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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1939
Page
4
The excerpt reflects Stephen's forgiveness as he dies and includes aphorisms from Pope Lowell and Irving. It presents a small religious meditation on mercy, learning, solitude, temper, and virtue with brief quotes and the Acts reference.
The piece reflects on February 28 1939 weather with a wet snowstorm and a call for deeper conservation in Iowa Mississippi valley. It discusses soil erosion threats from the Missouri River and urges large lakes trees and surface moisture preservation. It also reviews the Golden Gate exposition progress and critiques political economic literacy highlighted by Kiplinger about Hopkins and government.
The narrator notes the vast U S population and contrasts European land management with American progress. He states Americans are aroused and the great conservation movement is growing nationwide, highlighting forestry, erosion control, terrace farming, and crop rotation.
The testimony of Hugh Wilson to the Senate Military Affairs Committee diverged from the alarmed stance of Ambassadors Kennedy and Bullitt. Wilson, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, reportedly believes F D R erred in pulling him from Berlin and that the United States should encourage appeasement rather than provoke the dictatorships.
A biblical verse from Ephesians 2 8 emphasizes salvation by grace through faith not by works. It states that this salvation is received as God’s gift and not from human effort, to prevent boasting.
A devotional excerpt from Lamentations emphasizes that God will not cast off forever and, despite grief, shows compassion in accordance with many mercies. It notes that the Lord does not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
The text extols Mr and Mrs Wilson for their donation handling method claiming the first dime from every dollar is theirs. It lauds Wilson as an exceptionally engaging conversationalist who speaks fluently on many topics. The piece includes a humorous aside about a niece mistaking a duck for a chicken with a false face.
Billie asks for soap with extra strong perfume to show mother she washed her face. A doctor jokes about golf shoes with a quip from his Black caddie about fitting shoes, ending with a light exchange on sizes.
A boy named Ile offers to stop washing to save water amid a countrywide drought. A country teacher asks pupils to learn the US capital from fathers, but only one boy, Johnny, reports back after asking his father. A reader comments on fur wearing criticizing cruelty in trapping and the brutality of the fur trade.
A newspaper note discusses claims by a prominent scientist that with proper balance a person could live to 1000 years. It contrasts this idea with the rarity of elderly tightrope walkers and notes no firm proof for extreme longevity.
City editor casts a hard edged rule on reporters and assigns a visit to an evangelist. The reporter attends the sermon and is invited to step into the scene as the exchange unfolds about gambling and liquor.
The film star spends her holiday off set reviewing screenplays as she plans a new project. She treats the downtime like a busman’s holiday, using the break to study potential roles and refine her approach.
Lionel Barrymore celebrates thirty years in film dating to 1909 with early work for D. W. Griffith. May Robson discusses final curtain lines while a dramatic school film showcases fourteen boys and sixteen girls training for screen fame. Merle Oberon to star as Pocahontas in a London Films project.
Veteran director Al Rogell notes the most difficult thrills in his Crime Club film The Last Warning. Stars Preston Foster Frank Jenks and Joyce Compton. Virginia Bruce who hails from Fargo North Dakota follows her hometown paper daily.
Red Nichols formed his band with Jimmy Dorsey in the reed section. Dorsey left and Benny Goodman filled his spot, then Goodman left and Artie Shaw took the chair. The line of top band leaders underscores a shared era of jazz leadership.
On February 28 1939 the Board of Supervisors adopted plans specs and contract form for concrete pipe greases liquid asphalt surfacing lubricating oil crushed stone culverts and leaded gasoline and diesel fuel for April 1 1939 to April 1 1940 hearing set March 17 1939 at 10 am in the Board of Supervisors office Court House Washington Iowa. Ethel Grecian County Auditor.
Sealed bids for crushed stone surfacing are due March 17 1939 at 1 30 PM in the Office of the County Auditor. A $2000 certified check payable to the County Auditor is required as liquidated damages if the contract is not executed and approved bond filed within ten days after bid acceptance. Bids must be on county forms, include a 4 00 PM March 16 1989 financial statement, and may be rejected for reservations or technicalities. Board reserves right to waive issues. February 28 1959. By Ethel Grecian County Auditor.
The Auditor of Washington County Iowa invites sealed bids by March 17 1939 1 30 PM for furnishing leaded gasoline diesel fuel and road materials from April 1 1939 to April 1 1940. Bidders must include certified checks of specified amounts and bond upon bid acceptance detailing liquidated damages for non performance.
A 1939 notice states a certified check for $150.00 drawn on an Iowa County Advitor shall be filed within ten days after acceptance to satisfy faithful performance obligations. The fragment indicates a procedural requirement tied to a public or contractual filing.
Financial statement must be filed with the County Auditor by 4:00 P.M. March 16, 1939. The items listed include 1124 ft by 18 inches Class 2000 D and other lengths and classes, such as 184 ft by 24 inches Class 2000 bp and 192 ft by 80 inches Class 2000 D, plus 72 ft by 36 inches Class 2000 D.
The notice details furnishing lubricating oils including 229 gallons No 20 motor oil and 55 gallons No 60 motor oil. Bidders must file a $25 certified check from an Iowa solvent bank with each proposal to cover liquidated damages if contracts are not executed or bonds not filed. The county retains right to waive technicalities. Ethel Grecian is listed in the document.
A notice states bids are invited at 1.30 PM on March 17 1989 for furnishing greases. Proposals must be sealed marked Iowa county and cashable as liquidated damages if bidder fails. Reservations not provided for will be rejected.
Elm er Freyenberger J J Rich Ethan Brooks and Albert Graber put up ice last week the ice only six and seven inches thick. Mrs Walter Weeten of Havre visits relatives. Community notes record visitors, moves, sickness and a birth in the area.
In Vaucelles the fifteenth century church choir named its patron saints democratically with statues to Monsieur Saint Paul and Monsieur Saint Pierre, Ma dame Sainte Anne, and otters, reflecting local devotion and whimsy.
A Chinatown sage Hi Ho quips that a baby takes two years to learn speech and a lifetime to stay quiet. The County Board notes bids on a 550 gallon transmission project may be rejected if forms are faulty and reserves right to waive technicalities. Ethel Grecian
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