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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1931
Page
4
A concise church Thought centers on Jesus as the Bread of Life. The message quotes John 6 35 and emphasizes that those who come to Jesus will never hunger or thirst, underscoring faith as sustaining nourishment for the soul.
A devotional verse seeking resilience for struggle and ascent. The speaker asks for a hill to climb and the strength to reach the summit, followed by a prayer for a higher hill beyond. The piece emphasizes courage, endurance, and spiritual petition in the face of challenge.
A recent Iowa trip praises Washington's square as unusually beautiful with well painted, modern fronts and ornate window displays. It notes one upcoming change as R E Dougherty plans to replace blinds on a west side building, promising a snappy update. Washington theaters are highlighted for standout street frontage.
The Journal notes a forthcoming Radio Corporation product described as a reading machine using film strips to record whole novels on 30 feet of ribbon. Users can start a chapter later and control pace, with future versions rumored to include eating or sleeping machines, signaling a shift toward automated comforts.
U S Public Health Service bulletin from Des Moines notes low disease levels since 1924 and urges mothers to keep milk in diets. It credits improved general health to home care, plain foods, sleep, and cautions against cutting milk for children. Capone trial also discussed, with views on punishment and societal vice links.
A compact note discusses synonyms for antipathy and dislike, focusing on the word study of animadventure or imadve style critique. It explores how the terms relate in tone and usage, noting nuance between strong aversion and softer disapproval.
A fragmentary column reflects on cheerful fools and the nature of optimism amid odd musings about idle wealth and weather. It recalls a visitor to a Sunday sermon using the Elisha tale to teach.
A fragment notes doctors Kyle and Stutie Masson holding frequent conferences about a business idea involving minks. They mention stock offers and potential involvement in skinning and using minks, with one line hinting at joining a boat trip. The text is unclear and incomplete.
A passerby recalls a warm moment when a man told a little girl she has a sweet smile and shared a friendly compliment. The note ends with an anecdote about a Boston American Legion convention where a worried old lady asks a policeman to handle unruly boys.
United Press reports Mrs Gladys Nathan files a divorce suit alleging her husband Nathan abandoned marriage during a honeymoon and kept living with others for years without informing her until five years later. Ten years pass as Lillian La Rose is brought into the tangled story. Judge John Howe presides over the case amid claims of structuring and interference with proceedings. Salvadore is mentioned in relation to the dispute.
Rotarians review past, present, and future ideals in a lively evening session. Ed Hammer, Stutsie Stuts, and Doc Clow spoke on "as was," "as is," and "as is to be" as Dean Mead tests talent with a phonographic exercise. Police notes include a grisly night stick incident and city court cases.
West Highland near Wes i feapiskal Ocipecuaaie. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wallace hosted guests with the Wallace family. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lukavsky and family were Sunday dinner guests at Mrs. Mary Lampert. In the afternoon they went squirrel hunting. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schwah and family spent Sunday at the park.
President Hoover told the national convention of radio broadcasters that keeping broadcasting a private enterprise has avoided political and social conflicts. He spoke from the cabinet room, renewing his early collaboration with the broadcasters on the development of the national system. Morro for Mrs MF Koob, 64, killed in a car crash near Waukegan, Illinois, Tuesday.
A line of 75 blind men and women evacuated a Pennsylvania Association for the Blind building after a basement fire. They linked hands for guidance as passing motorists formed a safety cordon, disrupting traffic but preventing injuries. Firefighters confirmed the blaze was confined to straw and other broom making materials in the basement.
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