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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1931
Page
5
Today's Bible Thought presents Psalm 25 4 4 guiding readers to seek the Lord's truth and paths. It emphasizes reliance on God as the source of salvation and daily waiting in faith. The brief meditation offers devotional instruction for readers seeking spiritual direction.
The writer praises recent rains that replenished soil and vegetation while warning of declining surface water. He cites decades of drying trends, forest clearance, and drainage projects as causes and urges restoring swamp lands and constructing dams to raise water levels and curb future drought risks.
Cloyece Zieglowsky recounts a farm mishap involving a calf, a wagon, and a tumble that sent his brother flying from a turning curve. The tale ends with the calf bellowing as the wagon upset and the pair scramble to regain control.
Author warns that raising streams to hold back sea water and saturate soil is essential to prevent a future semi dry country reliant on scarce rainfall. He notes conservationists have stressed this for years while public focus shifts to issues like prohibition tariffs and taxes.
Donald Benz achieved a celebrated hole-in-one on the local course during a recent round. He and his foresome watched the shot travel, land on the green, and drop into the cup, marking a clean and visible ace that earns him a place in golf lore.
A noisy column rails about rain's mixed blessings and jokes about local figures. It recalls Bituminous Peters paying a five dollar fine with change, shares whimsical riddles about fish heads and eggs, and notes prankish amused quips from Tick and a peg legged grasshopper joke.
A string of humorous antiquated vignettes describe social faux pas and miscommunications. A young man jokes about a drinker avoiding marriage, a woman asserts independence, and a clumsy visitor struggles with a doorbell. The tone mirrors a small town column of light social satire.
A compact guide highlights common word errors and mispronunciations. It contrasts phrases like shall bank on your judgment with it shall rely on and corrects frequent spellings such as encumbrance versus incumbrance.
Fragmentary text shows numbered odd tasks and a scene with John Corcoran in Maine near Moose Hive Junction station. A wandering salesman exchange hints at negotiation and memory cues, with stray numbers and phrases suggesting a surreal vignette from a historical page.
Travers Lorrimer mistakes Mary Lou Thurston for Delight Harford, the woman he was meant to marry in England. Months of deception and love follow as Mary Lou believes she is loved for Delight while Travers plans to wed her. News reveals Delight is alive, shocking Mary Lou and ending the ruse.
In a tense scene Larry arrives with crucial news forty hours after Mary Lou was left alone. He fears the upcoming interview and questions what will become of Mary Lou as affection between them remains uncertain.
In a tense moment Larry wrestles with revealing a hidden past to Mary Lou to protect her from harm. He discovers Mary Lou is backstage in an English revue as Lady Diana Hackett, while Delight’s true identity complicates loyalties. The scene ends with Mary Lou crying in the library as Delight nears Be Continued Monday.
Larry reveals he has found Delight Harford the real one who was born locally and not English as she claimed. She hinted at a link to Lorrimer and recalled a boy she once knew who died, though she denied marriage. Mary Lou presses for details and answers.
After a moment he admits reluctance to reveal a truth. She insists on disclosure and warns she would not forgive him if he kept silent, then she rises and moves toward a new turn in their exchange.
An eccentric murderer stalks a twelve member round the world party in a film adaptation of Charlie Chan Cosmic. The plot follows Inspector Way as he untangles clues in a London theater environment. The cast includes Warner Clane and John Gariel with Marguerite Churchill in romance. The ship voyage features a fifty mile gale and a dramatic crowd greets Lloyd at Honolulu.
The article reveals the cast member of Poet First and notes the first reels cost Sag ooo Lloyd spent heavily on the film. A voyage to Honolulu aboard the Matolo trans Pacific liner was chartered as a studio with Liveyrd uncertain about outcomes. No footage was viewed until Lloyd and team returned due to no projection room availability.
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