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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1940
Page
6
Today's Bible Thought cites I Peter 2 19 20 urging readers to endure grief and suffering for doing right. It emphasizes that patient endurance under wrong is acceptable with God and worthy of glory rather than retaliation.
The writer questions WPA Week observance as coercive and ill advised while not blaming participants or local officials. They suggest campaign year motives and wonder if it signals a permanent federal role, urging leadership change amid political pressures.
Election night excitement fills the Journal office as candidates and supporters await precinct reports. The June Primary has ended and reporters and staff note the hustle, nerves, and satisfaction of a concluded race.
A clock in Granpap Higgins’s room fails to stop chiming all night sending him to count 102 hours. He wakes his wife saying it is later than he has ever known it to be. A Washington woman quips about a family racing at 70 mph.
City youths read of 4 H Club opportunities through the 4 I Gold en Key Clubs. The program adapts 4 Tl ideals to urban life, enabling diversified agriculture like dress design and home repairs, and linking town and country.
Notice promotes WPA Week across the United States to inform the public about activities of the Works Progress Administration including sewing, surplus commodities distribution, graves registration of veterans, and preservation of historical records. The campaign highlights professional and service divisions as part of community improvement.
The Detroit Free Press cites a Department of Commerce report showing Americans donated 40 million dollars to foreign charities last year, up 2.6 million from 1938, funding relief education and Christian conversion abroad. the piece notes pride in charitable giving amid global snarl about U.S. wars and business as usual.
A Washington young man allegedly phoned his girlfriend asking to dine that night and told her to tell her mother Tithe over in half an hour. The Office Grouch notes the meek pay the world’s bills at the tax collector’s window.
In 1884 settlers in eastern Idaho sought a crop for volcanic soil. Mrs. E. M. W. recalls her brother and the Barnes family rescuing English Russet seed, planting on a ten acre plot, and within two years supplying neighbors. From that modest start Idaho's Russet potato industry grew.
In Grand Junction Colorado pilots are now spotting stray cattle over large western ranges. Ranchers William Balci and Charles Barrow say planes replace horse scouts, cutting search time from days to hours across Grand Mesa slopes.
For over 50 years visitors believed a 4000 year old axhead in a skull proved a prehistoric death battle. Maj. Gordon Fowler says the ax and skull are authentic but placed together as a practical joke by a now-deceased man whose identity may be revealed in five years.
The United States public health service attributes varicose veins to the pressure from standing upright. It notes vein pressure distorts veins on the lower legs and cites unknown exact causes with views ranging from heredity to mechanical factors.
Walter Hicks, 54, long hunted as a bandit suspect, walked into the Modesto county jail to visit a prisoner and was recognized by fellow inmate Bud Hughes who then joined him behind the bars.
Springfield Vermont Mrs. Frank Bingham braided a round rug nine feet in diameter using 28 spools of linen thread. She estimates she devoted 260 hours to the project.
Big stars Ann Sheridan John Garfield and Pat O Brien headline Castle On The Hudson at the Fox Theatre for a promising new year of cinema. Burgeona Meredith leads a large supporting cast as Sheridan seeks a new dramatic stretch and Garfield, fresh from years away, showcases a full range of acting.
Martha Butler reports Columbus Junction will host the annual children's day program at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday June 4. The piece notes visits by Mira Jones from Chicago to Colum bus City and Mildred Williams planning a University of Colorado Boulder summer fete.
The Encyclopedia of Sports opines that fare is the fairest of all games for the player, highlighting its even chances and player advantage.
Franklin district notes report mumps illness among Lois and Dale Hoyle and reveal Dale missed the Junior Senior banquet. Mentions are made of graduation events, family visits, and a Cedar Rapids senior class picnic with the Hoyle family hosting and attending activities.
Mr and Mrs John Kiley and family moved to the Che Sink property in the north part of town. Sarah Rinehart returned Sunday to Washington after visiting friends here. The Indian Creek community club will meet Thursday after.
Richard B Hall of Fullerton California and aviation partner Lloyd Colbeck plan a 30 day endurance flight from their home airport. They will circle a two seat Taylorcraft aircraft to refuel via a rope system from a moving car, aiming to break the world nonstop flight record. The event is set to start mid June from Columbus Junctions area field.
The potato is celebrated as the most valuable gift Peruvians offered to global agriculture, noted as a cornerstone of world food crops and agricultural history.
A study of Schubert’s composition titled The Bot King highlighting his dramatic works and the era of opera. The article reflects on the composer’s prolific output and places this piece within his broader catalog.
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