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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1939
Page
4
A devotional note cites Matthew 11 25 35 where Jesus thanks the Father for concealing truth from the wise and revealing it to the simple. The reflection encourages childlike receptivity and humility in understanding divine teachings.
The Red Oak Express reports President Roosevelt denounces Hoover era spending and 1929 prosperity as false. He argues the budget must balance but now endorses large federal outlays to spark growth and lift deficits via higher tax revenue.
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald warns that a driver with a ton and a half of steel may mean harm if distracted or drowsy. Even five seconds of dozing can cause injuries, so no driver should be behind the wheel if safety is impaired.
A political debate centers on government ownership as a solution to a railroad problem. The warning emphasizes potential policy shifts if lawmakers fail to address prevailing issues and pressures.
The article argues that extended drift toward government ownership would allow unions to press Congress and government for higher wages shorter hours and softer jobs while shifting railroad deficits onto taxpayers.
In Nation's Business editor Merle Thorpe argues it may be time to reverse the scrutiny and demand what politicians will do about the failures in business policy. He decries repeated planning promises, unemployment, and inflation fears while criticizing liberalism and dependence on government, urging accountability and a return to individual liberty.
Opinion piece from the Mason City Globe-Gazette argues diseases would spark outrage if 500 yearly highway deaths occurred in Iowa urging decisive action rather than accepting recklessness.
A professor journeys five hundred miles without pay to present a long familiar point, prompting renewed interest in a topic known to many for years.
A defeated November primary candidate listed 15 cents for a dozen aspirin tablets in an expense filing. The gag hints at burnout after election returns as a bell tolls for aging ministers and fading careers, ending with a quip about breakfast perks.
A stranger asks about liquor availability while a native recalls a week without water ending in a town hall fire. The text shifts to reflections on divine gifts and friendship, and ends with a moonlit car joke about running out of gas.
The President plans large war demonstrations but offers no clear adversaries. He hints at showing strength while denying direct confrontations with Hitler Mussolini or the Mikado, presenting the move as a public flourish to persuade the people.
The Oskaloosa Herald questions who truly has security in modern society. It contrasts the security given to slaves and prisoners with the precarious protection facing businessmen and their affairs. The piece implies insecurity for business owners amid broader social constraints.
A brief note quotes 2 Timothy 2 21 urging personal purification to become sanctified and ready for the master's use prepared for every good work.
Charles Bickford quits Union Pacific scene after clash with Cecil B DeMille. Gracie Allen notes a jeweled carrot garden. Lyle Talbot’s home fire draws souvenir hunters. guard posted as he lies in hospital. Kentucky Derby sequence filmed in color for the first time in Kentucky with Loretta Young and Richard Greene.
C H Henry argues Prohibition must return to curb growing crime and drunken driving as U S crime and prison populations rise post repeal. He cites Baltimore jurists and Metropolitan Life Insurance figures warning car accidents threaten civilization. Mentions Hollywood stars births.
In a reflective remark Lord Rydner laments a single man’s drunkenness wrecking multiple trades. He cites LT seen as the finished article of liquor excess, lying in a gutter without hat, coat full of holes, boots worn, no shirt, and general dirt. He argues many industries suffer from one man’s insobriety.
Emme Steiner and brother Charlie hosted a sister shower on Saturday night. Russel Wade visited Richard Crae's home with his wife on Sunday. Grover Booth, Doris Booth of Ainsworth, and Delbert Maxwell hosted and visited with several couples at the Jay Orris and Delbert Maxwell homes in Williamsburg.
Westbound Washington Lodge No 26 A M and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday each month with Ray Cox as W M and A W Yard as secretary. The notice lists East and West bound trains with departure times, stops for California and Kansas City routes, and Knoxville Branch services including Nos 430 and 429.
Henry Hubble digs a drain for Francis Longwell this week. Paulette and Freddie Gislain visited the Griffith home Saturday. Ralph Bull and Chas Green couples attend Kalona installation Friday. Chas Green and Orlo Green couples celebrate a wedding anniversary at T. O. Nicholson home in Pleasant Plain. Merle Enfield and family visit Enos Enfield home in Iowa City. Erna Karnes and Delbert Maxwell ill with colds. John Reber made a business call in Davenport. Val Wagamon saw wood cut Monday.
Misleader Jud Tunkins argues that a large following does not prove leadership. He contends a person with many supporters may still fail as a true leader.
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