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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1936
Page
4
The quote defines the ideal employee as true to every trust and word, loyal to the employer, polite to strangers, considerate to servants, moderate in consumption, eager to learn, cautious yet courageous, and never seeking slights. It portrays a disciplined, civil character.
The writer argues Europe and Italy cannot be forced to settle debts with goods. He notes persistent trade imbalances, claims Europe funds navies and wars, and questions the premise that debts must be settled in cotton, meat, grain, or steel.
The text argues that a country’s wealth comes from internal strength, not the balance of trade. It criticizes relying on goods payments to settle debt with Great Britain, contends deficits and unemployment persist, and notes wealth in major nations stems from internal factors rather than external trade.
Canadian cheese exports to the United States reached 1 525 000 pounds in March 1936 amid “good neighbor” traffic trades. A New York cheese belt congressman recalled March 1935 shipments of 14 700 pounds and criticized tariff shifts from Congress to the Administration as harming American dairymen.
A reader laments a public hanging of a colored boy in Owensburg Kentucky drawing 20000 spectators. He argues the crowd’s bloodthirst reveals a slide toward savagery and highlights persistent racial prejudice in the South and the lasting stigma on Kentucky.
Column notes rumor that Cecil Long and Ed Wolfe buy vast air cushions to ship 25 per cow to Chicago. It lampoons holiday crowd at a public hanging and praises Jimmy Bran dock for helping Johnny McGrath, then jokes about a Washington fish sign altered to a crude message.
A beggar asks for a dime and the sailor offers to repay later. The street moment turns into a quip about how much credit he would lose by borrowing.
A head clerk consoles for a partner’s death and asks to be allowed to take his place. The manager hopes the undertaker can be brought to a 4P range, suggesting financial settlement. Contributed by C. W.
A southern farmer introduces his 17 sons to a visiting governor. The father boasts that all but one son are Democrats and his youngest, John, loves reading. The draft of jests includes a Scotsman and a crude barb wire scene as a caption moment.
Telegram announced the birth of a baby girl to Haze this morning. Both mother and child are reported doing fine. the message carried a playful sticker saying When you want a boy call Western Union.
Louis and Sharkey reach final training for a scheduled 10 round heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium with Louis the favorite at 6 to 6 and Sharkey seen as even money by odds makers amid a fog of expert opinion.
Brighton reports the annual Clay township picnic will be held Thursday August 20 at grounds west of the John Parcell farm. The revival of the Clay township picnic after years ends with a full program including community sing recitations by Katheryn Jene Barnes Nellie Ruth Courtney and others, music by The Day Boys and Joe Christy with Little German Band, talks by Co. Agent W. J. Roudabush and John Calhoun among others. Local residents make visits and trips as families plan vacations to Colorado Minnesota and Spirit Lake while others attend Legion and auxiliary events. Funeral services for ex mayor A J Johnson are noted with local crowds and pallbearers named.
Babson warns food prices will surge this winter due to drought and a small corn crop. He links rising costs to rent, clothing, furniture, and fuel and urges stockpiling staples and delaying small purchases. He argues corn shortages lift animal prices and threaten broader inflation, urging cautious buying and home formation.
Franklin District news reports social visits reunions and travels. George Gilbert attended the Atkinson funeral. Emil Fink and families returned from a Missouri Kansas trip. Kleese family gatherings and Ladies Aid events are listed with relatives and neighbors across nearby towns.
John McCoy and wife from West Branch visit relatives in Crawfordsville during August. Local attendees include Ernie Meeks at a cousin’s Riverside funeral, and numerous families at the Hamil reunion in Sunset Park. Mrs Cecil Lease and Mrs John Hueton Jr attend the State American Legion Auxiliary convention in Davenport.
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