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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1931
Page
5
A reader from Crawfordsville Iowa recounts an embarrassing moment involving Mary Edgar and a neighbor named Myral. The event ends with water splashed on Myral’s grandmother as the note reflects on odd mid moments published in the Washington Journal.
A brief devotional note cites Proverbs 4 7 urging readers to value wisdom above all and pursue understanding through daily study and reflection. The message emphasizes choosing wisdom as the central goal of living a faithful life.
Washington’s new Masonic temple was dedicated with Grand Master Gannaway and lodge officials present. Washington Lodge Number 26 boasts three Iowa Grand Masters, Dewey and Alberson, Dewey, marking a unique regional achievement. The completed, furnished lodge rooms renew Masonry’s local momentum after the temple’s fire destruction a year earlier.
A reporter attends an Assembly of God service in the Arkansas Ozarks. The crowd, mostly youths, sways in intense singing and shouting as testimonies and prayers erupt. The scene includes laughter, tears, salvations, and a packed mourners bench, concluding after two hours with departure before formal preaching.
A man entertains a girl with sharp quips while a witty remark about women versus glass surfaces. She responds with a poised retort praising the glass's polish as a clever counterpoint to his boastful line. The episode captures a lively, era-appropriate social banter.
A Washington father praises his son’s college education while a police encounter is briefly recalled. The item includes a humorous aside about a bare back rider and a drifting phrase about Lady Godiva, with scattered social commentary and playful mischief.
A brief call invites participation at a meeting next Tuesday afternoon to discuss the advertising business and share insights. The note emphasizes a ten minute presentation and welcomes input from attendees.
A garbled chatter from Beisseul scene centers on a boastful remark about affording no car and a joke comparing a tomato can to a stove pipe. The crude slang and market chatter reveal a slangy critique without clear factual anchors.
A satirical catalog notes how a South Dakota resident uses products from across the nation from Connecticut clocks to California canned fruit and New Jersey blankets, highlighting a web of interstate manufactured goods and a weary farmer's life.
A vivid newspaper vignette describes soldiers firing during maneuvers. A pretty girl reacts with a surprised scream and steps into a young man’s arms, apologizing for being frightened as they move toward shelter.
A fragmented verse portrays a fire chief racing past a scene then reveals he is simply heading home for lunch. The strange red streak and flames set dramatic mood, but the speaker notes the chief’s real motive is ordinary.
An inmate pretends to paint a Red Sea scene while visitors joke about Israelites fleeing the water. The piece captures rough humor, rough language, and local color from a penitentiary setting with casual banter about inmates and staff.
Billy Dove stars in a First National and Vitaphone special at the Fox theater with Sidney Blackmer among the supporting cast. The plot centers on a husband who neglects his wife, driving her toward a breaking point.
The story centers on a dashing adventurer who forms the third side of a triangle with Judith Vasselli and Cosmo Kyrie Bellew leading a crew of blackmailers and smugglers. Supporting roles include Lloyd Ingraham, Van Simpson, and Mathilde Comont.
The D W Griffith production Abraham Lincoln opens Monday and Tuesday at Stace theater with a cast of more than 112 led by Walter Houston as Lincoln and Kay Trammond as Mary Todd Lincoln. Notable roles include Una Merkel as Ann Rutledge Ian Keith as John Wilkes Booth and Hobart Bosworth as Robert E Lee.
Next week the State theater presents Abraham Lincoln directed by D. W. Griffith starring Walter Huston as the Emancipator with Kay Hammond as Mary Todd Lincoln and Ian Keith as John Wilkes Booth. The program highlights extensive makeup work to recreate historic figures and five weeks of pre filming preparation.
A critical reflection on a religious revival scene full of shouting and prayer. The piece questions the psychology behind such expressions and argues that illiteracy and lack of education drive young people toward intense religious fervor and social vice as an outlet for emotion.
A poem by T B Shrader warns graduates that life is a continuous battle not gentle schooling. It urges strength and steel to face friction and forge character beyond sheltered walls.
Dr S P Telford urges graduates to seek truth and service in any chosen field. He emphasizes parental pride, opportunity, and hard work with farming highlighted as essential. He concludes that giving the best brings the best return.
Keota Iowa May 23 Keota high school graduated twelve seniors at a commencement held May 21 in the school assembly. Rev Ermil B Frye Cedar Rapids delivered the address on The Mantle of the world's unfinished tasks. Supt Moser announced honor students Richard Hagst Harriet Times Edward Ludwig and Glen Smith received awards. Richard Hott, state champion in the half mile, attended the ceremony.
A band program in Central Park features a $200 admission with performances including Spirit of Youth, Overture, Hungarian Comedy, The Fortune Tel, Dance of the House, and popular pieces Dark Town Strutters Ball and St. Louis Blues. The program lists Bela Selections and various titles among the featured pieces.
Dorothy Jordan plays the girl sinner and James Kirkwood the spoiled son in a film vignette where Murray is mocked and Hardie Albright and Thomas Meighan appear. Barbara Stanwyck stars in Ten Cents a Dance at the Stites theater with dancing and music as couples barter pasteboard tickets.
Billie Dove stars in The Lady Who Dared with Sidney Blackmer in a dramatic tale set in a South American city. Conway Tearle returns in an intriguing role as both villain and hero. June Moon, with Ray Lardner and Jack Dukie, comes to Fox next Wednesday and Thursday as a buoyant comedy of Tin Pan Alley life.
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