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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1939
Page
4
A Bible Thought cites Ephesians on unity in faith and Christlike maturity. It cautions against hasty indulgence and superficial expressions, urging restrained enjoyment and sincere sentiment. It quotes Chang Chao on not rushing through beauty and wealth. Charles M. Schwab adds a note on self-imposed limits limiting achievement.
The piece questions the United States stance amid European tensions, noting cautious neutrality and limited influence as Brussels aims to craft a peace plan. It warns against overreaching as neutrality frays and highlights domestic opposition to entering another European war. It discusses German views under Hitler and the fragile balance between aiding peace and avoiding entanglement. The author reflects on past WWI costs and the League of Nations debate shaping current policy.
The speaker notes wartime debts to the United States and a cultural link to England through language. They question the necessity and risk of aiding Great Britain to protect an empire formed by past aggressions as global anxiety rises from ongoing campaigns.
In a speech Senator Pat Harrison warns that government spending cannot create prosperity. He cites high taxes and deficits, contrasts with Byrd’s claim on tax share, and urges tapering off spending to avoid debt and economic decline. The piece frames current fiscal policy as dangerous and unsustainable.
The Detroit Free Press notes auto owners paid 49.0 million in Michigan taxes and 255.2 million in federal excises in 1939. It highlights rising car taxes from 1928 to 1935, with owners costing one eighth of total government revenue and 78 percent of taxpayers in lower income brackets. The piece argues taxes overburden vehicle owners beyond other citizens.
The article argues the Hated measure marks a public victory through democratic processes, sending a clear decree that relief should be administrated without political meddling. It cites polls showing rising concern over politics shaping WPA relief and warns politicians that public opinion now speaks decisively.
The Chicago Tribune did not publish a beard photo from the Whisker club visit drawing 800 members to Chicago. Other papers ran images. Whisker club members may question why Lew and Dave were omitted after the Y's Men’s conclave end.
The famed pianist Paderewski meets a renowned polo player. The athlete praises the pianist while Paderewski remarks that both share a passion for their craft. He quips that the polo player is a dear soul who plays polo while he is a poor Polo who plays solo.
Two girls hire a rig from a stable man who warns to keep the rein off the tail. They return saying they had a shower but shared an umbrella over the horse. A chemist claims to coat automobiles with milk and is now refining to prevent curdling when a pedestrian berates the driver.
A government body read through 250 pages of a tax bill in ten minutes. The note ponders how much easier it would be to pay the bill if such speed and simplicity applied to payment.
A girl brings a fly specimen to class and the teacher exhibits it in a vase, delivering a long talk on flowers. The moment amuses students and boosts popularity as recess peers ask if another lily can be brought tomorrow while the note hints at an upcoming funeral this afternoon.
A reflective verse piece urges readers to try smiling during tough days. It notes that smiling brightens a gloomy room, lifts a weary face, and may ease daily burdens even if it does not change outcomes. It also hints at looking toward next summer and the value of honest labor.
Martin Stevens wins a mystery contest prize, shocking his wife Alice who plans to spend the money on curtains and a rug. Suzette, Wilfred, Aunt Lucy, and friends quick to press for uses of the prize money, while Martin contemplates the ripple effect on the family budget.
The readable parts describe a decline in civilizations and a bleak view of the era. References to landscape changes and group actions imply a distant historical narrative about societal collapse, disease, and cultural transformation without specific names or dates.
Laura Jean Stout spent last week visiting the Gates and Shrader families in Verdi and Downey during Centennial events. Nearby relatives from Trinidad, Grinnell, and Downey joined in visits while Bessie McCall returned from vacation and Ruth Mary Fulkr received quilts.
Mr and Mrs Donald Riley hosted out of town relatives at their Riverside home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Charles Horan Agnes of Ottumwa, Mr and Mrs Leo Dunbar Katherine and Paul of Cedar Falls, Mrs Michael Horan and Anthony of Akron, Ohio, and others. Thomas G. Martin of Lowe City, a First District congressman, will speak at the September Better Riverside meeting.
A Jamaican woman is described balancing bun or sandwich on her head while walking the street. Natives reportedly carry nothing in their hands, fetch water in large kerosene tins and place containers on their heads, walking home with hands at their sides.
Thomas A. Edison set fire to his father's barn to see its effect. the blaze consumed the structure, leaving ashes where the barn stood.
Public school scenes for Goodbye, Mr Chips with Robert Donat were shot at Repton School under Headmaster H G Clarke. Pupils and locals joined in but refused pay vouchers for extra work, a rare Hollywood rarity. Probate notice in Washington Iowa outlines Flora Stewart will hearing set for August 29, 1939.
A hardened slum gang is pursued through tense escapades as the long arm of the law closes in. Universal’s Code of the Streets frames the drama in vivid action scenes now screening at the Box Theatre.
While driving to the studio for It Could Happen To You at the Fox Theatre, Stuart Erwin hit two donkeys in the road. He stopped to help, but one donkey charged, damaging the radiator and a headlight, costing $23 to repair.
Clyde Garland of Concord New Hampshire says he trapped a beaver weighing over 100 pounds and measuring 51 inches long claiming the title king of beavers in his report to local authorities.
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