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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1937
Page
4
The May 19 1937 Bible Thought urges turning from wickedness to do what is lawful and right promising life. It contrasts historic disease tolls noting during World War Spanish flu era typhoid could have reached one million cases among troops rather than the actual thousand.
A column argues that political bodies have never created wealth producing enterprises and that all major industries arise from voluntary individual venture. It cites examples from communications to transportation and utilities, noting pioneers and enterprises rooted in private initiative. The piece closes with a wedding anecdote from the Atchison Globe.
A Kansas City Kansan remark notes Florida displaying a cat that is mother to three kittens and two puppies, prompting speculation on California's response to the competition.
A Stafford Kansas Courier staff writer muses that Earhart's plane wreck could have been caused by her hair catching in a propeller, noting the hairstyle as a plausible factor in the accident.
President Roosevelt lauds cadets of the ROTC at the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College as patriots and future leaders. He emphasizes national defense, preparedness for peace or war, and rejects pacifism while praising discipline and loyalty amid campus critics.
A voice argues that everyday purchases secretly fund taxes. The text lists annual tax amounts hidden in groceries, rent, cigarettes, pictures, electricity, gas, life insurance, clothing, and soft drinks, totaling many dollars for the average citizen.
Miss Margaret Brohm concluded a successful school term at Black Hawk on Friday. A noon picnic dinner drew thirty four children, parents, and neighbors. Miss Brohm plans to teach closer to home next year. Also noted are visits and Sunday gatherings among local families including the Bronts, Dearings, Mullikins, and Browns.
George Wallace recalls a government agent moved after shooting Belgian horses mistaken for cattle. A Crawfordsville preacher debates widow woman usage. A Coatesville 88-year-old hosts his own funeral, with merriment. Polly the parrot loses scalding water in peaches. Movie reels of Hindenburg disaster stun audiences. Opinion snippets lampoon fault finding and flattery.
A man sits to breakfast and, amazed, reads his own death announcement in a newspaper. He calls a friend, asking if the notice is real, as the friend confirms seeing it and asks where he is speaking from. Contributed by Mrs. M. D.
A renter asks for 6000 cockroaches from an animal store, prompting disbelief from the proprietor who asks the purpose. The note mentions a guest columnist and announces a new program tomorrow at the same venue and time.
Rev C W Cochran surveys Methodism's role in higher education. He notes eighty five church through Board of Education operate colleges from secondary to universities, including four accredited Lowa colleges and 71 Wesley Foundation units serving fifty thousand Methodist students. The piece highlights church hospitals and deaconess work and the Crawfordsville connection to Iowa Wesleyan College.
About 140 Wellman alumni gathered in the high school gym for the annual banquet with Mrs. Calvin Griffith in charge. Program included a senior trio, musical reading, tap dance, vocal solo, and prizes for oldest medals and largest medal collection. New officers named: president Leo Kensinger, vice president Marjorie Martin, secretary treasurer Lyle Wade.
Townsend and Muscatine merchants join Townsend old age pension club members in a private two per cent meeting aimed at mutual support and local welfare actions in May.
W A Hudler announces a cent sales tax plan in Muscatine to finance pension club activities. Merchants issue $50 purchase cards with punched totals and after reaching $50 spent, merchants refund $1 or 2 percent to Townsend fund.
Music pupils of St. James school will present their annual spring recital Thursday afternoon at 2 30. The program includes a variety of solo pieces and small ensemble selections performed by named students and teachers reflecting a traditional school recital atmosphere.
The solid gold innermost coffin of King Tutankhamun's mummy is valued at about $50,000 based on the gold content alone. This appraisal highlights the coffin's material worth amid its archaeological significance.
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