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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1941
Page
4
Bible Thought for Saturday September 6 1941 emphasizes wisdom as precious and superior to riches. It cautions that wealth cannot buy true wisdom and notes many redecked with gems possess little wisdom, citing Proverbs 8 13 to reinforce value of discernment.
A columnist reviews evolving national attitudes toward defense and isolationism, noting shifts in public opinion and a playful warning against becoming a world bully. The piece recalls Theodore Roosevelt and Benjamin Franklin quotes, cites fashioning from thrift during wartime, and reflects on transportation progress from early E M F cars to modern power.
An editorial voice warns of looming personal sacrifices as war effort intensifies and rationing may hit foods, clothes, and travel. It notes comfort in hog prices, foresees another glacial period, and mentions covert cross-channel broadcasting challenging German propaganda while urging acceptance of broadened income taxes.
A quick kitchen tip explains that an egg beater speeds fudge preparation. This simple tool reduces stirring effort and can help reach a smooth finish faster.
A historical note states that a magnum holds two quarts of liquid. It specifies the capacity in a concise measurement reference.
Historical note credits Sir Walter Raleigh with introducing the potato to Europe in 1585. The event marks the plant's entry into European agriculture and its later global spread.
Readers recall playful quarrels between Eddie Morrison and Johnny Carlton on South Iowa Avenue and a joke about not knowing everything. Albert Moorman shows a curling bean and a hop plant spiraling around stalks, a gardener’s note for amateurs. An office boy job bidder writes a clever scribble and lands the post. A coroner’s query about a pistol shot yields a plain spoken witness reply.
The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Gobble will be observed at a family dinner in the Hartman home in Aurora Illinois. The couple married Sept 6 1891 and have lived in Batavia Jefferson County Washington and now 614 North Fourth Avenue. The event honors their grandson Robert Hartman and his wife who wed three years ago. Seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren are named among attendees and honorees.
Junior college students were photographed eating watermelon at the annual feed. The top image shows facial contortions as they bite and spit seeds while enjoying the game like fun. A middle photo shows a student learning to blow a seed from a “teacher” in a drawing breath lesson. The right view features Dean Harhind Mead with remnants of the watermelon.
A collection of humor and civic notes on community charm, fairness, and progress. Jokes touch ship costs, barnacles, fashion, dating, and education while urging positive speech about the town and its people to attract outsiders.
The fragment hints at a farmer discussing barley as a focal crop with a pleased remark. No dates or places are provided.
The News of the World in London reports a weekly circulation of 3,750,000 copies per issue, the highest figure for any newspaper globally. The milestone underscores the paper’s dominance in the press market.
A Dallas News columnist argues sex appeal can trump intellect, noting the edge is stronger when the intellect is male. The piece examines cultural perceptions and media patterns surrounding attractiveness and brains.
The United States imported 11 531 274 pounds of carnauba wax in the first six months of 1940, about 20 percent above the same period in 1939.
The Bahama islands conduct thrice the trade with the United States compared to any other nation. Imports exceed 4 million dollars annually while exports reach 700 thousand dollars.
The Winsworth Methodist Church invites members to attend services including Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by Eugene Stephens and worship at 11 a.m. A sermon on Christian beliefs opens a new series. Epworth League meets at 6:30 p.m. led by Preston Edmonson. The official board meets after morning worship. A new mid week series begins Thursday Sept 11 under Pastor John A. Nye.
A novel solvent dissolves paint and emulsifies it so brushes can be washed away with running water, offering quick cleaning without soap or hot water, and may reduce cleanup time for painters and studios.
The report notes more than 4 000 earthquakes since the Christian era began, resulting in a death toll reaching about a million people.
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