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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1940
Page
4
A devotional excerpt cites Proverbs 25 21 22 urging readers to feed the hungry and offer drink to the thirsty as a path to disarming foes while promising divine reward. The piece emphasizes turning hostility toward mercy and moral conduct.
The piece recalls Roosevelt’s seven year presidency amid bank panic and war, noting landmark policies like Social Security and TVA. It then highlights a Sheldon Mail essay praising young men in public life, listing historical youths who died young and noting their modern counterparts in Iowa politics.
The passage weighs New Deal impacts versus national debt and unemployment, noting increased executive power and bureaucracy. It argues the country is not ruined yet and retains strength, while acknowledging unmet hopes for liberal reforms and lasting changes from the Roosevelt era.
Franz Drolla, Vienna born composer and former Volksoper conductor, conceived the Souvenir miniature after a streetcar ride by Vienna's Central Cemetery. He quickly sketched notes on a transfer paper, preserving a popular miniature for aspiring violinists. Tomorrow: An important missing note.
Miss Florence Marr of Ainsworth, a soprano in Cornell College’s sixty two voice A Capella choir, will take part in the spring tour from March 26 to late April with concerts across Iowa during college recess. She is from Mount Vernon Iowa.
Orren Warren expresses gratitude to neighbors friends and the Ainsworth fire department for their loyalty speed and kindness during the fire and for their efforts to save the home. Orren Warren and family.
Davenport column reprints John O'Donnell interview with Martin Levy known as Blimp Levy. Levy weighs 642 pounds at 6 feet 1 inch tall and describes diet exercise travels across the world, professional wrestling, boxing, and life with his wife from Virginia. He recalls boxing, acting, hotels, and his battles with critics, police in Mexico City, and studio offers.
A sanitized March anniversaries list showing multiple entities with years. It includes Cox Motor Company Wilcon Coal Co Sartor Sartor Sanitary Bakery Mangold s Tire Radiator Service Bud s Garage Roberta Beauly Salon Reister Bros Kurtz Market Carson Plumbing Heating Co Johnson s Grocery Market Diamond Inn Eveready Plumbing Heating Co Ralph Kleese Tank Wagon Service Rukenber Hardware W F E Sloat Radio Globe Beauty Barber Shop Rockwood s Fred Burger Produce with various years from 1896 to 1988. Readable fragments indicate business anniversaries and establishment dates.
Carole Lombard leads a nurse’s dramatic tale in Vigil in the Night with Brian Aherne and Anne Shirley. The film follows hospital wards before the war, highlighting nurse devotion, a risky operation, and a nurse’s sacrifice amid an epidemic.
A flippant exchange questions feasibility of floating in a 6 percent water depth and jokes about taxes and a sinking levy, ending with a taunt over contest money and personal capability.
Washington dispatch notes Otha D. Wearin, former seventh district congressman, visiting the capital amid rumors of another congressional bid against Ben F. Jensen. Democratic hopes center on finding a strong candidate as McGinn is seen as weak. Miller and Kraschel are uncertain prospects.
A heartfelt act by Ante Shirley highlights a community effort to redeem medical supply shortages. The story follows her decision to sacrifice personal gains to secure critical aid, underscoring themes of compassion and collective responsibility.
Mrs Duane Shalla in Salem received an Easter surprise when a delivery truck delivered a new dining room suite to her home. The shipment, unexpected by Mrs Shalla, was revealed to be a gift from her husband Mr Shalla.
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