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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1934
Page
4
Iowa lawmakers debate a proposed tax revision amid concerns of a tax shift. An interim committee’s bill, favored by Governor Herring, faces backfire arguments against eliminating property taxes. Citizens warn against all tax removal and push for a broader base with targeted exemptions and new displacement taxes.
Our European correspondent Lloyd McCall writes from France about overseeing a large oil refinery project with 490 to 500 workers, daily tanker output, gas prices, metric time and measures, classed trains, and multinational crews. He notes currency shifts, unemployment figures, and cultural observations.
A collage of classroom jokes, poetry about western skies, and light humor. It includes a schoolboy’s sentence writing example, a playful office-boy anecdote, verse on sunsets, and brisk notes on language quirks and dictionary-style definitions.
Bruce Cabot stars as a naval academy cadet who falls for his commandant’s daughter. After risking dismissal, he commands a submarine chaser during war maneuvers and heroically rescues a friend when a crash capsizes the vessel. The film features Betty Furness and others with a dramatic, danger-filled finale at Annapolis.
Laurel and Hardy comedy shows their wives the ruse as they try to attend a lodge convention. Stan and Ollie plot to deceive using subterfuge until the deception is revealed and the laughs escalate.
Noel Coward's Design for Living arrives on screen with Fredric March Gary Cooper Miriam Hopkins and Edward Everett Horton directed by Ernst Lubitsch The adaptation of the Broadway comedy blends witty dialogue with Lubitsch elegance delivering stylish performances and light sophisticated entertainment at the State Theatre Sunday Monday and Tuesday.
A disjointed excerpt hints at chlorinated rubber as a paint ingredient and mentions Germany, years of research, and a possible grandfather named Mark Twain. The text shifts to a witty aside about discovering paternity and a Broadway street conversation with a drift of fragmented phrases and quips.
A large crowd from Washington attended the funeral of Dr Harold McWilliams held at the Farmington Methodist church yesterday at 2 20 p m. He was active in local service as president of the board of education secretary of the fire department Masonic lodge Lions club head of the Boy Scouts and treasurer of the Congregational church. Attendees included Everett Burham Clayton Neiswanger Charles Denisof Ed Squire Dave McCartney Charles Ragan and others.
The voters of South Prairie School District No 7 in Jackson Township Washington County Iowa will vote on February 13 1934 at Fred A Donaldson's residence between 1 PM and 9 PM on whether to issue school building bonds of 1450 dollars to erect and equip a school house. Board directors C C Rothlisberger Fred Donaldson Godfrey Juzeler announce the notice dated January 19 26 February 24.
Washington man George Oakes and John Wilson of Wapello plus Phil Crail and Floyd Pine of Columbus Junction are named. Dr McWilliams was killed in an early Tuesday crash north of Crawfordsville while returning from a Co K reunion.
The Lincoln School five defeated Centennial 5 to 8 in a grade school basketball game. The schedule lists next Tuesday after school a Wallace versus Heights matchup at the Y gymnasium.
About fifty people attended the Washington township farm bureau meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Wallter R Brown last night. Musical numbers were given by Misses Alice and Mary Sunter and Mrs W J Roudabush. HC Binney Washimpton township president reviewed the bureau partner. Mrs Claude Rhodebeck outlined the women's work for the coming year. County Agent W J Roudabush spoke briefly and showed moving pictures.
An adult captive lion reportedly requires about sixteen pounds of meat per day. The statement notes the animal’s daily dietary need and emphasizes consistent feeding for health.
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