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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1933
Page
4
Daily devotional for Friday July 28 1933 highlights a verse from Proverbs warning against chasing wealth and noting riches fly away. The piece emphasizes reliance on wisdom beyond material gain and offers reflective guidance.
Poem reflects fear of aging and loss as speaker recalls past prayers and loves. The speaker laments looking ahead, expresses loneliness, and hesitantly accepts the inevitable path of time. Signed by Lalia Mitchell Thornton.
A religious meditation quotes Isaiah 1 18 promising cleansing from sins though scarlet as snow. The phrase appeals to faith and moral reflection citing scripture to urge spiritual renewal through repentance and divine mercy.
The Washington county canvass raises funds for a state park at Dutch Creek. Officials have approved the site. money is needed to buy it. The plan envisions a forty to sixty acre wooded lake preserved and maintained by the state, boosting local conservation efforts.
The Journal announces it will stop issuing its Trade At Home scrip after a few weeks. The paper notes hundreds of dollars in scrip were issued and honored by local merchants, but says it will continue to spend and trade at home with or without the scrip. It thanks local merchants for their courtesy during circulation.
A call for donations to support a state park aims to raise funds quickly. Donations may be given to Dr. J. L. Erwin, Brighton treasurer, or H. R. Sitler, Washington, with a final report due Monday at 8 p.m. in the Y.
George Washington wrote in 1788 about money losing value asking if anything could restore credit. He warned the situation was so bad that a wagon load of money bought little more than a wagon load of provisions.
An author asks for a book title about Wall Street while an editor suggests "The Golden Fleece" as a possible name. The exchange frames a literary setup exploring finance’s lure and peril. The dialogue hints at themes of greed risk and cyclical market patterns.
Miss Helen Wylie of Washington spent last weekend with her brother Don Wylie. Elizabeth Koehler returns home after weeks with her sister Mrs Henry Martin at Gilber t Iowa. Mr and Mrs Sam Warren visited Washington county hospital to see daughter Mrs Lurden Donaldson recovering from surgery. Frances Hang and Mrs Mary Martin of Gilbert visited Frank Scranton. Carl Koehler home hosts with Henry Martin and John Martin Ka hok a Mo. W C Richards family visited Don Wyle’s home. Late July threshing completed with oats yields from twenty to fifty bushels per acre.
A collage of social quips and sketches brims with letters and jokes about a YMCA conference, ball games fund drives, a Bill Bly anecdote, and snippets from London to Congress. The piece blends humor and commentary with unsigned satire and playful prompts for readers.
The August term 1933 District Court case lists Glenn E. Zaring as plaintiff seeking $32,000 plus interest from E. T. Wickham and Charles C. Cunningham executor of the estate of Charles C. Cunningham deceased. A mortgage on NW quarter of section 35 and NW quarter of SW quarter in township 75 north range west is cited and foreclosure sought with a receiver to manage rents and taxes. Default may be entered August 28, 1933 if defendants fail to appear.
A brief observation notes that rabbits and other small animals struggle to cross roads safely. They misjudge car speeds and are dazed by headlights. Birds in flight are sometimes victims of traffic accidents.
The M B E church congregation held a Friday festival with sales and entertainments at the Richland church. A 6 o'clock cafeteria lunch in the evening boosted the treasury by about 100 dollars. Walter Eyals sustained serious injuries in a Packwood ball game last Wednesday and was taken to Fairfield hospital for care. He remained unconscious for hours and hopes persist for his return home. Myron Walker of Detroit and Mrs. Wm Brady of Oskaloosa visit local relatives. Union services of all the...
Local items include threshing chores by Mr and Mrs John Pratt and Victor Wengers. Neiswanger and Walker hosted visitors. Plymouth cars driven by Walter Crawford. Visits from Edward Bruty, Bessie Moothart of Sioux City, and Henry Ott of Olds. Wedding bells and social calls populate the week.
The Rhine town of Emmerich hosts a school historically 1200 years old. It began as a religious school, was run by the Knights of Malta until 1811, then closed during Napoleon's era. In 1830s the government reopened it as a public school.
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