Bible Thought on Divine Providence in Psalm 145
The daily Bible Thought reflects on Psalm 145:15 The eyes of all wait upon thee and thou givest them their meat in due season. It offers a brief meditation on God’s provision and timing.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1937
Page
4
War weariness and capitalism in Spain and beyond
A long column laments the ongoing Spain conflict praising restraint while warning that war costs rise daily. It notes vast ammunition use, naval and air needs, and widespread human misery, then mocks profiteering from old iron and the broader economic strain of war across nations. Don Ross reports chatter from Des Moines and Washington society.
Impoverished Europe Faces War Debt After World War
The text notes Europe's poverty and fear of another war while Spain remains neutral in fighting. It discusses social and political tremors from the war, new leaders and ideologies, and rising clashes between classes. It ends with the question of who will pay the bill. The phrase “we the people” implies citizens ultimately bear costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb Miller
Spain
Japan
Europe
Asia
Howeve
Dreaming minister wakes to rain soaking his face
A minister recalls a dream of someone throwing water, only to wake with rain pouring through an open window onto his face, illustrating irony between dream and reality. The piece mixes religious references with a humorous anecdote about stubbornness and error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Brinning
Greeting Card Mystery and Diaphragm Gasket Bill
A playful newspaper item notes an unsigned greeting card and asks recipients who sent cards to come forward. The piece also mentions a 35 cent charge for a Cure Diaphragm Gasket on a plumber’s bill with a tongue in cheek protest about lacking a gasket on the diaphragm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wei
Letter complains of corn syrup, corn hid woes and a rhyme
A customer demands a refund after consuming six cans of corn syrup and reports no relief for corns. The note also playfully references a social organization by initials and ends with a rhyming quatrain about a woman named Maggie Wood and a man named Paw with spilled soup.
Woman Driver Narrowly Avoids Broadside Crash
A motorist narrowly avoids a broadside collision after a girl crossing into a home entrance snaps at the driver for not signaling. The girl responds with a sharp remark about turning into the entrance, reflecting a tense street moment caught on the scene.
Apology Accepted as Beacons Respond to Washington
In Winfield Beacon, Jack Stinson recalls Memorial Day to urge calm after threats to sever relations. The columnist mocks sensational rhetoric and notes historical trivia about Ford and Jessie James. The piece ends with a quip on a movie star wearing the same shoes twice and a two year gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon
Washington
Damon
Pythias
Jack Stinson
Winfield Beacon
Substitcoot Spreads Fish Lore On Minnesota Lake
The Substitcoot pledges genuine reports from Minnesota lake fishing. It jokes about exaggeration as a mild form of insanity and asserts commitment to truth in fish stories while signing off with humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Washington County Board acts on health unit plan and licenses
The 1937 proceedings show the county authorizing a carnival license for Byers and Beach Shows from June 21 1937 to June 26 1938 for 15 dollars. Kos approval for a Class B beer permit and a three year term for Harry Crone on the Soldiers Relief Commission are recorded. A county health unit plan is adopted with a twelve month operation starting July 1 1937 funding limits and salary details for the director engineer clerk nurse and travel expenses, with a refund condition for an overdrawn budget and treatment provisions for county syphilis cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Kos
Harry Crone
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Board of Health
Wm. Griffin
N. J. Lease
Leslie Gates
C. C. Niffenegger
R. C. Foster
Theodore Bailey
J. O. Elder
C. F. Letts
M. L. McCreedy
J. L. Frey
H. F. Masson
Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Iowa
County Board of Health
Washington Lodge Nova Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge Nova A F and A M holds a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. M B McDaniel is W M and A We Yard is secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge Nova
A.F
A. M
W. Mis A. We Yard
Train Schedules and Station Notices Feature Daily Departures
Railway timetable lists East Bound and West Bound trains with daily departures and arrivals. Notable services include No. 12 Apache No. 2 Local No. 44 Californian No. 4 Golden State Limited No. 11 Apache No. 1 Local No. 43 Californian No. 3 Golden State Limited and mixed Knoxville Branch Nos. 430 429 with specific daily timing and exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Limited
Knoxville
California
L. Goodlander
Local Bus Schedule for KRU Argington Trailways
Daily schedule lists Bus No. 8 from Moline to Des Moines leaving Washington at 8:20 p.m. Bus No. 1 from Chicago to Omaha leaves Washington at 4:04 p.m. Eastbound Bus No. 8 from Omaha to Chicago leaves Washington at 3:18 p.m. Bus 10-A from Des Moines to Moline leaves Washington at 2 p.m. Tickets sold at Bus Depot Colenso hotel or through COAST TO COAST at local depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Des Moines
Washington
Chicago
Omaha
Colenso Hotel
Depo
Ray C, Tracy
Riverside Youths Stage a Show in Schnoebelen Barn
Riverside youths presented a staged show in the loft of Mrs. Mary Schnoebelen’s barn with a plank-seat audience of about thirty. Leaders were Herbert Schnoebelen LaMoyne Korous and Dickie Whallaus, who produced three dramatized stories titled A Surprise for Mother Tittle Duck and Happy Birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Mary Schnoebelen
Herbert Schnoebelen
LaMoyne Korous
William Korous
Dickie Whallaus
Glenn Kallaus
Supervisors Choose Boyd Foster as Chairman
Boyd Foster named chairman by board of supervisors with Ethel Grecian serving as clerk and overseeing attest duties during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Foster
Ethel Grecian
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