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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1941
Page
4
The page carries a spiritual reflection warning that no person or nation ignoring divine justice is wise. It cites Proverbs 9 10 that the fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom and cautions against reckless defiance of moral law.
Physicist Dr. Robert A. Millikan envisions postwar progress across aviation driven transport and communication, advanced light alloys, durable plastics, nutrition via vitamin science, and health gains from immunization. He notes wartime tech will transform industry and anticipates a future with further marvels beyond 1941.
A man voiced a striking wish yesterday saying he hopes never to live long enough to retire, a remark that captures the struggle and resolve many face in the job of living.
A reflective note states that life goes on after any person leaves this world. No matter how high a position, successors will carry on with similar efficiency and the world will hardly recall the individual who has passed.
The proposal argues that draftees serving over a year deserve higher pay. It suggests a plan to accumulate a bonus to be paid after the armament boom. This would help ensure funds for soldiers when needed and create a spending cushion during post-boom slumps.
Story City Herald notes that Iowa recruits to the navy may come from families with Scandinavian, Irish, and British ancestry. The piece suggests ancestral seafaring roots in Okoboji region descendants influence enlistment.
In the New Hampton Tribune the writer laments lack of reliable facts on the nation’s war participation. They note cabinet members give conflicting stories, preventing ordinary citizens from forming an informed personal view.
An official survey shows 2,485,150 man-days of employment on army defense work lost in the first half of the year due to strikes. The figure translates into a large amount of military equipment that could have been produced in that period.
Dayton Review notes recession as belt tightening while Clarion Monitor jokes a beltless panic. It cites the U.S. spending a billion a month, plans to rise to three billion, exceeding four months of revenue.
Crawfordsville reports T H Huston longtime Wyman school board member was surprised at home by 22 visitors including board members and teachers. They brought ice cream cake and a gift of money for their new home. Also, TT Weiner Roast Chapter L of the T T T held a weiner roast at Branch Hill with 16 members and two hostesses.
Statistics indicate about 22,000,000 people attend Sunday school regularly worldwide. The figure highlights broad religious engagement and steady participation across regions.
A miscellany of humorous vignettes and jokes narrated by locals. The piece describes a Washington businessman's comic roadside misadventure with ants in his pants, plus a string of lighthearted quips about marriage, fraternal orders, and everyday folly.
A study notes that wooden lich gates with roofed passageways served as entryways to churchyards in England around the 7th to 9th centuries, reflecting medieval burial practices and churchyard design.
Wayland High School observed annual Freshman Day with seniors leading events. Freshmen dressed in quirky outfits and carried wooden books as they performed stunts ending in a large all high school party. The senior class presented a large picture of Supt. Ellis, and the faculty plans a benefit play to fund a new gym score board.
Freshman reports on science experiments and steam explained as water heated. Sophomores finish unit in geometry while studying air and Greece in history. A new S S M C magazine club forms under Miss Harshbareger with Evelyn and Jean as committee. Juniors and seniors tackle physics and Macbeth. Senior photos planned after a Dyall Studio visit. Grade school notes include birthdays, new teacher, play house project, and Morse code V for victory.
Pleasant Hill column records Sunday family dinners and visits across multiple homes. Entries mention Mr. and Mrs. John Erlenbush visiting Mt. Plaska Ir with Mrs. Erlenbush Sr and others, along with a birthday dinner at the Eden home near Pleasant Plain. Nearby families such as the Wattrs of Kalona and the Cannon and Belief households are noted with various dinners and visits.
The column laments reliance on government aid, urging self reliance and sacrifice. It notes Eleanor Mass returning to Des Moines school, peacock feathers gifted by Mrs. Leo Broun, and farm updates including 120 pigs born to nine sows, a hog market and local work notes. Ward Benson takes a Rock Island job. Rolland Benson and Nate Benson do hay and hog sales.
Families from Riverside Fairfield Rock Island and Crawfordsville visited neighbors Sunday. Several households hosted guests including the Erlenbush Darbyshire Hanan Sigafoose and Kephart families. Elie Kirkpatrick Pleasant Hill teacher spent Monday in Iowa City reducing school.
Mrs. Clifford Reeves underwent an appendicitis operation while Mr. Reeves was injured in a automobile accident the following evening. Steve William Koeninge bought two John Deere tractors and a gas coal stove for his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Maes visited Ottumwa on Sunday. The note ends with a remark about football on Friday night.
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