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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1938
Page
4
A devotional urging diligence and resilience. It cites Titus 2 11 12 as salvation teaching and encourages planning ahead, surpassing effort, and embracing adversity to gain strength, mastery, and success, attributed to Harlow H Curtice.
A columnist reflects on sympathetic aid to beggars and cites Forum examples of professional panhandling. It notes beggars with substantial savings and raises caution about victimization by seemingly impoverished figures. The piece contrasts local tenderness with reported earnings in larger cities.
Dr. Glen Frank, chairman of the Republican Program Committee, urges a coalition of labor and business to solve economic difficulties. He argues politics worsens labor disputes and that public action could restore order and raise living standards. Quotes and biblical verse accompany the column.
In a Washington gossip style piece several public figures and residents are sketched. Max Marble misbooks a hotel stay at Brookfield Zoo prompts humor while others recount Amana colony drives and community meals. The column weaves social vignettes with light political and daily life observations.
Riverside reports the death of Frank Schillig at his Pasadena home after a sudden illness. He was 79, born in Richmond Iowa, married twice, with two daughters Fern and Grace, and survived by a widow, siblings in California Ohio and Colorado, and many local relatives.
A city investigation reveals a panhandling network where a coordinator employs beggars, supplies bed and meals, and even whiskey, to extract daily takings of 25 to 30 dollars. The piece notes organized charity exists but highlights the lure of easy cash and moral tension.
Army defense against air attack will use Langley Field units including the 38rd and 86th pursuit groups and the 27th squadron from Selfridge Field plus AA units at Fort Sheridan Fort Totten Fort Crockett Fort Monroe and Fort Monmouth. Attacking GHQ Air Force units under Brig General Arnold N Krogstad include Mitchell Field Langley Barksdale Field and March Field. Brig General Fulton Q C Gardner commands the defense from Fort McPherson.
Stormy weather across Iowa caused two fatalities when lightning struck a barn on the Lars Axland farm near Irwin, killing Lars Axland, 74, and his son-in-law Harold Berndt, 29. Heavy rains and hail reported in Ottumwa and Linville, with over an inch of rain at Mount Ayr. corn crop outlook improved overall.
A reflection on how public opinion shapes the idea of character in men. The author argues few men know their own character until others judge them.
The article traces Hitler’s rise, the 1934 Vienna putsch setback, and his renewed push toward Czech territory. It details Sudeten German leader Henlein’s autonomy demand, Prague’s resistance, and England’s role as arbiter, concluding that any deal would be a fragile truce rather than a lasting treaty.
The memo lists club standings for the American League with New York, Cleveland, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, St Louis, and Boston, plus recent results including Boston beating Cleveland and Cleveland defeating Boston. In the National League teams like New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, St Louis, and Boston are shown with records and upcoming matchups listed. No games scheduled in parts of the schedule.
A lightning storm destroyed the main elevator owned by W. A. Gowas with 15 000 bushels capacity. Firefighters formed an old bucket brigade but could not stop the blaze. They did save the Rock Island rail depot.
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