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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1938
Page
4
The message quotes Romans 10 10 affirming belief in heart and confession with mouth leading to salvation. A brief devotional note emphasizes faith and speech joining for righteousness and redemption.
A Rochester column describes hospital life at Worrell Hospital in June 1938. It notes medical rounds observed by young doctors, nurse routines urging patients to drink water, and the informal patient atmosphere. The writer reflects on home reading, hospital life, and a cautious view of European politics.
A Washington couple seeking relief from heat stopped in Sunset Park to listen to the car radio when a police officer told them to move on. Glen Hagegrwen reports catching a 10 percent pound northern pike that fed six people for three days. Bill Livingston in Washington, D. C., phoned his father Schuyler to announce that his daughter in law Jerry Vorhees had a baby boy, while also noting the resignation of Representative FE. Do. Eicher.
The Washington County Rural Letter Carriers association held its regular July meeting at Kalona High School with about fifty attendees from Ainsworth Brighton Crawfordsville Kalona Richmond Riverside and Washington. Officers welcomed guests and led an evening of songs readings and refreshments followed by a business session and delegation elections for the State convention in Spencer. The next gathering is set for Riverside on August 6.
The text explains displacement tonnage as the water weight needed to fill a ship’s hull and notes Archimedes discovered the principle about two and a half centuries before Christ.
The Bowie collection of firearms at Fort McHenry National Park Museum in Baltimore Maryland is rated as one of the finest small firearm collections in the United States.
A colorful line portrays a man nicknamed Uncle Eben who is so hopeful he treats life as a market of self worth, selling his own gold bricks. The quip reflects a character-driven moment about optimism and personal value.
Wayland column notes 13 month old Betty Lou Boese burned her left hand reaching into hot chocolate. The item also lists summer trips, hospital visits, crate of oranges sent to East Wayland youths, and multiple family travels and gatherings over the Fourth of July.
A politician, excited over a momentous question, misquotes Daniel Webster as saying Give me liberty or give me death. A press agent corrects him saying Webster did not write the dictionary, Noah did. The politician sticks to his error and insists Noah built the ark.
Health official urges family screening when TB appears, notes transmission from unknown carriers, and promotes early detection via X ray tuberculin tests. Emphasizes cooperation with doctors health officers and nurses and reduces stigma for patients.
An old timer at a state society meeting jokes about a mother who inks heels to hide holes in socks. A physician notes angina but the youth mispronounces the name, sparking a brief pun about pronunciation.
A Washington man mailed a neighbor a can of fabricating oil with a note to use it on the lawnmower at 6 30 am. In reply the neighbor sent another can of oil and suggested using it on the man’s daughter’s singing lessons.
Mrs J A Marsh of Ainsworth is described as traveling with Mr and Mrs J A Marsh and another, on a trip to Portland Oregon according to Ruth Norris. The note appears in a local Ainsworth dispatch from July 6.
Uncle Felix Breazeale, aged patriarch of eastern Tennessee, attends his own funeral near Knoxville and calls it the finest ever. The rural service draws mourners from miles, with vendors selling snacks and Rev. Charles E. Jackson of Paris delivering the sermon. Jackson notes a funeral might reform rough individuals before death.
Marietta Workman traveled to Des Moines on Sunday and Mrs. Marsh with her son Maynard Hites and family headed to Portland Oregon for a couple of months. The Marshes and Workmans returned Monday evening. Ruth Houseal visiting Mt Pleasant college friends spent Saturday with the George McCaleb family. Blanche Jenkins resumed Cedar Rapids work Tuesday after a home visit. Mary Chambers spent the Fourth at the Alsto home in Columbus Junction. Ronald Hay of Lincoln Nebraska visited his father S. Sands. Ronald Keiper traveled to Don City Saturday to visit the F R Butterworths. Dale Merland returned to Davenport after a week with the R E B Meafland family. Jane Mabin and Paul Mahin visited Independence for the weekend. Will Chihak of Chicago visited his parents over the Fourth. Mr and Mrs Harry Boileau and Effie McCreedy visited the Charles Nash home in Cedar Rapids over the Fourth.
Government edict directs factories to implement American industrial methods. Officials claim efficiency gains and standardized practices across sectors. Industry leaders respond with caution, citing transition costs and training needs.
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