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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1938
Page
6
A devotional note cites Hebrews 3 12 13 urging believers to exhort one another daily to avoid unbelief. It also quotes Arthur Be Morgan on peace through removing stresses that hinder healthy living, from families to nations.
Citizens report a light snow event in Washington Iowa on May 9 1928 not affecting all areas. Tulips and garden plants survived with little or no damage while some residents did not notice the wintry spell.
The text portrays Hitler and Mussolini in Rome weighing risks of renewed aggression while wary of broad war. Mussolini aims to protect Ethiopian gains and avoid new conflict, while Hitler eyes potential moves but fears peril. England and France stand ready to resist and deter further European upheaval.
A Guelph Mercury item argues fixed costs are spread with higher sales and advertising lowers per unit cost. It cites soap and canned goods, noting national ads reduce price pressure, and claims advertising lifts volume for cars and cameras. A quip about mob dispersal and a joke closing the clipping appear.
The passage reflects on looming deadlines and the likelihood that fascist nations will delay further aggression. It notes a consensus that the World War peace treaty contains dynamite and questions whether nations will press ahead soon.
Yale President Dr Charles Seymour warns that humanity's spiritual aspirations are in eclipse and calls for a revival to avert catastrophe. Journalist George B Sokolsky predicts a forthcoming religious revival seen nationwide though still unrevealed. The duty is to support this resurgence as the basis for peace security and progress. Christian Science Monitor.
A Washington businessman's wife left him after he forgot their first anniversary seven years ago. She vowed to be gone on every anniversary, and keeps the promise. The tale is offered as a lesson to younger married men. The Office Grouch adds a quip about women and men. A neighbor claims he plants only as much garden as his wife can hoe.
A brief humorous verse notes a fair maiden balancing music practice with dishwashing chores and pokes gentle fun at those who meddle in others’ business through government payrolls, ending with a cheeky aside about Haeck.
A mother and child discuss heaven and angels in a brief dialogue. The boy asks why he never sees pictures of angels with whiskers, and the mother replies that some men go to heaven but by a close shave.
An undergardener asks how long trimming will take as the head gardener on a ladder replies it will take another hour. The undergardener says to inform when done since the boss ordered the tree cut down.
A fourth grade writer describes a mule as a hardy bird with two extra legs for walking and sometimes using two to kick. The creature wears wings on its head and is stubborn about moving forward, offering a playful, if odd, imaginative portrait.
A humorous exchange notes a wife claiming influence in politics and a husband reacting. She says she has voted twice and her chosen candidate won both times, implying a persuasive impact on elections. The piece uses playful dialogue to comment on civic participation.
A reader remarks on timing by progress rather than clocks or bells and adds a note that a food house wife assists her husband with house cleaning during the season.
A column notes a joke about God creating the world in six days and the 40 hour week not imagined then. It recalls a prisoner who complained of meager fare by claiming a wasp stole his dinner when a ventilator was opened.
The text riff notes men must decide what to do with items carried in vest pockets as summer nears, implying a need for choice or change.
The Board of Supervisors on May 2 1938 approved proposed plans and specifications for bridges culverts grading incidential work crushed stone surfacing liquid asphalt road work lumber and concrete pipe across multiple townships. The record lists road names lengths classifications totals and minimum guarantees and notes a hearing date set for May 20 1938 at the Washington Iowa courthouse.
Havre May 4 residents recount a day of visits with Virgil Wittmer of Sigourney Anna Coffin of Rockwell and Willis Wittmer of Crawfordsville among dinner guests at Sam Wittmer’s home. Local callers include Schantz Stone Burt Coon Evans Hunt Moore Zieglowsky and others in a busy social Sunday roundup.
Streams in Yellowstone National Park flow toward two separate watersheds. Water from the same streams reaches both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through different routes.
Local and east west trains run daily with specific departures from Davenport and Kansas City. The schedule lists No. 23 Mixed Train at 11:45, No. 26 Southwest Limited at 1:46, and local eastbound 46 from Kansas City Davenport at 6:08. Westbound Burlington Trailways buses run Chicago to Omaha and Omaha to Chicago with departures from Washington at 8:57 A.M. and 3:57 P.M. Tickets available at the Bus Depot and Colenss Hotel for full coast to coast trips.
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