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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1939
Page
4
A devotional piece cites Psalms 139 23 24 urging readers to search their hearts and thoughts for wicked ways and to seek guidance toward the enduring path. The meditation emphasizes honesty before God and daily spiritual cleansing.
The article notes Japan opposes the Soviet Union and China, explains Japan joined the anti-Comintern Pact for strategic reasons, and states Stalin’s maneuvers undercut Japan’s plans. It mentions a new Japanese cabinet forming as Tokyo reassesses the Soviet threat and imperial aims.
The piece argues that Japan's 1930s and 1980s foreign policy face a shift from isolation. It notes Mongolia and Manchukuo as Soviet influenced areas and China as a costly war. It warns that China’s vastness complicates subjugation and suggests Japan should study large maps to understand continental resistance.
A reflective verse speaks of a storm at sea and night turning to dawn. It contrasts fear with divine presence as Christ becomes the light guiding through darkness toward a heaven born dawn. The poem frames spiritual hope amid tumultuous weather and worldly gloom.
At Case Field during the centennial pageant Ray Whitehead and Rev. Carl Klein urged a push to boost football attendance. Eight Washington business leaders formed a committee to spur interest, improve training and crowds, stressing will to win and support from patrons and especially local girls in fostering winning teams.
A statistician estimates the John M Stahl production When Tomorrow Comes starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer required massive on set resources. Over 1,000,000 gallons of water and 10,000 tons of mud were used for flood and hurricane scenes, 250,000 feet of lumber for wrecked buildings, and 50,000 feet of wardrobe tests. The tally includes 1,100 extra players and 635 girls as waitresses, plus extensive makeup, solvents, and lipstick usage.
Charles Laughton, famed for Nero and Captain Bligh, portrays Ginger Ted in The Beachcomber. The W. Somerset Maugham story follows a careless English remittance man and beachcomber on a Dutch Malay island. Laughton awakens the character with deft, immersive performance.
A large Crawfordsville audience heard the West Liberty band led by Frank McCoy. Born and raised in the community he has led bands in several towns. He teaches at Martelle this term and was joined by his daughter Helen, a teacher at Andrew.
The piece urges community support for local football in Washington with a campaign to join the Dem-Cards Booster Club and sell football buttons for 10 cents. It says players may not win all games but should win many if residents join in boosting the sport. It also notes Jeannette Rankin becoming the first woman elected to Congress in November 1916.
A brief quotation from Mark Twain states that a man should not speculate in life during times he cannot afford it and times he can, highlighting prudent financial restraint.
Riverside Methodist church named officers for the year including Trustees R I Marner William Ingram Harold Cress John Younkin William Sims Steward Mrs C E B Fitzsimmons and others. The group also listed leaders for Ladies Society Young People’s League and Senior League with several church staff names and district teachers attending a tri county institute in Washington. A Riverside fire company responded to a small closet fire at the Andrew Wombacher farm west of Riverside with minimal damage.
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