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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1937
Page
4
A devotional noting Proverbs 28 26 that trusting one s own heart makes a fool and urging life aligned with God s place to succeed. It stresses becoming helpers in building the city of God that endures beyond earthly powers, attributed to Bishop Herbert E Welch.
A Saturday night storm felled several old maples after years of service leaving many with rotted interiors. Some trees struck houses and sheds. no injuries occurred. The piece urges assessing tree health and replacing bad ones, planting multiple new trees to ensure future timber and conservation.
An Iowa discussion argues increased surface water from new dams and lakes boosts precipitation and reduces erosion. Emphasizing Washington and Henry counties, the piece notes Johnson Mahaska Keosauqua Ottumwa and Wapello as examples and urges continued dam building to protect soil and drought relief.
Mr and Mrs Charksy Roethlisberger celebrate three graduates John eighth grade Alice Washington high school and Art Ames college The family plans to attend Carl's graduation in Ames this weekend then return home Also notes on church conference visits utilities line electrification and local social events including picnics and club hosting Sympathy to the Crone family in their loss plus threshing and parade activities in Living Lake through the week
A local anecdote notes how residents often discuss taking action on small issues. A woman hung blankets to sun them, only to find sparrows gathered on the laundry, highlighting daily life and neighborhood humor.
A humorous column notes two playful kittens Saurel and Hardy and their charm. It jokes about night yowlers and carrot-like lettuce gifts, then shifts to reflections on lettuce versus spinach and nostalgia for tobacco chewing habits and spittoons.
A Fairfield wedding couple were "arrested" and jailed amid public humiliation sparking debate on justice. The piece notes a taxi ride to Sunset Park with a Paul Revere impersonator and mentions a Wayland road celebration planned for Tuesday June 22.
A fragmentary poem by Arthur Gutterman contrasts heraldic dreams with a brutal image of hanging and lineage. The piece is followed by a chaotic anecdote of a glass-breaking office prank, a brief anecdote about a boss, and a stray quip on dust storms and western farming.
Keokuk Presbytery youth groups met in Winfield for a convention themed Follow Me. Dr. Charles P. Prouditt and Dr. C. A Owen spoke as Rev. R. W. Jamieson led sessions. Burling ton won Bible reading, Lorene Taylor triumphed in oratorical contest, and Crawfordsville earned the presbyterial banner for the fourth year with multiple awards.
National League results include Cincinnati 5 New York 2 and St Louis 6 Boston 1 with Chicago 16 Philadelphia 8 plus Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 4. American League scores show New York 16 Chicago 9 and Cleveland 2 Philadelphia 1 with Detroit 3 Boston 1.
Dr Owen of Washington gave an evening talk after officers were installed. A long list of Crawfordsville residents visited or were guests including Rev A B Hightshoe of Ottumwa and Ted Maxwell with Mildred Johnson. The school board elected Miss Luft of Keokuk as home economics teacher for the coming school year.
Mrs. Ezra Wittmer reports Mrs. Ben Davison and her sister Josephine Whistler were injured in an automobile crash in Gary Indiana. Mrs Davison is in the First Methodist Hospital, Gary, with a compound fracture of one leg.
Miss Whistler sustained a broken pelvis and ankle with multiple bruises. Mr. Davison was involved but his injuries are not listed. Mrs. Wittmer’s party included her mother Mrs. D. O. Davison and brother Jesse Davison who accompanied her to John Bloomquist Funeral services were held in Cantril with burial nearby. The Bloomquist family lived in Eureka before moving to Cantril.
Rev C Ramedale and the Misses Helen Johnston Helen Oak Geraldine Hughes and Margaret Jane Johnston represented the United Presbyterian church at a Winfield meeting of young people's societies Friday in Columbus Junction. Mrs Ira Foster Wt Dodge is visiting her mother Mrs
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