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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1932
Page
4
Today's Bible Thought Thursday offers a devotional reflection on walking in Christ Jesus rooted and built up in faith. The meditation emphasizes thanksgiving as believers live in him, following Colossians 2:6-7 guidance.
An unnamed local girl will travel to Europe this summer at no cost. The trip is funded by community business leaders and aboard a Canadian Pacific steamship. It includes home to coast transport and all incidental expenses, promising an educational and joyful experience with lasting impressions.
Bulletin from the American Child Health Association notes record low infant mortality in U.S. history. The piece urges readers to recognize the significance for expectant parents and the broader public as advances in child and maternal health show tangible progress.
The passage notes support for health officials and voluntary health groups in their efforts to cut infant deaths and safeguard maternal health. It emphasizes collaboration and public health aims within the community.
The piece argues for expanding taxation beyond essentials and easing overall tax pressure by taxing higher earners and new sources. It notes gasoline tax as a pay as you go model, warns against unfair property taxes, and urges Iowa to pursue equalization and reform through legislative readjustment.
A steamship office clerk answer a traveler's question with a long joke about berths. He explains the price and placement of upper and lower berths, noting the paradoxes and the way price and height relate to comfort. The exchange ends with the idea that the lower upper would be less popular, yet more expensive for the lower bed.
A compact reference listing calmness synonyms such as composed unruffled serene and dispassionate. It notes common mispronunciations of decisive with the stress on the first i and the short a sound in so.
A compact column notes light social trivia and curious prompts about election excitement and consumer culture. It cites shifting family size from 1890 to 1930 and radio ownership percentages by state while teasing readers to explain Easter’s date.
A western city resident finds a rattlesnake trapped under a rock and frees it. The snake becomes a house pet and later wards off a burglar, coiling around the intruder while the tail rattles for police. Authorities arrived to arrest the suspect.
A quirky query asks how often Gandhi changes his sheet while noting a safety pin maker's testimonial. A secondary note describes an elderly Colored man in a southern city near a seal tank, feared to threaten self harm. the superintendent confronts him. He explains he needs pointers after being elected grand keeper of the seal.
A reader presents two shop prices 20 and 40 cents at Palace and 25 and 35 at Bon Ton totaling 60 cents each. A farmer buys a 20 cent shave and 35 cent haircut totaling 55 cents, questioning the 10 cent save. A professor quips that science aids business via gravity’s law.
A New Orleans court hears a case of a man abusing his team and using loud language. An old Negro witness explains the defendant used profane words, arranged differently to suit a sermon. A clock in the office provokes questions about insurance as a vacationist comments on mountain air.
Rural pupils across townships compete in Saturday county spelling events with town advanced and rural advanced divisions. Winners from both divisions will spell for the county title immediately after the contests, with participants named from Washington Dutch Creek Harmony and Crawfordsville areas among others.
The entry lists show numerous pupils from townships such as Iowa, Lime Creek, Seventy-Six, Cedar, Jackson, Highland, Oregon, Washington, Franklin, Dutch Creek, Brighton with names and grades. The excerpt ends with local color commentary about a stray bird on the post office lawn and a quip about Joe Melinskie.
Dr A A Rock a long time specialist from Milwaukee argues goitre is a condition caused by bodily disturbances. He promotes a non surgical treatment and offers a free copy of his book explaining how to treat it. Write him today Adv.
Evangelist Red Pecaut preached on Seven Prayers in the Life of Christ from Mark chapter one. He urged daily prayer as the radio station of Jesus Christ and warned that neglect brings spiritual weakness and worldly hardship, promising thoughtful sermons nightly. A large audience was expected for the half hour of song service and Word.
Maine features 5,131 rivers and streams and 2,465 lakes across 33,400 square miles. One-tenth of the state is lake and pond while one-third is mountainous, offering expansive sky blue water views from many hilltops.
The fragment lists residents by township with ages and affiliations in Iowa townships Bower Indian Creek Marion English River Clay and Brighton. Names include Grace Dunbar Elsie Stout Dorothy Johnson Jean Siga foose Alice Hichel berger Harlan Gingerich Arlie Hershberger June Gingerich Irene Waterhouse Roger Stannard John Chuck Evelyn Eyestone Maxine Weidner Virginia Spielman.
A quilt show organized by the M E church Ladies Aid division drew about one hundred quilts from Washington Columbus Junction and Crawfordsville. Prizes honored numerous categories led by Mrs Howard Stewart Crawfordsville for best collection and Mrs J J Fitzgerald Ainsworth second. Notable oldest quilts dated 124 and 100 years. George Matlock moves to 626 North Seventh.
The Montgomery Ward store reconfigured floors with the ready to wear area moved to the main floor near the former shoe department. Shoes shift to the east side and the second floor will showcase furniture while counters were rearranged for more merchandise display. Manager Schenck cites improved layout and easier access for sales staff.
The H J club met Wednesday at Mrs. John Shalla Jr. home with eleven members and one guest Wilma Te Bockhorst. Buneco was played at three tables with high scores to Ed Prebyl and Joe Kron and low scores to Jim Shalla and Wilma Te Bockhorst. Mrs. Te Bockhorst was reelected president. new officers include Vice President Mrs John Shalla Jr Secretary Mrs Will Shalla and Reporter Mrs George Shalla. A luncheon closed the gathering.
A compact remark from American Magazine declaring that the word No is the most neglected in English. It critiques the frequency and impact of refusal in everyday discourse.
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