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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1930
Page
4
Do all wings without murmurings and disputings that ye may be blameless and harmless the sons of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation among whom ye shine as lights in the world Phil 2 14 15
B. R. Harlan, curator of the Historical Memorial and Art Department of Iowa, will discuss Washington County on a radio program Monday afternoon July 21 from 4:15 to 4:30. The short talk targets listeners keen on county histories and local towns, inviting all interested to tune in.
The Journal reports that microbes are minute. A common dime can hold about 50 million microbes on its upper face. A slim microbe may be about one twenty five thousandth of an inch wide, while a fatter microbe could be about one twenty thousandth of an inch across. Measurements require patience as microbes are hard to handle.
Heads consolidate banks into The First State Bank of Huntington Beach. Harvey S Young becomes manager and president of Nations Dut and manager of another bank as part of the consolidation. Also notes comment on alcohol and safer alternatives by Sir Arthur Chance, M.D.
A child recalls joining neighbors for a wagon jump contest. Claiming to jump farther than all, a rival steps on the plank and startles the jumper. Nearing the edge, they fall and are laughed at, retreating behind a corner with a friend to hide from view.
A collage of jokes and quips from multiple sources including Everybody's Weekly Harvard Lampoon and London Opinion. The items range from light znamen jokes about singers salads and vintage banter to reflections on manners and social observations. Notable lines include a salad joke about a button, a quip on highway widths, and a conservative view on medical practice linking alcohol with harm.
A mixed flavor of light anecdotes and social chatter. The piece recalls a hot spell night with a girl and her father on the porch, quips about a Irishman and his wife, and snippets from shavings humor and country club conversations. It threads humor through failed love, moustache fads, and fictional characters.
At a charity ball a policeman at the door bars adults while a woman begs for admission for her child dressed as a butterfly. The officer refuses, saying the child must enter as a caterpillar. A separate joke line involves misunderstandings in romance and a quip about high and low brows.
A reader recounts missing the carnival's opening night but plans to attend tomorrow noting the Legion boys usually deliver. A sharp remark blames the South for secession, while another dismisses the discussion as nonsense in this brief yardline exchange.
The Womans Missionary Society of the U P church in Columbus Junction will host an all day Mission Study class this Friday at 10 A M. Members are asked to bring their own dish and a dish to pass.
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