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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1939
Page
4
Bible Thought for Saturday March 4 1038 cites Mark 4 40 asking why fear persists and faith is lacking. The meditation contrasts occupation as necessity duty and habit as pleasure with quotes from Cappelle and Schopenhauer on generational pride.
A historic illustrated piece describes a cornea transplant from a dying donor to a blind child, restoring sight in one eye and offering hope for the other. Dr Ramon Castroviejo advocates eye donations to hospitals for cornea grafts benefiting thousands of blind Americans.
Mrs. N M Speidel presents an Aniston Star clipping praising the Iowa Legislature for returning Alabama’s flag to the state and noting historic South to North ties. It highlights James W Grimes’s defiant stand against impeachment, Salmon P Chase’s compliment, and cites William Wesley Waymack and Henry A Wallace as sympathetic Southern voices. The piece credits Judge Hugh P D Merrill and the United Daughters of the Confederacy for restoring Alabama’s original state seal.
The speaker argues that practical aid requires vision and compassion, comparing the ideal helper to a Helen Keller who could see. The message emphasizes actionable empathy and practical problem solving over theoretical cleverness.
The American Federation of Labor executive council warns against building a permanent army of unemployed, cites eight to fourteen million unemployed over ten years, and argues for policies that encourage private enterprise to create work. It says wages should balance profit and employment, and calls for capital to share profits fairly while labor itself helps stimulate job growth.
Iowa County Attorneys association led by Maurice Rawlings of Sioux City denounces a bill to consolidate peace officers under one department. Rawlings met with Gov. George Wilson and Atty. Gen. Fred Everett as the measure faces debate in the Iowa House next week.
Ralph Livingston entered Phillips and Hebner's where he greeted Manton Hebner and exchanged a brief hello with Tracy identified in the friendly exchange. The pair responded warmly, reflecting a casual, everyday scene at the store.
The column notes Speed Martins unusual ad in the Journal with two pictures, prompting Joe Kelly of Batavia to mock it with a wire offering a necktie cleaning. It hints at an upcoming get even campaign and closes with light quips about spring and a sample exchange about neighbors and a cat.
A lawyer defines divorce as a moral or factual failure by one party. A proud father shows new trips to a Scotch guest asking for opinion. The guest chooses the middle one and says he would keep that one.
A quirky collage mocks consumer culture with playful coinages and caricatured objects. It riffs on fashion and media hype, from bathing suits to hypnosis, while hinting at censorship and public spectacle in a satirical voice.
In a hospital corridor a man asks to see the man from the accident and a young woman admits she was with him. TF says it felt fair to give him the kiss he was trying to get.
The piece spotlights Carole Lombard and James Stewart in the new drama Mada For Each Other. Lombard steps into a straight dramatic role, showing a more arresting screen presence, while James Stewart co stars in a fresh pairing. Richard Greene struggles with make up on Stanley and Livingstone and Jack Benny's valet plot threads are briefly mentioned.
Director Rowland V. Lee kept the set off limits with No Visitors signs during filming of Son of Frankenstein featuring Boris Karloff. Cast also includes Basil Rathbone Bela Lugosi Lionel Atwill and Josephine Hutchinson, while Karloff appears as the Monster.
A long list of plaintiffs and defendants appears in the Original Notice from Wash ington County Iowa District Court. The record names numerous Hyde, Dray, Savage, Statler, Brinton, and Ohmart families among others in a civil action. The document includes multiple spellings and OCR variants of surnames indicating a sprawling docket.
Lloyd F McCall transmits from Valparaiso Chili about the Jan 24 quake the most severe in the country s history. He describes two minutes of shaking 150 miles from the epicenter reports extensive destruction and high death toll estimates with cities Chillan Concepcion and Languenes among the hardest hit. He notes animal reactions and asks family about their summer season while awaiting mail.
The document lists numerous individuals including Gowey Pringle Garretson and Pringle families as defendants in a real estate quiet title suit in Washington County Iowa. It describes lot and land parcels in Brighton and surrounding townships and invokes a petition to quiet title in fee simple. The date is September 1939 with a court in Washington County Iowa.
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