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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1933

Page

4

Cadar's Bible Thought Monday February 6 1933

A devotional note cites Psalm 42 6 as a remedy for the blues with a plea to remember God. It reflects a weekly religious reflection urging faith amid discouragement.

Muscle Shoals powers future of Alabama debate

The piece discusses President elect Roosevelt backing Muscle Shoals power as a national asset while Coolidge and Hoover favored limited government involvement. It notes the dam has idle capacity and could supply vast regions, but stresses the nation’s tight finances, looming budget and debt issues, and the push for self supporting projects.

Coolidge Hoover Mr. Roosevelt United States Alabama Muscle Shoals Congress Boulder Dam

Congress Faces Fearsome Tax Situation Ahead

The piece urges courage as Congress prepares to study a dangerous tax issue filled with TNT like risks. It emphasizes tackling the matter before other business and calls for fearless handling of the crisis.

Congress

Iowa Farm Mortgage Debt Burden Then and Now

The piece argues Iowa's farm mortgage debt exploded during and after World War I, with per capita burdens reaching 445 dollars versus 75 nationally in 1930. Iowa's aggregate indebtedness topped 1.098 billion, far higher than Illinois, reflecting war-time land speculation. It states the state remains slow to recover from inflated land prices and heavy debt.

United States Iowa Union Illinois Agricultural Department

Last Will and Testament of a Lame Duck

Ruth Bryan Owen, a Florida congresswoman in her lame duck period, reads a short swat song at the National Women’s Press Club in Washington. The poem claims she knows political issues but may defer them to new members.

Ruth Bryan Owen Florida Swat National Women’s Press Club Washington, D. C

When Lame Ducks Roam That Vast Expansed Expanse

A dated poem laments political indecision and budget woes as lawmakers face tough choices on taxation spending and the economy. It thanks the press for past support while voicing uncertainty about future patronage and policy directions.

Unusual Barber Shop Antics In Washington

A young Washington businessman, unnamed, amused patrons in a local barber shop when he pulled from his pocket what he thought was a handkerchief but found a pair of his young daughter�s panties instead.

Washington

Like Marrying The Telephone Book

Havana reports a lengthy wedding as Rosa Cannavaciolo wed Ignacio Florencio Octavio Leopoldo Enríque Carlos Pedro Luis Joaquin Ramon Salvador Manuel Lorenzo Esteban Modesto Jose Bonda y Marin. An authority notes Tin Pan Alley yields about 25 000 distinct popular songs annually.

Havana Cuba Rosa Cannavaciolo Ignacio Florencio Octavio Leopoldo Enrique Carlos Pedro Luis Joaquin Ramon Salvador Manuel Lorenzo Esteban Modesto Jose Bonda Y Marin Tin Pan Alley

Heavens a Parody Marie by Baron

A light verse parody about Marie who gabs and has her way. It jokes that she keeps a $10 permanent in her hair and the speaker blames himself while Marie remains unchanged.

Marie

Big Jake Lehman Receives Life Term Commutation

In Norristown Pennsylvania the firs tdegree murder sentence of Big Jake Lehman was commuted from electrocution to life imprisonment. He declared that the change lets him finish his jigsaw puzzle.

Norristown Big Jake’ Lehman

Blow That Horn Dear X A

A clipped apostrophe filled note echoes with a satirical jab at prosperity chatter and the horn of plenty, presenting a humorous voice through Oscar's sharp aside. The piece riffs on canned optimism and the idea that a mere horn blast could signal fortune.

Thoughts on Love and Rotary News From Gloucester

A reflective poem contrasts love and night with longing and darkness. Separate notes quip about Rotary clubs in Gloucester England and a humorous, self submitted missive about a humorous matter suppressed by the local news desk.

A Boomish Question at the Gate

A terse exchange unfolds as a man at the gate questions a boy about mowing the lawn to explain the tall grass. The scene hints at a domestic or humorous moment capturing dialogue.

Making It Perfectly Plain Englishman

A terse fragment notes communication with the operator and references an Englishman, with unclear context or further details. The readable text offers no explicit event or outcome beyond the call for plain language.

Lincoln Anthology 7 Percent Lincoln By Minna Irving

A patriotic tribute extols Abraham Lincoln as a guiding light and a humane, steadfast leader. The poem praises his memory and influence, describing his enduring legacy as a lighthouse to the nation and a beacon for students and citizens.

Newly Found Portrait Study of Mary Todd Lincoln

A newly discovered portrait study of Mary Todd Lincoln by Dargel Huntington is described as a distinct contribution to the nation. Mary Todd Lincoln, born 1818 in Lexington Kentucky, daughter of Robert Smith Todd, died 1882, seventeen years after Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

Mary Todd Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Dargel Huntington Rined Tr Robert Smith Todd Lexington

Fort Stevens Battle Site near Walter Reed Cemetery

Fort Stevens near Georgia Avenue and Walter Reed hospital marks Civil War history. Forty soldiers who died there rest in a nearby cemetery as Lincoln watched the engagement from a defensive position, exposing himself to fire before retirement.

Georgia Avenue Walter Reed Hospital White House Fort Stevens Lincoln Wright

Lincoln on Property as a Positive Good and Promotion

A Lincoln quotation argues property is the fruit of labor and a positive good for society. It states wealth shows others may become rich and urges the industrious to build for themselves to ensure safety from violence.

Abraham Lincoln

Mr Arrison Harth and the Hen Chorus

A playful fragment centers on Mr Arrison repeating sounds and names in a humorous, rhythm like gag. The speaker riffs through syllables hay two hars a hi a hes a ho and a hen, creating a quirky sound pattern.

Mr.Arrison Arrison

Lawsuit tests validity of Iowa gasoline tax in federal court

Mona Motor Oil of Council Bluffs sues former state treasurer Ray E Johnson for 491664.33 in state gasoline taxes claiming the levy burdens interstate trade. The proceeding before Judges Dewey Kenyon and Scott follows a fall suspension of Mona Motor Oil's Iowa dispensing license amid tax dispute and governor’s remarks.

Des Moines Iowa Mona Motor Oil Company Council Bluffs Ray E Johnson Charles A. Dewey William Ss. Kenyon Towan U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals George Scott MonaMotor Johnson Herring

The Son Daughter at Fox with Hayes and Navarre

The Son Daughter adaptation of Belasco play stars Helen Hayes and Ramon Navarre as a Chinese girl who sells herself at auction to aid compatriots. It unfolds amid San Francisco Chinatown politics and tong intrigues with a distinguished supporting cast. Clarence Brown directs after Letty Lynton.

Metro- J Goldwyn-Mayer Belasco Fox Helen Hayes Ramon Navarro Sanrancisco Chinatown Miss Hayes Navarre Lewis Stone Warner Oland Ralph Morgan Louise Closser Hale H. G. Warner Clarence Brown Crawford Stable Letty Lynton

Strange Interlude Sets Two Pictures in One Film

Metro Goldwyn Mayer presents Strange Interlude at the State Theatre opening Tuesday. The Eugene O Neill drama is filmed as two pictures in one with separate recording systems for dialogue and the character thoughts or asides, creating a novel cinematic technique.

Pampus O'Neill Metro- Goldwyn-Mayers Eugene O Neill State Theatre Phot

Ambiguous Political Quote Sparks National Conversation

In a fragmentary remark, Carrie Chapman Catt urges caution amid rising political tension while a correspondent signs off with a casual greeting. The piece hints at a broader national debate but offers little clear context or outcome.

Time Saver Washing Machines Highlight Household Labor

A historical note compares modern washing machines to the vast labor of housewives, claiming machines save 12 500 years of work weekly. It speculates that even a single woman working every week since before Christianity would not equal the weekly time saved.

Elements in the Sun Reveal Outer Layer Composition

The spectroscope shows the sun's chromosphere is mainly hydrogen and helium with trace vapors of iron titanium manganese nickel cobalt and other over forty elements detected.

Roosevelt Reveals Far Reaching Federal Planning Plan

President elect Franklin Roosevelt announces a sweeping plan to unite ten states for conservation reforestation flood control and power development across the Tennessee River Valley. The program centers on Muscle Shoals assets creating vast new power reserves and employing tens of thousands, with total costs potentially reaching a billion dollars.

Franklin Roosevelt Congress Roosevelt Tennessee River Muscle Shoals

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