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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1933
Page
4
A devotional note cites Isaiah 40 31 urging endurance and renewed strength. The verse promises soaring energy and perseverance for those who trust in the Lord, with phrases about mounting up with wings and not growing weary.
A maroon sedan with five bandits roamed Chicago's west side early last week. The gang held up drivers for cash and jewelry, targeting visitors from several states and New York City. Police commissioner vows to stop the spree as residents are warned to avoid dawn outings with valuables.
A vast crowd filled downtown Washington last Saturday, with cars parked on side streets creating one way traffic. The writer compliments the orderly turnout praising the city’s appeal and declares, despite parking chaos, the event a great success for a Saturday night in a lively, enterprising town.
The Journal notes a lively Saturday night in the village with many automobiles filling the back yard. Citizens gathered in a social scene with vehicles parked along the area and local activity throughout the evening.
Dr. F E H Lines outlines twelve cautionary rules to reduce drownings during the swimming season. He cautions against solo or night swimming, overestimating strength, dangerous crossings, and diving in unknown waters, and advises learning rescue techniques, using a rope, removing clothing, waiting after meals, proper boat handling, swimming in pairs, and avoiding rough water or foolish Sky larking.
A humorous Washington County column covers a Saturday crowd for a Ford drawing, praise for Herb Peet's Permanent Wave, and thanks to Louis Jones for the PA system. It jokes about city PA needs, a river of small town quips, and local chatter about concerts, football, and a bramble-bush tale.
Miss Janette Sawicki of Cleveland Ohio wins the world’s most accurate typist cup at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. The trophy, donated by Maryland Governor Ritchie, emerged from a field of forty nine stenographers amid lighthearted quips and editorial notes.
Six white swans visited Boise Lake near Burns last week, drawing residents to Springfield hunting grounds. The birds, famed for their graceful necks and pure plumage, faced historical decline from hunting for skins and fashion. Elliott, a resident, claimed to hear a storied cry of the dying swan, described as musical and octave-like.
Mgr Johann Leicht long prominent Catholic figure in Munich and former Reichstag group chairman was arrested in the Nazi effort to establish a one party state. He is the Catholic leader in Munich.
Ernest Salladay is expected to be appointed maintenance superintendent for all state and federal roads in Washington county starting after July. He has led highway 161 and 22 maintenance, earning a promotion and pay raise, with the Salladay family moving to the county seat and John Moss taking over his current duties.
A Times-Union item argues that a girl's happiness is not always about winning the man she desires. It suggests true contentment may come from securing a man another woman desires, presenting a cautious social observation from the period.
Sediment dredged from the sea floor shows drastically higher radium concentrations than land rocks. Estimates suggest at least a billion tons of radium lie on ocean beds worldwide, according to Pathfinder Magazine.
Deputy Internal Revenue official Wilson Reed announces extensions for filing capital stock tax returns and payment until August 31, 1937. The tax, under Section 215 of the National Industrial Recovery Act, required filing by July 31, 193? for the period ending June 30, 1922.
Dayton Grove records list Mr. Charlie Griner and sons Carl and Howard visiting from near Tita with Mrs. Hay and daughter Matje and Miss Louisa Wombache and Rev. J. H. O'Donnell of Washington. The Mattett home hosted Lawrence and Mrs. Mattett’s visitors, while Mr. and Mrs. Harry Capt and family visited Washington. Lawrence Mottett shopped in Wahillet. Sidney Seaberry of West Chester visited the J. A. Walker and J. B. Moore homes. The Walkers were Wellman visitors. J. A. Walker and Mrs. Lyall Moore joined Walter Leet at his home. Mildred Leet completed hospital work and is now at home with her parents. Charles Johnson has been ill but is recovering.
A prolonged drought leaves the Chilean coast with scarce rainfall as dry spells persist for decades, impacting agriculture and water supplies. The article notes rain has not fallen in long stretches off the coast in thirty years and nearly fifty years elsewhere.
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