Bible Thought Thursday July 1 1037
Thought for the day quotes Colossians 3 23 urging hearty effort in all actions as unto the Lord. The devotional note emphasizes sincere service rather than human praise and frames daily deeds as acts of faith.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
4
July Fourth Ode to Nations Birth and Sacrifice
A poem praising America's independence, recalling fighting from Bunker Hill to Belleau Wood, honoring those who died for freedom, and urging citizens to continue the founders’ work. It envisions democracy as a guiding bright beacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
Belleau Wood
Universal Brotherhood
Finland Pays Current War Debts While Other Nations Default
The article notes Finland regularly pays interest and principal on wartime loans to the United States, while England, France, Italy, and Germany default on large sums amounting to over 1.5 billion dollars. It recalls debates over debt payments in kind and balance of trade shifts, highlighting 1936 import growth, especially farm products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Finland
England
France
Italy
Germany
Et al
Funeral rites for Will Harper noted by old Company D friend
Stanley Miller recounts the funeral of William Arthur Harper at the Little Church of the Flowers in Glendale California. Rev Glenn Phillips and Rev Wilsie Martin led services with tributes to Billy’s hospital aid to Spanish War comrades and his cheerful care for the ill. Miller recalls Harper’s lifelong friendship and his family, calling him a worthy comrade from Washington Iowa and Company D 39 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Arthur Harper
Little Church of the Flowers
Glendale
California
Glenn Phillips
First Methodist Church of
Hollywood
Wilsie Martin
Los Angeles
First Methodist Church
Harpers
Billy
Washington, Iowa
Fred Steck
Hattie Chilcote
Clark Eckerman
Stanley Miller
Ed Knapp
Riverside
Ed Neal
Isaac McHenry
Long Beach
Eckerman
Whittier
Guy Gardner
Company D
Howard Burham
John Peck
Lisle Morehouse
Peter Ackey
Press Parker
George Young
George Lemmon
John Bartholomew
Fred Howard
Billy Harper
Robin Riley
Crawfordsville
Riley
Margaret
Import Surge Sparks Debate On Trade And Tourism
The speaker laments record imports and overseas spending, warns of lost tourism to Europe, and questions the aims of paying above market prices for gold and silver. Opinions split between waste concerns and claimed rational strategy as they seek an answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Washington mother recalls youth through clock tale
A Washington woman shares how her son’s homecomings bring back memories of her girlhood. She recalls her father winding the living room clock at ten and telling her it was bedtime, prompting her to guide a guest to his hat. The column ends with a light remark on changing times and jokes about hosting guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Meta
Ous
Kindness Speaks Across Barriers in Simple Deeds
A reminder that kindness bridges differences for the deaf and the mute, showing how compassionate actions convey understanding beyond words. Small acts of consideration resonate in communities, proving communication goes beyond speech.
Warm afternoon hotel room request ends in frosty reply
Aletha May, Evening Journal society editor, relayed a curious exchange: a man registering at a hotel asked for the coolest room on a scorching day, only to be told by the clerk that the best available was the room where a man froze to death last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aletha May
Evening Journal Society
Seeing Is Believing Hole In One at Country Club
Congratulations to Bob Patterson for a hole in one on the second hole at the country club yesterday. Readers in Missouri say they must see it again to deem it authentic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Patterson
Farmer seeks buyer for calm old cow
A farmer tries to sell a kind gelding cow. The prospective buyer asks if she fits a Guernsey herd and if she gives milk. The seller evasively notes she is well disposed and will give any milk she has. Contributed by Mrs. M.D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Love the dog he is faithful and ever true ends
The text describes a dog as a devoted, faithful companion who follows, never questions, eats what is set before him, never sulks, and remains loyal to his owner to the end. It emphasizes affection, politeness, and boundless trust, noting jealousy of others’ attention and unwavering devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hit
Tie
Double Meaning in Dinner Tale and Household Hint
Fragmented clippings note a cannibal father quip about dinner and Everybody's eaten, a joke on the installment plan with a weekly down payment, tips on making penwiper from gowns, and a Benteco manager advertising a mason jar stretcher request with reach-for-help appeal. The column mocks social norms and quotes a novelist on proper age for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley McKeown
Benteco
Franeis Crone
Birth of Lulu Winifred Buttington in Crawfordsville
Lulu Winifred Buttington daughter of Fruman Carson and Maria Jones Buttington born November 23 1885 died June 26 1937 at 4 am aged 51 years seven months two days She lived in Elm Grove township Crawfordsville and surrounding areas She married William Hinton March 1 1895 and had seven children Greta Genevieve Carel Bessie Ruby William Lacy and two others The family joined United Evangelical church at Spring Run later remarried Frank V Gipple June 24 1926 and she died after a paralysis stroke June 25 1937 leaving a bereaved family and many friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Lulu Winifred Buttington
Fruman Carson
Maria Jones Buttington
Elm Grove Township
William Hinton
Greta
Glen Owens
Columbus Junction
Genevieve
Allen Conrad
Carel
Bruce Hanna
Ruby William
Lacy Lee
Bessie Winifred
L. He Wood
United Evangelical Church
Spring Run
Frank V. Gipple
Spring Hun
Kindness and Sympathy After Death of Husband Father Brother
The family of the late husband father and brother express heartfelt thanks for support and floral tributes received after his death. Names include Mrs Nolatawulkner Marjorie Miss Clara Faulkner and many others with their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolatawulkner
Marjorie
Clara Faulkner
Cleon Noffsinger
H. J. Myers
Raymond Haetgy
Alfred Faulkney
Bibles Bootlegged in Boston Under Colonial Laws
In colonial Boston the printing of Bibles was illegal. Daniel Henchman and printers Kneeland and Green secretly produced and sold Bibles as contraband under English law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
England
Colonies
Daniel Henchman
Kneeland and Green
Local News From North Prairie Flower
Ed Kleinbere visited Washington on Tuesday afternoon. Elizabeth Shulty is staying several days at the Donald Smith home. Don Huber's wife went to Des Moines to attend her father who is ill. Bart Dill and daughter were Washington visitors Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PD F. Smith
North Prairie Flower
Kleinbere
Washington
Elizabeth Shulty
Donald Smith
Don Huber
Des Moines
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Washington County
Elder, Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
North
Marion Avenue
Iowa
International News Service
National Advertising Representatives
Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines, Iowa
Daniel Kramer
Lilac Lane
Raven Street
Billy” Harper
Will Harper
Mr. Harper
Gower Street
Los Angeles, California
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Mistah
Joe
Smokey
Ocean
Ward Asbury
McNaught Syndicate
Tne
Lester Glick
Roosevelt
John Boettiger
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Elliot Roosevelt
John Roosevelt
Christ Church
Christiana Hundred
Dela
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Ethel Pont
Carry
Green Journal
Ethel du Pont
N. Prairie Flower
Soutkern
Peter
Pan
Wooders
Clue Taesh
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