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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1938
Page
4
A Bible verse urges guidance by God's will and upright living. The piece quotes Thomas Jefferson on fundamental societal principles and excluding outsiders who pursue dangerous aims, likening such exclusions to quarantining diseased individuals.
The article argues Jeffersonian ideals in constitutional change and defends stability against mass emotionalism. It notes direct senate election as a questioned change and explains the framers’ aim for a national, less constituency-driven Senate.
The writer argues China resists Japan despite losses and occupations, noting Japan spends about 5 million pounds daily. He questions Japan’s ability to win and suggests a potential shift in world power dynamics toward peace.
The piece argues that direct popular election of U S senators removed protection against demagogic politics by giving states no proportional representation. It contends the founding fathers aimed to guard the public from demagoguery, noting current senators pursue local tactics for reelection and risk harming the national common good.
Mrs. Milton H. Coffin notes residents with Elmer Coffin family visiting Lynnville Ermin C Perisho home. Elmores spent Sunday at Groves Brighton. Johnsons dined with Ernie Fulton. Watsons and Simons family hosted by Woolson. Elmer Coffin's sister visit while oats were cut. Gowey loses work horse last week.
Neighbors report seven mushrooms growing between bricks in Val Fuhr’s basement, a sight the owner modestly notes as unusual. A local boy’s question about “delegate-at-large” prompts his father to answer that it refers to a man going to a convention while his wife remains at home.
A man out of work admiring a second hand book shop window reads a sign offering Dickens works all week for four dollars. He reacts with disgust, declaring the offer inadequate.
A whimsical remark notes that courtship brings billing and coping, then life reduces to many bills. The author compares bluffing in life to poker, with a ledger crediting Rodger and Abraham Lincoln's line about people seeking to live at others’ expense.
An exchange paper declares a bridge rule that playing a card from the tummy rather than from the hand is a cardinal error in the game. The remark emphasizes proper card play and strategic discipline in bridge.
Jesse Winga at the North Side Cafe relays a lighthearted tale about Don Minick visiting a girlfriend. The girl’s younger sister observes the scene and quips about Don’s distinctive mustache, saying her kitty smells something amusing.
A young man seeking a China job meets Secretary Hull who asks him to say something in Chinese. The youth improvises with a reply and gets a job, though not in China, as described by Mrs. M. D.
A teacher scolds a pupil for studying with his mouth open and the boy replies he knows because he opened it himself. A playful exchange ends with a humorously defiant line about not being called mama's little baby.
A 1938 Iowa letter argues vigilante action mirrors historic patterns and questions Governor’s refusal to deploy National Guard during Newton strike. It condemns CIO agitation, calls for enforcement of law, and defends workers while criticizing political expediency and public reliance on relief.
The article notes traffic shifts to left-hand driving in England Austria Hungary Portugal Sweden Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia detailing regional changes and historical context for the transition.
Albert Toms, longtime assistant cashier at Columbus Junction State Bank, has been elected cashier of the Mingo Trust and Savings Bank in Mingo Iowa. Mr and Mrs John Fowler and family of St Paul Minnesota visited the area.
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