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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1938
Page
4
A compact harvest of religious reflections and aphorisms. Bible verse from Ephesians 1 3 4 emphasizes being chosen in Christ. Burke urges laying up treasures in goodwill and warns publicity attracts friends while adversity tests true friendship. The Case Eagle and The Pick Up offer motivational lines.
Clayton Neiswanger recalls July 17 in the siege of Santiago Cuba where U S troops surrounded the city and Spanish officers surrendered after a brief flag of truce. He later fell ill at home while typhoid fever and tropical conditions harshly affected many soldiers during the campaign.
The piece surveys early globe circling feats from Magellan’s 1519 voyage to Nellie Bly, John Henry Mears, Graf Zeppelin, and Howard Hughes. It notes Hughes and crew flew northward around the pole in over 11 000 miles, compares risks with a equatorial circumnavigation, and credits Wylie Post as a pioneer while praising Hughes modestly.
The piece recalls Clayton, a regular army man who faced heavy Cuban War exposure. He endured serious illness after the campaign, but four decades later returns home robust and full of pep. Neighbors and fellow veterans marvel at his endurance.
A Clermont Press reminiscence recalls pioneer life when bread was toasted on a fork over the fire and slices were cut by hand, highlighting the rough edge of early frontier living.
A Massachusetts man aged 83 stopped his birthday tradition of standing on his head as he felt the world’s turn had come. The San Francisco Chronicle notes his whimsical farewell to the ritual.
A reminiscence notes how the word billion once seemed a misprint for a thin soup in the Chicago Daily News, reflecting on historic press quirks and language shifts.
Starting tomorrow the Pinch Hitter column will entertain readers for about ten days while the regular writer takes a short vacation. The author welcomes contributions or guest columns to fill the space and extends an invitation for help.
Westchester note describes Spot the Shetland pony gifted by D. B. Brumback to Betty and Carol Dean Griggs. Spot gave free rides to twenty one children Thursday amid other local updates and moving notices.
Two alumnae Mrs Wayne Simmerman and Mrs Doris Chalmers Doolittle recall the big post reunion joy while their seven year old sons Bill Simmerman and David Doolittle overhear and note their mothers shared schooling a century ago.
A house moving on North Marion Avenue caused a crash when a local driver entered its path. Eyewitness George Stokes notes Washington has many nice looking young people, while the incident prompts caution about street hazards.
A playful verse by W. O. argues that if hats are kids and offspring are goats then the speaker becomes a Billy Goat. The poem blends wordplay with a humorous self reference.
A collage of jokes and quips featuring a police talker a farm wife a New England aunt and humorous exchanges about taxes animals cars and daily life. Included are snippets about a Rolls Royce a nude ranch in Arizona and the pearly gates with St Peter’s quip.
A bright pupil reads a second exam problem asking for the number of tons of coal shipped out of the United States in any year and writes 2408-none, a seemingly incorrect or satirical response, during the test.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodical church in Wayland plans to serve meals for threshers on July 18. Mrs. Kera Wittimer reports the church group organized the effort to provide food and fellowship to workers.
St. Louis July 15. Roger Babson argues American recovery can prevent a global downturn and war. He warns Germany’s economic moves toward the Black Sea could reshape Europe, urging pro global prosperity and anti Nazi unity among democracies.
The article records frequent visits and travels of area residents. Rev David Thompson attends U B Training Camp at Cedar Falls, delegates attend Junior and Senior Endeavor. Families return from Princeville Chillicothe Il and Boise Idaho. Visitors include Janice Wade from Tacoma and Leslie Miller from California. Joe Wittmer recovers from Iowa City hospital.
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