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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1939
Page
4
A dated religious note features a March 17 1999 Bible thought urging sobriety and vigilance with 1 Peter 5 8 and quotes from Washington Irving about purpose wishes and learning from accidents. It emphasizes caution and wisdom in daily life with brief proverbs.
In 1939 observers recall the early 1900s novel Keeping Up With Lizzie by Irving Bachelor. The story follows a small town girl who taunts high priced culture, spurring a frenzy among thrifty families to outdo each other.
In the early 1900s tale Keeping Up With Lizzie critiques snobbery as families chase luxuries. The piece cites embezzlement and a 1930s wealth collapse, noting happiness declines with excess while humility and frugality can bring true contentment.
Richard Sanger, youngest GOP activist at 37, emerges as an emblem of the party’s appeal to youth. Son of a former war secretary, he studied at Harvard then lived in Russia with his wife for 18 months before returning to help guide GOP strategy toward liberalism and youth.
Ames Iowa March 17 warning to elm owners in the southern half of the state to band their trees against canker worm was issued by H Tate extension entomologist at Iowa State College. Moths have been seen in Leon Bloomfield and Des Moines indicating widespread emergence. Tree banding with tree tangl efoot stops females from climbing. apple trees may be sprayed but elms are too tall for this method.
A compact note on the heart’s activity across a lifetime describes rhythmic patterns as life pace and vital signs. It highlights the heart’s resilience and continual function through aging and daily activity.
A Sterling College glee club member described a Washington restaurant stay and a lavish home, joking about embarrassment from a fall. The note mentions an Indian artist who reportedly wrote 14,472 words on a postcard with a wish you were here message.
A dialogue frames graft as a drain on many who beg for money while few face constant grand jury scrutiny. In a tense rail scene Jim tries to eject a stranger from a dolac car. the conductor resists, citing family ties from San Diego and an old school friend.
A verse notes rest aids illness and recovery, from a cold to a serious ill relative. The speaker urges rest for the patient and for caregivers, stressing it helps Dad regain strength and benefits those who care for him, quoting George Ryan in the Boston Herald.
A National Museum Palermo Sicily tablet dating 3400 to 2700 B C records history by notable events and figures rather than calendar dates. It marks the world’s oldest historical record with named personalities and milestone happenings.
In 1771 Illinois French sent two merchants to New York City and to the British government head in America to present grievances against oppression and absurdity of British rule.
Legendary pitcher Cy Young now serves as sergeant at arms in the Ohio Senate in Columbus. He is depicted at his desk with the new title, transitioning from baseball fame to public service.
The piece notes Jack Benny and Eddie Anderson with a town car and chauffeur. It mentions Edward Arnold's stage mishap and a quote from a love scene. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs faces U S and Canada withdrawal by May but will be reissued in a year.
The play mentions IV TRUE Esperanto as a universal language to avoid reflecting any real country in a scene said to be set in a hostile nation.
The film features Pat OBrien and Joan Blondell as leads with Bobby Jordan of the Dead End Kids in a featured role.
Iowa depositors held 390,392,000 in Iowa banks as of December 31, 1928, up 16,587,000 from the prior year. D. W. Bates, state superintendent of banking, reported six banks liquidated or consolidated during 1939 and two placed in receivership.
Outstanding loans in Iowa credit unions rose to 252.584 million by year end 1938, with 184 unions and 32,124 members. For 1958 loans reached 1.846 million with 17,138 borrowers, while 1988 saw 112,275 loans totaling 14.558 million. As of Jan 1 1939 there were 142 small loan firms with assets of 20.191 million.
A Chicago Daily News writer notes the trumpet’s long history from Monteverdi’s era with crooks to Bach and Handel. It discusses the valve trumpet perfected last century, its limited ability to render high florid passages, and describes its basic construction with a ½ inch diameter cylindrical tube and a 56 inch length doubled back on itself.
The sheepshead or white perch of the Great Lakes feeds mainly on crustaceans and insects. Its flesh is described as tough and coarse and not highly valued in market trade.
The article notes how corn terminology differs by country. It explains that in America corn means maize, in China the term refers to rice, in Scotland oats, in Norway barley, in South Germany wheat, and in North Germany rye.
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