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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1930
Page
7
Wayland correspondents report on local families traveling to Denver Colorado to visit relatives and spending time at Lake Okoboji. Residents return from hospital and relatives visit nearby towns while cousins visit Wittmer family.
A sweep of social notes records weekend visits among Havre families including Mllers of Pekin and Olds and Wittmers of Havre. Birth announced for a granddaughter to Paul and Darlene Witting in Elkhart Indiana.
Kalona residents visited the P. S. Boshart home last week. John Wenger W F E Boller Jake Roth and Frank Eicher spent July 22 and 23 in Des Moines. Clark Barr departed Saturday to visit friends in Des Moines. North Fairview crew plans to finish threshing tomorrow if weather cooperates.
H C Messer, after six weeks at Iowa City, earned a master of arts degree at the university convocation last Thursday. He will begin his fifth year in charge of Pleasant Plain schools this coming term. A oil stove explosion Sunday set the Tom Emery home on fire. Emery was burned and treated at Jefferson County hospital. Local social notes include visits from Mrs. Guy Carris, Dasy Tracy at Lydia Nicholson’s, and a Sunday gathering at the Arthur Eden home. Rev. Harvey Moon will preach another year at the Friends church. Pearl and Carrie Wycofft and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Jones traveled to Wyoming to visit relatives.
A Nagoya division locomotive with two smokestacks debuts. Inventor Nagaoka asserts the design produces more heat using less fuel than the current model, highlighting improved efficiency for the Imperial government railways.
In Yokaichi Shiga Prefecture Japanese aviation circles cheered when Flight Lieutenant Okabe of the Third Air Regiment flew at 190 miles per hour and skimmed the regimental field at just above three feet off the ground in a dramatic maneuver.
A Bible lesson outlines Judges 4 detailing Deborah the prophetess judge under a palm tree. It covers Barak’s hesitant support, Sisera’s defeat by divine intervention, Jael’s key role, and the Song of Deborah and Barak, emphasizing faith, national deliverance, and the power of God.
A fragment reflecting on consecration. It notes that fully devoted men learn gradually that their calling is not personal joy or sorrow but a divine idea. The idea expresses itself through obedience and a mysterious blend of emotion and purpose.
Quote by Aughey about divine discipline bringing cleansing through trial. The line presents a metaphor of entering deep waters as a purifying process rather than a threat of drowning.
VEO Mrs. C. A. Bray reports a Sunday gathering at the Statler home near German Village with Edith Da Goney and families, Carl Daering, Yuane and Keith, and more. Several residents visited, traveled to Fairfield, and "fatten hogs to Brighton buyers" with local threshing and grain activity noted.
Xenia brief reports visits by Mrs Tom Reaney and family from Waterloo and by Frank Henderson and guests. A daughter Vera Marie was born to Mr and Mrs Scott Willy on July 16. Gene Stephens traveled to Iowa City for business. Threshing progresses with Herr and Stephens running machines. yields range 30 to 50 bushels per acre.
Mrs. Mattie Themlis and son David visit cousins Omer Bosharts and Will Schlatters in Wayland. Many relatives travel between Washington Illinois and nearby towns for family visits and work. Notables include Dr. Wovyt Allen from Little Rock visiting family and Jean Marie Witting’s birth in Elkhart Indiana.
Edgar B. Roberts confessed after returning to Milwaukee from an expedition in Africa sponsored by Beloit College. He said the three months in the Algerian desert drained romance from archaeology but valued the experience overall.
The speaker laments a land where water freezes at night and the sun scorches at noon, describing a harsh climate shaping daily life and endurance. The line conveys a stark, resilient mood amid extreme weather.
The clipping lists multiple trains with departure and arrival times such as Golden State Limited No 4 at 23 36 a m and Express No 12 at 1 10 a m, plus local and freight services all daily except Sunday. Agents GOODLANDER and McKAY note varying services from morning to evening.
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