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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1940
Page
4
A Bible Thought for Saturday February 24 urges believers to let God guide their life and stay steadfast in the Lord’s work. It quotes 1 Corinthians 15 58 affirming that labor done in the Lord is not in vain.
The piece notes citizen resentment against Huey Long style tactics and reports that opponents want a federal flood-control dam at Corralville costing 6.6 million dollars. It contrasts the engineers’ doubts with the potential benefits to allied projects and ponders shifting public spending choices. It also quotes Thomas Jefferson on presidential term limits and the danger of office becoming lifetime.
A collage of comments on opportunity in 1940 finances, politics, and culture. Notable notes critique the Wagner Act influence on RFC lending, praise Dr. Ethan Colton’s Institute of International Understanding, and lampoon war-era headlines while weaving in rural wit, jokes, and social observations about taxes, gender, and daily life.
Ohm's Law states that the electromotive force equals the current times the resistance, with volts equal to amperes times ohms. It describes how voltage, current, and resistance relate in an electric circuit using a straightforward proportional rule.
A district court suit asks Mr and Mrs Kenry Naebers of Black Hawk county to transfer 114.5 acre farm once owned by Miss Eiza beth Mueniiz to six nieces nephews two grandnephews and a grandniece as surviving heirs. Plaintiffs claim they are the sole surviving heirs of two Miss Muehliz relatives and that all attempts to reclaim the property failed. The defendants are alleged to be unrelated to Miss Muehliz.
A Drake University faculty committee disbanded the new men's dormitory student government after reports of hazing and horseplay. Five students were ordered to cover the medical bills of freshman James Black 18 from St. Joseph Missouri who spent a week in Mercy hospital after the incident.
A humorous verse outlines a sequence of misfired acts from shooting an arrow to sailing a balloon. Each incident ends with a neighbor demanding payment, a court threat, or a joke that wounds feelings, illustrating how random shots rarely land properly. The piece closes with a joke exchange about making a match.
Amendment to renewal of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Washington County Iowa records an amendment substituted articles of incorporation. It notes a regular meeting held January 6 1940 with due notice and sufficient representation of members at the principal Washington Iowa office.
A compiled list of February dates marking notable figures and institutions including Abraham Lincoln George Washington and Charles Dickens, with entries for Lemley Yar Insurance Ross 5e to 1.00 Store Edison Edison and others spanning 1809 to 1932 from Jacobs Tire Wolfe Hatchery and Dr. Fred Reid Veterinarian, among a Farmer's Cooperative Exchange reference.
The Journal plans a contest awarding a dollar per word paragraph about a firm’s first year. Submit 50 words or less on one incident from any listed anniversary firm. Three best entries win one dollar each. Entries due by February 29, 1940.
The article recalls Queen Liliuokalani's reign from 1891 to 1898, her overthrow, Hawaii’s subsequent republic, annexation by the United States, and her life composing music including the enduring song Aloha Oe. It then notes a Iowa corporate legal notice adopting amended Articles of Incorporation for Farmers Mutual Insurance.
Official actions amend the Articles of Incorporation for Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Washington County Iowa consolidating with Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Washington County. Ira A. Coon and Chas Kennedy certify the proceedings and signatures dated February 3 1940 with notary acknowledgment on February 3 1949 in Washington County Iowa.
Women workers at the Royal Copenhagen porcelain works in Denmark may listen to radio programs via earphones while decorating dinner plates and saucers. The policy outlines allowable earphone use during production tasks in the factory environment.
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