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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1939
Page
4
The long traffic safety record is broken as June 1939 deaths reach 2330, only 29 above June 1938, with rural areas seeing a rise while big cities report declines. Despite increased gasoline use and ongoing campaigns, death again advances on highways, though 8782 lives saved since 1927 remain evident.
An Ohio woman who killed her husband with a hammer and later escaped from a reformatory faced proposed hair removal as punishment. The piece argues against medieval lashings while condemning excessive sensitivity that shields criminals from modest, corrective humiliation.
The article urges caution as vacation travel rises and more miles are driven. It emphasizes personal responsibility to drive safely, noting improved roads and traffic signs help but the key lies with the individual behind the wheel to prevent fatalities on highways.
Illinois Governor Horner vetoes bills creating state lotteries to fund slum clearance. He argues a worthy cause cannot legalize an illegal means, a stance the Washington administration might consider adopting.
The council bluffs nonpareil suggests that employees upset by the governor allowing no wage increases should resign and seek better jobs elsewhere.
In Muscatine County the Muscatine Island Melon Company filed Articles of Incorporation. Incorporators are Addison Hoopes G D Rumery and J H Pigman. Principal office listed at Fruitland with capital stock of 5000 dollars.
Anti Roosevelt supporters who backed the Hatch bill in Congress face political peril as rules limit who may engage in politics. The piece argues federal appointees owe allegiance to the president, while local officials may influence votes, potentially swinging support for or against the New Deal. It notes Vandenberg’s harsh attack and calls out key figures seeking patronage and votes ahead of 1940.
A puzzle page features a horizontal and vertical word grid with clues across and down. It includes animal names, weather terms, measurements, and titles such as ocean and silk, inviting solvers to fill a crossword style grid and identify a hidden theme.
World War I era account notes eight Choctaw Indians in the 142d Infantry of the 36th Division used to relay secret messages in Choctaw. German linguists were baffled after tapping Allied lines during late 1918. Tomorrow: Inaugurated Inflation Then Declared It Unconstitutional.
A short comic vignette centers on Cousin George who cannot keep up the payments for his wife's dowry prompting her departure to her family. The scene hints at debt and domestic strain with a light, humorous tone.
Charles Fahy counsel to the National Labor Relations Board testifies to the House Labor Committee. He argues the boards efficiency and impartiality while noting troubles only arise when the AFL and CIO clash, likening it to Chiang Kai-shek controlling China except coastal regions and key inland cities.
The Cleveland liberal Peter Witt says recent years taught him that a new political party cannot be built by effort alone. He asserts that when such a party is ready it will emerge by itself rather than through deliberate creation.
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