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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1938
Page
4
A Bible verse opener precedes a quip about North Dakota hotel sleeping rules. The 1929 ND legislature law about lodging uses a comma in a clause that judges say would require amendment to fix. The anecdote highlights punctuation impacting legal text.
Charley Needham declares a layoff from newspaper holdings in Grinnell as he and wife Mrs. Needham plan travel. They consider world trips by air conditioned trains and modern steamers, avoiding a risky flivver voyage. The Needhams once ran the Washington County Press with Ralph Livingston before selling interests to Anna Dawson and Brookhart Brothers.
The Louisiana governor arrived in Chicago a few days ago and spoke with local officials during a brief visit. He discussed state priorities and sought support for upcoming legislative initiatives.
Interview with Gov. Leche in Chicago portrays Louisiana’s post recession rebound. He credits a sound economic system, law and order, and a six month planned campaign to lure more than 50 million dollars in outside capital, including plants from International Paper and Du Pont, with steady employment for 300,000 workers. The piece argues Louisiana’s approach contrasts with national turmoil and highlights “Louisiana Common Sense.”
Local notes report Harlan O Loughlin Lebrun Lewis Verne Moss and Clarence Jackson and David Jackson visiting Muscatine last Friday to view barge loading and unloading. Other weekend visits include Ted Gorham of Moberly Missouri and gatherings at Marek Dutweiler Campbell and Huber homes with birthday celebrations and family meals.
Harold Johnson comes back to Washington to oversee the opening of the new Spurgeon store after earlier stints with Klein Klothing Kom pany Parsons college and J C Penney. The note also mentions Norma Shearer and Bette Davis in a film context.
A local married man marked his sixteenth anniversary by learning to stay quiet during his wife’s arguments. The item notes bread and barbecue distribution at a political meeting and asks for a report on bologna quantities.
The Office Grouch argues many miss Old Lady Opportunity when she knocks because she appears disguised as hard work. This witty note emphasizes how effort and perseverance are often misread as ordinary toil before rewards.
A Boston Herald poem by George Ryan blends romantic images with a comic exchange about heat and slow time. The piece shifts to humorous slang definitions and ends with a man entering Doc Brust's emergency hospital with a wounded nose and black eyes after a dispute with an object that fought back.
The piece notes universal economic hardship in the United States with mass unemployment and poverty, while Europe faces political upheaval and imperial strain. It argues that the current era tests moral forces and urges restraint, wisdom, and charity as guidance amid fear. Reprint credits Harper's Weekly from October 10, 1857.
Louis J. Kehoe of Washington Iowa warns citizens of Iowa that political overreach risks private property and civil rights after the Newton Maytag strike. He urges voters to demand responsible government and constitutional protections to avoid mob pressure and official incompetence.
Dixie Davis former lawyer for Dutch Schultz turns state's evidence to escape a stiff sentence on operating New York’s lottery ring. He names judges and politicians once tied to the racket. Thomas Dewey DA prepared to publish the names despite protests from Lloyd Styker James J. Hines and Tammany Hall leaders accused as fixers.
The two forms of yeast used in bread making are dry and compressed yeast. Compressed yeast grows immediately when moistened with sugar, while dry yeast needs thorough softening first. A granular dry yeast can act as rapidly as compressed yeast.
A saying notes work falls to us to crack and rack the nuts ourselves highlighting a self reliant task. It emphasizes hands on effort and personal responsibility without external aid.
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