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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1940
Page
4
A Bible Thought from July 10 1940 reflects on Ephesians 4 32 and praises kindness empathy and forgiveness. Fairfield reports the deaths of elderly couple Mr and Mrs H O Hardin near Ollie who passed within minutes of each other in their late eighties.
A column reflects on wartime delays, potential invasion of England, and Britain's defenses. It notes Roosevelt's possible 1936 nomination, fifth column fears in England, and public sentiment about a dramatic campaign. The piece recalls rural life memory of blacksmith shops and horseshoes.
A district Sunday school convention was held at Pleasant Hill with seven schools represented excluding Eureka Coppock and Crawfordsville United Presbyterian. The program included songs solos and an address by Rev Knott Kalona plus a round table discussion. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Moorhead and daughter Mary Lillian Doreen Lease and several others from local churches.
A brief note questions the presence of tobacco terms in biblical text suggesting a misread or pun in the phrase Tob sabac. The snippet hints at linguistic confusion and a probable OCR error rather than a scholarly claim about scripture.
A physician notes the patient coughs more easily this morning and remarks that the effort has improved with practice, while the patient responds with a nondescript line about the cough. The exchange hints at a routine medical consultation or sketch.
A barber jokes about baldness and a customer suspects hair loss links. A physician invitation leads to an illegible letter read by a hostess and a druggist who provides a remedy for seventy five cents. A boarder admires a view while a farmer imagines labor over it. A sequence of light captions ends with Epworth Highroad observations.
Fragments show a party scene with guests clearing dishes in the kitchen while the hostess screams at the sight. Miscellaneous lines describe a waiter, a fortune teller concept, and stray jokes about tenants and married women. Overall tone resembles quirky domestic humor column fragments.
Officials announce late fall inauguration of two diesel powered streamlined trains between St Louis and St Paul Minneapolis. The Rocket and Zephyr will run over Burlington and Rock Island lines with 14 hour round trips, replacing longer routes.
In Crawfordsville on July 8 Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Griffith of Washington visited Mrs. W. H. Hagie whose illness has shown slight improvement. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. William Cheney of Oelwein at Henry Cheney’s home. John Anderson and daughter hosted guests including FE Anderson Lyle Anderson Frank Anderson Gien Anderson and families of Washington and Howard Anderson and family of Crawfordsville.
Community roundup lists visits and calls in Ainsworth. Mr and Mrs E R Butterworth travel to Dow City for a death in the family. households hosting relatives and friends include Norris, Mahin, Coon, Orrin, Sands, Nelson, and Frey. Travel and birthdays mentioned amid summer gatherings.
Report notes that half of the country’s chewing tobacco production is centered in Winsic, highlighting the dominant role of this locale in the industry and its economic impact.
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