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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1938
Page
4
A Bible Thought urging honest living and steady effort. It notes that if plans fail, it may reflect not on us but on a wiser planner. The reflection is attributed to E. Be. Hale.
Iowa’s junior colleges show steady enrollment gains with 2700 students now vs 1416 ten years ago. The model keeps tuition dollars local, supports two years of home study, and offers a pathway to higher education with full credit. It also stresses social and economic benefits of keeping students in county.
A Davenport city situation is mocked by a Washington paper urging residents to stay home. It lampoons street conditions, lack of signage, and costly repairs while noting a pending city election between two tickets.
The piece extols the Washington Junior College as a cornerstone of the local educational system praising its home delivered education and strong outcomes for graduates moving to higher institutions. It urges modernization of grade schools to boost town appeal and long term economy while keeping costs lower than current operations.
In a wry note the Office Grouch jokes that if given a second life he would avoid the newspaper trade to escape the demand for anonymity and the refrain Now that's a peach of a story but don't mention my name.
The article lists eighteen Y M C A groups across age ranges from 8 to 65. Clubs include Gra Y 8-10, Junior Y 11-14, Hi Y 14-18, Phalanx 18-24, Y's Men 22-40, Camera 18-?, Happy Hour 13-24, Forum 22-60, Y Board 23-65, and American Pearl 18-50, highlighting the organization as a community asset.
A humorous item contrasts a miserly listener who demands value with a Scot who deems radio use wasteful unless a full orchestra performs. The quip reflects attitudes toward entertainment and frugality.
The writer recalls a Civil War tale of a black man and his dog during the Gettysburg bombardment. When a cannon ball struck close, the man tells his dog to stay put but himself runs toward the woods saying he has business there, and quickly escapes.
An employment manager questions a applicant about vigilance and courage for a night guard post. The man replies he is going home, prompting the manager to say he already described the interviewer's wife and will fetch her. The exchange ends with surprise and humor.
A jumble of questions and musings touches barbershop chatter, politics, liquor traffic, and Mrs. Roosevelt’s divorce, noting curiosity about climate, timing, and loyalty. The piece hints at public mood in everyday conversations, referencing New York traffic, marbles, and V O 1.
A British officer at a remote African post receives orders to arrest all enemy aliens as war is declared. He acts promptly, then the record notes the increasing tension and spreading conflagration worldwide.
Joan Bennett and Henry Fonda star in Walter Wanger's romantic drama based on Allene Corliss Summer Lightning. The cast includes Dame May Whitty Alan Marshal Louise Platt Alan Baxter Tim Holt and Dorothy Stickney. Fonda plays a studious New Englander engaged to Bennett who elopes with a bohemian writer then faces life in Paris and devotion returning after tragedy and drama.
Jack Holt stars in Making the Headlines a brisk melodramatic thriller at the Fox. Police Lt Nagel is exiled to Fairview after too much publicity stirs officials. Reporter Steve Withers assists, a theft sparks a murder mystery, and romance with Beverly Roberts drives the plot with strong supporting turns. The film is described as a lively thrill ride.
A historical note lists participants by nationality, naming three Dutchmen five Germans two Swedes a Dane three Americans a Chinaman and a Peruvian and asks to identify the current adversaries in war.
An all day rug making meeting is announced for Thursday at the home of Mrs. G Juze ler. Attendees should bring crochet hooks burlap sacks old hose twine or carpet chain and rags prepared as directed and a sack lunch.
Florence Marr of Ainsworth and twelve other singers from Cornell College capella choir will tour Iowa and Minnesota from March 31 to April (year). The group will perform in two large Mignem polis churches with a radio broadcast on WCCO at an evening hour. Harold W. Baltz directs the Cornell conservatory and leads the choir.
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