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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1939
Page
4
The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune credits JOURNAL PRINTING CO. as publisher and lists Clyde Rabeau deaux as publisher with Walter Russell as managing editor. Local masthead details reflect historical newspaper leadership and production.
A retrospective note recalls how 25 years ago headlines warned of a Balkan incident triggering widespread diplomacy and the rapid slide into war. Germany Russia France and England were soon drawn in as major powers.
The piece reflects on the onset of World War I and lessons learned, noting nations mobilizing again and the scale of modern warfare. It contrasts 1914 forces with today’s larger armies and advanced weapons, urging restraint to avoid repeating history.
State highway commission says preliminary work on highway 22 westward from Muscatine is underway. After right of way is secured and details completed, contracts will be let. The project aims to connect to an improved primary road further west to aid communities lacking rail service.
Editor quotes Manley urging restraint on federal outlays and cautioning that prior expansive programs have failed. He advocates a different, reportedly sound approach to spending.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes a good chance Nels Kraschel could lead the census personnel bureau. The move would give him a strong route to rebuild his political machine.
An exchange warns that continued high spending could leave the government short of funds. The remark notes the deficit has already reached near 50 billion dollars, underscoring fiscal strain.
A Sioux City Journal item notes possible deportation of Harry Bridges, a Pacific coast labor leader labeled by some as communistic. It adds the move would dishearten Secretary Perkins who opposed it.
As You Were notes mark 50 25 and 10 years of local events. J M Kemble elected chairman of the republican county central committee with ward colleagues L C Crossman B F Boydston G W Bawden and C C Gurley. Cassidy earns medal for fifty years service as engineer and surveys progress on Oregon street grade. Lucy Anderson wins 4 H health honors with her brother William later named healthiest 4 H boy of the county. Dr Franklin Beery fills pulpit at Leavenworth First Baptist in Shontz absence.
A humorous remark notes that one in ten viewers believes they authored a picture. Sam Goldwyn, famed producer, jokes about audience attribution.
The article reports a White House conference where President Roosevelt and Senate Leader Charlie McNary clashed with William Borah over U S neutrality policy. It notes Borah’s long Senate tenure and his consistent foreign policy, plus a quip from Roosevelt. It also covers Senate maneuvers on Byrd’s road money and updates on other political intrigues and appointments during the era.
The Bowie Stakes at Pimlico Maryland featured Bushwhacker owned by T W Dods well of Virginia winning in two years 1878 and 1882. Each victory required three four mile heats with a first heat time of 7 minutes 31 seconds on a muddy track just 3 12 seconds shy of the track record. Also notes on reading efficiency cite Dr Julius Neumueller of the American Optical Company stating college readers average 1.2 words per glance.
Horizontal and vertical clues mix names and terms across a crossword style grid. The puzzle lists prompts like Amphitheater center and Sea lettuce with enumerated numbers pointing to filled words. Clues cover diseases, animals, and common objects, forming a completed grid.
This fragment quotes Aunt Het criticizing national leaders and a man receiving millions, noting his failure to manage one household without a swell head.
A family tale recounts Joe losing his job after failing to sell a car to his girlfriend, despite daily demonstrations. The line about a firm letting him go underscores a stubborn career setback.
New Yorkers report Harold Ingrams a little over 40 with blond hair travels with his wife and has pacified tribes in southern Arabia. He served in Aden for years and first visited Arabia in 1934. A London colonial office report led to his current posting amid Arab unrest in Palestine.
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