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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1939
Page
4
Roger Babson extols Hawaii as a vital Pacific asset linked to U S defense and commerce. He notes population growth, diverse ancestry, agricultural potential, and expanding exports while urging continued military and agricultural diversification to protect against Japan. The piece frames Honolulu as a strategic port and tourism hub amid global conflict.
Jane Withers and Leo Carrillo headline the 20th Century Fox film Chicken Wagon Family at the State Theatre. Cast includes Marjorie Weaver Spring Byington and Kane Richmond. Based on Barry Benefield novel, Viola Shore adapts a tale of a migrating family trading trinkets with farmers amid romance and adventure. Night Work at the Box Theatre is also showing.
Charlie Ruggles, who has stocked his Hollywood pet shop with a large rare fish collection, pledges a new policy during filming of Night Work. He will require buyers to answer if they have a son in college. if not, no sale. He says no one will get a chance to gulp their gold fish.
Gene Autry, star of Republics In Old Monterey at the Fox Theatre, champions fresh talent by giving new musicians a first screen role. The film features two debuting acts, the Hoosier Hot Shots and Sarle and Sallie, marking their first big picture opportunity.
Bob Anderson and Jack Watson, editors and ad managers of Washington junior college's paper, plan a dance at the Rendezvous after Friday's opening football game. They also promote the game and run the paper, hoping the venture covers college expenses.
A humorous dialogue describes a gunner inebriated last night crawling the gangway on hands and knees with liquor tied around his neck and acting like a St Bernard seeking a blizzard.
The passage depicts a mistress urging Uncle Henry to finish work, while he declines, saying he will go home so as to avoid rushing and noting there is another day tomorrow that has yet to be touched. It captures dialect and social dynamics of the scene.
A reflective line notes humans persist in self deception long after they stop deceiving others, framing a critique of collective pretenses and personal denial. The aphorism emphasizes the futility of maintaining false fronts when truth remains evident to all observers.
Two widowed ladies invest a windfall in a poultry venture buying 50 hens and 50 coops then seek 50 cockerels. A shrewd dealer warns, they deem experience teaches overlooked needs. The quip underscores their inexperience and comic missteps.
L A Kehoe argues the United States faces a pivotal choice on neutrality. He warns changing the arms embargo in the neutrality law could force war, urging retention of the present simple, strict policy to avoid involvement and protect national peace.
Wayland residents Jake Wittmer and Maynard Wittmer stopped by for a business call. Maynard Wittmer has enrolled at the University of Iowa and will room with Glen Graber, also of Wayland.
Funeral services for Mrs T J Easter formerly of Ainsworth will be Saturday at 10 30 a m at L A Jones funeral home with Dr Arthur Atack in charge followed by burial in the Ainsworth cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Donovan and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schaef fer were in Chicago yesterday, called by the death of Sam Donovan, brother of Sam Donovan at age 66. He was reared in Washington and had lived in Chicago for years, leaving two brothers and two sisters, Dave of Washington Earlby Donovan of Fox Lake Illinois, Mrs. Nannie Quinn of St. Louis, and Mrs. Elva Wells of Long Beach California.
Dr. and Mrs. C A Boice came back from an eastern trip after the doctor spoke to the American obstetricians in Cleveland on continuity in medical care. They also visited Civil War battlefields. Various local residents visited or planned visits, with travel to Chicago Jacksonville IL MacMurray College and Iowa City noted among gatherings and arrivals.
Washington county maternal care programs highlighted at the American congress on obstetrics and gynecology in Cleveland. Martha Eliot noted prenatal care for all mothers, county hospital access, and indigent care contracts. Dr Dafoe urged warm wards, mother's milk, infection control, nursing, and oxygen for premature babies.
Announcement of an independent union at the John Morrell and Co. packing plant in Ottumwa. The union will not affiliate with CSO or AFL unions already present, per articles of incorporation. Hubert J. Brunk.
Washington notice names Iowa City as a selected school to train civilian airplane pilots. Dean Francis M. Dawson of the engineering school reports the program will likely attract about three times as many applicants as available places due to stringent requirements.
The term Seven Weeks War refers to the 1866 conflict between Prussia and a coalition of Austria Bavaria Saxony Hanover and several minor German states. The war reshaped central European power dynamics and led to Prussian influence expanding across the German states.
Calvin Bond, 70, longtime Columbus City resident, died Thursday at Mt. Pleasant State Hospital after a year of treatment. Born January 9, 1869, he married Mary Maud Britton in 1894. Surviving are the widow and four sons, plus several daughters and grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at Columbus City Methodist Church, Rev. V. A. Bloomquist officiating. burial in Columbus City Cemetery.
A. A. Couch president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor urged a shorter work day for workers in industries able to supply all materials needed in their field. Speaking at the Iowa Council of Carpenters convention in Waterloo he opposed a shorter wage for certain trades and condemned Communist activities, vowing to combat communism with all available means.
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