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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1924
Page
4
President Coolidge calls the war department to focus on airplanes, arguing two thousand fighter planes could outmaneuver and destroy a modern battleship. He notes war is changing, predicts air power could render battleships useless, and envisions an international police for lasting peace.
A humorous tale from the Kansas City Star about a man who hopes to spread peace through love but is slapped by a ruffian who drowns him out with a kick. The piece ends with a moral about not broadcasting loving intentions without clear, visible signals.
ABE MARTIN notes the Prince of Wales is thirty yet acts older. he jokes that bell-bottoms could return and speaks of Hi Johnson in the same humorous tone with a wry comparison.
Des Moines reports the State Fire Marshal J. A. Tracy prepares Fire Prevention Week activities for Iowa October 5 to 11. Governor Kendall cites 1923 losses of over 500 million dollars and urges schools and public groups to spread literature and safety measures to reduce fires.
The passage lists bake sales by the Christian church and Grace Hill Ladies Aid at local shops, a Baptist missionary tea, Damascus Shrine regular meetings, Moose Lodge social, and Independent Club gathering. It also mentions a fire prevention bulletin issued by Marshal Tracy addressing fire dangers and safety topics statewide.
Lodge farewell social for Jerry Curran before moving to California at the hall Thursday evening at o o clock. Presbyterian Choir rehearsal Thursday evening at 7 30. Woman's Missionary Society meets Friday Sept 26 at 2 30 with Mrs George Brown. Bring own dishes and dish to pass. Car rides available by phone Mrs Mort Keeley. Afternoon Bridge Club hosts Howard McCleery guests Friday at eight. Camp Fire Girls bake sale Saturday at Cunningham's Grocery. Yeoman Lodge meets Friday evening at p m election of officers and business. Wm Taylor foreman.
A dense compilation of radio program times and offerings from stations in Atlanta Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Davenport Detroit Fort Worth and beyond. Entries detail concert music orchestras talks education and variety programs with specific times and featured performers.
A light verse piece frames a working man’s chase for a higher wage and love. The tale shows him courting a quick, decisive partner who cannot bake or run a home, leading to a humorous, perhaps affectionate, domestic arc. Jack Canuck.
Rev. PH Hawk of Keota resigns as Presbyterian pastor and plans relocation to Atlanta. Rev. Eastwood preached last Sunday morning and announced the pulpit vacant.
A mother tells her six year old son Tommy not to squeeze too much toothpaste. He asks for as much as a bean and squeezes a large amount instead, exclaiming that the result is a string bean.
Citizens worry about the fate of two fine hard maple trees in front of the new YMCA building as the journal office handles earlier boys being counted out. The item reflects local concern and civic interest in urban trees and development.
Minister asks for the baby’s name at baptism. The mother replies with a long, improbable sequence Randolph Morgan Mont gomery Alfred van Christopher Mc Goof, prompting a request for more water.
Little Lois Sartor begins kindergarten this fall and, on returning home after the first session, declares she forgot to tell Miss Hoyman she had a time. The innocent remark hints at a child’s humorous miscommunication and eagerness about school moments.
A clipped quote shows a speaker acknowledging being in the wrong and asking Henry if he might agree with a statement. The line reflects a tense dialogue and personal confrontation.
Elmer Mason and C Dayton reminisce about the past includes the old boot jack and a well pole. A teacher quizzes a pupil on the stomach function and a student answers humorously. The piece mulls human foibles, from manners to mansions insured and taxed, ending with a reflection on life’s many small slights.
A town home faced a serious illness after an accident and the family reports unexpected help from strangers. Local radio broadcast notes Arlington reached the sixtieth minute, marking an end to the segment.
An inmate at an insane asylum claims to be dead, prompting a doctor to test him. The patient’s blood shows he is alive when the lancet draws blood, prompting a witty exchange that ends with the lunatic insisting dead men only bleed.
In Eyes of the Forest at Fox Theatre opening Friday Tom Mix faces higher peril than in any prior film A dual airplane setup carried Mix and a cameraman with Dick Grace piloting the camera plane Du Vol filmed from twenty feet below When the camera plane engine failed Grace steered over tree tops seeking a safe landing in a forested area
In Belfast on September 25 a public performance featured "My Country 'Tis of Thee" at a luncheon honoring the visiting US destroyer Billingsley. Cameraman Duvoll kept filming as the plane crashed and was thrown twenty feet, producing a remarkable airborne shot. Chief Cameraman Dan Clark captured the fall and crash.
Eastbound and westbound schedules listed for the CRE PP lines with train numbers No 4 12 60 20 No 3 29 49 11 and branch locals No 450 No 430 No 36 along with freight and passenger services. Notes show daily except Sundays for some services and specific arrival and departure times.
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