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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1941
Page
4
A humor column opens with readers invited to vote between Tom Stewart or Dave Eider for a seasonal rambling duty. The page includes quips about two trucks meeting on a narrow road, punchlines from society notes in Raleigh and funny exchanges about editors, pan handlers, alabama editors, oysters, and a sermon joke about a pew wave and a baby.
A columnist surveys Father’s Day praise and the era’s tensions. Commentary notes fathers receiving a rare spotlight and questions male ego while linking democracy, culture, and science to modern national mood. The piece jokes about butter, bureaucracy, and draft boards as broader social satire.
In Franklin District on June 16, rain continued daily hampering farm tasks. Local social notes mention cherry picking by John Durst, birthday dinners for Mr. Schachner and Guy Moothart, and visits among families in Win Durst Keota Columbus Junction Wellman North English Brighton and Sigourney areas. News covers numerous dinners visits and weddings including Ada Thomas and Paul Griffith at Lamont and a gathering for Ethel Koehler of Colorado.
The Greeks divided the circle into 360 degrees aligning with the year. The term degree comes from medieval Latin de plus gradus meaning of the step. Minute derives from pars minuta prima and second from pars minuta secunda.
Historian Sherman Day Wakefield argues Abraham Lincoln did not write the famous 1864 Bixby letter to Mrs. Lydia Bixby. He cites John Hay as the actual author, claims Hay copied Lincoln’s hand, and notes confirmations from Walther Hines Page and Viscount Morley.
The Ottawa Journal quotes a statement on the war’s global impact noting Germany as an example with a humorous aside about gorillas. It recalls Mrs. Bixby’s letter sent to Adjutant-General Schouler on November 24, 1864 and its 1864 newspaper printings. It notes a 1891 facsimile by Michael F Tobin and the mystery of the original copy.
Bessie Bernice Curl Small daughter of William and Allie Curl born near Wellman Iowa February 16 1909 died June 3 at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Iowa aged 32 years 3 months 18 days She was baptized and attended Methodist Church and Sunday School She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary She graduated Wellman High School 1925 She married January 18 1927 to Cloyd N Small and they had one son Marlin Edward Survived by husband son her parents three brothers Everett and Irvin of Iowa City Clifford of Wellman and one sister Myrtle Helmer of Olympia Washington An infant brother preceded her The article notes her cheerful disposition and willingness to aid others including requests for help. It quotes James Russell Lowell and includes lines from Hymns and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
A penguin, though equipped with wings, cannot fly. It uses its wings to swim and dive, adapted for aquatic life.
English households faced a tax on home chimneys historically imposed by Parliament. The levy aimed to fund urban governance and was collected as a reported royal revenue measure.
The United States added 8,634,235 residents between 1930 and 1940, reflecting a substantial population increase during the decade.
The seven men chosen by the apostles to serve as first deacons are Stephen Philip Prochorus Nicanor Timon Parmenas and Nicholas. These individuals appointed to assist in distributing aid and caring for the community mark the church's early leadership formation.
Irene Dunne and Cary Grant star in George Stevens romantic drama Penny Serenade based on Martha Cheaven novel. Morrie Ryskind adapts, presenting a human tender love story about a carefree newspaperman and his wife.
A small country newspaper and its dramatic climax provide material for a vivid film. Penny Serenade ends with courage and emotion, leaving a lasting impression on audiences. Beulah Bondi plays the sympathetic orphanage supervisor, Edgar Buchanan the likable linotype operator, and Ann Doran the effective salesgirl roommate.
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