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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1938
Page
5
A concise Bible thought for Saturday June 11 1938 urges readers to use liberty in love and serve one another, citing Galatians 5 13. The piece emphasizes brotherly duty and Christian conduct as daily guidance.
The piece condemns government pump-priming as likely to raise the national debt and erode confidence in credit. It argues that such spending will not solve economic ills and may worsen unemployment, stagnation, and distrust while existing policies keep the deficit rising.
In a May 17 1938 letter from Valparaiso Chile Lloyd McCall recalls a remarkable train journey from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso. He describes cold second class cars, vast pampas and cattle, rough mountain roads, a broken spring car swap, fraught police checks, and a dramatic ascent with snow and wind as the Andes loom.
Ham Fisher writes from the Andes about a mountain rail trip from Punta de Vacas to Los Andes and onward to Valparaiso. He notes steep climbs at 13 000 feet, glacial scenery, health effects of altitude, and long mail delays while detailing itinerary and passport checks with light humor.
Crawfordsville reports the Daily Vacation Bible School at Salem Presbyterian Church concluded after two weeks. Rev and Mrs Day ies and Marie Rees led activities. A children’s day program is planned for Sunday evening at Salem.
A local note recalls a man praised by his wife for the first time in years. The scene shifts to a tense incident where one of the injured began to cry out and the place turned chaotic as fright spread.
An English prime minister praised masterful inactivity as a path to speed by doing nothing. The piece notes that many troubles arise from overactivity and urges calm restraint. It asks if women could cut expenses with the same determination used to lose weight.
Betty writes about ancestral defense through long beards and mocks imitation as flattery of deficiencies. She reflects on perspective with lines about seeing a cloud’s silver lining from different sides and ends with a thought on shoe polishing signaling a reason for living.
A restaurant sign proclaims No checks cashed, noting banks are particular while Mrs M D Office Grouch quips that bigamy is the worst form of insanity. The column reader humorously reflects on honesty and common sayings.
A pastor announced a Mars sermon urging reading Mark chapter 17 to his congregation. When the day came he declared the topic liars and asked who had read Mark 17, then admitted no such chapter exists, prompting laughter from the 200 plus who raised their hands.
A Scoutmaster relates a tale of originality as he awarded a prize to a boy who said his brother received a spoonful of castor oil from their mother. Mrs H J Davis and daughter Elizabeth were dinner guests, and roll day occurred on Sabbath at home.
Scenes from the studio world show Robert Taylor performing fight footage for The Crowd Roars on a large set while Arleen Whelan shoots a ballroom scene for Ellis Island. Don Ameche and Gladys George watch as Whelan, a fresh discovery, enjoys a dreamlike preview of her first class moments aboard a liner.
The first telephone switchboard operators in New Haven Connecticut, installed in 1878, greeted callers with Ahoy instead of the standard hello, reflecting early experimentation in telecommunication etiquette.
The source quotes the sage of Chinatown warning that those who have not tried to understand lofty ideas may err in assuming others share them. The remark centers on cautious thinking and intellectual humility.
The term Euphuism denotes a style of writing with excessive figures of speech and derives from John Lyly's Euphues published in 1579.
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