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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1933
Page
4
A devotional note centers on Psalm 69 6 urging believers to trust God. It speaks of divine support for those who wait on the Lord and seek Him, promising they will not be ashamed or confounded for the sake of Israel’s God.
A poem praising a mother who reads to her daughter with tales of Shakespeare and Ivanhoe. It extols wholesome stories that uplift a girl and calls for every mother to share in such noble reading. The speaker highlights the priceless value of a mother who reads.
The piece discusses Hawley Smoot tariff criticisms and the administration's reluctance to repeal it. Secretary Hull hints at revision but Congress resists. It notes rumors of selective trade relations, promises against harming agricultural protection, and the political risk Tariff reform poses to Democrats, including Hearst papers.
Chancellor Hitler delivered a speech to the world praising a measured tone and Germany’s right to parity. He warned that without universal disarmament, Germany would arm to achieve equality, while denying any talk of war.
The article notes Herr Hitler's remark that President Roosevelt proposed the U S join as a guarantor of peace in Europe, a step Congress previously rejected from Wilson through Roosevelt era leaders. It contrasts past fear of Hi Johnson and Bill Borah with the current, seemingly tamer stance.
A voiced editorial argues that congress is overly compliant with President Roosevelt and that fewer legislators are needed. It contrasts past presidents with a Congress seen as cowardly and self serving, noting Roosevelt’s dominance and the pressure on lawmakers. It forecasts an easy new deal as decision making shifts to the executive branch.
The Attorney General argues that fears of civilizational collapse are unfounded and that American democracy, rooted in a long history of liberty, will endure despite governmental adjustments. He compares national governance to an automobile needing carburetor adjustments rather than abandonment.
By The Way Dear Patrons praises Pinch Hitter’s three day rest. A new Sandyhook poem urges citizens to act with spine. Little Journeys notes Washington visitors in Fairfield and a boychin incident. Carl Jungbluth helps stop a runaway horse in Burlington. Little Helper.
Henry Carris and Pete Hanson announce that the Shadow writer of the Junior College Cardinal dirt column is Bill Shannon editor of the same paper. They offer a Coke if the claim proves true. The piece ends with a blunt line about sincere compliments you have not deserved.
Contrary Mary recollects a young man’s quest for fortune westward against his father’s wishes. He boasts of buying a car and a farm as “feathers in my cap” in letters home. A final special delivery asks for railroad fare, prompting the father’s curt reply to leave and stop racking up feathers.
A compact montage shows a poet writer moonlighting as a washing-machines seller and a row of old newspaper editors trading taunts. Snippets compare nocturnal verse with daytime commerce and recall quarrelsome journalism and sharp letters between rival papers.
The Wellman W C T U held an all day Baptist church institute with morning devotionals led by Rev. Dewey and an address by Rev. Allison of West Chester on Liberty and Law. Wilma McIntosh sang This is My Father's World, prizes awarded for a student essay, and messages from local and visiting clergy closed the meeting.
Earle W. Barnes son of Mr and Mrs T H Barnes Cravefordsville accepted a public school music supervisor post for the coming year in Harrison New York. He studied voice at Columbia University and with Robert Elwyn Juilliard Institute of Music and sang recitals in the metropolitan area. He was chosen as soloist for the spring concert of the music college after a year with Westminster Choir summer school Silver Bay New York.
Regular meeting of the Woman’s Relief Corps scheduled for next Saturday at 2 39 PM. Notice to Country club members: inform Mrs A. We McElhinney by Saturday night May 20 about attending Thursday night family dinners at the club this summer.
The 28th state meet in Ames will feature top sprinters like Carl Nelson of Clinton high school aiming to break the 9.8 second 100 yard dash record and lower his 220 yard mark. Other contenders include Parker of Lamont and runners from Shenandoah Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids in events from broad jump to pole vault.
Nine hundred eighty seven University of Iowa seniors applied for June 5 graduation. Degrees pursued include 104 BA, 105 BS in commerce, 05 in medicine, 56 in engineering, 42 dentistry, 15 pharmacy, 1198 MA, 42 MS, and 27 PhD. Officials expect some number to be trimmed after exams.
Ames May 18 The Ames National Bank and the Ames Trust and Savings Bank, closed February 16, were released from restrictions and resume normal banking. The National Bank merged with the Savings bank after surrendering its charter. Half the deposits were immediately available, with stockholders agreeing no dividends until 75,000 is earned for a special fund to release the remaining half. The Union Story Trust and Savings Bank, also closed, seeks waivers under the Iowa bank depositors protective act.
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