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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1941
Page
4
Bible Thought for Tuesday September 16 1941 emphasizes that man’s extremity becomes God’s opportunity and that in dire times God remains close to the faithful. The meditation urges reliance on divine presence amid adversity.
A Lou Gardner column contends the Des Moines ordnance plant site paid $277 per acre for 558 acres from F. W. Fitch Co, calling the land a luxury farm with showplace improvements. It notes Equitable Life sold 27,410 Iowa acres in eight months of 1941 at an average of $83 per acre. C. M. Richards, Toledo Chronicle publisher, dies at 53, praised for the “newspaper touch.”
A San Francisco dispute sees 67 restaurants close as owners strike over wage and working conditions demanded by unions. Settlement praised as a first where employers staged a strike. Aluminum and steel debates reflect wartime sacrifice, while labor actions in Chicago and shipyards loom.
Keokuk presbytery of the United Presbyterian church will hold its fall meeting at the Washington church on Thursday September 18 opening at ten o'clock. Dr J B Pollock former moderator will preach the moderator's sermon and reports and business follow. Lunch is provided by the Ladies Aid. Dr John W Bickett will give the afternoon address. Delegates include all local ministers and one elder from each congregation. Public attendance is welcomed. The same church announces the United Presbyterian synod of Iowa annual meeting at Winterset September 30 to October 2.
A widow asks a young man to guess her age at a Washington reception. He offers several ideas and hesitates whether to claim ten years younger for looks or ten years older for brains. The exchange blends humor about aging and wit.
A young man confronts an elderly woman and claims to be Miss Barker's brother. The scene shows mistaken identity as he seeks out the school principal, prompting curiosity about who he really is.
A witty exchange misdirects about banking and family. The punchline flips blame to the bank, not the brother, playing on financial phrasing and wordplay.
Trees have finite lifespans with sequoias lasting thousands of years. Redwoods commonly reach 1000 to 1500 years, while Douglas fir, sugar pine and western larch span about 500 years. Beech and maple live roughly 300 to 400 years.
A light classroom exchange features a teacher asking why English is called our mother tongue. James replies that mothers use it more than fathers, delivering a playful linguistic quip in the school setting.
Snippets mix travel remark on Africa with a Stimson inflation quip and light domestic jokes. A diplomatic note contrasts foreign kindness with economic analogies while a joking exchange about a butcher, a turkey, and a maid adds domestic humor.
An old lady asks her niece to bury her in a black silk dress with the back cut out for a dress. The niece objects fearing the living will see Aunt Mary in a backless gown on the golden stairs. The aunt replies that no one will look at her as she buried Uncle Charlie without his pants.
Rumor circulates that Reno earns a world claim as the dairy capital with the cream of the crop sent to a local separator. The note questions the basis of the claim and cites unnamed sources.
A humorous exchange at a soda fountain has a customer asking if the server is a doctor. The soda jerk responds, no, I am a plain fizzician, delivering a light moment in local life.
An unnamed patient pleads for hope as a doctor questions possibilities. The dialogue hints at uncertainty and care guiding a medical consultation.
A survey by the Association of University Women in Washington D C finds 57 percent of rural husbands help with housework versus 40 percent of city husbands. The study notes farm boys more likely to assist. city men less inclined to share chores.
All American back John Kimbrough of Texas A and M plans marriage to Barbara Golding 18 of Houston who attends Marymount College in Tarrytown New York. Kimbrough is pursuing acting in Hollywood film work with Golding pictured on a movie set.
J Kehoe argues that German and Italian submarines raid American ships as in 1917. He suggests Hitler senses defeat and fears harsher terms, citing the president's Thursday talk and echoing past wartime provocations.
Washington Lodge No. and G. A. PRP, A. M. holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Lee Holland serves as W. M. and A. W. Ward is secretary.
Schedules list Arriva and Burlington routes with daily and non daily services between cities, including stop times for the Golden State Limited, Californian, Davenport local, Southwest Limited, and local buses. Agents Goodlander Anderson Bell and Cantoni appear with depot pickup notes and trip flexibility.
The writer suggests Hitler and Mussolini may be provoking a war to save face and rally support. It portrays the leaders as fantastical figures whose decisions swing with shifting alliances, noting they appear stretched by ongoing fighting and seek additional trouble.
Adrian C. Kuipers of Wellman spoke at the Better Riverside club dinner in St Marys hall about buying the Riverside Leader from Herman P. Allen and plans to improve it for community service. He also runs the Wellman Advance, urging small town papers to serve local interests while seeking profit through service.
Bonnie Mae White daughter of Dr and Mrs G A White has enrolled in the Iowa City high school. Betty White, her sister and June graduate, will enter the State University of Iowa as a freshman this year. Mrs Angie Bates of Wapello visits her son L R Bates and family.
Esther Wolf will attend James Millikin University in Decatur after her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wolf, visit Howard Wolf family. The note lists numerous visits across towns including Muscatine Crawfordsville and Dubuque with relatives and neighbors.
A Lithuanian bride brings a trousseau for her husband as well as for herself. For months before the marriage she sews shirts socks and woolen vests for the groom. On the wedding day he gives his old clothes to his father and younger brothers.
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