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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1938
Page
4
A devotional excerpt cites John 14 22 24 urging love through keeping words and divine abode. It contrasts misunderstanding with loving fidelity and notes quotes by Gladstone on injustice and Emerson on weed virtue yet undiscovered.
A native Mexican lawyer Ricardo Rivera writes to John Madden about Mexico’s oil expropriation and compensation for former owners, noting government actions to aid Indians and concerns over foreign machinery seizures amid peace efforts. The letter, dated May 6 1938 from Goxleo City, addresses international YMCA and YMens clubs.
Indian and Mestizo workers suffer from low pay and poor living conditions while English and American staff receive better housing and medical care. A tribunal ruled in favor of the workers, affirmed by the supreme court, and companies refused to comply prompting government expropriation for public welfare to secure production.
Henderson Wallace of Sigourney sent a postcard photo showing Company D as it prepared to sail south for the Spanish American War. The image, by Mort Keeley, faded too much for print and depicts marching boys with U P church nearby, era about forty years past. Bouquet notes George Dempsey’s 25th anniversary as Davenport hotel owner and praise for his respected business career. taxes may erode estate divisions in coming years.
A collage of quotes from multiple papers notes a college professor’s claim that two hours suffices to reveal all, a poetess named as the typical American mother of 1938, and editorials on censorship and prison reform.
The Sacramento Bee argues against the notion that the United States must form a united front with European democracies to fight fascism and communism. It dismisses the idea as propaganda and insists America should stay on its own side of the Atlantic, even if others suffer.
A humorous clipping recalls a man at a public auction boasting of cheap buys and a wife bemused by impractical purchases. The piece also notes a vivid sight of a horse on a radio car and a stout woman reacting to a snapping girdle as witty vignettes from a local column.
A fragmented verse asserts that good comes from giving not hating and not waiting. It champions love as found by a loving person and claims the most benefit goes to those who are generous and divine.
A clipped verse sketches civilians and soldiers moving cautiously across Europe. It notes slow travel by foot and cautious pace in cars, hinting at disruption to rail and road networks as trains push toward crossings during wartime.
The article ponders whether Henry Ford will be remembered for founding a major motor company or for maintaining harmony with his wife over fifty years of marriage, highlighting a humorous contrast in his legacy.
On a recent trip, a waitress used playful slang to call out short orders in a busy dining room. A man ordered hash, prompting a quip about risk, while a neighbor echoed hash with a lighthearted remark from the server.
Chick Long jokes that a well regulated husband always stops at mail boxes to check for letters. He notes his wife helped him accept the idea and manage his habits.
A government liquor license inquiry arrives with a garbled note seeking to open a beer place in an estate. The writer claims to sell only to adults over 21, proposes a first class bar, and asks for the license cost, signing as P. S. Know loud praise.
Crawfordsville May 14 1938 the Crawfordsville high school held its commencement exercises. diplomas were presented to John Harold Jones James Mitchell John Whiting Mary Frances McCoy Anna Mae White Grace Tibbs Ruth Jeffries David Griffith Harold Spangler Everett McCall Billy Henas and others. Dr E Wayne Wilmer spoke on the idea of mourning and being mourned. the day also featured an operetta Molly Re Jol ly by the first six grades and an eighth grade graduation with diplomas by Supt Raucher.
Lloyd F McCall chronicles the Conte Grande voyage from Ville France toward Dakar. He notes Italian emigration, speeches by officials, praise for Il Duce, unemployment in Italy, and rumors of troop moves from Libya. He observes submarines near Gibraltar, porpoises, and flying fish, and plans to land in Dakar with mail to Le Havre.
Riverside announces upcoming baccalaureate at Methodist church May 22 with Rev. Stuart C. Pearson. Graduation exercises follow May 23 at the high school auditorium with speaker Prof. Harry Barnes and music by the school orchestra. Class members include Gail Kern, Bette Cress, Ferne Meeks, Robert Workman, Richard Buckwalter, and Rheta Herring. Class motto Life is What We Make It. flower lily of the valley. colors blue and silver. Buckwalter is class president.
Jesse Winga walked along the street yesterday in squeaky boots. An onlooker joked that squeaky shoes delay progress, and Jesse replied that the squeaking wheel gets the grease in the end.
A reflective note on search for knowledge likened to treasure digging. It suggests you gain a stronger mind and sturdier back even without exact results. Mentions a woman who says her husband always sides with people she discusses.
At St Marys hall the Better Riverside club met with Mrs William Griffin and Mrs Edward Bushek in charge. Dr E E Blythe presided and Hubert E Doud filled in briefly. William Griffin spoke on upgrading highway 722 from Muscatine to Lone Tree and from Lone Tree to Thornburg. Monsignor Bernard Jacobsmeier officiated a Richmond wedding for Virginia McCombs and William Kern. Clifford Flynn of the Navy arrived for a 30 day furlough visiting Riverside, aboard the Portland from a Alaska Hawaii maneuver.
A Pearson's London Weekly writer argues clay is unique to non biological blends of silica and alumina and not found in plants or animals. The piece distinguishes biblical dust from clay and notes Shakespeare and Hamlet misstate the clay comparison in death imagery.
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