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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1938
Page
4
A society note says a West Side bachelor jokes about Harriet Hilliard needing Ossie Nelson for courage to sing. It also mentions T. L. Brookhart’s longstanding middle-part hairstyle and a quip about updating golf photos. Fathers Day is coming June 19 and children are urged to save.
Merle Thrope critiques centralization and expansion of political authority. He warns reforms burden citizens with fear and higher costs, urging America to find a better path and higher living standards than bureaucratic nations.
The writer condemns ongoing world conflicts and the failure of democracies to prevent war in China and elsewhere. They question humanity's civilizational progress and urge reflection on whether humanity can end such slaughter and restore peace.
The article notes that rainfall is returning to the central and western regions, easing longtime drought conditions. It suggests renewed wet seasons could reduce dust storms and improve crop prospects for residents previously troubled by dust events.
The plan would let farmland revert to grass and reduce wheat acreage proportionally, reflecting adjustments to cropping strategies and land use.
The Iowa state primary draws national focus as two Democratic factions vie for psychological advantage. As this is written the decision remains unknown, but the fall election is framed as the real contest. The primary is the inter party struggle for candidates. the fall vote is the larger political fight.
The piece urges continued civic duty to vote in elections and critiques low turnout. It argues representative government requires public participation and warns that minorities often choose office. It emphasizes staying informed and vigilant to ensure a fair cross section of voters.
A reflective poem recalls childhood scenes of family prayer at the old fashioned altar. The speaker honors parents devotion and the Bible centered home, contrasts past calm with modern hustle, and expresses enduring gratitude to that family altar.
In Cedar Rapids a man in a new suit, after dinner, caused a zipper entanglement with a woman seated nearby. They escaped the aisle with an usher and foyer scissors, then returned to finish the film. The incident drew laughs as onlookers watched the pair depart.
A newly discovered Solomon proverb reads There is a special providence that looks out for children fools and drunken men but do not crowd good luck. The note cites Hack as origin and notes the saying as hitherto unpublished.
A terse note comments that poverty contains at least one redeeming feature while warning that car keys must stay out of the other pair of trousers in front of the linotype.
A terse note claims presidents George Washington Thomas Jefferson James Madison Andrew Jackson Millard Fillmore Benjamin Harrison Woodrow Wilson and Warren G Harding married widows. The text is unclear and appears as a prompt fragment rather than a verified report.
A Washington man recalls a remark about a man so rough he blows a fuse when shaving with an electric razor. The exchange ends with a vague closing line about affixing the final mark.
William Farnum hails the Republic serial The Lone Ranger as a great picture. He notes Farnum’s fifty-year drama career, from stage beginnings in 1890 to film work starting in 1925, including The Man Who Fights Alone and The Spoilers.
Notice that a document claiming to be the will of Samuel M Pulver deceased dated January 12 1925 was filed and set for hearing at 9 00 A M on June 12 1988 in Washington Iowa. The clerk R R Noonan orders interested parties to appear and show cause why the will should not be probated. This entry also notes Iowa emergency relief expenditures for late 1937 and fund distributions across counties and periods.
Notify readers of regular meetings and daily train and bus departures. Details cover Westbound and Eastbound trains for Golden State Limited Cal- nfian No 4 and 43, No 2 Local, No 44 Californian, Knoxville Branch No 430 and 429, Davenport Kan- sas City locals, Southwest Limited, and Burlington Trailways Bus Nos 11 1 8 12 with departure times from Washington. Includes station agents names and notes on ticket purchase locations.
In Camanche on a June day, brothers Edward Paysen 16 and Leonard Paysen 17 were killed by 13,200 volts while playing on a Sand and Gravel Co tower. Their father is farmer Chris Paysen. Tower stands 50 feet high, wood with steel lining, wires owned by Interurban and Light Co of Davenport.
County Recorder Mrs Harriet Coulter County Sheriff Harold Putnam County Treasurer outlined in official notices.
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