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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
4
A devotional note cites John 14 21 teaching that those who keep Jesus commandments love him and will be loved by the Father. The message emphasizes divine revelation to faithful followers and enduring guidance in daily life.
The piece argues that moral clarity against Nazi aggression is essential as invasion of the Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg shows the failure of courage alone. It urges sober planning rapid delivery of arms and aviation and a realistic defense buildup for the United States and Allied nations.
The speaker demands unclouded judgment on aggression by Germany and urges people, near or far, to hear the facts freely and decide their proper action. The emphasis is on moral clarity and firm ground for future choices.
Studies show drivers under 25 have five times higher accident rates per mile than the best achieving group 45 to 50. Experience gradually improves judgment and safety, but the core issue remains education as the primary remedy.
The article notes a Japanese rule limiting masseurs to those who are blind or partially blind, based on a long held theory that sighted individuals lack the aptitude for the most demanding work. It discusses implications for certification and service provision.
Wellston teachers and pupils near end of term plan a noon picnic dinner on Saturday May 25. Neighboring corn crop is mostly planted and sprouting. Friday visits to Walter Wilson home by Myrl Lemley and family Keith McClelland and Belle Wilson. Donald Brinning painting kitchen for his mother. Mrs Banks and children and Mrs Wilson visited the Wellston school Monday. Alice Carris and Dorothy Carris home from Keota. Alice graduated and will soon attend Fairfield College.
A jumble of fragmentary notes mentions a Wisconsin man struck by lightning gaining hair, others expressing odd desires to be struck, and a stray exchange about George breaking his leg. Contributed doodles and conversations fill the page with rural banter and humorous asides.
A crowded collage of phrases, slang and quotations spans humor and daily life with snippets about kindness, a host of sayings like apples of the eye and eyesores, and humorous exchanges such as a boy learning to cut meat and a man recalling a long absence.
Local social notes record visits and Sunday afternoons with multiple families. Names include McConnell Couglass McDowell Gam ble Ernest Beliel Ganon Hanan Kephart Miller Dickinson Chalupa Lambert Sigafoose Babb and Baker.
Pleasant Hill community notes a May 26 basket dinner at the church honoring Mother's Day and Father's Day. Visits include Pratt at Hesseltines, Menden from the Marines, and multiple local families from Pleasant Hill and nearby towns. School closes with a picnic. Eckey rehired for next year. numerous social visits and meals across the area.
The Shiloh school closed Friday with a picnic dinner. Miss Doris Endicott will teach Shiloh again next year. Local residents shared visits and family moments as several couples celebrated anniversaries and birthdays, including Billy Beenblossom turning eleven. Sam Marsh and James joined Lester Neff’s family gathering near Coppock, while Sigafoose and Simmons households hosted Sunday dinners.
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