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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1939
Page
3
A devotional noting that trust in the Lord makes one unmovable like mount Zion. It cites Psalms 125 1 and contrasts faith with resilience amid misfortune. It adds thoughts from William Feather and William Howard Taft about self reliance and keeping courage despite sorrow and suffering.
The article cites Attorney General Frank Murphy criticizing inflated payrolls across federal, state, and local bodies. He estimates reductions of over 1.96 million workers and savings exceeding $1 billion annually, portraying economy talk as skin deep while officials fear public backlash.
The speaker attacks government jobs as payment for debts and charity to misfits, noting families pay about 12 percent of income for the payroll. He cites a 76 million dollar annual travel tab by federal officials, much of it by political appointees, urging Attorney General Murphy to push reforms.
District Court of Washington County Iowa actions notice to Wm Hightshoe owner of Lot 2 Auditor's Subdivision Southeast Quarter Southwest Quarter Section 13 Township 75 North Range 6 West that Felty Mumber Company claims materials furnished August 25 1988 to September 14 1938 for remodeling a dwelling and seeks foreclosure of the lien and judgment for 210.70 plus interest and costs with special execution and equitable relief
Suburban columns recount a busy evening at the Washington course as city golf tournaments begin and crowds gather. A motorist crashes into a telegraph pole, ending unconscious but praising survival as he fingers the wires.
Plaintiff prays for appointment of a receiver to take possession of the property and collect the rents and profits to apply to insurance taxes and amounts due. Defendants must appear before noon on September 2nd, 1923, or a default will be entered and judgment rendered as prayed. Baldrige & Bailey, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
East Highland residents share family visits and news of a granddaughter arrival in Colorado. Harold Rath visits grandparents, while Mary Lear returns from a trip to her mother in Iowa City. Farmers busy with oats, hay, canning, and preparations for threshing machines mark the scene as Frank Mineer and others host gatherings.
For the Juarez production at the State Theatre through Saturday the studio rented 300 Spanish language volumes on Mexican history from Paul van der Velde, with insurance for his works and staff translating passages. Fifty volumes from ex-President Adolfo DÍaz Huerta’s library were added, plus extra bought works to ensure historical accuracy for the Bette Davis Paul Muni drama.
Universal's Inside Information starring June Tang Dick Foran Harry Carey and Mary Carlisle screens at the Pow Theatre. The crime drama follows high powered robberies of jewelry hauls and shows police rounding up criminals with expert precision.
Anne Shirley plays a college co ed who seeks Greek life at her alma mater only to be disillusioned by the group during rush week. James Ellison portrays a fellow student who falls for her amid campus frictions and social intrigue.
In the Pistriet Court of Washington County a foreclosure suit by Banker Life Company seeks judgment against Edward Havel and others for 10774.64 plus interest on a note dated October 27, 1928, with costs and attorney fees. The case also seeks sale of the mortgaged real estate to satisfy the decree, with a receiver already appointed and a prior sale conducted under special execution. Roy Garmore is among defendants named. if unchallenged, default and judgment will be entered at the September term beginning September 11, 1929.
Rubio town reports a regular quilting club gathering with Mrs. Mae Martin and assistant hostess Mrs Rachel Long. The item lists local visits, Fourth of July observances, and Parish family movements including Mrs J T Miller and Mr Joe Lambert in Keota and Washington.
A relative group visited across the weekend. Francine, daughter of Bill Snider, arrived Sunday from Cedar Rapids to spend a week with her grandparents in Richland. Ray Long and wife of Fairfield visited Allie Bond’s family. Milford Cook also came to see his mother Martha Cook Sunday afternoon.
The Rolling Green club held its annual picnic Sunday at Lake Keomah near Oskaloosa with most members and families present. Several members and relatives visited, and Jackie Jean Sheetz underwent a tonsillectomy at Des Moines General Hospital after accompanying her mother to the event.
On a Grande Prairie farm Robert Cochrane uncovered flat bone chips later identified by University of Alberta geologists as vertebrae from a dinosaur species similar to those found in the Red Deer Valley. This discovery marks the first dinosaur bones found north of parallel 55, showing giants roamed further north than once thought.
A wry maxim notes that a worker who is “done” just enough to avoid firing understands the value of minimal effort. It frames a view of workplace behavior and the line between adequacy and enthusiasm.
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