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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1937
Page
4
Today's Bible Thought presents a 1937 reflection on 2 Corinthians 5 17 and the idea that failure can build character. It contrasts ideal promises by economic planners with the value of experiencing failure, citing Dr Harold Stonier as the source of the view.
The article argues for early revision of punitive taxes like the undistributed profits tax and capital gains taxes to relieve business. It says such laws hurt private enterprise, contributed to recession, and warns against unqualified changes risking deeper debt as the nation spends more than it earns.
The obituary honors Will Fitzwilliams one of the last old time printers who trained before machines. It notes his work on the Democrat and Evening Journal and his role in shaping early Washington press practices. Also recalls peers Frank Frazier Nate Black Al W. McCall William McCausland and Bob Burdette and reflects on the craft’s evolution and gratitude owed to these pioneers.
The speaker warns that untimely and biased laws have caused a deep economic and social disaster. He compares today to 1896 and 1930 lows, noting earlier recoveries after hardship, but blames recent experiments for lasting pain and scars as the nation anticipates future consequences.
A bum asked for charity at the Jay Brown home. Mrs. Brown gave a meal if he swept snow, and the man cleaned the sidewalk swiftly before a police car arrived. Also notes a coffee loving Washington man and a wheat sharing dispute ending in half a load settled.
A columnist outlines three sit-down strike types blamed for 1937’s slump and predicts one more in 1938. He argues labor, investors, and buyers all staged sit-downs, but expects a recovery as Congress and policy shift, with higher stock prices and renewed employment on the horizon.
Edward Sullivan and Mayme Sullivan sue for title quieting to Lots 3 and 4 in Leonard Smouse's addition to East Washington Iowa now City of Washington. The petition alleges adverse claims by many defendants and unknown claimants, seeks fee simple title and bar to any rights, with general equitable relief. The case returns to court January 1938, with defendants warned to appear by January 10.
The sheriff announces a public sale at the Washington County Court House Iowa on December 20 1937 between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. It includes Tract 1 West Chester out lots Ten Eleven Twelve and related parcels Tract 2 Lot 18 Block 2 Chester Tract 3 various railroad and depot tract Tract 4 undivided half interest in Lots and Block 4 Chester. The sale is to satisfy a mortgage for The Chester Savings Bank and proceeds go to the mortgagee.
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