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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1937
Page
4
A column presents quotes on marriage divine ties and cultural insight. Notable lines include Mark 10 9 on joining, H A Overstreet on subjects, Seneca on harbor winds, and Robert Quillen on the meanest trick.
The Tampa Tribune features twin pupils illustrating Florida's climate and a Tarpon Springs sponge industry dominated by Greeks. The piece muses on sponges as animals, detailing diver life, sponge boats, and the slow, aged process from sea to market.
Divers at Tarpon Springs are natives of Greece and their sons rarely join the family business. The Greek colony experiences a constant influx of Greek natives, with Mr. Easter thanked for showing twins and sharing sponge information.
Lloyd McCall writes from Prague on a Europe trip noting Vienna’s expense and Prague’s relative affordability. He describes cathedral interiors, street life, cafe culture, and local dress during Manifestation Day, then plans travel to Germany and Nürnberg.
A Washington man says he is on an egg diet since his wife is away. He eats eggs three times daily as they are the only meals he can prepare. He kindly offered to pick up a couple walking in his town but they asked to be excused. He had just returned from a 500 mile car trip and walked to rest.
A collection of short, humorous vignettes from a rural community. It includes a tongue in cheek remark about theft and ethics, a speech about hen nesting terminology, a note on poetry as audience filler, and quips about a newspaper editor’s retirement, a nose as a social commentary, and a child’s grace at dinner.
Henry Bailey, newly betrothed, received a Rotary shower yesterday. A young city couple went to a late show and the next morning the girl’s parents were alerted when the escort did not return home. After a frantic wait, the missing suitor was found safely in a different bed.
President Roosevelt studied and then sent a telegraphic appeal from 80 CIO locals to Frances Perkins asking him to act at once to end the Chicago steel strike. The message was routed to the labor department and the National Labor Relations Board for routine handling with Roosevelt personally reviewing the situation.
Premier Mussolini of Italy became the first head of state to receive the grand cross of the newly created order of the German empire. Count Galeazzo Ciano, Mussolini's son in law and Italian foreign minister, also received the honor.
A report states the River Thames, England's longest river, extends about 210 miles from source to estuary. The figure highlights regional geography and historic significance of the river in southern England.
A hungry teen asked for a sandwich in a Washington restaurant weeks ago. He later returned, bought a lunch, and paid for the earlier sandwich. The owner, touched, invited him to return when hungry, and he did again. He has not been seen since and the line ends with a boast about Iowa.
An overview of how the Supreme Court acts as umpire in health and pollution cases, water rights, and air quality actions. It also notes the Court’s role in upholding constitutional jury rights in criminal cases and handling minor matters like petty offenses.
A Boston Globe writer notes that in Poland storks nest on roofs from huts to palaces. The birds are long seen as luck bringers and good fortune, with peasants building round roosts to invite them. Nests become enduring symbols of prosperity and peace for families.
A four foot column of petrified moss is visible at Nelson Dewey State Park on the Mississippi near Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. The natural formation attracts local visitors curious about the fossilized feature along the riverfront.
Brighton residents share travel updates as Dr and Mrs Henry De Quick return to Chicago after a week with Mrs De Quick family. Mrs Katie White and others visit relatives in Harris Missouri. Ben Hill funeral draws many from Wayland Des Moines and Noble. Rev Walter Scranton delivers talk and Ray Crittenden visits with Bill Stewart at the Stewart home.
Henry Tailey of the Rotary club received a noonday shower from fellow members. The gag mocked his bachelor status and future plans with items such as three rolling pins a first aid kit a wash board and several books of good advice for husbands and home life.
Jacques Gringonneur, court painter to King Charles VI, designed a popular pack of playing cards by adapting the Tarots. After finishing the design, he reportedly went insane.
Motorists are urged to slow and wait when children attempt to cross, not to rely on a car horn to clear the way or replace proper braking. The message stresses giving children time, as any parent would want a cautious driver to do for loved ones.
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