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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1941
Page
4
A Virginian Pilot expert notes that horses are becoming less useful in war except when they are Trojan. The column reflects on evolving military roles and enduring symbolism of horses in combat lore.
Daily religious message cites Eph 4 15 urging believers to speak truth in love to grow in Christ with a concise verse reflection for readers.
Washington community sends Troop D of the Iowa cavalry on a yearlong mechanized training in Texas. The unit departs on a Milwaukee train to Brownwood for Camp Bowie with the aim of national defense and modernization. Journal plans weekly letters from private Bob Lewis and hopes for safe return.
E P Chase notes Iowa legislators and constituents oppose entering the European war. He contrasts eastern pro war sentiment with Iowa and the Midwest where stay out shows stronger resolve, citing letters and telegrams to Senators Herring and Gillette and Iowa representatives. He reports Washington Iowa residents share defense support but resist officials pushing US into conflict.
The article laments Mrs. Roosevelt for calling Republican congress members who did not fully praise her husband’s message “shocking and terrifying.” It notes her lapse into a banal fallacy and asserts a misreading of congressional dissent as a betrayal rather than a citizen stance during a national crisis.
A collage of jokes and tidbits contrasts a young farmhand's spendthrift early wages with ironic quips about war, taxes, language, and daily life. It notes a 50 000 year old turkey find and ends with a medical note on milk leg after childbirth.
The Christian Century quotes a critique of partisan loyalty during a national crisis. It argues that opposition to administration policy cannot be labeled disloyalty and warns that treating dissent as treason echoes fascist tendencies.
The Journal notes 1940 county vital statistics released by Dr. D C Barrett director of the health unit. The piece defends the unit as a valuable institution, cites its Journal building office and praises its usefulness and people.
By April 20 the film had earned over 17 million dollars at the box office. The 433 technicolor prints in circulation span more than 1,600 miles of film.
The Wilmington residence that served as General Cornwallis' headquarters during the Revolutionary War now houses the local chapter of the Colonial Dames.
World telephone data shows half of all telephones are in the United States. New York City holds more phones than all of France and has three times as many as Asia combined.
A jumble of humor and vignettes shows a Washington youth in a drug store surprised by a muffler and scarf match, an Irishman joke about heaven, and a boxing champ quip. A teacher quiz ends with a child naming cars as dangerous horns while Mrs. R. M. B. adds a continuing comic fragment.
A Toledo Chronicle editorial quotes Prof. H. H. McCarty of the University of Iowa arguing that the Iowa Village remains a vital institution. He notes some functions have shifted to larger towns due to better transportation, but the village persists.
Washington Lodge No. 26 F and AM holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Howard McBride is Worshipful Master and A W Yard serves as secretary.
East and west bound trains listed with regular or exception schedules. Details include departure times for No 8 No 25 No 26 No 3 No 44 and No 4 Golden State Limited along with Knoxville Branch No 430 No 429 and mixed trains. Agents L Goodlander and C F Anderson noted.
The article notes the actress who played the heroine gained significant war experience and plans to return to England to apply it.
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