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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1932
Page
4
A brief devotional note from July 1 1982 echoes a Jesus Christ reassurance. The message centers on faith in God and in Christ, promising a place in the Father’s house with many mansions and a preparation of a place for believers.
A veteran from Washington Iowa reports on conditions near a Bonus March camp. He notes arrivals from Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, displays orderly conduct, strict punishment for bootlegging, Red hunting, and panhandling. He praises Washington authorities and his favored senator, praising a new paper by the B BE F with wide circulation.
The Journal notes the Bonus Army march on Washington and urges restraint. It argues veterans are citizens with rights yet cautions payment could disrupt the economy. It calls for leadership from veterans to decide in harmony with national interests.
The Democratic platform favors repeal of the 18th Amendment and beer, while the Republican plank remains noncommittal. The parties are split on wets and dries, with no single party stance. The issue bears heavily on conventions amid broader economic concerns.
A veteran from Washington Iowa writes from Senator Brookhart's office about eight camps in Washington D C housing about 25000 World War I veterans. He notes diverse attendees including lawyers doctors bankers and merchants with many wives children and mothers accompanying them. The message mentions 300 women and children from Pittsburgh.
Fr Du Mont Smith argues that the Constitution arose from intolerable weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation and the need for a true national government. He notes sovereign states, the Continental Congress, and the Constitutional Convention of 1787, stressing the writing of a tri partite system that preserves existing individual rights while granting national powers.
A satirical piece notes an editor at the pearly gate asking St Peter about earthly deeds. The response credits a career running a country printing plant and ends with the gate granting entry to heaven with a harp.
A compact guide highlighting common errors and proper usage for English learners. It covers misused phrases such as hardly vs scarcely, mispronunciations like refer able, misspellings like sheikei, and essential synonyms like control and govern. The daily note ends with a vocabulary focus on ineffectual.
A column reflects on the halfway point of 1931 with light humor about July 4th on a Monday. Local notes joke about a post office distress flag and a golf ball bearing Ira Shenefelt’s name found in a chicken yard. Delbert Bailey jokes about miscounted chickens while Shinney claims a long shot from Number 3 tee.
Readers urge a newspaper signature for identification citing safety concerns and threats. The piece notes a tentative comeback of horses and hints at cautious branding. A Kansas post office incident recalls a man who died and wasn’t found for three days.
A newspaper piece reprints a late 19th century spoof listing a sign painter’s charges for church decorations with biblical figures and scenes. The humorous catalog includes items like Correcting ten commandments and renewing misers souls, followed by a dated vignette of ladies admiring a boy hoeing corn.
Ames Iowa July 1 Anson Marston retires after 28 years as dean of the engineering division at Iowa State College His successor is T R Age a 1915 WA professor of highway engineering who was assistant dean under Marston prior to the appointment
The Pirates jump from fourth to first in the National League after a 9 to 6 win over the Cardinals, their seventh straight victory. Cheek Klein and Hal Lee power Phillies to a 9 to 3 win over Brooklyn. Yankees and Browns pace the American League with strong showings.
Joe E Brown explains hat size plus mirror tricks define his screen persona. He says a funny hat heightens character and jokes about oversized cowboy and tight grey fedora worn in The Tender Foot at the State theater. Supporting cast includes Ginger Rogers Lew Cody Vivian Oakland Marion Byron and more.
Columbia's shocker Behind the Mask plays at the Fox theater. The film follows Mr X a ruthless dope ring leader supported by a loyal gang as the Secret Service closes in on his identity and destroys the operation with government agent Jack Hart uncovering the mastermind.
Francis Golden, owner of a Le Mars saloon, remained in serious condition after a suspected alcohol accident. Federal agents raided the establishment causing him to rush to the rear to pour out bottles. As he passed a stove his clothes ignited and agents tore off his shirt to save him. The liquid was described as alcohol and highly flammable.
A high school band feature at Washington High highlights director Milburne McKay, with twenty four junior musicians, multiple siblings and regional talent noted. The piece praises the director’s work, the band’s improving performance and plans for an eighty piece ensemble next year. Also reported is Iowa gasoline tax receipts for June 1932.
Iowa news: William Webster, 58, pleaded guilty to killing Joe Bailey, 37, in Fort Dodge and received a 20 year penitentiary sentence from Judge H. E. Fry after admitting the murder. The crime occurred about a month prior to sentencing.
Des Moines truck driver Orville Harvey was exonerated in the fatal collision that killed Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Kirkham of Joliet Illinois. The coroner's jury blamed Kirkham, and both Kirkham spouses were shipped to Joliet for burial.
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