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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1931
Page
4
The piece argues a debt reconciliation soothes fears of another World War yet notes Germany’s heavy burden and the need for a breathing spell. It warns on road safety, urging signaling, proper turns, and heed to signals to save lives.
A discussion on public safety urges continued use of STOP signs to reduce motor vehicle deaths. It cites 1930 US fatalities of 99 000 from all accidents and 33 000 from motor crashes, blaming carelessness and failure to yield right of way.
A reader recalls mistaking a stranger for a child's mother while walking downtown with a friend and misidentifying the adult. The note mentions Centennal School and Mary Maxine Humston a fourth grade pupil.
Washington Iowa Board of Park Commissioners honors late W. A. Cook. Resolutions praise his service to parks, church work, and municipal progress. Surviving members publish heartfelt tribute and arrange copies for minutes and relatives.
A lighthearted column gathers jokes and quips from readers as a playful relief from a slow day. It invites further contributions and teases fresh laughs, from misread lines to punchy one liners, ending with a call for jokes to be reprinted.
A compact note on common misuses and pronunciations. Highlights include indisuputable guidance on correct usage and etymology alongside a daily word like cloy. It contrasts mispronunciations and misspellings with synonyms and practice lines from classical sources.
Funeral services for George G. Vincent were conducted at the United Presbyterian church in Keota with Rev. R. W. Jamieson presiding. Burial followed in Keota cemetery, death attributed to age, with Vincent surviving by his wife, three sons, and three daughters.
The horse Tarzan used by Ken Maynard in "The Two Gun Man" at the Fox theater was insured years ago for $10,000 with North American Insurance Company. The policy details are noted in the film coverage records.
Readers discuss vacation spots with Des Moines National Guard Camp and Balsam Lake Wisconsin mentioned as goals for rest and fishing. An insurance firm reveals a rare policy covering a horse's death or injuries, highlighting Tarzan as a top film star with a $2800 annual premium and a cast including Lucille Powers Tom London Charles King and Late McKee.
Radio Pictures comedy Everything's Rosie stars Robert Woolsey. The piece delves into carnival life from a small town tour, with gossip fortune tellers and a shell game. Woolsey showcases wit and warmth amid an excellent supporting cast and romantic plot.
Friday schedules for M. E. Ladies' Aid units 3 5 7 9 10 with hosts and craft prep for bazaar. U P church Ladies Aid social room meeting with 5 00 picnic supper. Friendship club set for Wayne Gideon home July 10. Young and Junior Missionary societies of the U P church meet Saturday two thirty PM.
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