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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1935
Page
4
Daily devotional urges seek first the kingdom of God, promising that righteousness comes first and earthly needs will follow. Features Matthew 6 33 as guiding verse for believers.
A quotation by John Walter Houck urges keeping a determined pursuit to understand the world and develop full mental capacity. It advocates mental derricks to lift minds from routine and spiritual vacuum, enabling growth in all life aspects beyond narrow creeds and rituals.
The author rejects predictions of another 1935 drought mirroring 1934 and recalls a dry, hot season with 100 degree temperatures. He warns against soil erosion and the loss of moisture, urging conservation of soil, surface water, and fertility to prevent desertification and depreciation of land value.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation funded banks and diverse sectors including cotton and corn loans to steady the economy. By January 1935, most 1933 crop loans were repaid with interest and bank loan repayments stood at about 72 percent of totals, with total RFC operating costs under 4 percent.
A reader thanks authorities for mowing the Gazeman lawn where children wandered into tall grass. An incident is described where a boy got lost but was found before six in the evening. The note also cites a golf dispute and a jibe about golfers instinctively shooting to hole.
Brighton observes June 20 as Whoopie Day under the American Legion. Committee leaders W. W. Jamison E. A. Horner W. O. Morgan R. J. Wessel and L. A. Horton organize programs while local attendees report various Memorial Day activities and obituaries.
Results show National League games with St Louis Chicago Boston New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia Brooklyn and others along with American League outcomes including Detroit New York Boston Philadelphia and Cleveland. A funeral note mentions Mr Wood born in Brighton and circus ties. Community items recall Memorial day visits and a near fire at the Bill Stockman home with lamp-related clothing damage.
The article notes 1935 faces drought threats similar to the prior year. It observes a slow start to dry weather, with mid-summer near and twenty days until the sun reaches its apogee and begins its southward trek, implying uncertain conditions ahead.
Funeral services for Mrs. Etta T. Marek 29 will be held Tuesday at 2 PM from her mother's home in Wellman with Rev Thomas Osborne of the Methodist church officiating. She died Saturday night of pneumonia after a illness of under a week. Born near Keota March 22 1896 she was the first of thirteen children to die in the family. Her father died about six years ago.
The Little Demons girls and Washington versus Crawfordsville meet at noon with the Globe Trotters, a famed Negro aggregation, set for a seven p.m. game and an eight p.m. men’s showdown at Troop F field.
Richland tops the Tri County league with 2–0, followed by Washington 2–1 and Packwood 1–2 tied with Brighton for third. Keota and West Chester bring up the rear as weather halted West Chester and Packwood-Brighton split a postponed doubleheader 14–5 and 13–12 in eleven innings last Thursday.
Five of the 162 crack golfers teeing off in the National Open at Oakmont, Pittsburgh, June 6 to 8 are Olin Dutra the defending champion, Johnny Goodman 193% champion, Gene Sarazen fresh Masters winner, Craig Want and Willie Macfarlane who led the New York division qualifiers.
Riverside wins 4 to 3 after Kalona score bursts in late innings. Chet Walker pitched for Kalona with Paul Schmidt and Leg Jean on the mound for Riverside. Community notes mention beauty parlor move, funeral service, Brighton visitors, Legion Auxiliary peppies, Epworth League program and local performances.
The note claims a one third mile long railway within Vatican City, described as the world’s shortest railway. It highlights the brief length and unique location as a curious fact.
Katharine Hepburn stars opposite Charles Boyer in Break of Hearts a romantic drama set against symphonic backdrops and European fashions. The film features a strong supporting cast, lush wardrobes by Bernard Newman and a story of love and sacrifice amid New York Pan Alley Carnegie Hall and Europe venues.
An advertisement extols Kellogg's Corn Flakes as the world's leading ready to eat cereal. It highlights spotless manufacturing, superior flavor and crispness, and protective packaging with waxed inner bags and heat sealed tops. The copy urges families to choose Kellogg's for quality and reasonable cost.
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