12 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
1
County city school paper discusses that the House in Washington has been equipped with loud speakers to help members hear each other. The system has no radio attachment and broadcasting the proceedings was rejected due to logjam of voices, keeping the audience inside the House.
A reflective column argues for a revival of prayer as solace and social force, citing Jung and Rockefeller Institute figures, urging churches to become laboratories of faith. It praises prayer’s healing power, critiques atheism and communism, and links scientific discovery with spiritual truth while urging concrete parish action and public devotion.
Dr George D Birkhoff president of the AAAS spoke at the Richmond convention on how scientists blend faith with their quest for knowledge. He said the daring advance of science carries an aura of faith and that spontaneous faith powers progress, while love in human relations remains profoundly important.
The Postmaster General Farley reports a 43 million dollar deficit in the fiscal year after stamp revenues fell short. He shifts blame to government handling of documents, congressional mailings, and free mailing for the blind, noting no return to two cent postage. The piece argues government should not be treated as a profit driven business and urges reconsideration of the current three cent rate as the June 30 expiration approaches.
The passage argues private enterprises can run mail delivery cheaper and more efficiently, suggesting a profit for private operation while noting the current Federal Post Office Department would likely run a annual deficit under the present system.
Notice states Archie Martin is prepared to trim or cut down your trees and invites calls or visits for estimates.
A black and white spotted hound with collar and Carter name plate is missing. It answers to the name Hunter and is believed cared for by H. G. Carter. If found, contact the Carter household for return.
A promotional blurb invites readers to make the Sunday Chicago Herald and Examiner a weekly habit. It emphasizes more pages, more news, more features, and a bigger, better newspaper for every family member.
As the New York World's Fair 1939 nears its April 30 opening, preparations intensify on the grounds. A 90 by 230 foot American Flag is saluted by 1,000 school children near the Court of Peace where 62 nations will display exhibits. A modern sculpture titled Speed features a rider on a winged horse, with tulip beds beneath. Over 1,000,000 bulbs from Holland accent landscaping.
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