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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1939
Page
4
Le Havre, France reports military controls slow mail and tax wages. Mc Call notes government supervision of industry, permit requirements to travel, censorship risks, and widespread German radio broadcasts. He anticipates travel to England and urges careful writing to pass censors.
Mrs. Earl White and Connie visited Dan Griffiths area as John Dea’s friends gathered Wednesday evening for his birthday. Pink and blue decorations surrounded a white and blue cake with pink candles. Dinner was served by his mother and Elizabeth, with local relatives attending along with neighbors and friends from Crawfordsville Keota and West Liberty.
Mrs Edith Ingham was a dinner guest Thursday at Dan Griffiths. The social visit notes a pleasant evening with the Griffiths family and reflects local hospitality vibes.
Cedar Falls residents and Iowa State Teachers College students backed A H Aldrich known as Dad amid objections to his popcorn stand beside his home. After petitions on campus and in town, neighbors withdrew complaints and Dad resumes selling his wares at the usual spot.
A Sioux Falls department store clerk fell for a prank when a telegraph wire announced his promotion to store manager. He rushed to the manager and then to the telegraph office to confirm, only to learn he had been April fooled. The joke upset him and his wife called the conspirators.
In Washington yesterday Hairbreadth Uarry. king of hoboes, tells Manton Hebner a begging is for fools. A traveling salesman pays $2.50 a plate at a dinner in another city, dislikes ham and cold potatoes, and leaves with only a roll and two coffees after a $10 meal.
The Hawkeye Cagette notes Mrs. Roosevelt would not bar guests for tea based on age and class. The column questions what counts as a Communist and defends carrying small change for emergencies. It hints at safety concerns for students carrying money on campus.
Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson team in a spy comedy romance set in a wartime air mystery. Valerie Hobson plays the investigative love interest as Olivier's heroic test pilot sees his bomber vanish during a test flight and a Scotland Yard sleuth pursues the enemy.
Alice Faye stars in Darryl F Zanuck and 20th Century Fox film Hollywood Cavalcade with Don Ameche. The production opens Sunday at the State Theatre and features a Technicolor romance tracing Hollywood from premieres to bathing beauties. Director Leving Cummings marks thirty years in Hollywood.
Delegates from the Western Iowa region of the Evangelical and Reformed church passed a resolution opposing U S entry into the European conflict. They favor maintaining the embargo act without repeal. The region covers 19 congregations with 3,500 members.
The excerpt ridicules Hitler and fascism by contrasting it with American ideals. It lampoons self aggrandizement and rights ignorance, noting the irony of praising Lincoln and Washington while admiring Napoleon. It jests about Stalin and Hitler, suggesting the Golden Rule and independence texts as needed. It ends with a dash of whimsy about boating on Lake Eyre.
A father confronts his wife and son about missing money, insisting the son did not steal but acknowledging there was some money left. The passage reflects suspicion, family tension, and unresolved blame in a tense domestic moment.
The Wellman turkey cooperative led by Arthur C. Gingerich receives praise in the November Country Home article "Thanksgiving Town" by Don Eddy. It notes 640,000 turkeys for Thanksgiving and $2,000,000 in bank deposits for 175 cooperative farmers. The piece, with photos of flocks and the processing plant, calls Wellman a turkey town thriving on cooperative management.
Prairie Center residents report Sunday calls and visits across Washington and Fairfield. Families including the Schneiders Zieglowsky Wellman and Cline clans shared meals and hospitality. Wayne Cline resumed school after two weeks convalescence and local hosts aided with chores during corn hush.
The Y M C A notes detail a November drive date set by the Y M C A campaign committee. Committees include Leslie Dunlap and 11 others. Weekly meetings feature guest speaker Frea Downing and Dr Keagy addressing the boys. Volleyball plans span three Thursdays. Upcoming visits include Cedar Rapids November 2 and Davenport Y November 5. John Coulter to host a Halloween party October 27. Swimming workups for fan program noted with past state standings.
The Iowa Board of parole ordered 74 paroles effective December. Forty four inmates at Fort Madison and 30 at Anamosa were released after interviews with 307 prisoners. Two Washington county inmates were among those granted parole. Charles Schneider and Ross Harris had forgery sentences remaining.
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