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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1942

Page

4

Hope Is a Form of Courage Note

A brief devotional item from July 6 1942 offers Romans 8 24 26 as a reflection on hope and faith. The message urges patience while awaiting unseen outcomes and frames hope as a form of courage.

Dinner for Reverend Carl Klein Sparks Washington Farewell

A spontaneous farewell dinner honors Reverend Carl Klein as he leaves Washington for St Louis to lead Evangelical and Reformed promotion work. Seventy five guests attend with many regretting his departure and praise his public welfare efforts beyond the pulpit.

Carl Klein Washington Carl St. Louis

Patriot covers and a juke word in 20th century notes

The piece surveys Patriot themed magazine covers with different visuals centered on the American flag. It also explains the Scots origin of the word juke and recounts a Chicago assault on Judge David F. Matchett, plus editorials and labor wage ceiling debates.

Judge Matchett Crane Chicago Capt. Crane

New Tricks and Witty Lines Parade in This Page

A collection of jokes and witticisms features Mrs. Peck recalling early marriage, a science quip about body immersion, and banter about wisdom and silence. A punch line from a producer about a play ends with a spoof on audience engagement.

Gwendolyn Sheldon Weds Lyle Gipple

Announcement from Columbus Junction confirms the June 12 marriage of Gwendolyn Sheldon daughter of Mr and Mrs H C Sheldon of Salem to Lyle Gipple son of Mr and Mrs W E Gipple of Columbus Junction. The ceremony occurred at Round Prairie Baptist church Lockridge with Rev W A Holmes officiating and attendants Maud Niel and Donald Abbott. The couple will reside in Columbus Junction.

Columbus Junction Gwendolyn Sheldon H. C. Sheldon Salem Lyle Gipple W. E. Gipple Round Prairie Baptist Church Lockridge W. A. Holmes Newton

Aerial Flight Theorized as Unsolvable by Scientists

In 1903 Simon Newcomb, a leading era researcher, wrote that mechanicians may be forced to admit aerial flight is a problem man cannot solve. He doubted humanity would ever fully master flight.

Simon Newcomb

Valencia Venezuela A Sleepy City with Historic Monuments

Valencia, the old capital of Venezuela, sits as a quiet town about half the size of Caracas. It features early Spanish architecture and many monuments in its parks honoring independence heroes.

Valencia Venezuela Caracas

Bermuda Settlement Origins Recalled in 1609 Wreck

The article notes Bermuda, a 360 island group in the Atlantic 650 miles southeast of New York, was first settled in 1609 by colonists who were wrecked while bound for Virginia.

Bermuda Atlantic New York Virginia

Jefferson at 80 Rides Daily on Horseback

At eighty years old, Thomas Jefferson reportedly rides horseback daily, maintaining an active routine despite age. The detail reflects ongoing vigor attributed to the founding father during his later years.

Jefferson Thomas Jefferson

Powell and Skelton Star in New Musical Comedy Ship Ahoy

Powell and Red Skelton headline the State theatre bill in the musical comedy Ship Ahoy directed by Eddie Buzzell. The show features new dance routines by Powell including a Morse code tap, songs by Tommy Dorsey orchestra, and comic bits by Skelton with Virginia O'Brien and Bert Lahr.

Eleanor Powell Tommy Dorsey Red Skelton State Theatre Miss Powell Virginia O’brien Bert Lahr Lahr Tallulah Eddie Buzzell William Post, Jr Stuart Crawford Bernard Nedell Aggregation

Two Yanks in Trinidad Opens at Ox Theatre with O'Brien Donlevy

Pat O'Brien and Brian Donlevy star in the comedy Twenty Yanks in Trinidad as feuding mobsters in Manhattan who join forces when larger danger arrives. Janet Blair shines as a sultry cafe siren in the twisty caper directed by Gregory Fatorf.

Pat O'Brien Brian Donlevy Trinidad Hollywood Liea Ox Theatre Janet Blair O'Brien-Vonlevy Gregory Fatorf Manhattan Pat Brian

Tunnels of Wood Aid Pacific Coast Route

Engineers on the Wolf Creek highway built a tunnel from specially treated lumber to resist water seepage, offering a wood based alternative to steel or concrete on the Pacific coast.

Pacific Coast Wolf Creek Highway

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