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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1941
Page
4
A quiet devotional note for Wednesday May 21 1941 cites Psalm 33 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance The brief meditation reflects on divine guidance and national blessing within the publication's religious page.
A campaign to fund summer playgrounds at Stewart and Lincoln schools begins mid month. The Y's Men club seeks at least 125 dollars, matching a pledge from the Parent Teacher association, with Joe Duca directing activities. Memorial Day observances and local notices follow, including troop news from Camp Bowie and writing updates from Troop D, 118th Cavalry.
Friends of Lola Lewis of Columbus Junction held a farewell party at the Fredonian school building in appreciation of her seven years teaching primary grades. A gift was presented to her.
A series of humorous vignettes unfolds in a lively town. A sword swallower jokes about pins and needles. A salesman seeks local entertainment, finding a drug store as the only spectacle. A freshman echoes college life. Casual exchanges reveal sly quips about luck, appetite, recruitment, antiques, and manners, all delivered in breezy streetwise dialogue.
Announcement of the engagement and upcoming marriage of Martha Sprague daughter of Governor Charles A. Sprague and Mrs Sprague of Salem Oregon. Bride to wed Melvin Hurley of San Francisco son of Mr and Mrs Timothy Hurley Paso Robles California on June 14 at First Presbyterian church with reception at Sprague residence. They are Leland Stanford graduates with Sorority and medical fraternity ties respectively. The couple will reside in San Francisco.
In Los Angeles a citizen claims a ghost abducted his wife's affections, recounting it as a haunting incident. He describes being beaten by a shade in what he calls a supernatural disruption to his marriage.
In 1934 Isabel and Monroe Smith founded the first American Youth Hostel in Northfield Massachusetts. The movement spread to 209 hostels by 1939 with 11 146 passes issued, offering 1 day stays for AYH members who backpack hike bicycle or ski between 15 to 20 mile gaps under houseparent supervision. Hostels vary as dormitories barns farm homes or churches and costs are 1 to 2 dollars for youths and adults respectively plus small daily fees. AYH Inc also operates international hostel trips.
The article describes pin production starting with drawing stiff wire from a hank, deburring, and head forming by a header. Pins are trimmed, pointed, and tumbled in sawdust to remove oil, then blown clean. They are boiled in a tin lining bath with algol or potash, giving a tin coating and bright finish before washing, drying, and packaging in paper folders.
Dr. Philip Jay of the University of Michigan told dentists that sugar fosters dental decay and that decay in an orphanage study appeared as a malnutrition sign. He noted decay rose with higher sugar intake even on adequate diets, suggesting prevention by proper nutrition or restricting sweets.
Government plans call for 1,300,000 trees and shrubs to rehabilitate windbreaks in the Dust Bowl region. Since 1935, 7,500 acres of farmland have been planted as protective windbreakers. Officials stress careful site prep, added water via diversions, frequent cultivation, and protection from livestock and rabbits for successful growth.
Glass, once precious like gold in ancient Rome, is produced in over 7,000,000 containers annually in the United States. Modern American manufacturing makes these containers lighter, stronger, and cheaper than antique glass while the housewife is urged to reuse old materials only for crafts, not consumption.
Instructions advise placing a sheet of wet newspaper on the table under the board to prevent sliding when rolling out noodles, ensuring a stable work surface. The tip emphasizes damp paper as a simple non-slip aid for kitchen prep.
Margaret Sullavan delivers a hard punch to James Bush in a reheated screen scene for So Ends Our Night, causing his face to swell and jaw to bruise. Director John Cromwell guided five vigorous rehearsals as makeup covered the marks before the final shot. The film, based on Remarque’s Flotsam and adapted by Tab Jennings, features 98 speaking parts and was shot on 1530 sets.
The project breaks a screenplay into 554 key scenes and then generates over 1000 sketches outlining pictorial effects. It details camera angles actor positions and set types as the initial visual planning stage.
Lloyd Nolan stars as a daredevil aviator in Charter Pilot at the Fox through Thursday topped by a high altitude climax over the Andes. Lynn Bari plays a radio queen with a dramatic role joined by Aileen Whelan and George Montgomery in a fast paced serial style tale. Sol M. Wurtzel produced, Eugene Forde directed, from a screenplay by Rauh and Ziffren based on Bren and Houston story.
The fast moving film Ride Kelly Ride stars Eugene Pallette Marvin Stephens Rita Quigley and Mary Healy. Based on Peter B Kyne novel it follows a jockey girl and thoroughbred as crooked operators try to fix a race and Stephens wins in a tense climactic finish. Norman Foster directs and Sol M Wurtzel produced the picture at Fox Theatre through Thursday.
Dr. F. W. Eastwood of the Packwood Presbyterian church spoke at Packwood high school graduation. Superintendent F. D. Maasdam presented diplomas as DO. C. Liesure chaired the board. Frank Stewart delivered the valedictory with Lowell Smith as salutatorian. The girls chorus performed The Land We Love and Norma Lee Grimes and Winifred Oliver sang Like the Lark. Eastwood spoke on Education and the Time in Which We Live.
St Paul detective A M Soderberg built an 18 foot boat in his basement and now must remove 22 cement foundation blocks to free it. He says he planned it that way.
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