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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1932
Page
4
A devotional note cites Deuteronomy 10 12 urging readers to fear the Lord walk in his ways love him and serve him with all heart and soul reflecting on faithful living today.
The article profiles Laurence C. Jones leader of the Piney Woods Country Life School in Braxton Mississippi. Born in St Joseph Missouri he educated in Iowa and built a self help mission to uplift black Mississippians teaching self reliance through practical crafts and trades with about three hundred students yearly.
The article recounts student labor building Piney Woods Country Life School's buildings worth over $100,000 on 1,500 acres. It details Jasper McAffee's home made electric light plant, and Laurence Jones's wartime rescue from a lynch mob after testifying to his life’s work and ambitions.
Today's vocabulary lesson defines flagitious as grossly wicked and shamefully criminal. The example cites punishment for flagitious crimes as a warning to readers to elevate word mastery and usage.
The piece recalls that life includes rain and pain not constant sunshine. It emphasizes God’s assurances of daily strength rest light grace help and unwavering love throughout trials and labor. It frames faith as a source of support amid sorrow and struggle.
In a light story from the Journal a boy named Tommy Gray asks if it is raining in Chicago after his uncle Frank Frazier comments on the Democratic platform. The piece playfully contrasts youth curiosity with adult political talk.
A collage of light hearted vignettes and reader letters. A child asks if shoes make him look bigger while a sample tale about carved initials on western horses appears. An elderly woman misattributes relief to a pastor and a cook bakes with knives.
A poetic note recalls hand me down gowns from mothers to daughters and changing fashions. A farmer shift toward cotton farming is contrasted with old dress wear. A humorous manhole incident ends with a witty pedestrian remark as neighbors are urged to contribute something before tomorrow.
A 1931 Chevrolet coupe narrates its owners the Evening Journal reporters, traveling west from Iowa with Harvard and AAA stickers, praising good roads and noting packing for a cross sedition of supplies as the journey begins.
The Jolly Pilgrim describes a road test with Malcolm and Dave near Tucker and Eicher's garage. After a test drive toward Lincoln the narrator receives a registration tag and gold bronze signs “The Jolly Pilgrim” from Louis Baird, signaling a new owner and adventure filled journey away from home.
Gloria Wenger of Indianapolis celebrated her seventh birthday Monday afternoon in Wayland. Mrs Edd Witting hosted a party with many little girls including Jeanette Koebel Donna Lee Koebel Mary Margaret Branch Imogene Branch Mildred Neff Virginia Hixson Rosemary Kicher Lor raine Schlatter Mary Witting and Gloria Wenger. A yellow and green decorated cake ice cream and candy accompanied by balloons as favors. Gifts delighted the guest of honor.
Rich, Mabel Geiser, Mabel Schrat ter, Florence and Edith Wenger and Raymond Witting of Pair field appear in a public notice listing residents associated with the community.
Kay Francis discovers six distinct ways to say no in a scene from Street of Women with Roland Young opposite. Director Archie Mayo tests the idea as the six Nos must be all different or the scene will fall flat. Maya exclaims at the clever variety after filming.
Brooklyn loses to the Pirates 5 to 3 in a game highlighted by Steve Swetonic seven safeties and Tommy Thevenow driving in three runs. Pittsburgh heads to Chicago for a crucial four game set with the Cubs. Athletics slump as Cleveland wins twice. Crosetti shines for Yankees in 15 to 1 rout of St Louis. Cubs fall 8 to 2 to Boston. Detroit wins 5 to 3 over Boston. Washington tops White Sox 7 to 1. Other clubs idle.
Twenty girls attended a Friday afternoon Girl Scout session at the Legion hall Crawfordsville sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary led by Mrs Mary Packer with commissions applied for by Mrs Doris Cherry Holmes. A scouting talk songs and games followed and the group next meets Friday at 3 PM at the Legion hall.
L B Lupton spoke at a Rotary noon meeting detailing a George Washington pageant in Chautauqua park on the 87th and 28th of the month. The event marks the 200th anniversary of Washington birth with about 450 performers, forty scenes, and a lavish production likened to the Lincoln pageant. The WYCA and Y's Men’s Club back the project with Lupton heading the Lincoln pageant’s former director role and a group of Washington’s stage artists assisting.
Lodges Washington Lodge No. 26 regular meeting on the first Friday each month with Glenn Mace as Worshipful Master and A W Yard as Secretary. Damascus Shrine No. 10 regular meeting on the fourth Tuesday each month at the Masonic Temple with Mrs Grace E Twinam as Worthy High Priestess and Mrs J W Bidwell as Worthy Scribe.
Extensive rail timetable details list eastbound and westbound trains including local freights pass trains motor cars and mixed trains with daily and exception Sunday notes. It names services such as Golden State Limited Apache and local freight runs and notes stops at Washington El Paso Brighton Fairfield Eldon Center ville and other points. Agent signatures L Goodlander and J C McKay appear.
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