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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1939
Page
4
August figures bolster Hopkins Hanes optimism as government stats show continued July gains. Analysts cite steel output at 60 percent capacity, rising consumer demand, and strong construction contracts while warning private momentum may falter when federal funds end.
The New York Times Sunday issue discloses an unreleased 1908 interview with Kaiser Wilhelm II. The interview, suppressed by the German foreign office and later burned aboard a warship, was finally unlocked from Hale’s files after Adolph Ochs's papers were reviewed.
General Pershing returns from a ten week France visit and urges readiness as Europe teeters on war. He cautions the United States to bolster its army and reserves against war mad powers while noting Japan’s actions in China and the need to defend citizens and sovereignty.
Hale's notes show the Kaiser denouncing England as traitorous and warning that Japan at the head of a consolidated Asia poses a danger to Europe. He advocates closer U.S. ties in Asia and dismisses American ambitions. Roosevelt agreed publication would be bad and the interview was suppressed for 31 years.
The Fairfield Ledger argues Thanksgiving Day should honor God and national well being, not be reduced to football or retail interests. It asserts a direct link between religious belief and national prosperity and warns against secular misuses of the holiday.
A Muscatine area calendar recalls anniversaries from 50 to 25 years ago with church celebrations and youth groups. The fall council reviews a proposed incinerator plant for garbage disposal. S. E. Knouse is named postmaster of Fruitland a decade ago. The city board of education plans kindergarten expansion. Geneva Golf Club results highlight Mrs. Roy Kautz’s win over Mrs. C R Stafford.
A scanned crossword list presents horizontal and vertical Greek myth themed clues with answers such as chief god Zeus, messenger Hermes, and other mythic terms. The puzzle includes definitions for races, objects, and natural phenomena tied to ancient myth and science.
A historical note traces El Dorado lore to California with a 1842 sighting by Mexican Francisco Lopez near Newhall Los Angeles County. The fragment mentions a gid onion patch found while foraging and includes unrelated garbled OCR remnants about officials and dates.
Ellen attends a controversial show to learn why crowds visit such performances. Aunt Hetry Quillen notes men lash out with hate while women exchange catty remarks yet maintain affection.
Merchandise carried last year fell to 22 570 tons from 33 800 tons the year before and profits were reduced by about 30 percent. French sources in New York warn Paris Rome tensions may reemerge. Explained is the Exchange Stabilization Fund and its workings via Percy G Donald in The Paralysis of Trade.
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