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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1931
Page
4
A devotional note cites a gospel warning about hurting young believers. It emphasizes the gravity of causing harm to those who trust in Jesus and invokes the imagery of a millstone to stress severe consequence.
The piece argues that reducing the number of millionaires does not necessarily lift poorer classes. It cites observed wealth shifts, questions whether penalizing the rich helps the majority, and notes historical examples about taxation and rates. It concludes that broad wealth creation may require new economic systems rather thanpunishing a single class.
The article discusses how inheritance tax aims to fund government by taxing heirs who receive wealth from the deceased. It notes evasion occurs when the giver distributes assets before death to shift tax burden, shielding tangible property from taxation and shifting it to heirs.
Investigations into a 22 million city fund for improvements show about 119 thousand checks issued in the disbursement process. Reported payments largely went to individuals who provided political services rather than actual city work, highlighting long standing graft in large urban governments.
Institutions wear blinders as bootlegging drives big money through channels. Banking houses allegedly cater to bootleggers to win prestige from illicit resources. Money talks, corrupting even reputable banks and undermining integrity in the process.
Claire Dewey of the Will Dilg League of Iowa told the Executive Council this week that building a Cedar River dam would block river passage harm upstream fish life and pollute streams by slowing flow. The group seeks state safeguards to prevent damming and protect water quality with Dewey dedicating extensive effort to this movement.
The editors urge revival of capital punishment and whipping posts, call for execution of civilians with machine guns, and praise harsh social controls. They cite public spankings in Czecho Slovakia, liquor shop closures in Saskatchewan, flogging at Canon City prison, and mock life terms as farcical.
The page presents daily English tips by W. L. Gordon focusing on misused words mispronunciations and common misspellings. It defines EXCERPT as to select a literary passage with examples and notes pronunciation and spelling quirks for labyrinth and macaroni highlighting emphasis on learning one word daily.
A clipped noisy miscellany with local color and chatter about editing, Christmas trees, a geology pun, a mock doctor joke, and a flowers tribute to Charley Ragan. The piece hints at a small town’s humor and social scenes with references to a millinery store remark about gold and silver hats.
A reminiscence recalls Howard Sitler as a telegraph operator in Keokuk and mentions maple seed sales in Washington in the 1870s. The note hints at small-town life and a childhood memory of finding quarters, reflecting local nostalgia.
Donations surge for a Christmas bill to Jim Pennell as supporters cite kindness and steady support. The message notes gloomier skies trigger quicker generosity, underscoring personal appreciation from O Wenn and others.
J Z Hinshaw proves store managers and professors can be absent minded. Mrs Hinshaw asked him to place fruit salad in the ice box for Vivian Zear’s late lunch but he stored scalloped eggs there instead and left the fruit salad in the warm kitchen.
A brief humorous puzzle debates counts for Eve and Adam apples. Various proposed totals appear as jokes, with fanciful figures like Eve eight and Adam two, or giants theory, and a final playful solution listing Eve two hundred fourteen and Adam eight twelve forty two.
A series of clipped exchanges humorously misspeaks about circuses coffee elephants and wrecks. The dialogue drifts through misheard phrases and odd questions, ending mid thought with a boy asking what becomes of a football player.
Clarksbury West Va December 11 U P Brass bands filled streets near the jail as Harry F Powers, convicted of murdering Dorothy Lamke in Northboro Massachusetts, awaited a possible life saving appeal. He was slated for sentencing Saturday by Judge Join C Southern after a jury found him guilty shortly after 5 pm. The town showed mixed reaction as Powers’ fate hung on the death sentence.
Newspaper briefs report 17 year old John McDonald panhandling through a theater area on Wednesday then drifting through lobby backstage and cafeteria sleeping by a paper elephant until usher guards caught him Friday afternoon. In Evansville a divorce is granted to Frances Mae Rauley for cruel and inhuman treatment as husband refused bath for four months. In Detroit Alexandra Daas sues for divorce citing her husband’s four consecutive absences with excuses including flat tires and Turkish paths. In Sturgis Michigan 23 high school boys in a cooking class prepare Christmas cakes after demo of Thanksgiving pumpkin pies.
In Grundy Center Iowa residents discuss the upcoming national corn husking contest as part of the town’s big celebration. A Navy son reports hearing an ear by ear radio broadcast from 500 miles away. The piece notes local interest and community pride.
Duncan Oklahoma resident J H Alexander, 60, walked ten miles to Duncan to pay seven dollars and five cents in delinquent personal taxes. Deputy N C Williams noted he did not complain about the payment.
Crane City Texas sheriff Bud Blair is imprisoned in his own jail by friends who sentenced him to a 48 hour term following his marriage to Grace Thompson.
In EMERICK Nebraska Harry Dubachek shifted a stored burr grinder into use and began milling wheat. He earns about $3.75 per bushel by grinding and selling whole wheat breakfast food to Madison county stores.
Mrs Palemea Warners challenged Sergeant Petroit as a court set to hear a gond checker match. The event will take place in the recorder's courtroom with an admission of 25 cents.
A fragment shows a father growling about his son becoming a referee as eyesight fails. The dialogue includes a line about a miniature cocktail and a quip that one drink would render him a miniature out, recorded on STENO NO. 2.
Weather expert Charles D. Reed predicts a drop in temperatures after a mild day with widespread rainfall. Readings ranged from 0.22 to 0.74 inches in cities like Charles City and Des Moines, with the coldest night expected to see 20 degrees in the northwest while Dubuque reports light precipitation.
The Uptown Neighborhood Theater was damaged by a bomb causing about $3,000 in damage. Julius Heortz said the blast was retaliation for his refusal to hire non-resident union operators to replace his current nonunion staff.
The district poultry show in Boone closes today after four days with Greene and scone counties breeders entering birds. The event marks the first dual-county trial for the affair in this locale.
R. C. Williams, director of research for the state department of public instruction, told Warren county school officials last night that tax wealth variation across Iowa makes public school financing complex. He cited districts needing more than 90 mills to raise funds that others achieve with 10 mills in the same county.
A fire truck racing to an alarm collided with a street car at an intersection, spraying firemen into the air. Injured were E. R. Kahler H. M. Faidley W. S. Devine and H. L. Stanbrough all firefighters with serious injuries.
A. P. Fields faces three years in Fort Madison state prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy in a burglary gang case. Fields, a father of seven and city park department policeman, admitted he allowed his home to be used for storing stolen merchandise.
Attorneys for Filmer S. Huckins press to free their client from federal charges alleging use of funds. The case centers on alleged financial misconduct and improper handling of assets.
Sioux City report details Deputy Frank O Connor attempting to lock up A Z Engleman for a year with a padlock order. The Engleman “bar” was only a plank between downtown buildings with no floor ceiling wall or door, leaving no place to snap the lock.
Scores of needy people in Des Moines received a free “store haircut” today as local barbers joined welfare agencies to offer one evening per week of hair grooming for the unemployed.
Mrs Gladys Vance wife of Melvin Vance was returned to her Ames home today after a terrifying ride at gunpoint through northwestern Iowa. Police reported no further details at this time.
Vance of the state highway commission was robbed of $10 after a gunman forced her to drive from Ames north to near Pocahontas then back toward Rolfe. She later contacted her husband and met him in Humboldt, returning home.
Ackley notes Guy Coulter won the Miller trophy for corn yields. His 10 acre plot produced an average of 1972 bushels per acre, claimed as an emergency location for the national cornhusking contest.
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