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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1931
Page
4
A New York City committee of Fourteen warns that commercialized vice is broader and bolder, with speak-easies rising as enforcement lags. The piece argues vice affects health and lifespans, urging study of social conditions from economic and physical angles rather than morality alone.
A brief, informal fragment mentions a fifty cent piece offered to Wilma Norman and thanks for a story. The speaker contemplates possibility of being right and references A Queer Operation with tentative tone.
Residents critique city efforts as critics label sanitation measures as inadequate and uneven. Officials defend policies while local groups call for faster action to curb filth and improve street conditions.
Dr Cabot argues the wets push repeal due to lawlessness from privileged classes while the drys cite prohibition benefits for the less privileged. He urges surveys of business leaders and newspapers, followed by education to inform the public about alcohol's effects and the 18th Amendment, expressing confidence repeal is unlikely.
The passage presents a vocabulary note on remunerate meaning to pay for services losses or expenses. It cites a usage example about old servants who were remunerated by large bequests and contrasts common mispronunciations and misspellings.
A July 3 1931 Washington Iowa note laments a sparse rain but hopes for a strong corn crop, while letters court motto ideas for a By the Way header and a parody contest. Prize mentions and light humor mingle with everyday rural life.
The Louisa county fair in Columbus Junction runs September 8 to 11 with a public wedding on closing day to be announced. Other attractions include races, a basketball tournament, exhibits, and community shows. Community notes cover Bible school, road incidents, local visits, crop conditions, and sheriff crime-prevention plans.
Geraldine Foster was killed and buried with tannic acid in a house on Peddler's Road leased by Dr. Humphrey Maskell. Suspects include Maskell, his brother, and a former fiancé. neighbors corroborate timelines while lengthy courtroom entanglements unfold.
Nellie Manners reports Miss Ilva Vassar of Ft. Madison Iowa spent Friday with Mrs Hazel Welch and Mrs Joseph Moorhead while Moorhead visits Stanwood and Scott Craig in Kansas City and Colorado Springs. Rev S F Wenger and wife returned from Cedar Falls Bible Conference.
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