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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1940
Page
4
Preserving Democracy Says Conant on U S Survival
Dr James Bryant Conant Harvard University president says American democracy will survive European wars and urges Americans to practice and preach democracy. He warns collapse would stem from internal conditions and stresses self reliance opportunity and cooperative effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bryant Conant
Harvard University
Dr. Conant
Sam
Europe
Seventy Ton Bomber Declared Obsolete for War Use
Chicago Tribune notes the 70 ton bomber announced in Washington is deemed obsolete and mainly a propaganda tool. It cites its slow speed 240 mph poor maneuverability and vulnerability to pursuit planes while newer bombers reach 380 mph. Army plans favor smaller faster cheaper models, not giant crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Washington
New Deal
The
Tribune
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
France
Atlantic
No program can guarantee freedom without individual effort
The speaker warns that freedom and prosperity depend on personal work and rejects regimentation from any source. If people surrender opportunity to government control, democracy decays and dissolves, risking the loss of security and individual reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Noble Quilting Social and Local Visits
Mrs J A Frey hosted a quilting Thursday with guests including Mrs D S Graber Mrs D J Alliman Mrs C E Roth and others. Visitors Ed ward Reshley and Edith Rich joined as special guests while family members and neighbors shared afternoons and Sunday visits at multiple homes. The Wayland pastor Rev William Penner spoke at Eicher church and the Women’s Missionary Society met at the parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A.rey
Noble
J. A Frey
D S. Graber
D. J. Alliman
C. E. Roth
Glen Shoemaker
J. M. Rich
Wilma Weston
Wayland
Floyd Reshley
Wm. Reshley
Olds
Sam Roth
Katie Kauffman
Barbara Schlatter
O. F. Frey
Edith Rich
Juanita Kauffman
Edward Reshley
Wittmer
Francie Rich
Ethel Gohl
Pleasant
J. NM. Rich
J. A. Frey
Roy
Dave Richard
Wm. Penner
Gray Community Notes Share Ongoing Farm Life
Mrs. Frank Snider cared for the new grandson with aid from the Sorrells. Bill Hesseltine and Spanier bought new John Deere tractors. Don Applegate helped Spencer Reed with oats using his tractor. Doyle Pleeker assisted Gilpin with oats and plowing for Jess Nicola. HH. club members and families held a Friday potluck at Gray school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. C. Longer
Gray
Frank Snider
Bystander Quotes and Cartoon Snippets From Daily Page
A collage of quips and verses on insects, film praise, poetry, and humorous notices. Includes reflections on Gone With the Wind praise, a chemistry gag about nitric acid, public-sourced jokes, and a barefoot boy verse about national debt with lighthearted caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barefoot Boy
Stay Alive and Save Your Money Says Safety Council
A historical safety alert cites live versus dead costs from the National Safety Council urging safe work to stay alive. It contrasts shave costs, a cemetery fare, and other daily risks while noting local anecdotes about readings, people, and upcoming census work in Marion Township.
Information Please Information Please Quiz
A multiple choice quiz lists questions about local businesses with three options each. Respond with the chosen option numbers for letters a through n, indicating the correct answer as 1, 2, or 3 after each letter.
April Anniversary Dates and Local Businesses
A list of businesses with April anniversary dates from 1921 to 1987. Notable entries include Chocolate Shop, Pioneer Drug Store, Pease Motor Co, Tucker Chevrolet, Jurging Tin Shop, Washington State Bank, and North Side Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
B. Stewart & Crone
Kuppenheimer
Michael Stern
E. Pioneer Drug Store
Bowman & Knupp
Breese & Krouth
Cook and Sherman
South End
Mr. Stewart
Mr. Watson
Mr. Brown
G. Piggly Wiggly
Washington
Iowa
H. Smart & Parrish
Oliver Tractors
Allis Chalmers
I. Tucker Chevrolet
Highway Commission
North Side
Lucille
Mary
Dorothy
Juby
Pearl
Marie
A. GC. Peterson
M. Washington State Bank
N. Central Oil & Grease Co
Muscatine
Davenport
Burlington
Chocolate Shop
Stewart & Crane
Pioneer Drug Store
Smart & Parrish Implement Co
Pease Motor Co
Picely Wigely
Tucker Chevrolet
North Side Cafe
Modernistic Beauty Studio
Es. Py A. Peterson
Washington State Bank
I & EB Clothing Co
Central Oil & Grease Co
New Hampshire Chickens Stay Fine In Some Hatcheries
Dear Friends: People warned me years ago that popularity might ruin them as it did other breeds. In communities where hatcheries maintain standards they are still unusually fine chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
New Hampshire chickens prove profitable for middle western producer
Mrs. Blome reports New Hampshire pullets hatched mid November produced over 3 pounds per bird in ten weeks with minimal losses. She sells three lots to poultry buyer receipts show weights of 640, 647, and 625 pounds totaling 600 birds. The writer argues dual meat and egg type birds are most profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
New Hampshires
Tartini and the Devil's Trill Sonata Origin
The Italian violinist Giuseppe Tartini lived 1692 to 1770 and shaped violin technique and construction. A nightmare inspired his famed Sonata in G Minor known as the Devil's Trill, which he debated offering to the world before church dignitaries and friends, and he ultimately published it. Tomorrow: Colonial church music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giuseppe Tartini
Withal
Tartini
Dust Be My Destiny Opens at the Fox Tonight
John Garfield and Priscilla Lane star in Dust Be My Destiny the third teaming for the pair and their first presented as lasting marital happiness. The film follows the couple through a hard rocky road toward a hopeful end at the Fox theatre Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Fox
John Garfield
Priscilla Lane
Creston Woman Sets Off For African Mission Work
Mrs C J Quackenbush of Creston prepares to sail from New York for Zemio French Equatorial Africa aboard the U S Brazil Apr. Tk with 2000 pounds of supplies. She will join five others in a mission project as Prestige church members donate 800 for expenses and Presbyterians and Baptists pledge 500 a year for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Hetty Quackenbush
C. J. Quackenbush
Operon
New York
N. Y
U. S
Brazil
Zemio
French Equatorial Africa
Mie Quackenbush
Prestigeterian Church
Presbyterian
Baptist Duramees
Woman from Cheney Declares Run for President
Wilhelmina Wellsandt a Cheney Washington seamstress and veteran politician announces her candidacy for the presidency of the United States according to the American Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina Wellsandt
Cheney, Wash
United States
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