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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
4
A 1940 reflection urges readers to carry faith and understanding into the year. It stresses independence of thought, gratitude, forgiveness, and perseverance for peace and security, aiming to build a civilization that offers opportunity and happiness for all.
A brief safety notice emphasizes reducing holiday accidents especially involving children. It warns against children playing in streets, hitching sleds to cars, and icy conditions. It advises ice must be four inches thick before gathering, warns of winter hazards like reduced visibility, and urges careful, calm driving to protect loved ones.
A historian argues that the western frontier has vanished as a geographical boundary but new frontiers emerge in science and invention. He notes the shift from wagon trails to machines and air travel, asserting that human progress now traverses limitless frontiers of mind and innovation.
A speech celebrates American drive to explore and innovate, insisting the nation has always moved forward. The speaker argues there are endless frontiers in science, industry, and progress, and that Americans will never settle. The message emphasizes growth, invention, and a restless pursuit of new worlds to conquer.
The article notes rising per capita government costs over 30 years and two key shifts since 1930: federal expenditures growing to equal state and local spending, and public spending increasing while private spending declines. It warns that federal dollars shape state and local policy through grants and rules, and questions the future balance between federal control and private enterprise in policy decisions.
American youth increasingly views the Republican party as the path to public life. Young leaders like Thomas E. Dewey Harold B. Stassen Payne H. Ratner William H. Vanderbilt and others win major offices. Their rise challenges Roosevelt era claims that opportunity requires government aid and favors the New Dealers.
John F. Scott, president of the Minnesota Federal Savings and Loan Association, told Chicago's Council of Sayings and Loans that at least half of each association's advertising should run in newspapers. He cited assets rising from four million dollars in 1986 to sixteen million today, attributing much of the growth to advertising. FOR QUICK RESULTS-TRY A JOURNAL WANT ADI
Seventy five couples danced at the Junior Woman's club Yuletide party at the Shala goco club house on Shawano lake. Archie Ruth orchestra led the grand march as Mrs Archie Buth presided. Other gatherings included the Married People's Club dance at Community hall with 150 couples and festive decorations. Rebekah lodge and Masonic-OES groups held installations and socials.
The 1939 permit listings show steady construction activity with numerous remodeling and addition projects across residences, stores, churches, and garages. Notable figures include Otton Moede, Charles McCarter, and Louis Hoeffs among many others, with totals ranging from small repairs to several thousand dollars. An accompanying note mentions no permit needed for disposal plant and an $83,000 figure, plus statewide production context and Wisconsin cheese output of about 324 million pounds.
Exclusive photo shows the German liner Columbus ablaze and scuttled about 400 miles off Cape May New Jersey as Captain Wilhelm Daehne orders destruction to prevent capture. Eleven lifeboats carried 579 survivors who were rescued by the S S Tusca Jocsa and taken to New York.
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