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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1938
Page
5
A devotional from Jeremiah 17 7 8 compares a righteous person to a tree by waters whose roots stay strong and fruitfulness endures through droughts The passage emphasizes trust in the Lord and hope in Him as the source of steady vitality.
From Rochester Minnesota June 26 1928 a writer recounts a hospital stay for foot surgery with humorous detail. He describes preop nerves a shaving nurse the operating room staff and a brief painless procedure ending with a return to bed. He warns readers to treat early infections promptly and notes acquaintances visiting from fishing trips and a temperance quip at the hall.
The excerpt mixes banter on meals and travel with a bus conductor quip about a bug bound for Shepherd’s Bush. A passenger questions a bug’s route while a youth boasts about upcoming football game excitement he will share with his father. A marriage license cost is humorously noted by an old man.
A humorous bit from a Washington barber claims combing a hair pompadour makes a man bald, noting that once hair is gone it cannot be restored. The gag sets a playful tone amid other light quips and cartoonish lines.
A collection of brief clippings and quips includes dialogues about nature and light. Young boys discuss whether the sun or the moon is most important, noting the moon shines at night when light is needed.
A quirky gag column vignette describes an office boy at his grandmother’s funeral and a traffic standoff on a narrow bridge. Two drivers clash as one backs up in reverse, while a jokey caption notes the failed praise from a self important source.
Wellman notes cover Sunday dinners with the Foster and Durst families and visits by Cedar Rapids and Des Moines guests. California and San Francisco connections appear with David Kirkpatrick and Marilyn Kirkpatrick listed among local gatherings. The item lists attendees from wellknown local families and mentions trips to Mt. Vernon, Fort Madison, War Meter, and Des Moines activities.
Helen Smylie from Washington visits her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Wylie Anderson in Ainsworth. Her parents Mr and Mrs Murray Smylie stay in Banon Springs Missouri where Mr Smylie has been ill. Harlan Evans and Brice Lord return from a brief Minnesota trip visiting Brice Lord’s uncle Leslie Lord and family. Mrs Fannie Rowan and daughter Ida Hunt return from Rock Island after visiting S B Thompson and family. Mr and Mrs W I Smylie and Dorothy visit H Leatherbery home in Davenport. Wheelers rent the hotel property. Greens who stayed in the hotel have bought the building housing the Wheeler restaurant.
Kalona reports a new chiropractor as Dr. Walter Gingerich sells his Kalona practice to Dr. R A Hender of Wayland. The Hender family plans to move soon. Community members gather for visits and farewells as local families attend funerals and host relatives from Davenport and Des Moines.
Rev F L Eastwood preached at Bethel at 9 30 and announced Sunday services at the usual hour. Ice cream social netted 9 80. C EF meeting planned at Bethel with Mary Walker leading. Various cordial weekend visits and family moves noted among Gideon and Lambert households. obituaries for Pearl Bennett referenced in announcements.
In Westchester on June 29 Mr and Mrs Howard Stewart host Mrs Salter and Mr D F Salter of Cleveland Ohio. The Bennet reunion held June 19 at Des Moines drew sixty three relatives from Audubon and Des Moines with a dinner and social time. The group later visited Clarion and the Roosa home where Mabel Waddell is remembered.
Don Alberto LaVola, famed slack-wire performer from Cuba, appears with Russell Bros. circus in Washington on Wednesday July 13. He balances 15 feet above ground in a daring routine, dancing, swinging, and hand balancing without props. He has toured Australia Europe United States Canada and Latin America and is billed as an international favorite in a program of acrobatics aerial acts trained animals and variety.
Ident of this community notes Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hickey of Los Angeles visiting at Roy Bauer home. Kathryn Bennet, niece of Mrs. Sadie Dusenberry, and Mrs. Tlona Duval return from Wellman and Chicago respectively. Helen Price returns to Russel Iowa from Edna Daniels home. Esther Lindenmeier vacationing in Oregon with Gerald Taylor family. Home Art club entertained at Roy Bauer country home with lunch by Mrs. Bauer and assistance from Mrs. Milo DeLong.
Beavers aim for underwater homes with entry protections against predators. They do not seek high wages for work and are not driven by trapping fish. Contrary to popular belief they eat no fish or meat.
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