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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1933
Page
4
A brief meditation quotes Psalm 37 3 urging believers to rest in the Lord and wait patiently without fretting at those who prosper through wicked devices. The passage emphasizes trust and patience as guiding virtues for readers.
Canon Westcott urges calm reasoning during the Iowa election debate on prohibition. He warns vandalism harms votes and stresses presenting facts over emotional demonstrations. He predicts Drys and wets will coexist after the 2th and calls for civil discussion despite unequal opinions.
The Christian Herald reports the church now has the largest membership ever, despite a low mood and depression. It notes a turn back to the church as people seek divine aid in trouble, while stressing the duty to act responsibly in good times.
The passage notes church population growth from 27,383,000 to about 650,037,000 and claims only one church in 2,344 has closed during the Depression, while many banks and businesses failed. It urges unity and tolerance among members for greater impact.
The port of New York received the biggest snake shipment ever to arrive in the United States from three continents. Consignments go to zoos with reptile departments in several cities. The batch includes rare species such as the mamba, plus 15 food typhons and a horned viper, plus a desert lizard with a barbed wire tail.
A woman recalls a coat long ignored by others as she sews. She refreshes worn fabric though fear and flaws remain. She works late and early to craft a shield from her past.
A satirical proposed yell mocks prohibition era campaigning. It features slang and quips about the 18th amendment and a rattler joke used by a campaign worker to test resilience, reflecting political theater of the period.
The column closes with readers sending in old jokes as judges pick the oldest, and tomorrow the prize winner will be announced. An advertisement touts the film Gabriel Over the White House, praising Walter Huston in a dramatic president tale addressing unemployment disorder and national crises.
Mose Levy has returned home from University hospital with an injured hand healing well. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Edward Kern on Monday June 12. Vernie Mast died after inhaling kerosene. funeral held near Sharon. Leona Yoder wed Chester Miller at the bride’s home with 45 guests. Miss Melva Gingerich graduates from Iowa University and will teach at Center High School.
Members of the Southern Iowa Farm Bureau bound for the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago left Mt Pleasant Sunday night. Participants include Helen Peterson Eugene Way C A Breg Ned Fry Billy Fry Arlis Niffenegger Helen Sneder grass Lucille Kauffman and Lloyd Hershberger.
In Centralia Washington Emil Holm saved a cow by feeding her warm home brew and the animal has since become an inveterate drinker.
Brattleboro Vermont fire department has discarded its final horse drawn fire apparatus ending an era of horse drawn emergency response in the town.
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