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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1941
Page
4
A 1941 sermon warns that expanding government power shifts control from citizens to the state. It argues centralized authority grows through programs and regulations, threatening democratic ideals, and urges restoring original principles while resisting propaganda and totalitarian temptations.
Riverside reports Marvin Earl Walton four on March 24 with a birthday party at the Walton home. Guests included Davie Marner Lois Smola Betty Smola and Hubert Myles Doud. Mrs. Walton served refreshments and a four candle cake featured the lunch. Relatives later gathered for a family dinner north of Riverside with Nichola Birrer visiting from Sheridan Wyoming and a cooperative noon meal followed by cards and conversation.
Donald and Roderick Kerr, sons of Rev and Mrs George, celebrate their cocker spaniel’s lineage as a great-great granddaughter of Red Bruce, after the Grand Champion dog crowned in New York. The note ponders marriage as a curious thing and the role of boys in this page.
Jumbled vignettes feature a mock naval battle with a torpedoed engine room. A Noah’s Ark bus journey prompts sarcasm. A marriage proposal, a witty exchange with Susie Simper, and charming banter on a battleship occur amid playful dialogue. A jurors verdict surprises a judge with a quip about insanity.
German critics call British Italian peace rumors the best joke in world history while Italian readers do not share the humor, reflecting strained wartime sentiment across Europe.
Charles Mineart moved into the house vacated by Frank Chuck. The Card club met Friday night with Mr and Mrs Emery. Mr and Mrs Earl Neal were Washington callers Friday. The Turnipseed families and Marlyn visited Des Moines for the WHO barn dance. Berkley Brown and son visited from Iowa City at the Borkoski home. Crosscup Ryner and Mrs Ryner traveled to Washington Monday afternoon.
The Himalayas host the world’s tallest peaks with Mount Everest reaching an altitude of 29141 feet, the loftiest point on Earth.
A young woman asked a health officer about the best place to be vaccinated to avoid fear in later years. The health man replied he cannot predict women’s styles ten years ahead, noting uncertainty. Beck.
A meticulous North Park housewife attended an early season baseball game and reports sighting Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Meade and their Cosgrove family along with Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mel leder and Hills family members nearby.
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