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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1932
Page
4
Bible Thought for Wednesday June 8 1932 reflects on John 3 16 with emphasis that God loved the world and gave his Son so believers may have everlasting life. It centers on faith and eternal life as the core message.
The piece notes Senator Smith W. Brookhart's defeat in the primary reflecting his outspoken stance. It debates voter turnout and labels Field the party nominee while praising Brookhart’s family. It suggests Brookhart will endure political battles and hopes for a return to Washington.
The piece notes agitation over how national parties will align their platforms with the prohibition issue. It argues parties are unlikely to adopt positions outside constitutional constraints and suggests what they may consider.
The article argues a national referendum is unconstitutional and ineffective for constitutional change. It emphasizes a two thirds vote in Congress and in the states as the proper process, with state referendums possible to guide legislatures, while warning against centralized power by big cities.
The National Economy League led by Archie Roosevelt calls on Congress and the president to end war expense appropriations totaling 450 million dollars per year. It warns that postwar veteran benefits could reach 21 billion dollars, risking economic strain and high taxes.
A brief language box introduces retiring meaning reticent inclined to keep silent. Example sentence: He was reticent and would not divulge the secret. Also notes on mispronunciation of chasm and misspelling diphtheria.
In a light column Mike Logan recalls a strawberry he picked recently. The fruit measures about five and a half inches around, described as a tolerably big berry. The piece playfully questions whether politicians still kiss babies.
A humorous report from the election night scene outside the Journal office as Loyd Morrison asks about returns and C W Klein replies that results are not clear yet. A Washington man burns basement rubbish in heat of the afternoon, wife’s remark left unspoken. Washington girls abandon boys with bobbed hair, a hair raising trend.
A collection of quirky verse and humorous snippets recounts playful lines about Milady's chin, a scratched neighbor girl, glue jokes, oversized potatoes from 1932, and a dog that fears thunder yet enters during storms.
A light hearted verse laments rough times but pokes fun at local boosters. The speaker jokes about the town’s prosperity while urging residents to spend and support merchants to avoid financial trouble. The piece notes a circus, a fair week, and a call to help small businesses with small coins.
Miss Chrystal Pool daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Pool of Omaha married Mr. J H Farnham Curtis second son of Mr. and Mrs L. C Curtis of Omaha. The ceremony at 2 pm last Saturday was conducted by Rev. F. H. Hargrove with Mrs Cleo Leichliter as matron of honor and A. W. Anderson as best man. The couple will reside in Omaha after a Kansas City wedding trip.
The Methodist Bible school started this morning in Wellman with thirty seven children aged 5 to 13. Miss Shirley Bidwell acts as superintendent and music duties rotate among staff as classes run from 9:30 to 11:40 daily. Additional teachers present include Mrs Kennedy Wirtz Ross Adams Ellis Rickey Long Gardner and Embree. Notable attendees mention Miss Joan Kyle funeral and trips of local residents to Mt Pleasant for Yale Dr Carver address.
The writer shares sensational golf anecdotes from local play, including Merritt McDaniel’s wild drives and ball losses, birdie stories, and remarkable shots. Notable mentions: George McDaniel, O B Meyer, Walter Wells, Les Eicher, Ed Wells, Claude Tucker, Don Benz, H V Beck, J E Lemmon, and Harry Montgomery Jr. plus Walt Wells.
A passenger express bound for New York crashed into a derailed freight train near Deans New Jersey. The impact sent the locomotive and four cars down an embankment, injuring more than 50 people. Ambulances from Trenton Princeton and New Brunswick rushed to the scene and emergency hospitals were set up along the tracks. Twenty five hurt were taken to Rahway Princeton and New Brunswick hospitals. Among the seriously injured were Charles H E Scheer and Harvey McCulley the Atlantic City engineer. Scheer believed to be Lieut Col Scheer of the 502d AA Artillery US Army Reserve.
Funeral services set for William Reimer 30 a mechanic killed by lightning while sitting in a hamburger shop near Clear Lake. Firemen fought to resuscitate him for hours. no other injuries or fire reported.
The Washington club reports Doctor J M Lloyd enduring a rough hole seven as his round stretched to fourteen strokes. He bogeyed the fairway then bogged in the ditch mud coated. the outing drew attention from club members and sparked teasing warnings to husbands about wives practicing and challenging with competitive passion.
Claire Dodd, hailed as a beauty, plays the wife of Melvyn Douglas in The Broken Wing now showing at the State. Her character aims to halt Lupe Velez and Douglas by entering the plot to save Douglas from Leo Carrillo’s fiery rebel. Dodd debuted in Whoopee and was named one of Hollywood’s three most beautiful girls by Florenz Ziegfeld.
Fourteen high school students from 1 100 in Iowa City earned medals at the University of Iowa finals of the fourth annual academic contest. West Waterloo led with four first places and the grand state championship cup after top showings across multiple subjects.
Mrs Agnes Schnack appeals to the Iowa supreme court from a Black Hawk county district court decision dissolving an adoption decree in Waterloo. The adoption gave Mr and Mrs Frank Pitzenberger custody of five year old Mary. Schnack alleges the adoption was based on allegedly false statements by the Pitzenbergers.
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