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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1937
Page
4
The excerpt urges diligent, distraction free work with a pure inner self and steadfast truth to gain happiness. It pairs Ezekiel and Marcus Aurelius ideas on self guidance and virtue as the path to lasting contentment.
Visiting Elmhurst College students led a Sunday evening discussion at St. Pauls Evangelical Church on youth and college students. A speaker lamented job opportunities for graduates, noting bias toward those with connections while stressing that performance and fitness determine employment despite temporary maladjustments.
A funeral reading shares a sonnet read by Dr. Arthur Atack in memory of Alice Cunningham. The poem tells how a rose grows beyond a wall toward light and light, dew, and beauty, continuing its fragrance beyond death.
The piece argues patience is vital for young people entering work after school. It notes unrest from postwar conditions, discouragement from delays, and the chance that persistent effort will eventually yield a "golden" opportunity for those prepared, even as many fail to persist.
Funeral services for Mrs. John Wallace were held yesterday afternoon at Sherman’s rural home with Dr F Eastwood in charge. A vocal duet by Miss Carolyn Hamilton and Mrs Hugh McCleery accompanied the ceremony. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery with pallbearers Lee Everette Raymond Join Harold Wallace and David Schwartz.
Harvard University pioneer directed archeological work on Ohio Valley mounds establishing methods and findings that shaped early American archaeology. The project highlighted careful excavation, documentation, and analysis by academic researchers.
Mere H. J., a young married woman, sipped a coca cola when a boy about eighteen asked to dance. Pen Eldridge arrived with a mushroom display claiming many more at home, though only one was shown.
Harvey Coulter of Durkin and Durkin Clothing, visiting Chicago, discovers a chain of Washington Iowa connections as a drug store scene uncovers two locals, Mrs. Ollie Fimmerman Rush and Mildred Gerkinger Augustine. A war news tease closes with a salesman’s jab about product improvements.
A mother quits reading the newspaper aloud as children correct her pronunciation while correcting a playful trailer motto "God Bless Our Ream."
A playful exchange mocks a pinch-penny official described as not caring for a nickel or his right eye. The speaker imagines a future moment when hog calling becomes the topic and laughter erupts among colleagues.
A brief Shavings poem dated April 9 notes a humorous misplacement with a line about the hope for spring. The speaker laments that frost spoiled expectations and casts the moment in a light, whimsical tone.
A satirical snippet defines buffer state as between two buffer states and riffs on letters, tides of letters to Washington church choir, and quirky definitions. It notes contest deadlines and mentions poems about "Mother" amid playful misunderstandings and punditry.
The Supreme Court protects citizens from state discrimination, upholding due process under the 14th Amendment. It notes that tax schemes must not treat individuals differently and that a free press is essential, not to be abridged by state law or fear of general taxation.
The newborn kangaroo is minuscule compared to its parent, about one inch long and weighing roughly twenty grains, one three hundred fiftieth of a pound. It crawls to the mother's pouch using its forward legs for nourishment and shelter over several months.
The red cells of the blood are described as tiny biscuit shaped bodies floating in the blood.
In Wayland on May 4 Edwie and Ellis Liechty were playing with straw when a pitch fork prong pierced one of Edwie's hands. A tetanus serum was administered. The report also notes local incidents including a cow kick injuring Huffman and a closing out sale by the Edgar Smith family planning a move to Idaho.
Rally Day brought a Sunday breakfast hosted by the M F Sunday school as rain kept attendees indoors. A Davenport interdenominational Sunday School convention drew delegates. local couples visit distant homes. A windstorm caused minor damage Friday night. renovations and community updates follow. Dwight Waterman laid to rest in Clay County. Remodeling cements richland improvements. local families plan moves and new businesses.
A local figure Budge returns home with her children from a Burlington meeting where a large Masonic delegation attended. Forty six lodges were represented and attendance was strong as a well drilled Iowa City team led the program. Vo Sehulte of Herper has been delivering seed corn to area farmers amid drought relief.
Mr and Mrs Allison Maas attended the Lewis Prinning funeral held in Washington Friday afternoon. Milton Mans and sons William and Charles dined with Charles Keiser in South English last Sunday. Lookout school closed a successful year Friday. Harold Mats missed due to illness. Edward Dunion of Rock Island visited his aunt and cousins, the Nate Benson family, Saturday. Helen Myers has been driving to school this last week. Agnes Koenig visited Washington Tuesday forenoon.
Pilotburg residents report a May 6 gathering organized by local women for a bulk exchange event. The notice, written by Mrs. Frank Stransky, also notes sympathy for Mrs. Milo Patterson over the death of an uncle, Mr. Carter, who died in an accidental electrocution in Des Moines while repairing lines.
Mrs Margterett Vodicka closes a successful school year at the ouf school and will return to teach this fall. Slothbure Sunday school begins at 10 4 m every Sunday. All are welcome. Marion Stran sky is Superintendent. Carl OO Andersen is Assistant Superintendent. Mrs Carl Olfield is pianist. Mise Ferne Olefield is secretary. The adult class will rotate teaching duties. Mrs Harrys Green teaches in May. The Pilotburg Ladies Aid Society meets with Mrs Roy Pare and Mise Opal Wilson as hostess Thursday afternoon May 6. Entertainment committee: Mrs Ermm er Green and Mrs Marta Oldfield. There will be a flower, bulb and seed exchange.
A historical note explains that in Norman and Angevin times between 1066 and 1485 the Abbot of Joy served as a master of revels, orchestrating festal entertainments for monastic and royal audiences.
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