Bible Thought Friday Verse Quoted
A 1939 Bible Thought notes the verse from Isaiah 60 19 about the Lord as everlasting light. It reflects a religious reflection published for Friday April 28 1939 with a later line referencing Friday May 12 1989.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1939
Page
4
Military show for Managua dictator sparks mixed views
Washington observers note a US arms display for Somoza in a Washington parade from Union Station to the White House. The observer questions the spectacle while praising Cordell Hull’s diplomacy and goodwill efforts with Central and South American nations amid concerns of U.S. power and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington D. C
United States
Union Station
White House
America
Cordell Hull
South
Central America
England
Germany
Central
South America
Lloyd McCall in Chile
South American correspondent reports conditions in Chile April 5 1939. government labor syndicates limit layoffs and grant travel rights. quake deaths estimated 35000 40000. unemployment nonexistent. pesos depreciating. author plans to move to La Paz Bolivia and doubts government stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McCall
Wahneetah Ingalls
Lloyd
Chile
Beginners' Band Gives Concert in Brighton School
The Beginners' Band led by Joe Christy held its third and final recital of the school year in the band room at the grade building on Monday evening. Earlier, Miss Marzoli's flute band and piano students performed in the sixth grade room. The page lists local visits and routine family news, including relatives returning from Chariton and new arrivals, and notes some illness and injuries among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhua Helmick
Brighton
Joe Christy
Washington
F. Kraemer
Cora Pringle
Nell Swank
R. W. Fillmore
Pearl Loomis
Freak
Laban
Ottumwa
F. M. Swisher
Jim Whisler
Bloomfield
Wynette Walters
Dunbar
Willie Horton
Marilyn
Frank Gibson
Osceola
Cyril Henry
Mt. Pleasant
James Long
Diagonal
Mart Benson
Silver City
Council Bluffs
Eva Bennett
Bessie Myers
Spring Fever Invades Readers With Tales Of Fishing And Gardening
In a lighthearted By the Way column readers share fishing tales from Rodney Arnold and companions who boated 260 specimens with a big catch eluding a line. Ed Conner notes small fish, while Don Coates Grant McKune and Jack McClure report four catches. A potato planting mishap and a dig ahead tease spring garden woes. The piece ends urging readers to shake off Winter and embrace sun while staying productive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Coates
Grant McKune
Jack McClure
Civic boss questioned over gambling crackdown push
Civic committee pressed town boss to move against gambling dens. The irritated spokesman questioned law and order while the politician claimed he could lay down the law yet keep control. Local reflections on trains and trains service hint at broader public concerns.
Mutual Aid Between Doctor and Minister A Cautionary Tale
A village doctor who never attended church treats a sick town minister. The minister demands payment, but the doctor refuses, proposing a bargain to keep each other out of heaven or the other place. The yarn ends with a wry moral about mutual aid and fair dealing.
Device Tracks Highway Traffic With Hidden Tubes
A Federal Bureau of Public Roads study uses a rubber tube laid across highways to record car speeds and passing behavior. The inconspicuous device collects data at 50 foot intervals, recording front and rear wheel passages on a paper chart, enabling precise speed calculations and safe passing analysis. Nearby notes mention local social visits and farm tasks observed in the same issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Prairie Flower May Event Returns Home
Mrs Rateh OO Dennell and Mr Dennell host a May 10 gathering with family at their home. Mr and Mrs Yamee Chornen, accompanied by Mee Poleh Choenenine, return Friday from an 11 week visit at St Tonis with relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Watson attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennell
Nonald Smith
Clatre Vert
St Tonis
Kenneth Watson
East Highland Social Notes Melt Rainbrightened Mood
East Highland notes cover visits by Johnnie Dvorak Billie Hoben and others to neighbors Clif ford Bobbie Murdock and Gail Murdock. Baldrige Hartzler Prymek Moberts and Mincer households are listed with Sunday and Friday gatherings. Bruce Marshall shows slow recovery as the rain lifts spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Highland
Johnnie Dvorak
Billie Hoben
Clifford
Bobbie Murdock
A. E. Baldrige
Frank Mincer
Miss Hartzler
Ralph Wieland
Milt Birka
Gail Murdock
Bruce Marshall
Hester Mincer
Ruby Prymek
Anna Rath
Henry Prymek
Frank Dvorak
Lewis Moberts
Washington
Esther Bolton
Carson School
Oak Grove
Kenneth
See Both World Fair Expositions On a single Trip Says AAA
The American Automobile Association maps three transcontinental routes from the New York World’s Fair to the Golden Gate Exposition. A two-fair loop would cover about 6 500 miles with average motoring costs around 1 40 per 100 miles plus meals and lodging. Nash savings cut total cost by about 40 percent and include a bed in the car and cruising gear boosting fuel efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Tampa
Florida
Miami
Land of
Manana
America
Nash
American Automobile Association
Fair
Niagara Falls
Dakotas
Yellowstone Park
AAA
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Chiago
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Pittsburgh
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Fairfield
Charlie Whisler
Judith Rae Warren
Bev. Hebner
Jesse Berry
Mediapolis
B. F. Berry
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Eld
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Persia
Neva Long
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Washington Hospital
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Rodney Arnold
Ed Conner
T. B
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John Niles
Harold Strum
Nate Young
H. L. Huber
Herbert Campbell
Joe Haller
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Roy Schulty
Ralph Chorpening
James Chorpening
Milo Patterson
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