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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1934
Page
4
The message centers on Acts 17 27 urging readers to seek the Lord for in him we live and move and have our being The devotional note reflects on divine presence guiding daily life and faith practice with a brief biblical quotation and commentary.
Irvin S. Cobb warns that hurried medical care creates more injuries and argues preplanning avoids accidents. He favors empty beds over crowded wards and stresses safety over speed in hospital environments.
A column discusses longevity with examples of extreme behaviors in a British Columbia man who lived past age one hundred. The piece argues the true lesson is not reckless excess but the value of good common sense habits and a positive mental attitude for a long, useful life.
Lake County prosecuting attorney Robert G. Estill was toppled in a decisive primary renomination defeat. Estill, known for posing with Dillinger after his capture, is referenced in the published photo from a corner of the scene.
A crowd photo shows Estill with an arm over Dillinger's shoulders and two men appearing like a reunited family. Estill admits the image will be hard to live down as it hints at a meaning in the primary campaign.
The attempted indictment of Andrew Mellon for alleged income tax report falsifications failed and reflects poorly on Attorney General Cummings. Mellon called the move crude politics and, despite the failure, left a smear. Mellon’s past record and warnings about income tax reliance are cited as solid.
A French airliner with nine aboard disappeared in the English Channel after a distress call. No wreckage or bodies were found though a small oil slick appeared. experts say aircraft control in trouble remains undeveloped and safer emergency landing methods are needed.
A reflective By The Way column muses on breaking records in athletics and hints that some feats may never be surpassed such as the pole vault and mile run. The piece shifts to light sketches of figures like Babe Ruth and theater circles, interspersed with brief vignettes including a shoe store cleaner and a domestic exchange about curfew.
Mrs Ezra Wittmer reports a family weekend as Milford McCreedy and son from Dear Haskins visited Fred Klopfenstein's home to meet Master Wilford Lloyd on his first grandparent visit. Henry Leichty and wife welcomed a son born May 7 weighing about 12 pounds. Several dinner guests joined Sam Wenger family including Ben Koebel Enos Miller Beachy Kalona Swartzendruber East MolinH and Walter Knopl bel.
Alberta's experiment station reports thirty cattalo head created by crossing yak with cattle and buffalo. The aim is a hardy northern meat animal with thick hair and beef qualities, overcoming prior cross-breeding failures where births failed or animals died.
Les Orr reports wind blown sand drifts in Mississippi lowlands similar to the Imperial Valley in California. Joe Crow testifies seeing dirt on snow fences in Washington county with Kansas brand buffalo chips. A local quip nods to traffic flow managed by a lone policeman and bus drivers.
A journal pilgrim notes a Palmyra community sale with roped streets and pens of pigs sheep and cattle. Furniture harness and broken wagons fill a vacant lot as buyers travel from nearby towns. The event nets about seven thousand dollars in a typical Monday turnout before leaving for the Ozarks beyond St. Louis.
The American Legion Auxiliary will distribute memorial poppies on Poppy Day May 26 to recall World War I battle scenes for veterans. Poppies, made by a disabled veteran in Wapello, Iowa, will be sold on streets citywide to fund rehabilitation for disabled veterans and their dependents, with funds split for local relief and state and national Legion activities.
Five Washington churches join in an evening service with a pre-prayer led by Kathryn Little, union young people's service under Ernest Stimpson, and appearances by Artie Hasselman and Helen Van Ommen from Pella. The program includes a song service, quiet hour, and a United Presbyterian choir performance leading to a state convention announcement by Velda Parcell, with committee members named and visiting Cedar Rapids attendees noted. A lighthouse of notes closes with Lawrence Bush’s address and a friendship ball, amid island shipyard imagery and a comic lyric subplot about Burns and Allen aboard a yacht crew member ashore.
Bing Crosby, named nation’s top radio singer after a poll by the New York Word Telegram, makes his screen debut in Paramount’s We're Not Dressing. Co star Lanny Ross places second. star studded cast includes Carole Lombard George Burns Cracie Allen Ethel Merman and Leon Errol. The musical adventure tells of a wealthy heiress and friends shipwrecked on a South Sea island.
The Deadwood Pass picture by Monarch shows Mud Osborne thrown from a horse and injured, requiring five stitches while he works on crutches between scenes. Five other crew members suffered injuries ranging from minor to serious during filming under director J. J. McGowan.
In a playful exchange, Fat jokes about eating one canary while Blim retorts with a tease about taking a peek at a time. The odd dialogue hints at humorous banter between characters P. and Preugh with a lighthearted tone.
Miss Evelyn Masonholder daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy Masonholder will marry Robert in Columbus Junction this month, announced by Martha Veader correspondent.
Republicans and Democrats file for township offices including clerks trustees assessors committeemen and justices of the peace across numerous precincts such as Brighton Cedar Clay Crawford Dutch Creek Kalona Franklin Highland Iowa Marion Lime Creek Seventy-Six Oregon Washington and West Chester. The lists name candidates for trustees clerks assessors constables and party positions with several incumbents and year markers like 1935 1936 and 1926 among others.
A column lists a series of social happenings in Columbus and surrounding areas. Highlights include a pre nuptial shower in Concord township, a Columbus high school picnic and kittenball tournament, junior senior banquet set for May 18, and visits from local residents to relatives in Fairfield Cedar Rapids and Ames.
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