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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1934
Page
4
A Bible verse from Isaiah 58 6 emphasizes loosing wickedness undoing burdens freeing the oppressed and breaking every yoke. The passage is paired with a Platen quote about learning and living and a Guaranty Messenger note on business being like a battlefield won by knowledge and new ideas.
News notes recount a pilot shielding a passenger from leaping from a rented airplane at about 2000 feet. The despondent boy struggled to jump. the pilot, piloting a glide toward safety, knocked him unconscious with a fire extinguisher and regained control at roughly 500 feet.
Report says pilots encountered clouds of sand during recent dust storms at around ten thousand feet. Speculation arises on the amount of dirt lifted and carried aloft in these windy conditions.
The text explains that local land may need about a ton of water for each dozen square feet, highlighting water’s heavy weight. It then asserts there is ample water globally, and even if the earth’s surface were leveled, the seven seas could not be fully filled by moving land into the ocean.
A rumor claims an Indiana car was found abandoned in Iowa City with an empty pistol holster. Residents speculate about John Dillinger being registered at the university and warn he may be told to leave before commencement, fearing student pranks or danger.
The article warns of continued drought with dwindling crops and reliance on sporadic rains. It urges restoring northern forests, reviving drained swamps, rewetting lakes, damming streams, and expanding tree planting to restore sub soil moisture and reservoir surface water for gradual seepage.
The Million Circle of the United Presbyterian church met at Isabel Anwyl's country home in Crawfordsville. Virginia Miller spoke on The Negro and its Music, Alice Williams on Negro Schools in the South, Ruth Barnes led The Negro in Amertes, Lorene Taylor read Negro dialects, and Maude Barnes performed Deep River with Ruch Barnes on piano. Social time followed with light refreshments. Two kittenball games are planned for Friday night with the Owls facing Olds and the Cubs unsure of their opponent.
Newly hatched silkworms weigh one pound for 700000 individuals, then within 42 days they reach about 2500 pounds total, showing rapid growth and mass rearing potential.
A reflective column recalls life expectancy in earlier times, noting 40 to 50 year olds faced higher mortality, plus humorous vignettes about haircuts for a wedding ring bearer, a dog’s appetite for limburger, and light exchanges among locals. It also features quips about drought cures and a railway director rebuking a pass reader.
Ray mond Sinn, former examiner in charge of Ainsworth Haskins and Cotter banks, located in Denver, returned for trial. bonds set at $2000 by Justice J. E. Bovee. Various community items follow including weddings, school events, church activities, traffic and weather notes, and local society news.
The writer travels Mississippi River country from Tangipahoa through vast swamps to New Orleans. He describes sugar cane land, berry stands, and roses along rough roads, then scenic canals with houseboats and stilt cabins. Fishermen and flower pickers populate the swamps as the Airline Highway brings him into a green, sunlit New Orleans.
We thank friends and neighbors for their kindness and the beautiful flowers sent during our bereavement. Signed by Miss Tueille Martin Mrs Mario O'Brien Ralph Martin.
Funeral services for Joseph C. Purvis were held at L. A. Jones funeral home conducted by Rev. D. C. Fulton of the United Presbyterian church. Four Civil War comrades and a group of Women’s Relief Corps members attended. Pallbearers were Charles and Merle Eckels, John Cherry, Frank Frame, Manford Kilgore and Will Wallace. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery.
In Crawfordsville May 19 Mr Shelangoski of Waslington digs a well on Cecil Lease’s place where a dry well has plagued the property since Christmas. The pond remains low. Rees Davis in Muscatine hospital improves. Mrs H J Davis and Elizabeth visited Friday. Mrs Welch in Washington county hospital reports improving appetite and steadier condition.
The trained collie will herd live stock keep chickens in place retrieve game circle game toward the hunter and kill any wild animal from wolf to meadow mole. He will watch the farm all day and give warning any time of the night if there is need.
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