuck and Co
Oppenheimer-Alsop
Bank Officials Given Prison Terms in Flint Case
In Flint Michigan twelve of the fifteen former bank officials receive prison sentences related to a financial case. The court proceedings conclude after months of hearings and appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint, Mich
U.P
Bank Embezzlers Sentenced in Flint Case
Individuals who looted the Union Industrial Bank of Flint of 3 590 000 to invest in the stock market were sentenced today in Jackson prison to terms from six months to 20 years. Charges against three others were dropped for lack of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Industrial Bank of Flint
Jackson
Byrd Hopes to Leave Antarctic February
Admiral Richard E Byrd announced to Anders Jahre that he hopes to depart the Bay of Whales in February his expedition remains halted by pack ice in the antarctic Jahre oversees the Kosmos company with whaling vessels in the region
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
Richard E Byrd
Antarctic
Anders Jahre
Bay of Whales
Jahre
Kosmos Company
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