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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1939
Page
4
Today’s Bible Thought emphasizes guarding the heart with all diligence for from it come the issues of life as urged in Proverbs 4 23. The message underscores inner stewardship and moral focus guiding daily conduct and decisions.
The article argues sit-down strikes hurt labor's public support and invite legal limits. It notes a Department of Justice warning from Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold that prosecutions under the Sherman Act may target unreasonable restraints. If new policy emerges, both employers and employees would face equal protections and responsibilities.
The article argues for unimpeded business growth and calls for labor to meet management halfway on wages and conditions. It warns the public frowns on any action that slows production and emphasizes labor considering the public, noting sit-downs and slowdowns are unpopular.
Mr Kuhn of the German American Bund was found guilty by a jury of misusing the organization's funds. He claims persecution, a stance he defends as expected. The article ponders how his fate might differ if he operated in Germany rather than the United States. He now faces a prison sentence.
The state safety department reports Iowa's traffic deaths for January through October 1939 reached 430, up 21 percent from 1938. Accidents rose from 10,088 to 12,031 with 9,052 injured, while human error and wrong-way driving are blamed. Governor Wilson formed a safety education advisory committee with a $30,210 annual budget to run a highway safety campaign.
A Washington businessman weighed 194 pounds before Thanksgiving and 198 after dinner. Art Ruebsam recalls Chicagoans recognizing his Hawkeye badge and asking about the whiskey club from Iowa. Hay fever and sinus trouble are likened to changing weather in a light, observant note.
A jokey dialogue notes a son’s focus on the car ahead over exams. A neighboring state warns, Dont pick up hitch hikers, they may be escaping convicts. The piece ends with a quip about alcohol as a poor companion for a driver and a cue to listen in.
In Washington County Iowa district court a document claimed to be the last will of Cora Ruth Fields deceased dated April 15 1938 was filed opened and read. A hearing is set for December 13 1939 at 9 00 AM at the Washington courthouse before the district court or clerk to prove and probate the instrument as the decedent's last will and testament. The clerk R R Noonan orders interested parties to appear and contest if any.
A medieval king orders a jester to offer a prayer for courtly birth. The jester laments being a fool, crying God forgive me for being a fool. The king then withdraws to pray Lord be merciful to me a fool, a fitting sentiment from the tale.
A reflective line by Mrs. R. L. Badger urging mercy for fools amid a day of striving for happiness through greed drunkenness hatred and conflict. The quote frames a moral warning against self-destructive pursuits.
Iowa City reports the University of Iowa football program and gate receipts rising. Business manager Charles Galiher estimates Iowa's 1939 share at about 165000 dollars, $1409 more than 1938, marking the second largest football income and below the 1929 peak of 223000.
A quoting tone urges the nation to stay out of European war with full support for Roosevelt. The piece contrasts partisan division and stresses united action by all Americans. A string of quips and a faux letter comment on public concern spots the era's mood.
A snobbish young Englishman visiting Mount Vernon angered guards and caretakers with patronizing remarks. Elderly gardener Shep Wright, a Confederate veteran and early scout, confronts the guest and settles the dispute.
Louis J Kehoe of Washington Iowa argues that Iowa land lord tenant rules and federal advisory committees push toward farm socialism. He contends bureaucratic guardianship erodes independence and warns farmers to resist government control. He likens trends to Russia and urges self reliance.
In Washington County Iowa Henry Little et al file a petition seeking to quiet title to described lots in Wilsons and Andrews Additions to South Washington. They allege record title errors and adverse claims by numerous defendants and unknown claimants. action seeks fee simple ownership and barring of all claims with general relief. Court sets Jan 15 1940 deadline for appearances. default leads to judgment. George F Morrison attorney for plaintiffs. Dec 29 16 23
The screen version of Lloyd C. Douglas novel opens Sunday at the State theater. Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, and John Howard star in a drama about a young doctor and a Chinese relief mission with romance and moral conflict at its core.
Miss Lamour leaves a hotel without Howard and vanishes as he receives a cryptic telegram about pursuing separate paths. The story shifts to China, where Howard seeks his love, is wounded in a bombed hospital, and a skilled surgeon, Tamiroff, helps save him. The denouement heightens the tension with cross cultural themes and passionate performance.
A Thanksgiving meal at the Falk home in St Ansgar ended in tragedy when a shelf collapsed striking Augusta Albrecht 83 knocking her unconscious. Granddaughter Jean Falk 22 fainted as others gathered after initial treatment. Rev Elmer Vohr began to bless as Nels Mellman 74 of Northwood died in his chair.
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