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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1934
Page
4
The speaker extols the Savings Loan Association as a practical, 100 percent protected credit source to aid home builders and businesses. He argues America has become a credit nation and that government endorsement will spur broader lending, more construction, and greater employment.
Wilbur Eicher of the State Motor Vehicle department visited Washington to highlight Iowa rules many motorists overlook. Visitors need a county treasurer visitor’s permit, out of state residents may require Iowa licenses, duplicates available for lost plates, and carriers may need a chauffeur license. Drivers should keep registration and license, check lights, and ensure rear reflectors are visible 200 feet at night.
The Lord knoweth the days of the upright and their inheritance shall be forever. The piece notes a critique of excessive negotiation and accounting in human affairs attributed to Bruce Barton, dated January 25, 1934.
If the legislature passes a tax revision bill, real property taxes could be reduced for homeowners and property owners. The measure seeks lower assessments and recalibration of tax rates to ease the fiscal load on local residents.
A discussion argues for 20 million more in taxes in Towa as part of an equalization effort. It notes prior reductions already cut property taxes and warns that extending levies to previously untaxed properties will face opposition, but asserts tax revision and further reductions are needed to restore property values statewide.
The Duluth Herald reflects on past expositions such as Philadelphia 1876 and Chicago 1893, noting how lean years and financial crises shaped them. It argues that future prosperity often follows hardship, and that long history suggests governments endure cycles of worry and renewal.
A quirky local note recounts Dave Futton handing out questionnaires to merchants and readers clippings coupons for free samples. It includes jokes about masques and a Quaker’s wit with a thug as interlude.
Dr McMichael of Monmouth College commends two MA theses in a Christian Union Herald feature. Carolyn McCleery of Washington and Kathryn Aikin of Muskingum are highlighted for research on early Presbyterian psalter and Scot Irish in the colonies. He lauds their work as worthy of study alongside classical subjects.
Local items report cloudy weather with heavy roads and light sun. Social notes mention the corn hog farmers meeting, Lexington Aid luncheon, and visits to and from residents including Mrs. M. Fulton, Mrs. Everett Green, and Myrtle Patterson.
Des Moines hosts the Iowa Farm Bureau Convention with emphasis on land bank financing to aid farmers. Officials describe loan procedures under emergency acts, 70 percent cap, and creditor negotiations, while urging organization and member involvement to sustain the bureau's influence.
Daisy V. Williams outlines a year of assaults by radical elements and financial stress but notes the Iowa Farm Bureau's strong recovery, successful membership drives in February and October, and its role in shaping New Deal agriculture policies including foreclosure prevention and price support efforts.
Thousands of Iowa farm folk attend the three day Iowa Farm Bureau federation convention in Des Moines. Four dozen counties enter musical and vocal contests while officers are to be elected and rewards given for outstanding membership and service. Speakers include Gov Clyde Herrin e and officials from the American Farm Bureau and AAA.
The entry lists Oweshiek Benton Hardin Franklin and Muscatine counties and notes Keokuk county quarters won the state contest last year and then the national Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Chicago.
The article reports fluctuating land figures for Oregon in 1832 1941 and 1942 with 98 000 acres cited for one datum and 17 000 acres for another. Officials note the two figures are larger than earlier estimates and reflect growth trends within the period.
Rainy River Ont. resident Clifford G Morrison reports Buckley’s Mixture quickly relieves bronchitis and coughing. A bottle in the medicine chest means instant breathing relief and calm nights, with Lemmon’s Pharmacy carrying the remedy.
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