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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1933
Page
4
Daily Bible thought cites Psalm 40 5 praising God for numerous wonderful works beyond counting, urging reflection on divine deeds and gratitude for creation and mercy. The devotional tone encourages personal contemplation and reverent acknowledgment of God's actions.
A devotional poem asks for God’s light in dark times and recalls a steadfast friend who never forgets. The speaker seeks faith as a guiding flame through want and dread.
The piece reports Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks ending their marriage after about a dozen years. It notes Pickford tearfully discusses separation while Fairbanks spends time in Europe hobnobbing with royalty. The author voices support for Mary and criticizes Fairbanks as vain and unkind, predicting future loneliness.
A Los Angeles writer compares head hunting in the Amazon to dangers of travel and then shares Iowa trivia. The piece blends travel lore with a long list of Iowa counties, county seats, and geographic facts, ending with a signature from D. J. Eichelberger in West Los Angeles.
Observers note that health risks in head hunter regions, including toothaches and diseases, rival encounters with wildlife. With proper gear and sound judgment, the area is as safe as the Maine woods during open season, though perils persist from insects, rough terrain, and unfamiliar foods.
A Kansas City Star inspired exhortation urges spring graduates to seize new job chances as old business models fade. It warns recovery may be uneven and stresses adapting to changed demand, pursuing innovations in science, affordable housing, and fresh markets rather than clinging to 1929-era expectations.
The Rev. Bob Schuler the fighting parson of Los Angeles is scheduled to speak at the Cedar Falls Bible Conference July 30 to August 6 in Cedar Falls Iowa.
Dr Parley Zurtman will officiate as conference director for many years. Probable staff includes Bishop Edwin Hughes from Washington DC, Dr A L Kernahan, Dr William Evans of Los Angeles, and Mr and Mrs Kinding who run children's work. Evans and the Kindings were on the 1932 staff.
A reader recalls viewing the moon last evening from behind the country club trees and describes the sight as lifting through misty clouds like a Fourth of July balloon. The moment prompts a meditation on distant, unhappy memories and battles long ago.
Credit line notes a minister visiting the Jones home after noon on Sunday. Willie explains Pa is at the golf club not to play golf but for highballs and stud poker. The piece recalls Dwight Morrow as a small man with shy humor, recounting a Wall Street rival feud.
A brief humorous poem by James L. Kittle follows a meter reader’s day visiting homes to log readings and corrects numbers, interwoven with jumbled newsroom anecdotes about a beauty contest misprint and local quirks. It mixes verse with cutaway jokes about editors and ministers.
Des Moines, July 7. State Treasurer Leo J Wegman warned Iowa risks losing a $20 million bond sale aimed at releasing public funds from closed banks as ruling on the plan’s constitutionality drags. He said rising money demand, aided by improved business, could push eastern financiers to fund elsewhere at higher interest.
The first step under the national industrial recovery act is a code of fair competition for advertising. Wilfred W. Fry invites 56 associations and independent companies to draft the code to be submitted to Gen. Hugh 8. Johnson. The group includes publishers, advertising agencies, printers, photographers, and motion picture producers.
Nature lovers and students from across the United States will attend a 13 day session starting July 31 at McGregor Heights along the Mississippi river. Natural science professors from Mississippi valley colleges, federal park and forest service staff, and the Iowa fish and game department will teach. The program includes sport, entertainment, and river trips.
A short, puzzling line found in a journal wanted ad sparks tension as a reader recalls a gas shutoff alert. The fragment hints at a larger mystery involving a watchman and a need to hurry home. The tone is noir and clipped, matching regional newspaper flavor.
Iowa county school superintendents schedule their seventh annual conference July 13 14 in Des Moines. Dr D W Morehouse of Drake University will give the opening address at the Hotel Kirkwood with discussions on school administration finances standards and rural school laws.
The interpretive dancer Little Morocco arrives at the Chicago World Fair oasis of Morocco. She performs the slave dance veiled with four maidens Zobia Hassah Zarha and Zormana. six musicians play el houd el tubel darbouka zukra and tambourines. The group performs a Moroccan dervish veil dance sword dance Sahara dance and ends with a Moroccan wedding ceremony where Little Morocco bares her face.
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