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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1939
Page
4
A dated devotional note presents the message Cast not away therefore your confidence which hath great recompense of reward from Hebrews Chapter 10 verse 15. An exhortation to perseverance and faith invites readers to maintain trust in God amid life challenges.
Boone News Republican notes that abundant cheap money rides against a shortage of borrowers. Lack of confidence slows growth though signs point to a coming pickup. The piece recalls old fashioned patriotism as a remedy against modern isms and foreign agitators.
The piece argues nine years of deficit require new revenue. It assesses a 3 percent manufacturers tax yielding about 386 million and caps on income tax exemptions, then a general retail sales tax could raise at most 2 million, barely covering the deficit. It cites Lawrence Stafford and references Daniel Webster.
Charles Wiley purchases the McDowell farm from Cloyce Stewart in Glendale. Lyle Wilcox buys a new Allis Chalmers tractor. Glendale Gleaners hold 4 H club meeting led by Evelyn Givens with Mrs. Lloyd Hopping as club teacher. Norman Jarvis unable to attend school due to illness. Gregory Smith suffers pneumonia and is treated at County hospital. Mercedes Miller recovers from pneumonia at grandparents Amos Weaver home. Harry Bishop and family buy the Harvey farm opposite Glendale school and plan to move. Roy and family Steel attend a community dinner at the school as neighbors depart.
The milky juice of unripe opium poppy seed capsules is extracted by incisions in the capsules, then dried and purified.
A rumor credits Oliver Todd with a quirky incident on a rural railway branch. The foreman and Oliver were hauling a hand car when a faulty connection caused trouble near the grade west of town. Oliver reportedly walked off with his dinner bucket, leaving the foreman to finish the work.
An early war wireless message from a British station shows a stark exchange. The superior orders arrests of enemy aliens in the district and the reply lists seven Germans four Italians one Austrian and an American, asking whom they are at war with.
A humor clipped column recounts a pastor fishing tale where a trout escapes after the minister lands it with a net and a bystander offers to use stronger language behind the rocks. It shifts to a note on working with constructive crews instead of wrecking ones and lists comical “sweetest words” and sad phrases. Mrs. M D.
A column of fragmented humor and gags recounts a patient needing ether twice for surgery a joke about Senator Front retirement a miscaptioned article and a Russia Siberia comparison all presented in a light chatty Observer style with quick quips and casual banter.
The article notes British born butlers and maids working in New York’s fashionable homes forming a club. They named Arthur Treacher as their honorary president for 1939, signaling a lighthearted trend in domestic service.
Mickey Thooney, star of Out West With The Hardys, pursues a career as a songwriter. Though lacking formal lessons, he demonstrates a strong natural talent and has played and improvised since age seven.
A noisy Hollywood socialite scene moves from Basil Rathbone to Edward G Robinson. A sweeping Juvenile Court expose unfolds with Paul Kelly Rita Hayworth and Frankie Dare. Romance appears limited as Kelly reforms city youth headed by Dare. Birthplaces list stars Karen Morley Walter Brennan Spencer Tracy.
A filed petition in the Washington County District Court seeks to quiet title to Lot 40 Crandalls Subdivision and Lot 14 East Washington Addition in Washington Iowa. The plaintiff asserts fee simple ownership and contends adverse interests lack validity. defendants must appear by March 12 1939 or face default and judgment. Attorney S. W. Livingston represents the plaintiff.
Daily rail timetable details listing regular stops and discharge points for California tied lines, Golden State Limited, Californian, mixed trains, and Kansas City Davenport routes. Includes station stops, arrival and departure times, and agent names such as C. F. Anderson and W. C. Bell.
The 1865 constitutional amendment abolishing slavery was ratified, marking the liberation of 4,500,050 enslaved people in the United States. The milestone stands as a defining moment in American history.
A brief note notes Pennsylvania nicknamed the pretzel state for its towns and cities known for pretzels consumed nationwide. The piece highlights the cultural link between Pennsylvania regions and the popular snack.
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