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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1937
Page
4
Bible Thought for Wednesday January 13 1987 emphasizes righteousness and judgment for the oppressed. It reflects on immortality not as fate but as the level of living for immortal causes, honoring Dr. Stephen Wise.
The Swift & Company year book for 1936 37 notes about 105 million invested in meat at the start of 1937 and a gross business near 832 million dollars with a bit under a 2 percent net margin. It calls Swift a model of big business with wide reach and strong profitability. A separate editorial plea argues for stronger traffic laws and enforcement after 1936 saw the worst automobile crash toll to date, urging public opinion to curb reckless driving and impose harsher penalties.
The article cites Justavus Franklin Swift who founded his company over fifty years ago and now employs 60 000 people. A survey shows over 80 percent of current executives began at the bottom as messengers, laborers, or clerks, 15 percent rose from assistant foremen, and 5 percent came in at managerial ranks.
After Monday night’s University of Town game the writers condemn the crowd for poor sportsmanship. They hissed official calls before understanding the play and criticized decisions prematurely.
A brief, dated note describes arrival of game tickets after the Iowa Purdue match and comments on the week’s Saturday Evening Post cover. It mentions a well dressed transient asking for charity, contrasting him with local businessmen, while Washingtonians freely handed out coins, implying rising begging.
In Washington a husband delayed returning home leaving his wife and three year old awaiting him for nearly an hour. The wife later admitted that she had ended the wait by telling the child the truth. The exchange featured the child asking “Mother no love, Daddy?” and the wife replying with a sorrowful confession.
Declamatory practice has begun with contestants and a home contest set for January 27. Also reported are basketball results from Wyman high school and notes on classes, spelling winners, and a district court notice involving the sale of land in Washington County Iowa.
William H. Perkin, the English chemist who discovered mauve dye, secured his first patent for synthetic mauve just before his twentieth birthday anniversary.
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