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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1933

Page

4

Thought Friday July 21 1933 Supply Is Sure

A devotional note for Friday July 21 1933 urging readers to trust in the Lord and do good so their needs will be met.

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Posterity and the Iowa lakes conservation push

The speaker urges a lasting conservation movement to build lakes and plant trees for future water supply. He argues surface water is dwindling due to drainage and deforestation and cites Kansas Nebraska and other states improving by replanting, cultivating, and retaining water to end dependence on timely rains. The message links posterity to a regional water program.

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Southern states moving toward wet era and prohibition debate

The piece argues that southern states shifting away from strict prohibition reflect a national trend. It contends the issue is not prohibition itself but its failure, noting the old wet era’s evils are largely forgotten while current residents fear new abuses.

Kitten ball query and Caverns radio notes mix

A fragmenting column blends a Kitten-ball etymology quip with local radio chatter from the Carlsbad Caverns, touching on prohibition era effects and odd humor. It surveys jokes, sermons, and light anecdotes about smiles, aviation stunts, and everyday quirks.

Mistaken Identity and Encounters on a Train

A traveler named Zack Martin sits beside a mother and her baby on a crowded train. He comments on the child and jokes about character with the bent twig saying it shapes the tree. The mother quips about the twig being bent on becoming a girl.

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Preservation and forestry in dense populations

The article argues for forest protection, parks, timber lands and water lands in overcrowded countries. It stresses conservation including lake building and tree planting as vital for the next fifty years.

Deaths and lives puzzles spark amid court notices and jokes

A collage of amusing snippets, a Kansas radio prompt joke about deaths and siblings, a classroom composition misfire, a Iowa District Court filing by Hattie J. Boland against Teeple and Moore, quieting title to land in Washington County, Iowa, with notices to named and unknown defendants and a due date in August 1933.

Washington County Iowa Hattie J. Boland Simon P. Teeple Richard Moore Territory Simon PP. Teeple Board of Joseph Neal Joseph EB. Davis City Washington S. W. Livingston

Kittenball Tournament Invites Teams Across Iowa

Waterloo secretary Dan Smith invites teams from Iowa and southern Minnesota to a kittenball tournament to be played at Cedar River park with two diamonds and a newly lighted central diamond. Entries, eligibility, prizes, and schedules are in a folder available by mail. Various cities have signified interest in entering.

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