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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1934
Page
4
Bible Thought Monday June 4 1929 asserts that Jesus is drawn to by lifting up and cites John 12 32. It emphasizes lifelong learning deep thinking and constant work as keys to growth, efficiency and resourcefulness. The note concludes that thoughts are things and belief without thinking limits living.
Iowa City graduate student Harold Zickefoose joins a six member team under anthropologist Ales Hrdlicka from Seattle to Kodiak Island Alaska. The expedition aims to uncover origins of ancient northern inhabitants after a prior dig uncovered ruins. The island spans 3500 square miles with 1500 residents and notable Kodiak bears.
R G Kelsey maintains a large cattle herd for the National Bank in Washington county. The writer observed three groups of cattle including mothers and calves, marketable and near marketable steers, and short yearlings. The herd features whites with occasional black roan blue red and spotted animals tended by Mr Kelsey and his son Lyle.
An acre visit with Mr Kelsey reveals how cattle farming has shifted from horned cattle to hornless meat and milk producers. The piece notes mother cow calf bonds and playful, gentle bovines that farmers grow fond of, making the animals resemble household pets in spots. It mentions a historic farmer who resisted dehorning and reflects on the evolving cattle business over the past score years.
Bergen county high school students form a Skill of the Road program under the Y M C A to teach safe driving. Dr Herbert J Stack of the national bureau of casualty and surety underwriters says trained students will reduce future accidents and that high schools can adopt the movement nationwide.
A Stillwater Minnesota gazette mocks supplementary code provisions praising deceptive public labeling. The piece satirizes calls to honor lazy men mourned by poker circles and hypocritical language used for deceased citizens and rival advertisers.
The writer argues that running for office costs too much under the current system and donor pressure creates overhead. They envision a future with a county manager hired on efficiency and fitness, free from campaigns and political alignments, possibly a government devoid of politics to ease tax burdens.
A collage of quips and verse fragments appears, including jokes about millionaires, in law and marriage, a boast by a New Dealer, a line on expression and cold weather mittens, a religious poem, and a street encounter where a militant parson warns a man about dying when he breathes.
A clipped collage of jokes touches hay fever shaving sand fly whiskers and romance fading. A doctor notes whiskers may influence disease while a husband loses his lap and a nudist dress prompts mosquito bites. Quotes from Will Rogers conclude the lighthearted snippets.
Monmouth College marks fifty years of continuous presidencies by J B McMichael and his son T H McMichael as the college hosts its 78th commencement on June 7. Sixty seven degrees will be awarded and Rev Melbourn Bvang Aubrey of London will give the chief address.
OBrien Powell and Rogers headline the new film Twenty Million Sweethearts a musical comedy with Ginger Rogers Dick Powell and a Tommy crowd. The State theater audience praised the lively cast and colorful production while calling it one of 1924s top hits. Also a tribute column honors Sam Shannon a valued neighbor and friend who passed away.
Keota lodge members prepare for balloting and exemplifications at the 18th annual convention of the fifty fourth Rebelah lodge district in Sigourney on Wednesday June involving ladies from Sigourney Richland Keswick Delta Martinsboro and invited guests from Washington. Mrs Vanda Hiess and Mrs Heninger lead local representation with Dekah assembly officers in attendance.
Des Moines forecast covers the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Expect possible showers at the week’s start and end with temperatures near or above normal in the central plains and near normal in the northern plains.
In early days bison known as American buffalo roamed as far east as Ohio aligning with the era when white settlers introduced fan fests to Atmerion.
A Security State bank representative who served over a year left Friday for Mar Tello Iowa where he has been elected cashier of a bank there. His family will move to their new home soon.
A narrator travels from valley to Pacific coast through Panama noting cashew fruit and nuts on a winding road. He describes natives, corrugated huts, and the Cordillera blue backdrop, arriving at La Venta Inn run by a German with Spaniards. The coastal inn offers Spanish dining, a calm sea, and sun soaked leisure before manning back home, dreaming of a return.
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