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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1940
Page
4
A 1940 Bible Thought links Galatians 6 1 to tempering judgment with meekness. It reviews Iowa farm land values from 1900 to 1920, noting the 1910 peak and 1920 decline, and argues free market fundamentals underlie prosperity. It warns against government price supports and highlights the national debt, urging simple, prudent living to avoid waste.
Kitty Elie Morgan Ballard daughter of George and Jule Hollingsworth Morgan born near Richland Iowa July 4 1876 died July 2 1940 seven days before her sixty fourth birthday. She married on February 6 1895 and ...
Mrs Ballard, wife of Henry Clark Ballard of Coppock, died after a long Florida life at home in Pleasant Plain. She leaves seven children including Mrs Arthur Eden and Mrs Jula Dawson, plus sixteen grandchildren and siblings in Richland and Fairfield. Funeral led by Rev L A Phinney with friends and a mixed quartet performing.
A collage of light humor and anecdotes about everyday mishaps and misunderstandings. A mail carrier battles a dog, a photographer jokes about lost inspiration, doctors banter with patients, and humorous exchanges at home and church.
Four grandsons Rex Dawson Richard Dawson John Weaton Clark Miller also Donald Butterbaugh and Lester Butterbaugh acted as pallbearers at the funeral, carrying the casket and marking the family’s final tribute.
About 100 Bieber Sunday school members drove to Mt. Pleasant on the 4th of July for a Saunders park picnic. They enjoyed a dinner with 15 gallons of home made ice cream and cake, plus ball games, horseshoes, contests, and swimming for the children.
A nostalgic screen portrait follows the Carters a family in Ohio with ups and downs amid a Chicago connection. Fay Bainter Frank Craven Edmund Lowe Genevieve Tobin lead a cast as the Carters and Hastings in a story of sacrifice ambition and adoption.
Editorial writers in Chariton Herald-Patriot praise WILLKIE as a common man who understands average Americans problems. They urge independent voters to back sane government this fall and support Willkie. The Atlantic News-Telegraph editor notes a lower Fourth of July death toll and hints at cautious public behavior. George Unkrich visited J J Rich's on Sunday.
Captain David A. Morris, formerly of the area, has been promoted to Major in the Army Engineers Corps. He has been transferred from Fort Benning Georgia to Langley Field Virginia.
A brief notice notes a field visit occurred on Sunday with Mr Fred Crawford and Mrs Crawford. The sentence records social engagement without additional context or details.
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