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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1939
Page
4
Kalmar Reflects On Critics And Rivalry In Business
BERT KALMAR expresses frustration with critics who minimize competitors while noting how hard work has helped his enterprise rise above rivals. He emphasizes perseverance and the value of diligence in achieving success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Kalmar
The Stubborn Saint San Ysidro’s Silent Plow
A Spanish American legend from New Mexico recounts San Ysidro who ignores four angels warning of divine visit. He replies he will join the Lord after finishing his corn, until the final messenger warns of a bad neighbor and he halts his mule to plow on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
San Ysidro
Ysidro
Earth
San Yeidro
Washington Beards and Whisky Robberies Stir Local Fancy
A Washington Iowa correspondent notes growing beards among men for a centennial celebration, citing a Journal headline about whisker club membership reaching 220. The piece also riffs on publisher George Palmer Putnam with a series of sensational anecdotes, then muses on market values of chemicals in humans amid talk of a thinning populace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Washington Evening Journal
Bad Neighbor Provokes Turn Toward Help
A speaker recalls fear in his eyes and declares he will leave with the other person after declaring a bad neighbor the worst threat. He asserts endurance against droughts winds locusts and cutworms but rejects the neighbor. The quote captures alarm and a decision to depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotarjan Magazine
Words from Al Smith and civic notes in plain talk
A collection of brief quotes and observations from various sources. Alfred E Smith criticizes hot air on taxes while linking patronage to higher costs. The Detroit News calls for fair taxation of public ownership projects. A Meriden Record note mocks isolationist aims. Dallas Morning News reflects on a versatile politician. Junior High boys under George Mohr craft plaster Rotary emblems in a student project. A complimentary Rotary ash tray model is sent as a sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden
Conn
Record
George Mohr
Irritated wife warns husband to go straight home
A quarrelsome note from a wife scolds her husband for delays and predicts a stern consequence if he returns that evening and tomorrow night. The message insists he should go directly home to his mother.
Goofey Gus Sings Free to Church Choir
A Washington man offers himself free to a church choir admitting that is exactly what his singing is worth. The note encourages perseverance despite hard work and few rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mark Twain Moves On Amid Lean San Francisco Days
In a late nineteenth century San Francisco moment, Mark Twain pauses beside a shop window with a cigar box. A lady friend teases him about smoking, but Twain explains he is moving again, not merely smoking, during a time when he had not yet reached literary fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
San Francisco
Mark
Clemens
Ask Us Something Easy Dear V O L
A curious dialogue asks five questions about light sound space moon radio and perception. It ponders turning off switches why light vanishes where sound originates and how unseen signals travel from Los Angeles to San Diego with self reproduction and audible effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
San Diego
Sad road signs and laments travel through papers
A collage of quips from Capper's Weekly Ohio Telegram Cleveland Plain Dealer Newark Advocate and Our Own lamenting flat tires gas shortages traffic woes and signs like De tour 10 miles. The jokes poke at outdated phrases and misdirected road rules reflecting friction in mid century travel culture.
Knowing A Fellow And His Burdens Revealed
A dated prose fragment reflects on knowing a person beyond appearances and recognizing their joys, cares, and burdens. It contrasts lighthearted judgments with earned understanding and notes social dynamics in a casual column voice.
Rose of Washington Square shines with stellar trio
Tyrone Power Alice Faye and Al Jolson star in the tuneful drama Rose of Washington Square opening at the State Theatre. The film weaves nostalgia with hits like My Man Toot Tootsie Goodbye April Showers Mammy and Avalon and features the new Gordon Revel song I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Square
Tyrone Power
Alice Faye
al Jolson
Alexander
State Theatre
My Man
Mammy
Ja-Da
Harry
California
Avalon
Gordon and Revel
More Employers Urged as Answer to Unemployment
The speaker argues unemployment now hits executives and employers, not just low wage workers. He calls for radical policy shifts to boost private ownership, lower taxes on homes and plants, and temporary easing of building regulations to spur new jobs and prevent fascist turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Noble News and Weekend Family Visits
Mrs J A Frey lists neighbors and relatives visiting from Hopedale Wellman Pandora and Carlinsville over the weekend. Edith Rich joins O F Frey store as new clerk while Lizzie Mast shows slow recovery. Several families gather for Sunday visits at J B Wittmer Olds and D S Graber homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Frey
Noble
Herbert Swartzentruber
Simon Burkey
Hopedale
Herbert
Myrtal Ratazloff
Arthur Freyenberger
Clifford Hartzler
Harold Gingerich
Wellman
Heston
Kansas
Orlan Frey
Franklin
Carlinsville
Ill
Iowa City
Edith Rich
O. F. Frey
Welty
Donaldson
Vernon
Orlan
J. B. Wittmer
Wayland
Arthur Mitchel
Nisa
Lizzie Mast
Otto Sommers
Chicago
Margaret Sommers
Mt. Pleasant
Ervin Sommers
Graber
Wilbur Graber
Attendees at Eicher Church Services from Nearby Towns
The article lists mourners and attendees at Eicher church services from Washington D C Winfield Pandora Mt Pleasant Havre and other areas. Family members include Eicher Noah and Katie Krabill and Margret Sommers. Kalona visits noted with Orlan Frey and Joe Zook dining with Ed Zook and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
C. A. Rich
Winfield
J. A. Frey
Orlan Frey
Joe Zook
Kalona
Ed Zook
District No 4 News Roundup May 30
Mrs Tommy Harvey reports District No 4 events in late May visits and meals. The White and McConnell households host visitors. Families including Shebeck Embree Mayer Brenneman and Vittetoe share Sundays and weekdays social calls. 4 H girls practice songs for rally day and Van Noetrand buys ice cream cones for a picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Harvey
Boyd White
Francis McConnell
John Shebeck
Alvin Shebeck
Joan
Howard Baker
Will Miller
Joe Embree
Mayer and Brenneman
No. 4
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