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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1941
Page
4
A brief devotional invokes Numbers 6 24 26 urging readers to accept the blessing and divine peace expressed as the Lord’s favor and grace. It frames the biblical blessing as a personal invitation to inner openness and serenity.
A humorous home notebook on improvised bed making uses anchors and pillows to secure sheets and blankets while offering a sharp critique of Iowa budget policy under Governor George Wilson. The piece contrasts simple domestic technique with thrift-driven government spending and ends with a stark comment on European conflict.
Mrs. Abbie Boyer bruised knee after a fall from a well platform at home. Mrs. Mayme Conger slipped on basement stairs while carrying items in both hands, suffering bruises and a facial cut. Also notes piano lessons by Elsie Bratten, pleurisy recovery of Esther Booth, and move of Kenneth White family to Washington.
Report notes that about 20 000 tons of steel are needed to build a battleship weighing 45 000 tons. The figure highlights the heavy material requirements driving naval shipbuilding during the period.
Russell Morse of Sacramento Cainf tells a deer story that begins with a stomach ache and companions, then a nap. A lizard crosses his face and a four point buck approaches. He raises his rifle and fires a perfect shot without rising.
Convention business draws nearly ten million people to United States hotels each year as lodging venues offer about fifty guest use items per room.
A column of humorous sketches and one liners. Jokes range from classroom wordplay to a girl whose clothes are stolen at a stream and a rabbit foot quip. Other bits poke at figures and weathered sayings, concluding with light family and dating humor.
Ainsworth Chapter No. 392, Q R S held a meeting with guests from Brighton Keota Riverside Te Peka Kan Washington. Two new members were initiated and one affiliated, with star points and matrons taking part. Refreshments followed at the redecorated Masonic hall.
In a San Antonio court Fritz M. Jones is tried for attempting to snatch a woman's purse on a dark street. The shocked victim, thinking she faced her husband, identifies him while Jones confesses to three holdups, including one involving his wife.
Gale Holoway navigates a rumor mill as reporters chase a fight story involving Senator Murray Assemblyman Olmstead. Murray holds a press conference debunking the incident while Gale appeals to Colburn to head off publicity and manages social fallout.
A note declares the story is purely fictional with imaginary characters and no real-world counterparts. It warns that any resemblance to real persons is accidental. The text frames the work as fiction rather than reporting.
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