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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1932
Page
4
A devotional note emphasizes individual salvation through obedience, urging believers to work out their own salvation with fear and trembling as taught in Philippians 2 12. The prompt echoes personal responsibility in faith and moral discipline.
Washington Fire Department battled a stubborn hotel blaze at Coneg ress hotel beginning about 7 30 am. Chief Claude Reister praised a five man crew for keeping the fire within the origin area while pouring 860000 gallons of water to stop spread. The 1910 built structure housed Journal offices and later occupied by D W Marvey Warnel and others. The Journal moved in 1930. old building damaged beyond repair with charred walls and roof ruin.
The text reflects on the devastation of fire, noting its destruction of homes and businesses. It emphasizes the terror and emotional impact on victims and frames arson and waste as economic crimes, highlighting the broad damage to property and community.
The Journal shares a Des Moines Salvation Army message of gratitude for county readers who responded to Envoy Lowe's county canvass. Officials note donations were strong though not equal to prior years, and express appreciation for aid enabling temporary and spiritual relief for the needy.
A compact lessons page discusses common language mistakes and pronunciation tips. It covers usage of there is no one but you, how to pronounce encore and habeas corpus, and the correct spelling of complexion and millennium while highlighting penance as self imposed suffering and a daily vocabulary goal.
The column blends quips on referees and barefoot winters with a light note on a Washington store scene where a husband asserts authority but his wife handles the purchases. It closes with a cheeky aphorism about age gaps and youth.
Paby Bonds John Rumbaugh a Chicago banker and Miss Dave Johnson introduced early one year treasury certificates offering 26 percent interest in the middle west as the first batch to be sold.
A Grinnell Register humorous note cites a journalistic banquet claim that even newspapers are funny. It presents satirical lines such as Murderer Escapes Noose Jury Is Hung and All Widows in Building to Be Weather Stripped. A neighbor borrows a lawn mower on Sunday provoking shock over Sabbath lawn care.
Fifty years ago women wore hoop skirts and corsets while men sported whiskers and big watches. They cooked cleaned and raised large families. stores used coal oil lamps, sold broad ranges, and trusted customers as orders for goods were placed well in advance.
A fragmented newspaper passage contrasts trends for women and men, noting fashion, habits, and social roles, followed by store practices and a humorous soup incident. It mentions a high school concert on WSUL and quotes about pride in organization. Local civic notices cite Dr Eastwood and Rev Klein as Red Cross and unemployment chairs. A radiator freezing signals lingering winter, with hog prices quoted.
Columbus Journal notes a possible origin of the idea that opposites attract in marriage from a divorce lawyer. The column hints at social theories and legal views on marriage dynamics.
College athletes employed as guards for society children as a precaution after a wave of kidnaping fears rooted in the Lindbergh case. The program aims to deter abductions and reassure parents amid heightened security concerns.
Des Moines reports county conventions across Iowa selecting delegates to the March 22 state meeting. Thousands attend as Hoover renomination is favored for Iowa 25 national delegates. Some fear bolt and uninstructed delegates could disrupt state convention harmony. Miss Mary Kent spends weekend in Cedar Rapids visiting a sister in Nashia.
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