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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1937
Page
4
Biblical reflection stresses temperance and purity. The passage urges avoiding rash judgment and not imputing sins to others. It claims true greatness lies in humility and recognizing the divine in every person, paired with boundless mercy.
The Boy Scouts prepare for a national Jamboree in Washington DC this week as part of a ten year program. Organizers emphasize youth activities and outdoor skills training for participants.
The program seeks at least one in four new citizens enrolled as scouts. Experience shows Boy Scout training yields higher moral rectitude. The movement began about thirty years ago when Lord Baden-Powell started with twenty-one boys in England.
Senator Joseph T Robison tells the Senate the national debt of 36 billion 36,000,000,000.00 cannot be laughed off and urges setting the house in order as prosperity grows. He criticizes frequent appropriations with few tax votes and warns the spending cannot continue indefinitely.
A columnist questions whether professors at Washington could draft a bill making it unlawful to lose money in a low mood. The note treats happiness and wealth as targets of legislation, prompting critique of such legal overreach.
A Cottage on Lake Leech details a men’s fishing excursion with T. L. Brookhart and five others. The piece notes brutal sleep deprivation, comic misadventures, and heavy seafood meals. Top catches include Brookhart’s 11 pound Northern Pike and Alcorn’s wall-eyed pike.
In Washington County Iowa a civil action petitions the court to quiet and establish fee simple title of the plaintiff to described real estate. It names numerous defendants including the Northern Trust Company Chicago and many defendants listed as spouses heirs or devisees and unknown claimants. The case requests general equitable relief and warns defendants to answer before the September 1937 term commencing September 6 1937.
Hail stones the size of walnuts fell near Mitchellville fifteen miles northeast of Des Moines last evening drifting over four feet. Corn and small grain crops suffered severe damage while farmers in the county claimed crops never looked better despite the storm and a 34 degree drop near Newton.
In District Court Washington County Iowa No 680 Samantha FE Bailey deceased March 26 1935 instrument claimed as last will and testament filed June 6 1937 hearing set July 6 1937 at 9 00 AM at the Washington Court House or Clerk to prove and probate the will all interested persons must appear and show cause why the will should not be probated by order of Clerk R R Noonan dated June 28 1937
Notice is hereby given that proposals for brash work labor are being sought. Contractors must submit detailed bids outlining materials, labor, and timelines. Proposal deadline and public opening details appear in the official notice for bidding.
The Independent School District of Washington Iowa invites bids for painting at Hig High School Building Wee High School Building and ft Lincoln School Building. Bids due by 7 30 p m July 2 1937 at 210 West Main Street Washington Iowa. The board may reject any or all bids. R W Thompson Secretary June 22 29
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